Certain registered investment
companies and business development companies ("BDCs") are required
to submit to the Commission in Inline XBRL format certain
information that is disclosed in their registration statements,
post-effective amendments thereto, prospectuses filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and Rule 497(c) or (e) under the Securities Act, and
Exchange Act reports that are incorporated by reference into a
registration statement, and, for BDCs, their financial statements,
pursuant to specified form and rule requirements . On October 13,
2021, the Commission adopted rules modifying most fee-bearing
forms, schedules, statements, and related rules to require all fee
calculation disclosure information in a filing fee exhibit that
will be structured in Inline XBRL. In particular, amended Forms N‑2
and N-14 and new Rule 408 of Regulation S‑T will require
(non-interval) registered closed-end investment companies and BDCs
to tag their filing fee exhibits in Inline XBRL.
The estimated annual burden
hours associated with the Investment Company Interactive Data
collection of information has increased from 252,684 hours to
271,578 hours (an increase of 18,894 hours). In addition, the
external cost burden associated with the Investment Company
Interactive Data collection of information has increased from
$15,449,450 to $17,127,750 (an increase of $1,678,300). The changes
in annual burden hours and external cost burden are due to our
proposed amendments to investment company registration statement
forms requiring a description of any significant fund cybersecurity
incident that has occurred in the fund’s last two fiscal
years.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Y. Rachel Kuo 202
551-3589
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.