Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 Advertising by an Investment Company as Satisfying Requirements of Section 10

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Rule 482 Supporting Statement clean.pdf Supporting Statement A	2020-11-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
35403	Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 Advertising by an Investment Company as Satisfying Requirements of Section 10	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0565	ICR Reference No: 202011-3235-016
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-3235-019
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-508
Title: Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 Advertising by an Investment Company as Satisfying Requirements of Section 10
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/17/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	35,514	41,265
Time Burden (Hours)	633,301	212,927
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Rule 482 permits registered investment companies and business development companies to advertise generally, without having to qualify the advertisements as a prospectus under Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to accompany or precede the advertisement with such a prospectus.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 77j 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-AM52	Proposed rulemaking	85 FR 70716	11/05/2020

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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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 Advertising by an Investment Company as Satisfying Requirements of Section 10

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	35,514	41,265	0	-5,751	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	633,301	212,927	0	420,374	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Currently, the approved annual hour burden for rule 482 is 212,927 hours. The new estimate of the total annual hour burden is 633,301 hours. This reflects an increase of 420,374 hours due to an increase in the number of hours estimated to file a response pursuant to rule 482. There is no annual external cost burden attributed to rule 482.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 11/17/2020

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