[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 45414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18586]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, that the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of 
July 24, 2000.
    An open meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2000 at 10:00 
a.m., in Room 1C30.
    The subject matter of the open meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 
25, 2000 will be:

    (1) The Commission will consider two actions regarding the 
options markets. First, the Commission will consider approving an 
intermarket linkage plan for options exchanges. Second, the 
Commission will consider a rule proposal regarding the quotation 
obligations of options exchanges and market makers, and disclosure 
by broker-dealers of executions of customer options orders at prices 
inferior to the quote. For further information contact: Heather 
Traeger, Attorney, at (202) 942-0763, Office of Market Supervision, 
Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, 
450 Fifth St, N.W., Washington, DC 20549-1001; and
    (2) Consideration will be given to a rule proposal arising from 
its request for comments on issues of fragmentation and 
internalization in the securities markets. The rule proposal would 
require greater disclosure of order routing and order execution 
practices by brokers and market centers. For further information, 
contact: Susie Cho, Attorney, at (202) 942-0748, Office of Market 
Supervision, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 450 Fifth St, N.W., Washington, DC 20549-1001.

    Hearings will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2000 at 9:00 a.m., in 
Room 1C30.

    The Commission will hold public hearings on its proposed rule 
amendments concerning auditor independence. The purpose of the 
hearings is to give the Commission the benefit of the views of 
interested members of the public regarding the issues raised and 
questions posed in the Proposing Release (33-7870). For further 
information, contact: John M. Morrissey, Deputy Chief Accountant or 
W. Scott Bayless, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief 
Accountant at (202) 942-4400.

    A closed meeting will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2000 at 11:00 
a.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the closed meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(4), 
(8), (9)(A) and (10), permit consideration for the scheduled matters at 
the closed meeting.
    The subject matters of the closed meeting scheduled Thursday, July 
27, 2000 will be:

    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; and
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature

    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to 
ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, 
please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 942-7070.

    Dated: July 18, 2000.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18586 Filed 7-18-00; 4:31 pm]
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