Form ADV

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SEC 1707 Form ADV	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement for Form ADV 2015 Rulemaking Proposal.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-10-27	Available
PIA_Redacted.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-08-12	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
34137	Form ADV	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0049	ICR Reference No: 201510-3235-021
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-3235-001
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-039
Title: Form ADV
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/18/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/27/2015
Terms of Clearance: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.11(c), OMB files this comment on this information collection request (ICR. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the NPRM and will describe in the supporting statement of its next collection any public comments received regarding the collection as well as why (or why it did not) incorporate the commenter’s recommendation. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final rule.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2018	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2018
Responses	13,516	0	13,516
Time Burden (Hours)	154,402	0	154,402
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,600,000	0	3,600,000

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Abstract: Form ADV under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is filed upon initial registration as an investment adviser and is also filed by exempt reporting advisers filing reports with the Commission, is updated on an annual basis by all advisers, and may be more frequently updated to correct certain material information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80b Name of Law: Investment Advisers Act of 1940
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AL75	Proposed rulemaking	80 FR 33717	07/02/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Form ADV	SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707, SEC 1707	Form ADV- Instructions ,   Form ADV ,   Form ADV Part 2 ,   Form ADV Part 1B ,   ADV Execution ,   Form ADV Part 1

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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: We estimate that if the proposed amendments to Form ADV are adopted, the total annual hour burden for the form would be 329,436 hours. This is an increase of 175,034 hours from the currently approved burden estimates, which is attributable primarily to the currently approved burden estimates not considering the amortized annual burden of Form ADV on existing registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers. Registered investment advisers are also expected to incur an annual cost burden of $8,528,875, an increase of $4,928,875 from the current approved cost burden estimate of $3,600,000. The increase in annual cost burden is attributable to the currently approved burden not considering the cost to advisers to fair value private fund assets. We do not anticipate that the amendments we are proposing to Form ADV will affect the per adviser cost burden estimates.

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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: 10/27/2015

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