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Petitions for Rulemaking Submitted to the SEC

Any person may request that the Commission issue, amend or repeal a rule of general application. Petitions must be filed with the Secretary of the Commission. Petitions may be submitted via electronic mail to Secretarys-Office@SEC.GOV (preferred method) or via physical mail at 100 F. Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-1090. To help us process your petition more efficiently, please use only one method.

Petitions must contain the text or substance of any proposed rule or amendment or specify the rule or portion of a rule requested to be repealed. Persons submitting petitions must also include a statement of their interest and/or reasons for requesting Commission action.

All petitions will be forwarded to the appropriate division or office of the Commission for consideration and recommendation. Following submission of the staff's recommendation to the Commission, petitioners will be notified of any action taken by the Commission.

For additional information please refer to the Commission's Rules of Practice, Rule 192 (17 CFR 201.192).

Note: Rulemaking petitions are made available to the public after processing. Do not include personal identifiable information in submissions; submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection.

File Number Sort ascending Date Details
4-717 Rulemaking petition to reduce conflicts of interest, market complexity, and costs related to the provision of equity market data
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Tyler Gellasch, Healthy Markets Association

4-716 Rulemaking petition concerning market data fees
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Ben Brown, Patomak Global Partners

4-713 Rulemaking petition to amend Exchange Act Rule 17a-4(f)
View Received Comments
See Also - Addendum
Submitted By:

Melissa MacGregor

4-712 Rulemaking petition to set up a pilot program to require the periodic public disclosure of short-sale positions in securities of biopharmaceutical companies by investment advisers (Revised)
Submitted By:

Parker H. Petit, MiMedx Group, Inc.

4-711 Rulemaking petition to require issuers to disclose information about their human capital management policies, practices and performance
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Meredith Miller, Human Capital Management Coalition

4-710 Rulemaking petition regarding the regulation of digital assets and blockchain technology
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Vincent Molinari, Ouisa Capital

4-708 Rulemaking petition to amend Rule 1092(b)3 of PHLX Stock Exchange
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Martin Feins

4-706 Rulemaking petition to amend Form ADV to update reporting criteria of investment adviser asset ownership
Submitted By:

Mike Nicholas, Bond Dealers of America

4-704 Rulemaking Petition to amend Rule 146(b) to designate securities listed on IEX as covered securities for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act
Submitted By:

Sophia Lee, Investors Exchange LLC

4-703 Rulemaking Petition to amend § 242.902(a) of Regulation SBSR to allow security-based swap data repositories to publicly disseminate a transaction report of a security-based swap, or a life cycle event or adjustment due to a life cycle event, upon the deadline specified in § 242.901(j) of Regulation SBSR or as subsequently provided in the Block Rule
Submitted By:

Tara Kruse, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

4-702 Rulemaking petition requesting amendments to the self-regulatory organization provisions related to complex securities arbitrations
Submitted By:

George Brunelle, Brunelle & Hadjikow, P.C.

4-699 Rulemaking Petition to Amend Regulation A to make SEC Reporting Companies Eligible Issuers and Permit At the Market Offerings
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Dan Zinn, OTC Markets Group Inc.

4-696 Request for rulemaking to require public companies to disclose gender pay ratios on an annual basis, or in the alternative, to provide guidance to companies regarding voluntary reporting on pay equity to their investors
See Also - 2020
Submitted By:

PAX Ellevate Management LLC

4-695 Request for rulemaking to advance from just comparative columnar format, per 17 CFR § 229.301, to also include diagramming of account relationships (DOAR) within financial statements
See Also - Revised Petition
Submitted By:

Robert D. Zingher, BS, MBA (Acctg)

4-693 Request to Repeal Rule 275.206(4)-5 - Political Contributions
Submitted By:

New York Republican State Committee and Tennessee Republican Party

4-691 Request to require disclosure of short positions in parity with required disclosure of long positions
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer of Nasdaq

4-690 Request for rulemaking to amend rule 15c2-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Submitted By:

Vincent R. Molinari, Chief Executive Officer, GATE Global Impact Inc.

