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OMB Control No: 3235-0336	ICR Reference No: 202601-3235-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202305-3235-027
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM
Title: Form N-14, for the registration of securities under the Securities Act of 1933 issued in business combination transaction by investment companies and business development companies.
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/24/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	233	253
Time Burden (Hours)	103,685	123,063
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,401,800	3,206,050

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	233	253	-20
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	103,685	123,063	-19,378
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,401,800	3,206,050	195,750

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 hour burden for entities affected by Form N-14 has decreased from 123,063 hours to 103,685 hours (a decrease of 19,378 hours). The estimated annual external costs have increased from $3,206,050 to $3,401,800 (an increase of $195,750). These estimated increases in burden hours and external costs 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 Form.

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. Yes

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: Y. Rachel Kuo 202 551-3589

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