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OMB Control No: 3235-0026	ICR Reference No: 202209-3235-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-3235-015
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: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/28/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/01/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	298	0	298
Time Burden (Hours)	94,644	0	94,627
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,281,017	0	6,260,392

Abstract: Form N-2 is filed by closed-end management investment companies to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and to offer their shares under the Securities Act of 1933. Form N-2 is filed by business development companies ("BDCs") to offer their shares under the Securities Act. On October 13, 2021, the Commission adopted rules modifying most fee-bearing forms, schedules, statements, and related rules to require all fee calculation disclosure information in a new filing fee exhibit that will be structured in Inline XBRL. In particular, amended Form N‑2 requires (non-interval) registered closed-end investment companies and BDCs to disclose all filing fee information in the filing fee exhibit.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-8 Name of Law: Investment Company Act of 1940
US Code: 15 USC 77e Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AL96	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 70166	12/09/2021

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	298	298	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	94,644	94,627	17
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,281,017	6,260,392	20,625

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 rule amendments will modernize filing fee disclosure and payment methods. The amendments will revise most fee-bearing forms, schedules, statements, and related rules to require each filing fee table and accompanying disclosure to include all required information for fee calculation in a structured format using Inline XBRL. The amendments also will add options for fee payment via ACH and debit and credit cards and eliminate options for fee payment via paper checks and money orders. Finally, the amendments also will make other fee-related revisions. The Commission anticipates that the amendments will, in the aggregate, increase the burdens and costs on affected entities due to changes in fee calculation disclosure requirements and the new requirement to structure fee-related information. For purposes of the PRA, the Commission estimates that the amendments to Form N-2 will result in an increase of 17 internal burden hours, and an increase of $20,625 in external costs for the services of outside professionals to comply with the new filing fee exhibit disclosure requirements. In the aggregate, we estimate that filers will spend approximately 94,644 total burden hours, and $6,281,017 in total external costs for the services of outside professionals to comply with Form N-2’s disclosure requirements. These figures reflect the Commission’s revision and update of burden estimates for Form N-2, including the new burdens associated with the rulemaking changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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. No

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: Amy Miller 202 551-4447

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