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OMB Control No: 3235-0225	ICR Reference No: 202412-3235-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-3235-008
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-232
Title: Rule 17f-4 (17 CFR 270.17f-4) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, "Custody of Investment Company Assets with a Securities Depository"
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/08/2025
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2025
Responses	21,504	0	21,504
Time Burden (Hours)	3,148	0	2,509
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	21,504	21,504	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,148	2,509	639
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The estimated total annual burden for rule 17f-4 has increased from 2,509 hours to 3,148 hours. The increase in hours reflects a change in methodology in estimating burdens due to an increase in the estimated number of funds that rely on rule 17f-4.

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. 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: Michael Khalil 202 551-6792 khalilm@sec.gov

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