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OMB Control No: 3235-0186	ICR Reference No: 202309-3235-016
Status: Active	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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	28
Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,430	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	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 73755	10/27/2023

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)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40	28	12
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,430	10,300	1,130

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 hourly burden associated with Form N-8B-2 has increased from 28 hours to 40 hours (an increase of 12 hours). Thus, the estimated hours per response have increased from 28 hours to 40 hours. The estimated cost burden associated with Form N-8B-2 has increased from $10,300 to $11,430 (an increase of $1,130). This increase is due to the new requirement for each fund that is required to adopt and implement an 80% investment policy to include disclosure in its prospectus that defines the terms used in its name, including the specific criteria the fund uses to select the investments that the term describes, if any. These changes in burden also reflect the Commission’s revision and update of burden estimates for all information collections under this OMB control number (whether or not associated with rulemaking changes), and the Commission requested public comment on all information collection burden estimates for this OMB control number.

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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