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OMB Control No: 3235-0158	ICR Reference No: 201009-3235-026
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201007-3235-033
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: CF-270-132
Title: Rule 20a-1 Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Solicitation of Proxies, Consents and Authorizations
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/22/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2013
Responses	1,225	0	1,225
Time Burden (Hours)	161,708	0	158,270
Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,344,550	0	20,886,250

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,225	1,225	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	161,708	158,270	3,438
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	21,344,550	20,886,250	458,300

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The rules adopted in Release No. 33-9136 will allow shareholders to more fully exercise their rights to nominate directors. The increase in the burden associated with Rule 20a-1 is necessary in order to provide shareholders of registered investment companies with important information about the issues on which such shareholders are asked to vote. The rules will result in an increase of 3,438 burden hours and an increase in the cost burden of $458,300 for services of outside professionals. Though comments were received for the proposed rule release, specifically no public comments were received relating to Rule 20a-1.

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