Form N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SEC 1716 Form N-2	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
April 2020 Supporting Statement (Form N-2) Offering Reform (new).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-06-01	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
42936	Form N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies	Form and Instruction	Modified	Form N-2

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0026	ICR Reference No: 202005-3235-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-3235-025
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-021
Title: Form N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/17/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2020
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	298	0	166
Time Burden (Hours)	94,350	0	74,145
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,269,752	0	4,718,196

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Abstract: Form N-2 is filed by closed-end investment companies in connection with an initial registration of securities under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Securities Act of 1933.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 80a-8 Name of Law: Investment Company Act of 1940
   US Code: 15 USC 77f Name of Law: Securities Act of 1933
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3235-AM31	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 33290	06/01/2020

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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 N-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Securities Act of 1933, Registration Statement of Closed-End Management Investment Companies	SEC 1716	Form N-2

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	298	166	0	0	132	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	94,350	74,145	0	0	20,205	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,269,752	4,718,196	0	0	1,551,556	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 new total annual hour burden of 94,350 hours represents an increase of 20,205 hours over the previous burden hour estimate of 74,145 hours. In addition, the new total annual external cost burden of $6,269,752 represents an increase of $1,551,556 over the previous external cost burden of $4,718,196. The increase in burden hours and external costs are primarily attributable to the increase in the estimated number of Form N-2 post-effective amendments filed annually (largely due to a change in methodology for estimating such filings). The increases were offset in part by the amendments, which will permit eligible affected funds to forward incorporate information from their Exchange Act reports, thus reducing the need for such funds to file a post-effective amendment or a prospectus supplement to update information in the registration statement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 07/17/2020

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