[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42117-42118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3900]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release Nos. 33-8589; 34-52047, File No. 265-23]


Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of SEC Advisory Committee on Smaller Public 
Companies.

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    The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on 
Smaller Public Companies is providing notice that it will hold a public 
meeting from 1 to 5:30 p.m. on each of Tuesday, August 9, 2005, and 
Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at The John Marshall Law School, Room 300, 
315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will be audio 
webcast on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
    The agenda for the Tuesday, August 9, 2005, session includes 
hearing oral testimony and considering written statements that have 
been filed with the Advisory Committee in connection with the meeting. 
The oral testimony will focus on the costs and burdens imposed upon 
smaller public companies as a result of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
and whether the costs and burdens are commensurate with the benefits to 
investors and the public. The agenda for the Wednesday, August 10, 
2005, session of the meeting includes considering reports of 
subcommittees of the Advisory Committee and any recommendations 
proposed by subcommittees for adoption by the Advisory Committee. The 
Advisory Committee expects to consider reports of subcommittees on (1) 
defining the term ``smaller public company'' for purposes of 
delineating the scope of the Advisory Committee's work and scaling 
federal securities regulation based on smaller company size and (2) 
recommending extension of the compliance date for certain smaller 
public companies to meet requirements relating to reporting on the 
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, in 
accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

DATES: Written statements should be received on or before August 2, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Written statements may be submitted by any of the following 
methods:

Electronic Statements

     Use the Commission's Internet submission form (http://www.sec.gov/info/smallbus/acspc.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail message to [email protected]. Please 
include File Number 265-23 on the subject line; or

Paper Statements

     Send paper statements in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, 
Committee Management Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F 
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-9303.

All submissions should refer to File No. 265-23. This file number 
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us 
process and review your statement more efficiently, please use only one 
method. The Commission staff will post all statements on the Advisory 
Committee's Web site (http://www.sec.gov./info/smallbus/acspc.shtml).
    Statements also will be available for public inspection and copying 
in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549. All statements received will be posted without 
change; we do not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.
    Persons wishing to provide oral testimony at the Tuesday, August 9, 
2005, session should contact one of the SEC staff persons listed below 
by August 1, 2005, and submit a written statement by the deadline for 
written statements. Sufficient time may not be available to accommodate 
all those wishing to provide oral testimony. The Co-Chairs of the 
Advisory Committee have reserved the right to select witnesses and 
limit the time of witnesses permitted to testify.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin M. O'Neill, Special Counsel, at 
(202) 551-3260, or William A. Hines, Special Counsel, at (202) 551-
3320, Office of Small Business Policy, Division of Corporation Finance, 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20549-3628.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10(a) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.-App. 1, Sec.  10(a), and the 
regulations thereunder, Gerald J. Laporte, Designated Federal Officer 
of the Committee, has ordered publication of this notice.


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    Dated: July 15, 2005.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-3900 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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