# 2026-16085: SEC Extends Rule 31a-1 Info Collection Drudgery

2026-16085, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 31a-1, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-08-07; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16085
- As of: 2026-08-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16085
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 31a-1
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51209
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

SEC Extends Rule 31a-1 Info Collection Drudgery

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- Recordkeeping Mandate for Funds and BDCs: cost, high. Registered investment companies, business development companies (BDCs), and certain majority-owned subsidiaries must keep and update the accounts, books, auditors' certificates, and other records that underlie their financial statements under Rule 31a-1. The SEC estimates ~14,301 entities are cover…
- Records Kept, Not Filed; No Confidentiality: benefit, low. Rule 31a-1 requires covered entities to maintain records but does not require these records to be filed with the SEC; therefore, the Commission says confidentiality is not applicable. The records must be preserved under Rule 31a-2, which sets retention periods for different record categories.

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## Sources
- [2026-16085 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16085/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension-rule)
- [2026-16085 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16085.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16085 (as of 2026-08-14).