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OMB Control No: 3235-0729	ICR Reference No: 202409-3235-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202401-3235-017
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-777
Title: Form N-CEN
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: 11/26/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/18/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	2,749	0	3,305
Time Burden (Hours)	62,239	0	59,490
Cost Burden (Dollars)	605,520	0	605,520

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,749	3,305	0	-556
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	62,239	59,490	2,749	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	605,520	605,520	0	0

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 annual burden hours for Form N CEN has increased from 59,490 to 62,239 hours (an increase of 2,749 hours). This is due to updates to Form N-CEN. We do not estimate any changes in the estimated aggregate external costs of $605,520. 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: Susan Ali 202 551-3125

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