Rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United States

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Rule 17f-5 Supporting Statement 2011.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-06-16	Available
Rule_17f-5_text[1].doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-06-16	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
34721	Rule 17f-5 - Fund board findings		Modified
198140	Rule 17f-5 - Foreign custody manager requirements		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0269	ICR Reference No: 201106-3235-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200806-3235-013
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-259
Title: Rule 17f-5 (17 CFR 270.17f-5) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Custody of Investment Company Assets Outside the United States
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: 07/18/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/16/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2011
Responses	195	0	219
Time Burden (Hours)	16,538	0	16,038
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Rule 17f-5 specifies the conditions under which a registered management investment company may maintain its assets with an eligible foreign custodian that is a bank.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-17(f) Name of Law: Investment Company Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 15005	03/18/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 28824	05/18/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rule 17f-5 - Fund board findings
Rule 17f-5 - Foreign custody manager requirements

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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	195	219	0	0	-24	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,538	16,038	0	0	500	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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 increase in the estimated time burden of rule 17f-5 by 499.5 hours primarily results from updated information from industry participants regarding annual hourly burdens per board and custodian and changes in the estimated number of respondents. As of year-end 2007, the number of new registrants required to respond under rule 17f-5 was 159. This number decreased to 135 as of year-end 2010. The staff anticipates that the number of existing funds that change their global custodians is negligible and, therefore, primarily new funds are required to make a response. We continue to estimate the number of reponses by custodians to be 60 for a total number responses of 195 (=135+60) to rule 17f-5.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? 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? 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: 06/16/2011

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