The Commission uses the information on Form ADV to determine eligibility for registration and to manage regulatory and examination programs. Clients use the information required in Form ADV to determine whether to hire or retain an investment adviser.
US Code:
15 USC 80b-1
Name of Law: Investment Advisers Act of 1940
We estimate that the annual aggregate burden estimate for Form ADV (Parts 1, 2 and 3) for all RIAs and ERAs is 254,433.33 hours per year, with an internal cost estimate of $140,574,414.83. This represents an aggregate increase of 2,581.80 hours and $2,559,776.39 in the internal cost estimate from the currently approved annual aggregate burden estimates. The aggregate annual estimated external cost burden of $23,891,889.58 represents an increase of $344,810.44 from the previously approved estimate of $23,547,079.14. The increase in hourly burden is due to the increase in initial and ongoing annual burden as a result of the proposal.. The increase in the internal and external cost burden is due to an increase in the number of burden hours due to the proposal and to an increase in the wages derived from the BLS Wage Data since the last PRA submission.
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.