Notice2026-04962
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form N-CSR
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March 13, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12478-12479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04962]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0570]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Form N-CSR
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to
submit this existing collection of information to the Office of
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Management and Budget (``OMB'') for extension and approval.
Form N-CSR (17 CFR 249.331 and 274.128) is a combined reporting
form used by registered management investment companies (``funds'') to
file certified shareholder reports under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``Investment Company Act'') and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) (``Exchange
Act''). Specifically, Form N-CSR is to be used for reports under
section 30(b)(2) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-29(b)(2))
and section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) and
78o(d)), filed pursuant to rule 30b2-1(a) under the Investment Company
Act (17 CFR 270.30b2-1(a)). Reports on Form N-CSR are to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') no later than
10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is
required to be transmitted to stockholders under rule 30e-1 under the
Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The information filed with
the Commission permits the verification of compliance with securities
law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination
of the information.
The current total annual burden hour inventory for Form N-CSR is
228,037 hours. The hour burden estimates for preparing and filing
reports on Form N-CSR are based on the Commission's experience with the
contents of the form. The number of burden hours may vary depending on,
among other things, the complexity of the filing and whether
preparation of the reports is performed by internal staff or outside
counsel.
The Commission's new estimate of burden hours that will be imposed
by Form N-CSR is as follows:
Table 1--Summary of Revised Burden Hours for Reports on Form N-CSR
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ICR estimated time burden and its cost equivalent
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Frequency of response Equivalent Total annual
Number of (number of responses Time per cost per Total annual cost burden
Information collections (ICs) Requirement type respondents per respondent per response response time burden equivalent
time period) (hours) (per hour) (hours) ($)
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Form N-CSR.......................... Reporting................ 13,052 2 Responses per Year.. 7.75 $580 202,306 $15,140,320
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Total ICs: 1.................... ......................... ........... ...................... ......... ICR Total: 202,306 15,140,320
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In total, the Commission estimates it will take 202,306 burden
hours per year for all funds to prepare and file reports on Form N-CSR.
Commission staff estimates that the annual cost of outside services
associated with Form N-CSR is approximately $580 per fund and the total
annual external cost burden for Form N-CSR is $15,140,320.
Estimates of average burden hours and costs are made solely for
purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act and are not derived from a
comprehensive or even representative survey or study of the costs of
Commission rules and forms. Compliance with the information collection
requirements of Form N-CSR is mandatory. Responses to the collection of
information will not be kept confidential.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
Written comments are invited on: (a) whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the SEC, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the SEC's estimate of the burden
imposed by the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and the assumptions used; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated,
electronic collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please direct your written comments on this 60-Day Collection
Notice to Austin Gerig, Director/Chief Data Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Tanya Ruttenberg via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fdfeeffeafdf8e0fde4ddeaebfaecfbe6e0e1ceecfbcffceaeca1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b5b6a7b6e797c647960596e6f7e687f6264654a687f4b786e68256c647d">[email protected]</span></a> by May 12, 2026. There will be a second
opportunity to comment on this SEC request following the Federal
Register publishing a 30-Day Submission Notice.
Dated: March 11, 2026.
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-04962 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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