United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2018-03-02 article Part III Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f6bd13 D09002ee1c7f6be46 United States Securities and Exchange Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are proposing Rule 13q-1 and an amendment to Form SD to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. Rule 13q-1 was initially adopted by the Commission on August 22, 2012, but it was subsequently vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Section 1504 of the Dodd- Frank Act added Section 13(q) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which directs the Commission to issue rules requiring resource extraction issuers to include in an annual report information relating to any payment made by the issuer, a subsidiary of the issuer, or an entity under the control of the issuer, to a foreign government or the Federal Government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals. Section 13(q) requires a resource extraction issuer to provide information about the type and total amount of such payments made for each project related to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals, and the type and total amount of payments made to each government. In addition, Section 13(q) requires a resource extraction issuer to provide information about those payments in an interactive data format. 80 FR 80058 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-12-23/2015-31702 2015-31702 fr23de15-36 RIN 3235-AL53 P Release No. 34-76620 File No. S7-25-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-12-23/2015-31702 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-12-23/html/2015-31702.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-12-23/pdf/2015-31702.pdf Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Securities 54 p. 80058 80111 80 FR 80058 Title 17 Part 240 17 CFR Part 240 Title 17 Part 249 17 CFR Part 249 RIN 3235-AL53 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue PRORULE 2015-31702 III SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 2016-01-25 2016-02-16 Release No. 34-76620 File No. S7-25-15 P 2015-31702 Proposed rule.

We are proposing Rule 13q-1 and an amendment to Form SD to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers. Rule 13q-1 was initially adopted by the Commission on August 22, 2012, but it was subsequently vacated by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Section 1504 of the Dodd- Frank Act added Section 13(q) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which directs the Commission to issue rules requiring resource extraction issuers to include in an annual report information relating to any payment made by the issuer, a subsidiary of the issuer, or an entity under the control of the issuer, to a foreign government or the Federal Government for the purpose of the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals. Section 13(q) requires a resource extraction issuer to provide information about the type and total amount of such payments made for each project related to the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals, and the type and total amount of payments made to each government. In addition, Section 13(q) requires a resource extraction issuer to provide information about those payments in an interactive data format.

We are providing two comment periods for this proposal. Initial comments are due on January 25, 2016. Reply comments, which may respond only to issues raised in the initial comment period, are due on February 16, 2016. In developing the final rules, the Commission may rely on both new comments and comments that have been received to date, including those that were provided in connection with the prior rules that the Commission issued under Section 13(q). Shehzad K. Niazi, Special Counsel; Office of Rulemaking, Division of Corporation Finance, at (202) 551- 3430; or Elliot Staffin, Special Counsel; Office of International Corporate Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, at (202) 551-3450, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549. Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Securities Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers , rule-comments@sec.gov http://chevron.com/news/speeches/release/?id=2009-02-16-robertson http://corporate.exxonmobil.com/en/current-issues/accountability/transparency/overview http://eiti.org http://eiti.org/document/rules http://mifiddatabase.esma.europa.eu/Index.aspx?sectionlinks_id=23&language=0&pageName=REGULATED_MARKETS_Display&subsection_id=0&action=Go&ds=8&ms=9&ys=2015&mic_code=MIC%20Code&full_name=Full%20Name&cpage=0 http://www.arcgis.com/home/.html?id=0d6b1a589b814fa58ba66aadcc0b1c65 http://www.bhpbilliton.com/∼/media/bhp/documents/investors/annual-reports/2015/bhpbillitoneconomics2015.pdf?la=en http://www.doi.gov/eiti/FACA/upload/List-of-Members_03-16-15.pdf http://www.doi.gov/eiti/FACA/upload/WORKPLAN-2015-12_19_14-final.pdf http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/permits/non-coal-mines/show-file.php?recordID=137 http://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/rulesreg/listrules/gemrulesup/Documents/gem34_miner.pdf http://www.nigeria-oil-gas.com/nigeria_oil_&_gas_concessions_map_&_licenses-34-1-2-c.html http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/acts-regulations/17754 http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/.nrcan.gc.ca/files/pdf/estma/Technical_Reporting_Specifications_EN.pdf http://www.oecd.org/daf/anti-bribery/ConvCombatBribery_ENG.pdf http://www.offshore-mag.com/content/dam/etc/medialib/platform-7/offshore/maps-and_posters/BrazilMap2011-062111Ads.pdf http://www.regulations.gov http://www.sec.gov/comments/df-title-xv/resource-extraction-issuers/resource-extraction-issuers.shtml http://www.sec.gov/comments/df-title-xv/specialized-disclosures/specialized-disclosures.shtml http://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-42-10/s74210.shtml http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2012/34-67717.pdf http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2010/34-63549.pdf http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/regreformcomments.shtml http://www.shell.com/global/environment-society/society/business/payments-to-governments.html http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2014/12/234873.htm https://eiti.org/countries/ https://eiti.org/countries/other https://eiti.org/document/transparency-paradox-why-do-corrupt-countries-join-eiti https://eiti.org/eiti/benefits https://eiti.org/eiti/history https://eiti.org/supporters/partnerorganizations https://www.stratfor.com/image/niger-delta-oil-fields https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/24/fact-sheet-us-global-anticorruption-agenda https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/11/fact-sheet-leading-fight-against-corruption-and-bribery www.sec.gov Vol. 80, no. 246 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-12-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 561 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-12-23 P0b002ee198b218e3 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23de15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-12-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-12-23/pdf/FR-2015-12-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-12-23/xml/FR-2015-12-23.xml fdlp 79655 80206 DGPO 2018-03-02 2024-06-02 FR-2015-12-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-12-23 80 246