Form N-8B-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate Companies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SEC-1285 Form N-8B-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate Companies Form	Modified
131205 _ N8B4 _ Short _ Statement.pdf Supporting Statement B	2014-06-10
131205 _ N8B4 _ Supporting _ Statement - V.2.pdf Supporting Statement A	2014-06-10
EDGAR PIA_Redacted.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-03-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
34682	Form N-8B-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate Companies Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0247	ICR Reference No: 201402-3235-027
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201105-3235-003
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-180
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: 09/05/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/10/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	171
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	9,100

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Abstract: Form N-8B-4 shall be used for registration statements of face-amount certificate companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-8(b) Name of Law: Section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
  

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:
	78 FR 79712	12/31/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 14090	03/12/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form N-8B-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Registration Statement of Face-Amount Certificate Companies	SEC-1285	Form N-8b-4

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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	1	1	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	171	0	0	-170	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	9,100	0	0	-9,100	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 estimated burden hours associated with preparing and filing registration statements on Form N-8B-4 have decreased from the current allocation of 171 hours to 1 hour, a decrease of 170 hours. This decrease is due to a decrease in the estimated number of face-amount certificate companies preparing and filing registration statements on Form N-8B-4 (from 1 to 0 per year). Although Commission staff estimates that there is no hour burden associated with preparing and filing Form N-8B-4, the staff is requesting an hour burden of one hour for administrative purposes. The estimated cost burden of $9,100 has decreased to $0, a reduction of $9,100. The decrease in cost burden is due to a decrease in the estimated number of face-amount certificate companies filing registration statements on Form N-8B-4 (from 1 to 0 per year).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,000,000

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: 06/10/2014

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