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validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until February 24,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR part 1320.

DATES:

Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Personnel Management,
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
1900 E. Street NW., Washington, DC
20415, Attention: PRA Officer or sent by
email to [email protected].

A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Office of
Personnel Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, 1900 E. Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
PRA Officer or by email to
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) leads
Federal agencies in shaping human
resources management systems to
effectively recruit, develop, manage and
retain a high quality and diverse
workforce. Customer service surveys are
valuable tools to gather information
from our customers so we can design
and implement new ways to improve
our performance to meet their needs.
This collection request includes surveys
that we currently use or plan to use
during the next three years to measure
our performance in providing services
to meet our customer needs. The survey
instruments include direct mail,
telephone contact, focus groups and
web exit surveys. Our customers
include the general public, Federal
benefit recipients, Federal agencies and
Federal employees. We estimate 911,232
customer service surveys will be
completed in the next 3 years. The time
estimate varies from 2 minutes to 25
minutes to complete. The estimated
burden is 55,587 hours over the next 3
years.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Performance
Measurement Surveys, OMB Control
No. 3206–0253
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on the
information collection request (ICR)
3206–0253, Performance Measurement
Surveys. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106),
OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection. The Office of Management
and Budget is particularly interested in
comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of OPM, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until February 24,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR part 1320.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Personnel Management,
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
1900 E. Street NW., Washington, DC
20415, Attention: PRA Officer or sent by
email to [email protected].
SUMMARY:

ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.

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A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Office of
Personnel Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, 1900 E. Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
PRA Officer or sent by email to
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) leads
Federal agencies in shaping human
resources management systems to
effectively recruit, develop, manage and
retain a high quality and diverse
workforce. Performance measurement
surveys are valuable tools to gather
information from our customers so we
can design and implement new ways to
improve our performance to meet their
needs. This collection request includes
surveys that we currently use or plan to
use during the next three years to
measure our performance in providing
services to meet our customer needs.
The survey instruments include direct
mail, telephone contact, focus groups
and web exit surveys. Our customers
include the general public, Federal
benefit recipients, Federal agencies and
Federal employees. We estimate 272,100
performance measurement surveys will
be completed in the next 3 years. The
time estimate varies from 15 minutes to
20 minutes to complete. The estimated
burden is 75,575 hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Program
Services Evaluation Surveys, OMB
Control No. 3206–0252
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on the
information collection request (ICR)
3206–0252, Program Services
Evaluation Surveys. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as
amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act
(Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting
comments for this collection. The Office
of Management and Budget is

SUMMARY:

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particularly interested in comments
that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of OPM, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the OPM’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until February 24,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR part 1320.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Personnel Management,
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC
20415, Attention: PRA Officer or sent by
email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Office of
Personnel Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
PRA Officer or sent by email to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) leads
Federal agencies in shaping human
resources management systems to
effectively recruit, develop, manage and
retain a high quality and diverse
workforce. Program services evaluation
surveys are valuable tools to gather
information from our customers so we
can design and implement new ways to
improve our programs to meet their
needs. This collection request includes
surveys that we currently use or plan to
use during the next three years to
measure our ability to deliver program
services to meet our customer needs.
The survey instruments include direct
mail, telephone contact, focus groups
and web exit surveys. Our customers
include the general public, Federal
benefit recipients, Federal agencies and
Federal employees. We estimate 12,300

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program services evaluation surveys
will be completed in the next 3 years.
The time estimate varies from 1 minute
to 40 minutes to complete. The
estimated burden is 3,755 hours.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No.
30840; File No. 812–14198]

Forethought Variable Insurance Trust,
et al.; Notice of Application
December 19, 2013.

Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from section 17(a) of the Act,
and under section 6(c) of the Act for an
exemption from rule 12d1–2(a) under
the Act.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY OF THE APPLICATION:
Applicants request an order that would
(a) permit certain series of registered
open-end management investment
companies to acquire shares of other
registered open-end management
investment companies and unit
investment trusts (‘‘UITs’’) that are
within or outside the same ‘‘group of
investment companies,’’ as defined in
section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Act, as the
acquiring investment companies, and
(b) permit certain series of registered
open-end management investment
companies relying on rule 12d1–2 under
the Act to invest in certain financial
instruments.
APPLICANTS: Forethought Variable
Insurance Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’),
Forethought Investment Advisors, LLC
(the ‘‘Manager’’), and Northern Lights
Distributors, LLC (the ‘‘Distributor’’).
DATES: Filing Dates: The application was
filed on August 8, 2013, and amended
on November 20, 2013.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING:
An order granting the application will
be issued unless the Commission orders
a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
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should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on January 13, 2014, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Hearing requests should state
the nature of the writer’s interest, the
reason for the request, and the issues
contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretary,
U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090;
Applicants: the Trust and the Manager,
300 North Meridian Street, Suite 1800,
Indianapolis, IN 46204; the Distributor,
17605 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Y. Greenlees, Senior Counsel,
at (202) 551–6879, or David P Bartels,
Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821
(Division of Investment Management,
Chief Counsel’s Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained via the Commission’s
Web site by searching for the file
number, or for an applicant using the
‘‘Company’’ name box, at http://
www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
calling (202) 551–8090.
Applicants’ Representations
1. The Trust is a Delaware statutory
trust, registered under the Act as an
open-end management investment
company, and is comprised of multiple
series, each of which has its own
investment objective, policies and
restrictions.1 Shares of the Series are not
offered directly to the public. Shares of
the Series are offered through separate
accounts that are registered as UITs
under the Act (‘‘Registered Separate
Accounts’’) or accounts that are exempt
from registration under the Act
(‘‘Unregistered Separate Accounts,’’ and
together with the Registered Separate
Accounts, ‘‘Separate Accounts’’) of
Forethought Insurance Company (the
‘‘Participating Insurance Company’’)
and serve as the underlying funding
1 Applicants request that the order extend to any
future series of the Trust, and any other existing or
future registered open-end management investment
company and series thereof that are part of the same
‘‘group of investment companies,’’ as defined in
section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Act, as the Trust and
are, or may in the future be, advised by the Manager
or any other investment adviser controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with the
Manager (each, a ‘‘Series’’). All entities that
currently intend to rely on the requested order are
named as applicants. Any other entity that relies on
the order in the future will comply with the terms
and conditions of the application.

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