Notice2026-18818
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension: Form N-6F
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September 15, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58506-58507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18818]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[OMB Control No. 3235-0238]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension: Form N-6F
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 (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the
proposed collection of information.
The title for the collection of information is ``Form N-6F (17 CFR
274.15), Notice of Intent to Elect to be Subject to Sections 55 through
65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.'' The purpose of Form N-6F is
to notify the Commission of a company's intent to file a notification
of election to become subject to Sections 55 through 65 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (``1940
Act''). Certain companies may have to make a filing with the Commission
before they are ready to elect to be regulated as a business
development company.\1\ A
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company that is excluded from the definition of ``investment company''
by Section 3(c)(1) because it has fewer than one hundred shareholders
and is not making a public offering of its securities may lose such an
exclusion solely because it proposes to make a public offering of
securities as a business development company. Such company, under
certain conditions, would not lose its exclusion if it notifies the
Commission on Form N-6F of its intent to make an election to be
regulated as a business development company. The company only has to
file a Form N-6F once.
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\1\ A company might not be prepared to elect to be subject to
Sections 55 through 65 of the 1940 Act because its capital structure
or management compensation plan is not yet in compliance with the
requirements of those sections.
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The Commission estimates that on average approximately 3 companies
file these notifications each year. Each of those companies need only
make a single filing of Form N-6F. The Commission further estimates
that this information collection imposes burden of 0.5 hours, resulting
in a total annual PRA burden of 1.5 hours. Based on the estimated wage
rate, the total cost to the industry of the hour burden for complying
with Form N-6F would be approximately $1,161.00.
The collection of information under Form N-6F is mandatory. The
information provided under the form is not 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#d282b3a2b7a0a5bda0b980b7b6a7b1a6bbbdbc93b1a692a1b7b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92c2f3e2f7e0e5fde0f9c0f7f6e7f1e6fbfdfcd3f1e6d2e1f7f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> by November 16, 2026.
Dated: September 10, 2026.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18818 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
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