4-689 Request to require the periodic public disclosure of short-sale activities by institutional investment managers
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Elizabeth King, New York Stock Exchange and James M. Cudahy, National Investor Relations Institute

4-688 Request for rule-making to require general partners to make better disclosure of private equity expenses to limited partners
Submitted By:

Shanua Autiello, Director of Communications, Office of General Treasurer Seth Magaziner on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of State and City Treasurers and Comptrollers compromised of Jeffrey Barnette, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, District of Columbia; Mark Gordon, State Treasurer, Wyoming; Scott M. Stringer, New York City Comptroller; John Chiang, State Treasurer, California; Curtis M. Loftis, Jr., Treasurer, South Carolina; Don Stenberg, State Treasurer, Nebraska; Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, New York State Common Retirement Fund; Seth Magaziner, General Treasurer, Rhode Island; Ted Wheeler, State Treasurer, Oregon; Manju Ganeriwala, State Treasurer, Virginia; Beth Pearce, State Treasurer, Vermont; and Clint Zweifel, State Treasurer, Missouri

4-687 Request to adopt a rule that prevents a brokerage from requiring arbitration as the sole means of dispute resolution as a condition of opening an account
Submitted By:

Dr. James H. Sutton

4-686 Request for interpretive guidance and rulemaking to clarify or enhance certain disclosure requirements in connection with proxy solicitations and other reports filed with the Commission
Submitted By:

Glenn Davis, Council of Institutional Investors

4-685 Request for rulemaking to allow the sale of shares held by Board Members of public companies only after they terminate their position
Submitted By:

Indrayni (Indira) Amladi, CFA

4-684 Petition to require Earnings Reports disseminated by a Press Release to include a simple table at the top of the Report outlining important facts, including month and date of revenues, operating profit, earnings per share, etc. for the current year against the previous year
Submitted By:

Herman Hammer

4-683 Request for rulemaking to amend Exchange Act Rules 17a-3 and/or 17a-4
Submitted By:

Peter Frank Di Silvio

4-682 Request for rulemaking for an amendment of the proxy rule regarding Board nominee disclosure
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Meryl Murtagh, North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer

4-680 Request for rulemaking to adopt amendments to Rules 600(b)(57) (definition of a protected bid or offer), 605 and 606 (disclosure of order execution and order routing information), and 610(c) (the access fee cap) of Regulation NMS, as well as to exercise the SEC's authority under Rule 608(a)(2) to amend the consolidated tape plans
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Joe Ratterman, BATS Global Markets, Inc.

4-679 Request for rulemaking petition to expand the definition of "qualified securities" under Rule 15c3-3(a)(6)
Submitted By:

Lee A. Pickard, Esq., Pickard and Djinis LLP on behalf of Federated Investors, Inc.

4-677 Request for rulemaking petition and the issuance of a Policy Statement Regarding Certain Aspects of the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program
Submitted By:

Jordan A. Thomas, Labaton Sucharow LLP

4-676 Request for rulemaking petition to clarify and strengthen protections for whistleblowers, requesting the Commission hold hearings and create an Advisory Committee on Whistleblower Reporting and Protection
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Jordan A. Thomas, Labaton Sucharow LLP

4-675 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regarding resubmission of Shareholder Proposals
View Received Comments
See Also - Exhibits
Submitted By:

Thomas Quaadman, Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

4-672 Request for rulemaking to amend Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the use of universal proxy cards in contested elections
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Glenn Davis, Director of Research, Council of Institutional Investors

4-671 Request for rulemaking to combine Form 144 into Form 4
See Also - Example Form 4-144
Submitted By:

Jesse M. Brill

4-667 Request for rulemaking to modernize the regulations of Business Development Companies
Submitted By:

Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance

4-666 Request for rulemaking to revise the Commission's guidance to proxy advisory firms
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, NASDAQ OMX

4-665 Request for rulemaking to revise Rule 501 of Regulation D to afford to persons in civil unions, domestic partnerships, and similar relationships, the same right and opportunity to qualify for accredited investor status as married persons have.
Submitted By:

