Rule 498 under the Securities Act of 1933. Summary Prospectus for Open-End Management Investment Companies

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Adopting Supporting Statement.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-01-27	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
187875	Rule 498 under the Securities Act of 1933. Summary Prospectus for Open-End Management Investment Companies		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0648	ICR Reference No: 200901-3235-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: 270-574
Title: Rule 498 under the Securities Act of 1933. Summary Prospectus for Open-End Management Investment Companies
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	7,002	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	63,014	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	106,200,000	0	0

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Abstract: Rule 498 would permit the obligation under the Securities Act to deliver a statutory prospectus with respect to mutual fund securities to be satisfied by sending or giving a Summary Prospectus and providing the statutory prospectus online. In addition, the new rule would require a fund to send the statutory prospectus in paper or by e-mail upon request. The Summary Prospectus would be required to contain the key information that is included in the new summary section of the statutory prospectus.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-24(g) Name of Law: Investment Company Act of 1940
   US Code: 15 USC 77j Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AJ44	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 4546	01/27/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rule 498 under the Securities Act of 1933. Summary Prospectus for Open-End Management Investment Companies

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	7,002	0	0	7,002	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	63,014	0	0	63,014	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	106,200,000	0	0	106,200,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In November 2008, the Commission adopted new rule 498 under the Securities Act of 1933, replacing current rule 498. Under new rule 498, key information will be sent or given to investors in the form of a summary prospectus (“Summary Prospectus”), and the statutory prospectus will be provided on an Internet Web site. Upon an investor’s request, funds will also be required to send the statutory prospectus to the investor.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/27/2009

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