# 2026-19616: SEC Seeks Extension for Investment Fund Record-Keeping Rules

2026-19616, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 31a-2, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

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- As of: 2026-10-02
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19616
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension: Rule 31a-2
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 61015
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

SEC Seeks Extension for Investment Fund Record-Keeping Rules

## Summary

The SEC is asking to keep the current rules that require investment funds and related companies to keep important business records for set time periods. This helps the SEC check that funds follow the law, even years later, without changing any costs or deadlines. If you work with investment funds, these record-keeping rules keep things fair and transparent for everyone.

## Effects PRIA read

- Fund record-retention time rules: cost, high. If you operate or work with a registered investment company (a “fund”), Rule 31a-2 requires you to keep certain books and records permanently (with the first two years kept in an easily accessible place) and other specified records for at least six years (with the first two years easily accessible)…
- Estimated hours and dollar burdens: cost, high. The Commission estimates about 2,741 funds must comply, with each fund spending 221 hours per year preserving required records and a monetized time cost of $49,283 per fund. The total annual burden is about 605,761 hours and total annual time costs of approximately $135,084,703; estimated external…

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## Sources
- [2026-19616 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19616/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-extension-rule)
- [2026-19616 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19616.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19616 (as of 2026-10-02).