David L. Dallas Jr., Williams Mullen

4-664 Request for rulemaking to permit, for a temporary period, alternative disclosure in lieu of the disclosure currently required by the Conflict Minerals Rules.
Submitted By:

W. Brinkley Dickerson, Troutman Sanders LLP

4-662 Request for rulemaking regarding Option Floor Crosses
Submitted By:

John Nagel, Citadel Securities LLC; Jonathan Grodnick, CTC, L.L.C.; Gerald D. O'Connell, Susquehanna International Group, LLP

4-659 Request for rulemaking concerning amendment of beneficial ownership reporting rules under Section 13(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to shorten the reporting deadline under paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 13f-1
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Janet McGinness, Executive Vice President & Corporate Secretary, NYSE Euronext; Kenneth A. Bertsch, President & CEO, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals; and Jeffrey D. Morgan, President & CEO, National Investor Relations Institute

4-658 Request for rulemaking concerning amending Rule 10b5-1 or further interpretive guidance regarding the circumstances under which Rule 10b5-1 trading plans may be adopted, modified, or cancelled
Submitted By:

Jeff Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of Institutional Investors

4-656 Request for rulemaking to mandate that mutual funds fully disclose through a disclaimer in their prospectuses that shareholders are being financially disadvantaged by new and liquidating shareholders who are not paying their portion of the brokerage trading commissions that were generated to establish the portfolio's holdings, a result of buying the portfolio securities.
See Also - Additional letter, Supplement to petition, SEM Summary, Long Term Loss
Submitted By:

Seymour Sacks, President, Sacks Equalization Model, Inc.

4-654 Request for rulemaking to amend Industry Guide 7
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

David L. Kanagy, Executive Director, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

4-653 Request for rulemaking regarding the definition of Eligible Contract Participant in Commodity Exchange Act Section 1a(18), interpretive letter, exemptive relief, or other guidance
Submitted By:

Diana L. Preston, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Center for Securities, Trust & Investments, American Bankers Association

4-651 Request for rulemaking regarding neutral Internet voting platform
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Larry S. Eiben, CoFounder Moxy Vote, LLC

4-650 Request for rulemaking to require all trades to be executed only at the top of each minute, at the double zero tick
Submitted By:

James H. Sutton

4-649 Request for rulemaking regarding re-statements of financial statements
Submitted By:

Carl Olson, Chairman, Fund for Stockowners Rights

4-648 Request for rulemaking to reestablish the original congressional intent for a clear dichotomy between "Salesperson" and "Investment Adviser" under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Susan Seltzer, President, The Derivative Project

4-647 Request for interpretive release with guidance, clarifying that broker-dealers and their agents are prohibited from charging issuers for proxy processing, suppression, voting and other fees for wrap fee accounts and separately managed accounts, at the beneficial owner level
Submitted By:

Karen V. Danielson, President, Shareholder Services Association and Charles V. Rossi, President, The Securities Transfer Association, Inc.

4-646 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 6c-10 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit a Company from extending a deferred sales load "holding period" for existing shareholders
Submitted By:

Ronald Workman, CFP, LPL Registered Principal, Coastview Financial

4-644A Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 238 under the Securities Act to extend the rule's exemption from all provisions of the Securities Act (other than 17(a)) to over-the-counter options that are cleared by a clearing agency registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act, provided that such options are offered and sold only to "eligible contract participants" as defined in Section 3(a)(65) of the Exchange Act; and to amend Rule 12h-1 under the Exchange Act to extend the rule's exemption from registration to options that are cleared by a clearing agency registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act, without requiring that such options be "standardized options," as defined in Exchange Act Rule 9b-1, provided that such options are offered and sold only to eligible contract participants.
See Also - Petition 4-644A
Submitted By:

James E. Brown, Executive Vice President — Legal, The Options Clearing Corporation

