[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01061]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-523, OMB Control No. 3235-0585]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 
206(4)-7

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'') has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of the 
previously approved collection of information discussed below.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Investment 
Advisers Act rule 206(4)-7, 17 CFR Sec. 275.206(4)-7, Compliance 
procedures and practices.'' This collection of information is found at 
17 CFR 275.206(4)-7, and is mandatory. Rule 206(4)-7 under the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (``Advisers Act'') requires each 
investment adviser registered with the Commission to (1) adopt and 
implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to 
prevent violations of the Advisers Act and its rules, (2) review those 
compliance policies and procedures annually, and (3) designate a chief 
compliance officer who is responsible for administering the compliance 
policies and procedures. The rule is designed to protect investors by 
fostering better compliance with the securities laws. The collection of 
information under rule 206(4)-7 is necessary to help ensure that 
investment advisers maintain comprehensive internal programs that 
promote the advisers' compliance with the Advisers Act and its rules. 
The Commission's examination and oversight staff may review the 
information collected to assess investment advisers' compliance 
programs. Responses provided to the Commission pursuant to the rule in 
the context of the Commission's examination and oversight program are 
generally 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.
    The respondents to this information collection are investment 
advisers registered with the Commission. Updated data indicate that 
there were 14,376 advisers registered with the Commission as of August 
2021. Each respondent would produce one response, per year. Commission 
staff has estimated that compliance with rule 206(4)-7 imposes an 
annual burden of approximately 90 hours per response. Based on this 
figure, Commission staff estimates a total annual burden of 1,293,840 
hours for this collection of information.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following website, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (1) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: 
[email protected]; and (2) David Bottom, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o John R. 
Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to: 
[email protected]. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.

    Dated: January 14, 2022.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01061 Filed 1-19-22; 8:45 am]
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