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OMB Control No: 3235-0278	ICR Reference No: 202512-3235-015
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202304-3235-012
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM
Title: Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
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: 06/08/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/04/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	15,906	0	15,160
Time Burden (Hours)	2,941,494	0	2,803,536
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	15,906	15,160	746
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,941,494	2,803,536	137,958
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: We estimate that the total burden hours associated with rule 204-2 will increase from 2,803,536 hours per year to 2,941,493.4 hours per year. This increase is attributable to an increase in the number of SEC registered advisers over the previously approved burden.

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: Janet Jun 202 551-3252

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