4-644A Request for rulemaking to: adopt new Securities Act Rule 241 to exempt certain over-the counter options from provisions of the Securities Act; provide a temporary exemption with respect to Credit Default Swaps; and to amend Exchange Act Rule 12h-1 to exempt from Exchange Act registration options that are issued and cleared by a registered or exempt clearing agency in its function as a central counterparty.
Submitted By:

James E. Brown, Executive Vice President — Legal, The Options Clearing Corporation

4-644 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 238 under the Securities Act to extend the rule's exemption from all provisions of the Securities Act (other than 17(a)) to over-the-counter options that are cleared by a clearing agency registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act, provided that such options are offered and sold only to "eligible contract participants" as defined in Section 3(a)(65) of the Exchange Act; and to amend Rule 12h-1 under the Exchange Act to extend the rule's exemption from registration to options that are cleared by a clearing agency registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act, without requiring that such options be "standardized options," as defined in Exchange Act Rule 9b-1, provided that such options are offered and sold only to eligible contract participants.
See Also - Petition 4-644A
Submitted By:

James E. Brown, Executive Vice President — Legal, The Options Clearing Corporation

4-644 Request for rulemaking to: adopt new Securities Act Rule 241 to exempt certain over-the counter options from provisions of the Securities Act; provide a temporary exemption with respect to Credit Default Swaps; and to amend Exchange Act Rule 12h-1 to exempt from Exchange Act registration options that are issued and cleared by a registered or exempt clearing agency in its function as a central counterparty.
Submitted By:

James E. Brown, Executive Vice President — Legal, The Options Clearing Corporation

4-643 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 502(c) of Regulation D to eliminate the prohibition on offers or sales of securities by general solicitation or general advertising with respect to private funds
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Richard H. Baker, President and CEO, Managed Funds Association

4-642 Request for rulemaking concerning Mandatory Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure
Submitted By:

Lisa Woll, CEO, US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investing (formerly the Social Investment Forum)

4-641 Request for rulemaking, regulation or order pursuant to Section 36(a)(1) of the Exchange Act to provide exemptive relief from the application of Section 15(c)(3) of the Exchange Act and Rule 15c3-3 thereunder
View Received Comments
See Also - Exhibits
Submitted By:

Counsel on behalf of ICE Clear Credit LLC

Note:

Exhibits

4-638 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 146(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 to designate securities listed on C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated as covered securities for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Act
Submitted By:

Joanne Moffic-Silver, Secretary, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated

4-637-2 Petition to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Lucian A. Bebchuk, Co-Chair, Bernard S. Black, John C. Coffee Jr., James D. Cox, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Ronald J. Gilson, Henry Hansmann, Robert J. Jackson Jr., Co-Chair, Donald C. Langevoort, Hillary A. Sale, The Committee on Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending

4-637-2 Request for rulemaking that would require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities
View Received Comments
See Also - Exhibits, 4-637-2 Amended Petition
Submitted By:

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Stephen M. Silberstein

4-637 Petition to require public companies to disclose to shareholders the use of corporate resources for political activities
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Lucian A. Bebchuk, Co-Chair, Bernard S. Black, John C. Coffee Jr., James D. Cox, Jeffrey N. Gordon, Ronald J. Gilson, Henry Hansmann, Robert J. Jackson Jr., Co-Chair, Donald C. Langevoort, Hillary A. Sale, The Committee on Disclosure of Corporate Political Spending

4-634 Request for rulemaking to mandate universal institutional brokerage commission transparency and disclosure
View Received Comments
See Also - additional letter
Submitted By:

William T. George

4-632 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 146(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 to designate securities listed on BATS Exchange, Inc. as covered securities for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Act.
Submitted By:

Eric Swanson, SVP & General Counsel, BATS Exchange, Inc.

