UNITED STATES: Form N-CEN XML Technical Specification Update

The Form N-CEN XML Technical Specification (Version 2.8) document describes the valid structure and content of the Form N-CEN Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) Extensible Markup Language (XML) submission types. This specification provides a basis for creating Form N-CEN submissions.

On September 20, 2021, EDGAR Release 21.3 will introduce the following changes:

In Section 3.4, updated MaxOccurs from 13 to 20 for the element name “relyOnRuleType”.

• In the schema eis_NCEN_Filer.xsd, updated the maxOccurs for element name “relyOnRuleType” of type “RELY_ON_RULE_TYPE”, from 13 to 20.

In Section 4.6, added 7 new entries “Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)”, “Rule 18f-4(c)(4) (17CFR 270.18f-4(c)(4))”, “Rule 18f-4(c)(2) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(2))”, “Rule 18f-4(d)(i) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(i))”, “Rule 18f-4(d)(ii) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(ii))”, “Rule 18f-4(e) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(e))” and “Rule 18f-4(f)(17 CFR 270.18f-4(f))” under the heading RELY_ON_RULE_TYPE.

• In the schema eis_NCEN_Filer.xsd, updated RELY_ON_RULE_TYPE simpletype by adding the 7 new entries “Rule 18f-4 (17 CFR 270.18f-4)”, “Rule 18f-4(c)(4) (17CFR 270.18f-4(c)(4))”, “Rule 18f-4(c)(2) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(c)(2))”, “Rule 18f-4(d)(i) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(i))”, “Rule 18f-4(d)(ii) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(d)(ii))”, “Rule 18f-4(e) (17 CFR 270.18f-4(e))” and “Rule 18f-4(f)(17 CFR 270.18f-4(f))”.

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