2020-13069. Proposed Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-2736

Extension:

Form N-CEN

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 Management and Budget for extension and approval.

The title for the collection of information is “Form N-CEN under the Investment Company Act of 1940.” Form N CEN is used to collect annual, census-type information for registered funds. Filers must submit this report electronically using the Commission's electronic filing system “(EDGAR”) in Extensible Markup Language (“XML”) format. The purpose of Form N-CEN is to satisfy the filing and disclosure requirements of Section 30 of the Investment Company Act, and of rule 30a-1 thereunder.

We estimate that the average annual hour burden to complete the generally applicable items on Form N-CEN response will be 12.31 hours per year. We estimate that the aggregate annual hour burden to complete the generally applicable items will be 34,899 hours per year. We therefore estimate that filers would have total average annualized paperwork related expenses related to complete the generally applicable items of $12,249,496.35 for reports on Form N-CEN. Additionally, we estimate that filers will be required to file 12,365 responses related to liquidity risk management items on Form N-CEN. We estimate that the average annual hour burden of the liquidity risk management items on Form N-CEN will be one hour per response per year, for an additional average annual hour burden of 12,365 hours and average aggregate time costs of $4,340,115. Additionally, we estimate that filers will be required to file 9,854 responses regarding swing pricing. We estimate that the average annual hour burden as a result of the swing pricing-related items on Form N-CEN will be an additional 0.5 hour per fund per year for an average annual hour burden of 4,927 hours and average aggregate time costs of $1,729,377. We estimate that filers will be required to file 2,091 responses regarding rule 6c-11. For these responses related to rule 6c-11, we an average annual hour burden of 0.1 hour per response per year, for an average annual hour burden of 209.1 hours and average aggregate time costs of $73,394.1.

We estimate that the total hour burdens and time costs associated with Form N-CEN, including the burdens associated with the liquidity-related, swing pricing-related, and rule 6c-11-related items, will result in an average annual hour burden of 52,397 hours and average aggregate time costs of $18,392,382.45.

The requirements of this collection of information are mandatory. Responses 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 control number.

Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60 days of this publication.

Please direct your written comments to David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, C/O Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549; or send an email to: [e-mail].

Dated: June 12, 2020.

J. Matthew DeLesDernier,

Assistant Secretary.