June 22, 2021

• As part of the Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies release, the Commission adopted a requirement that filings on Form 24F-2 be submitted in a structured format. 
• The next major update to the EDGAR system, expected in September 2021, will introduce a pilot phase for filing Form 24F-2 in a structured format with the following features:
  • EDGAR will be updated to convert Form 24F-2 (variants 24F-2NT and 24F-2NT/A) to an online form.
  • Form 24F-2 may be filed using a new online version which will be available on the EDGAR Filing Website or constructed by filers according to new technical specifications which will be made available with the next major update to the EDGAR system.  
  • In the pilot phase, filers will only be allowed to submit online and filer-constructed versions of forms 24F-2NT and 24F-2NT/A as TEST filings from September 20, 2021 to January 31, 2022.  As with all TEST filings, testers are strongly encouraged to create and submit fictional data.
  • Filers will be prevented from submitting 24F-2NT and 24F-2NT/A form types using the EDGARLink Online interface or as EDGARLink Online filer-constructed submissions beginning February 1, 2022.
  • Beginning February 1, 2022, form types 24F-2NT and 24F-2NT/A created in a structured format will be accepted as LIVE and TEST online submissions.

For additional information, please see Release 33-10771, Securities Offering Reform for Closed-End Investment Companies.