[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 52 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12851-12852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4984]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    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 
March 19, 2007:

    An Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 10 
a.m. in the Auditorium, Room L-002, and a Closed Meeting will be 
held Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 2 p.m.

    Commissioners, Counsels 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)(3), (5), (6), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a) (3), (5), (6), (7), 9(ii) and (10) permit consideration of 
the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the closed meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Open Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 
March 21, 2007 will be:

    The Commission will consider whether to adopt a new rule that 
will enable a foreign private issuer meeting specified conditions to 
terminate its Securities Exchange Act of 1934 registration and 
reporting obligations under Section 12(g) regarding a class of 
equity securities and its Section 15(d) reporting obligations 
regarding a class of equity or debt securities. The Commission will 
also consider whether to adopt a rule amendment that will apply the 
exemption from Exchange Act registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) to a 
class of equity securities immediately upon the effective date of 
the issuer's termination of registration and reporting obligations 
under the new exit rule.

    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 
March 21, 2007 will be:


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Formal orders of investigation;
Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature;
Litigation matters;
An adjudicatory matter; and
Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    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) 551-5400.

     Dated: March 14, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-4984 Filed 3-16-07; 8:45 am]
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