4-630 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 14a-4(b)(2)(Requirements as to proxy) to eliminate the "withhold authority" vote on proxy forms used for the election of corporate directors.
View Received Comments
See Also - Supplement to petition
Submitted By:

Edward J. Durkin, Director, Corporate Affairs Department, United Br

4-628 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 651 of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (n/k/a NASDAQ OMX PHLX)
View Received Comments
See Also - Supplement to petition
Submitted By:

Joseph D. Carapico, G.P., Pennmont Securities

4-624 Request for rulemaking regarding the beneficial ownership reporting rules under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Theodore N. Mirvis, Esq., Andrew R. Brownstein, Esq., Eric S. Robinson, Esq., Adam O. Emmerich, Esq., David M. Silk, Esq., Trevor S. Norwitz, Esq., David C. Karp, Esq. and William Savitt, Esq. of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

4-623 Request for rulemaking concerning Market Data Structure
Submitted By:

Christopher Nagy, Managing Director Order Strategy and Richard P. Urian, Global Head of Market Data, TD Ameritrade

4-614 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 146(b) to designate securities listed on the Nasdaq Options Market as covered securities for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933
Submitted By:

Edward S. Knight, NASDAQ OMX

4-605 Request for rulemaking to exempt securities offerings up to $100,000 with $100maximum per investor from registration
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Jenny Kassan, Sustainable Economies Law Center

4-604 Request for rulemaking to allow the Nasdaq Capital Market to adopt initial listing price requirements identical to NYSE Amex
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Joan C. Conley, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

4-603 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 7-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933 concerning the use of financial statements prepared in accordance with statutory accounting principles by certain life insurance company issuers
Submitted By:

Stephen E. Roth and Mary Thornton Payne, Sutherland Asbill and Brennan LLP (on behalf of Aviva USA Corporation)

4-601 Request for rulemaking to require mutual fund companies to provide a single day accrual rate/mil rate for every day of every week
Submitted By:

Park National Bank

4-599 Request that the Commission conduct rulemaking to codify a securities licensing/registration exemption for main street business brokers
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Jonathan M. Miller, President, TABB, Inc.

4-593 Request for rulemaking to amend Regulation S-K and/or Form 10-K to add a new section entitled "Political Influence."
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

James Evan Dallas

4-592 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 146(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 to designate securities listed on BATS as covered securities for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Act.
Submitted By:

BATS Exchange, Inc.

4-591 Request for rulemaking to require FINRA to propose new rules aimed at improving provisions for investor protection in FINRA rules
Submitted By:

Manuel P. Asensio, Alliance for Economic Stability, Inc.

4-589 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to regulate or ban the trading practice known as flash orders and the practice of server co-location.
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

William E. McDonnell, Jr, Atherton Lane Advisers, LLC

4-586 Request rulemaking to eliminate the requirement that an arbitrator affiliated with the securities industry sit on all public investor cases arbitrated before FINRA in which the amount in controversy exceeds $100,000
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Brian N. Smiley, President, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

4-585 Request rulemaking to amend Item 402 of Regulation S-K to revise the current Summary Compensation Table to better depict the compensation earned for the year by named executive officers
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Ira T. Kay and Steven Seelig, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

4-584 Request for rulemaking under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to amend Rule 3a-5(b)(1) to include a reference to limited liability companies and business trusts
Submitted By:

Keith Paul Bishop

4-583 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 14a-4(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit conferring discretionary authority to issuers with respect to non-votes on the voter information form or proxy.
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

James McRitchie, Publisher, Corporate Governance, CorpGov.net on behalf of multiple petitioners

4-580 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Act of 1933 to amend the reference to Tier 1 of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. in Rule 146(b)(1)(ii)
Submitted By:

Keith Paul Bishop

4-578 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to adopt a new identical to Rule 3a12-8 exempting from Commission registration under Section 3(a)(12) of the Act any futures contract on the sovereign debt of a foreign government so that it may lawfully be offered to U.S. persons pursuant to Section 2(a)(1)(C)(iv) of the Commodity Exchange Act
Submitted By:

Philip McBride Johnson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

4-577 Request for rulemaking to amend Rule 15c3-3 under the Exchange Act to treat US government money market mutual fund shares, where the underlying portfolio assets of the fund consist of securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or its agencies or instrumentalities, as "qualified securities" to meet a broker-dealer's deposit requirements under the Special Reserve Bank Account for the Exclusive Benefit of Customers
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Lee A. Pickard, Esq., Pickard and Djinis LLP on behalf of Federated Investors, Inc.

