Class Exemption 81-8 permits the
investment of plan assets that involve the purchase or other
acquisition, holding, sale, exchange or redemption by or on behalf
of an employee benefit plan of certain types of short-term
investments. Without the exemption, certain aspects of these
transactions might be prpjoboted by section 406 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.