Rule 11a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Offers of Exchange by Open-End Investment Companies Other Than Separate Accounts.

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
11a-3 Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-11-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
34906	Rule 11a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Offers of Exchange by Open-End Investment Companies Other Than Separate Accounts.	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3235-0358	ICR Reference No: 201111-3235-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200809-3235-017
Agency/Subagency: SEC	Agency Tracking No: IM-270-321
Title: Rule 11a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Offers of Exchange by Open-End Investment Companies Other Than Separate Accounts.
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/30/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2012
Responses	538	0	588
Time Burden (Hours)	718	0	784
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Rule 11a-3 is an exemptive rule that permits open-end investment companies and their principal underwriters to make certain offers of exchange to the investment company's shareholders and shareholders of other open-end investment companies within the same group of investment companies provided certain conditions are met.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 17 USC 80a-11(a) Name of Law: Investment Company Act of 1940
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 54816	09/02/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 69299	11/08/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Rule 11a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Offers of Exchange by Open-End Investment Companies Other Than Separate Accounts.

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	538	588	0	0	-50	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	718	784	0	0	-66	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The decrease in the estimated total annual time burden from 784 hours to 718 hours is primarily due to a decrease in the estimated number of active registered open-ended funds. The decrease in the number of annual responses from 588 to 538 is due to a similar decrease in the number of funds registered with the Commission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 11/17/2011

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