Several sections of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act” or “Investment Company Act”) [ ] give the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) the authority to issue orders granting exemptions from the Act's provisions. Rule 0-2 under the Investment Company Act,[ ] entitled “General Requirements of Papers and Applications,” prescribes general instructions for filing an application seeking exemptive relief with the Commission. Electronic filing of all applications for orders under the Investment Company Act is mandatory. [ ] Based on conversations with fund representatives and the Commission's experience with the use of rule 0-2, we estimate that the reporting burden of compliance with rule 0-2 is approximately 20 hours per respondent. Accordingly, we calculate the total estimated annual internal burden of complying with rule 0-2 to be approximately 2,780 hours.