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OMB Control No: 3235-0186	ICR Reference No: 202206-3235-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202006-3235-011
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-186
Title: Form N-8B-2, Registration Statement of Unit Investment Trusts Which Are Currently Issuing Securities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/11/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/23/2022
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR). The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will describe in the supporting statement of its next collection any public comments received regarding the collection as well as why (or why it did not) incorporate the commenter’s recommendation. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final rule.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	28	0	28
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,300	0	10,300

Abstract: Form N-8B-2 is the registration statement form used by unit investment trusts currently issuing securities to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-8(b) Name of Law: Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AM72	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 36594	06/17/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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-8B-2, Registration Statement of Unit Investment Trusts Which Are Currently Issuing Securities	SEC0977 (310)

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated internal burden hours associated with Form N-8B 2 have increased from 28 hours to 38 hours (an increase of 10 hours). In addition, the cost burden associated with Form N-8B-2 has increased from $10,300 to $11,292 (an increase of $992). The changes in burden hours and external cost burdens reflect the estimates of the time burden and external costs that would result from our proposed amendments that would add disclosure requirements to Form N-8B-2.

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. 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? No

Agency Contact: Pamela Ellis 202 551-3506

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