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OMB Control No:
3235-0049
ICR Reference No:
202005-3235-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201907-3235-025
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 without change
Conclusion Date:
11/09/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/24/2020
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2023
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2020
Responses
17,800
0
17,579
Time Burden (Hours)
383,652
0
514,797
Cost Burden (Dollars)
13,822,389
0
21,767,370
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:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 28685
05/13/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 52173
08/24/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
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
17,800
17,579
0
0
221
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
383,652
514,797
0
0
-131,145
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
13,822,389
21,767,370
0
0
-7,944,981
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 have revised the estimated hour burden from 514,797 to 383,652 based on new information with respect to the estimated number of SEC-registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers. This new information is based on data derived from information submitted by advisers on Form ADVs filed through the IARD. The number of hours per response has changed since the last estimate. The decrease in hour burden is attributable primarily to the fact that the current approved burdens reflect the initial hourly burdens to prepare and file the relationship summary on Form ADV.
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Olawale Oriola 202 551-6541
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:
08/24/2020
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