[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 85 (Friday, May 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 25496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09290]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[SEC File No. 270-40, OMB Control No. 3235-0313]
Submission 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:
Rule 203-2 and Form ADV-W
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 (``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 ``Rule 203-2 (17 CFR
275.203-2) and Form ADV-W (17 CFR 279.2) under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b).'' Rule 203-2 under the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940 establishes procedures for an investment adviser to
withdraw its registration or pending registration with the Commission.
Rule 203-2 requires every person withdrawing from investment adviser
registration with the Commission to file Form ADV-W electronically on
the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (``IARD''). The purpose
of the information collection is to notify the Commission and the
public when an investment adviser withdraws its pending or approved SEC
registration. Typically, an investment adviser files a Form ADV-W when
it ceases doing business or when it is ineligible to remain registered
with the Commission.
The respondents to the collection of information are all investment
advisers that are registered with the Commission or have applications
pending for registration. The Commission has estimated that compliance
with the requirement to complete Form ADV-W imposes a total burden of
approximately 0.75 hours (45 minutes) for an adviser filing for full
withdrawal and approximately 0.25 hours (15 minutes) for an adviser
filing for partial withdrawal. Based on historical filings, the
Commission estimates that there are approximately 802 respondents
annually filing for full withdrawal and approximately 454 respondents
annually filing for partial withdrawal. Based on these estimates, the
total estimated annual burden would be 715 hours ((802 respondents x
.75 hours) + (454 respondents x .25 hours)).
Rule 203-2 and Form ADV-W do not require recordkeeping or records
retention. The collection of information requirements under the rule
and form are mandatory. The information collected pursuant to the rule
and Form ADV-W are filings with the Commission. These filings are 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 control number.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the documentation 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:
[email protected].
Dated: April 28, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09290 Filed 4-30-20; 8:45 am]
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