Open-end management investment
companies ("funds") are required to submit to the Commission
information included in their registration statements, or
information included in or amended by post-effective amendments
thereto, in response to Items 2, 3, and 4 ("risk/return summary
information") of Form N-1A (OMB Control No. 3235-0307) in
interactive data format and to post it on their Web sites, if any,
in interactive data form. In addition, funds are required to submit
an interactive data file to the Commission for any form of
prospectus filed pursuant to rule 497(c) or (e) under the
Securities Act of 1933 that includes risk/return summary
information that varies from the registration statement and to post
the interactive data file on their Web sites, if any.
Currently, the approved annual
hour burden for complying with the Mutual Fund Interactive Data
requirements is 156,000 hours. The new estimate for complying with
the Mutual Fund Interactive Data requirements is 172,320 hours,
representing an increase of 16,320 hours. The increase in hourly
burden is due to an increase in the number of funds as well as the
Commission's increased estimate of the number of funds that will
provide risk/return summary information as interactive data in
additional filings submitted pursuant to rule 485(b) or rule 497
annually. Currently, the total cost burden for software and/or
consulting services is approximately $8,200,000. The new total cost
burden is $9,397,510, representing an increase of $1,197,510. This
increase is due to the increase in the number of funds as well as
accounting for the effects of inflation.
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Erin Loomis 202
551-6721
No
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:
(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;
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.