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OMB Control No:
3235-0026
ICR Reference No:
201605-3235-012
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201311-3235-007
Agency/Subagency:
SEC
Agency Tracking No:
IM-270-021
Title:
Form N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
11/03/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/31/2016
Terms of Clearance:
SEC requested to remove expiration date from electronic version of form. This limited request is granted, but the OMB Control number must still remain on the form.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2017
Responses
166
0
191
Time Burden (Hours)
73,250
0
86,533
Cost Burden (Dollars)
4,668,396
0
5,488,048
Abstract:
Form N-2 is filed by closed-end investment companies in connection with an initial registration of securities under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Securities Act of 1933.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 77f
Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
US Code:
15 USC 80a-8
Name of Law: Investment Company 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:
81 FR 36984
06/08/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 53521
08/12/2016
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 N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
SEC 1716
Form N-2
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
166
191
0
0
-25
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
73,250
86,533
0
0
-13,283
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
4,668,396
5,488,048
0
0
-819,652
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:
Currently, the approved annual hour burden for preparing and filing registration statements on Form N-2 is 86,533 hours based on the previous estimate of 191 responses. The new estimate of the total hour burden is 73,250 hours based on the new estimated total number of responses of 166. The decrease in the total annual hour burden is 13,283 hours. This decrease is attributable to a decrease in the number of Form N-2 filings.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
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:
Jacob Krawitz 202 551-4673
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:
08/31/2016
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