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OMB Control No: 3235-0318	ICR Reference No: 202407-3235-020
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-3235-016
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-282
Title: Form N-4 (17 CFR 239.17b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and (17 CFR 274.11c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, registration statement of separate accounts organized as unit investment trust
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: 09/13/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/29/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	1,235	0	1,366
Time Burden (Hours)	364,300	0	292,487
Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,975,980	0	33,348,866

Abstract: Form N-4 is the form separate accounts organized as unit investment trusts that offer variable annuities use to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and to offer their securities under the Securities Act of 1933.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 77e 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:
3235-AN30	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 59978	07/24/2024

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	1,235	1,366	-131
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	364,300	292,487	71,813
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	31,975,980	33,348,866	-1,372,886

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-4 has increased from 292,487 hours to 364,300 hours (an increase of 71,813 hours). In addition, the cost burden associated with Form N-4 has decreased from $33,348,866 to $31,975,980 (a decrease of $1,372,886). The amendments proposed by the Commission would result in a change in our estimate of the burdens associated with the collection of information, specifically to account for the additional requirements for issuers that use Form N-4 currently and to add non-variable annuities to the estimates. 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:

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: Gregory Scopino 202 551-3057

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