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OMB Control No: 3235-0247	ICR Reference No: 202512-3235-016
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-3235-026
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM
Title: Form N-8B-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate Companies
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: 06/02/2026
	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	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	10	0	1
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,800	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10	1	9
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,800	0	5,800

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 have revised the estimates to reflect changes in the number of affected entities and in the external cost associated with the information collection requirements. These changes reflect revised estimates and burdens attributable to requirements under the rule. We have increased our estimate of the number of Form N-8B-4 that will be filed annually from zero to one and have accordingly increased the estimated cost burden from $0 to $5,800.

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

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