Investment Company Act Form N-17f-1, Certificate of Accounting of Securities and similar Investments of a Management Investment Company in the Custody of Members of National Securities Exchanges

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SEC-2205 Form N-17f-1	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form N-17f-1 Supporting Statement (2014).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-12-11	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
34910	Form N-17f-1	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0359	ICR Reference No: 201410-3235-027
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-3235-012
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-316
Title: Investment Company Act Form N-17f-1, Certificate of Accounting of Securities and similar Investments of a Management Investment Company in the Custody of Members of National Securities Exchanges
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: 03/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/11/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	12	0	15
Time Burden (Hours)	18	0	23
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Form N-17f-1 is the cover sheet for accountant examination certificates filed under rule 17f-1 of the Act. Rule 17f-1 requires the accountant's certificate of each examination be attached to form N-17f-1 and transmitted to the Commission promptly after each examination.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-17f Name of Law: 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:
	79 FR 43515	07/25/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 60201	10/06/2014
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-17f-1	SEC-2205	Form N-17f-1

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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	12	15	0	0	-3	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18	23	0	0	-5	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 estimated total annual burden has decreased from 22.5 hours to 18 hours. Based on a review of filings, the number of funds making Form N-17f-1 filings has decreased and the time to prepare the filings has not changed.

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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: 12/11/2014

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