OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. 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. In addition, the agency
shall incorporate into the final submission supporting statement a
detailed discussion of the ICR burdens, including tables showing
the marginal differences in responses, burden hours, and cost
between the proposed and final rules. The agency shall also provide
aggregate burden estimates for all activities accounted for in the
package. The next submission to OMB must include the draft final
rule.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2019
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2019
184
0
184
5,340
0
5,340
14,090,000
0
14,090,000
Rule 0-2 under the Investment Company
Act of 1940 provides general instructions for filing an application
with the Commission. Respondents to the collection are applying for
orders of the Commission exempting them from one or more provisions
of the Investment Company Act. Applicants for orders can include
registered investment companies, affiliated persons of registered
investment companies, and issuers seeking to avoid investment
company status among other entities
The annual burden for this
collection of information is estimated to be 3,738 hours and
$9,863,000. The annual hour burden decreased by 1,602 hours, and
the annual cost burden decreased by approximately $4.23 million,
because the number of applications decreased by one-third.
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Zeena Abdul-Rahman 202
551-4099
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.