4-576 Request for the removal of the Rule 32a-4 exemption from the Investment Company Act's requirement that shareholders vote on the selection of a fund's independent public accountant if the investment company has an audit committee composed of wholly independent directors
Submitted By:

George W. Karpus, Karpus Investment Management

4-572 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Act of 1933 to amend Rule 144 to remove the prohibition in Rule 144(i) on shareholders who acquired shares when an issue was a "shell company" or former "shell company" from being able to utilize Rule 144 for a sale of unregistered securities if the issuer has not filed its Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reports for the one year prior to the proposed sale, other than in the first year following each date the issuer ceases to be a shell company and releases "Form 10 information"
Submitted By:

David N. Feldman, Feldman Weinstein & Smith

4-571 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that when a share owner submits a proposal for voting, the share owner may additionally supply an e mail address and, if available, supply a web site address where material relating to the proposal may be viewed
Submitted By:

William S. Karn

4-570 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to amend Rule 10A-3 to require that issuers submit their choice of auditor to a non-binding vote of shareholders for ratification
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Christopher Ailman, California State Teachers' Retirement System

4-565 Request for joint CFTC and SEC rulemaking to amend CFTC Rule 41.45(b) and SEC Rule 403(b) relating to customer margin levels for security futures products
Submitted By:

Donald L. Horowitz, OneChicago, LLC

4-563 Request for rulemaking for interpretive guidance for registrants pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on public statements concerning global warming and other environmental issues
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Steven J. Milloy and Thomas Borelli, Free Enterprise Action Fund

4-562 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit fees that options exchanges may charge non-members to obtain access to quotations to $.20 per contract
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

John C. Nagel, Citadel

4-558 Request for rulemaking requiring companies to disclose in the proxy statement the fees associated with all engagements for a single company and any ownership interest a consultant working for the compensation committee may have in the parent consulting firm
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Multiple Petitioners

4-557 Request for rulemaking to adopt new Rule 15c3-4 to address the practice of market participants redefining securities in customer accounts past T+3
View Received Comments
Submitted By:

Thomas Vallarino, National Investor Protection Coalition

4-556 Request for Review and Repeal of FAS 123R, "Share-Based Payment"
Submitted By:

B. Kipling Hagopian

4-555 Request for rulemaking to amend SEC rules to require public companies to provide a plain English descriptive narrative for all departures or dismissals of their external auditors
Submitted By:

Jeff Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of Institutional Investors

4-554 Additional letter

Note: original petition

4-553 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt issuers of certain types of fixed insurance contracts from the reporting requirements of Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Act
Submitted By:

Stephen E. Roth, Esq., Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on behalf of Jackson National Life Insurance Company

4-550 Joint request for rulemaking to adopt amendments to Regulation S-K that would provide for increased disclosure of certain financial and other relationships between underwriters and registrants
Submitted By:

California Public Employees' Retirement System California State Teachers' Retirement System Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association Illinois Universities Retirement System Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

4-549 Request for interpretive guidance under the Securities Act of 1933 that would require registrants to disclose to shareholders the business risks of laws and regulations intended to address global warming concerns
Submitted By:

Steven J. Milloy and Thomas J. Borelli, on behalf of Free Enterprise Action Fund

4-548 Request for rulemaking under the Securities Act of 1933 to permit commodity pools to publish and distribute advertisements that disclose certain information about the commodity pool beyond that specified by the safe harbor of Rule 134
Submitted By:

James B. Biery, Sidley Austin LLP on behalf of Superfund Capital Management, Inc.

4-547B Supplemental petition: Request for interpretive guidance on Climate Risk Disclosure
View Received Comments
See Also - original petition (Sep. 18, 2007)
4-547A Supplemental petition: Request for interpretive guidance on Climate Risk Disclosure
View Received Comments
See Also - original petition (Sep. 18, 2007)

Note:

For attachments, see original petition (Sep. 18, 2007)