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opportunity to learn about transactions
of the SBIC that have the potential for
self dealing and other forms of
overreaching by affiliated persons at the
expense of shareholders.
Form N–17D–1 requires SBICs and
their affiliated banks to report
identifying information about the small
business concern and the affiliated
bank. The report must include, among
other things, the SBIC’s and affiliated
bank’s outstanding investments in the
small business concern, the use of the
proceeds of the investments made
during the reporting period, any
changes in the nature and amount of the
affiliated bank’s investment, the name of
any affiliated person of the SBIC or the
affiliated bank (or any affiliated person
of the affiliated person of the SBIC or
the affiliated bank) who has any interest
in the transactions, the basis of the
affiliation, the nature of the interest, and
the consideration the affiliated person
has received or will receive.
There is one SBIC that may file the
form annually.1 The Commission
estimates the burden of filling out the
form is approximately one hour per
response and would likely be completed
by an accountant or other professional.
Based on past filings, the Commission
estimates that no more than one SBIC is
likely to use the form each year. Most
of the information requested on the form
should be readily available to the SBIC
or the affiliated bank in records kept in
the ordinary course of business, or with
respect to the SBIC, pursuant to the
recordkeeping requirements under the
Act. Commission staff estimates that it
should take approximately one hour for
an accountant or other professional to
complete the form.2 The estimated total
annual burden of filling out the form is
1 hour, at an estimated total annual cost
of $216.3 The Commission will not keep
responses on Form N–17D–1
confidential.
The estimate of average burden hours
is made solely for the purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not
derived from a comprehensive or even
a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
1 As of October 22, 2019, one SBIC was registered
with the Commission.
2 This estimate of hours is based on past
conversations with representatives of SBICs and
accountants that have filed the form.
3 The estimated wage figure is based on published
rates for Senior Accountants ($216). The $216/hour
figure for a Senior Account is from Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association’s
Management & Professional Earnings in the
Securities Industry 2013, modified by Commission
staff to account for an 1800-hour work-year and
multiplied by 5.35 to account for bonuses, firm size,
employee benefits and overhead.

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person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number.
The public may view the background
documentation for this information
collection at the following website,
www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to:
[email protected]; and (ii)
David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected]. Comments must be
submitted to OMB within 30 days of
this notice.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–04349 Filed 3–2–20; 8:45 am]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270–187, OMB Control No.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736.
Extension:
Rule 18f–1 and Form N–18f–1

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 350l–3520), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information
discussed below.
Rule 18f–1 (17 CFR 270.18f–1)
enables a registered open-end
management investment company
(‘‘fund’’) that may redeem its securities
in-kind, by making a one-time election,
to commit to make cash redemptions
pursuant to certain requirements
without violating section 18(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a–18(f)). A fund relying on the
rule must file Form N–18F–1 (17 CFR
274.51) to notify the Commission of this
election. The Commission staff

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estimates that 22 funds file Form N–
18F–1 annually, and that each response
takes one hour. Based on these
estimates, the total annual burden hours
associated with the rule is estimated to
be 22 hours. The estimated burden
hours associated with rule 18f–1 and
Form 18F–1 have decreased by 16 hours
from the current allocation of 38 hours.
This decrease is due to a decrease in the
estimated number of investment
companies filing Form N–18F–1
annually. There is no external cost
associated with this collection of
information.
The estimate of average burden hours
is made solely for the purposes of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not
derived from a comprehensive or even
a representative survey or study of the
costs of Commission rules. The
collection of information required by
rule 18f–1 is necessary to obtain the
benefits of the rule. Responses to the
collection of information will not be
kept confidential. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
The public may view the background
documentation for this information
collection at the following website,
www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be
directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503,
or by sending an email to:
[email protected]; and (ii)
David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
[email protected]. Comments must be
submitted to OMB within 30 days of
this notice.
Dated: February 27, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–04350 Filed 3–2–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

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