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OMB Control No:
3235-0049
ICR Reference No:
201609-3235-022
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201404-3235-001
Agency/Subagency:
SEC
Agency Tracking No:
IM-270-039
Title:
Form ADV
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
08/23/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/03/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Updated during review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2018
Responses
15,272
0
13,516
Time Burden (Hours)
363,082
0
154,402
Cost Burden (Dollars)
13,683,500
0
3,600,000
Abstract:
Form ADV under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is filed upon initial registration as an investment adviser and is also filed by exempt reporting advisers filing reports with the Commission, is updated on an annual basis by all advisers, and may be more frequently updated to correct certain material information.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 80b-1
Name of Law: Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3235-AL75
Final or interim final rulemaking
81 FR 60417
09/01/2016
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Form ADV
SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707
Form ADV instructions
,
Form ADV Part1a
,
Form ADV Part 1B
,
Form ADV
,
Form ADV Execution
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
15,272
13,516
0
0
1,756
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
363,082
154,402
0
0
208,680
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
13,683,500
3,600,000
0
0
10,083,500
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
We estimate that amendments to Form ADV, the revised total aggregate annual hour burden for the form will be approximately 363,082 hours. This is an increase of 208,680 hours from the currently approved annual aggregate burden estimate, which is attributable primarily to the currently approved burden estimate not considering the amortized annual burden of Form ADV on existing registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers; but also to the larger registered investment adviser and exempt reporting adviser population since the most recent approval, adjustments for inflation, and the amendments to Form ADV. The resulting blended average per adviser burden for Form ADV is 23.77 hours, which consists of an average annual burden of 29.22 hours for each of the estimated 12,024 SEC registered advisers, and 3.60 hours for each of the estimated 3,248 exempt reporting advisers. Registered investment advisers are also expected to incur an annual cost burden of $13,683,500, an increase of $10,083,500 from the current approved cost burden estimate of $3,600,000. The increase in annual cost burden is attributable to the currently approved burden not considering the cost to advisers to fair value private fund assets. We do not anticipate that the amendments we are adopting to Form ADV will affect the per adviser cost burden estimates.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Bridget Farrell 202 551-6834
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
01/03/2017
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