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class of persons, securities or
transactions, from any provisions of the
Act, if and to the extent that such
exemption is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest and consistent
with the protection of investors and the
purposes fairly intended by the policy
and provisions of the Act. Section 17(b)
of the Act authorizes the Commission to
exempt a proposed transaction from
section 17(a) of the Act if evidence
establishes that the terms of the
transaction, including the consideration
to be paid or received, are reasonable
and fair and do not involve
overreaching on the part of any person
concerned, and the transaction is
consistent with the policies of the
registered investment company and the
general purposes of the Act. Section
12(d)(1)(J) of the Act provides that the
Commission may exempt any person,
security, or transaction, or any class or
classes of persons, securities or
transactions, from any provision of
section 12(d)(1) if the exemption is
consistent with the public interest and
the protection of investors. Applicants
submit that for the reasons stated in the
Reference Order the requested relief
meets the exemptive standards under
sections 6(c), 17(b) and 12(d)(1)(J) of the
Act.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Investment Management, pursuant to
delegated authority.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–16373 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736

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Extension:
Rule 15g–6

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 15g–6—Account
Statements for Penny Stock
Customers—(17 CFR 240.15g–6) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission

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plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
extension and approval.
Rule 15g–6 requires brokers and
dealers that sell penny stocks to provide
their customers monthly account
statements containing information with
regard to the penny stocks held in
customer accounts. The purpose of the
rule is to increase the level of disclosure
to investors concerning penny stocks
generally and specific penny stock
transactions.
The Commission estimates that
approximately 178 broker-dealers will
spend an average of approximately 78
hours annually to comply with this rule.
Thus, the total compliance burden is
approximately 13,884 burden-hours per
year.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
under the PRA unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: 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].
Dated: July 28, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
Washington, DC 20549–0213
Extension:
Rule 15c2–12

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 15c2–12—
Municipal Securities Disclosure (17 CFR
240.15c2–12) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Paragraph (b) of Rule 15c2–12
requires underwriters of municipal
securities: (1) To obtain and review an
official statement ‘‘deemed final’’ by an
issuer of the securities, except for the
omission of specified information prior
to making a bid, purchase, offer, or sale
of municipal securities; (2) in noncompetitively bid offerings, to send,
upon request, a copy of the most recent
preliminary official statement (if one
exists) to potential customers; (3) to
contract with the issuer to receive,
within a specified time, sufficient
copies of the final official statement to
comply with Rule 15c2–12’s delivery
requirement and the rules of the
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(‘‘MSRB’’); (4) to send, upon request, a
copy of the final official statement to
potential customers for a specified
period of time; and (5) before
purchasing or selling municipal
securities in connection with an
offering, to reasonably determine that
the issuer or the obligated person has
undertaken, in a written agreement or
contract, for the benefit of holders of
such municipal securities, to provide
certain information on a continuing
basis to the MSRB in an electronic
format as prescribed by the MSRB. The
information to be provided consists of:
(1) Certain annual financial and
operating information and audited
financial statements (‘‘annual filings’’);
(2) notices of the occurrence of any of
16 specific events (‘‘event notices’’); and
(3) notices of the failure of an issuer or

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