83 FR 2471 - Sunshine Act Meetings
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 11 (January 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00738 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 2471] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00738] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Commission will co-host the SEC-NYU Dialogue on Securities Markets-- Shareholder Engagement on Friday, January 19, 2018, beginning at 9:10 a.m. (ET). PLACE: The meeting will be held at the New York University's Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, 44 W. 4th Street, New York, NY 10112. STATUS: This meeting will begin at 9:10 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public. Attendees can pre-register for in-person attendance or webcast. The meeting will be webcast live by NYU and later archived on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The event is scheduled to include welcome remarks by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, concluding remarks by SEC Commissioner Kara Stein, and panel discussions that Commissioners may attend. The panel discussions will address, among other matters, the increasing ownership of public companies by large institutional investors, the influence of activist investors, the role of proxy advisory services, and other changes in the way investors and public companies engage with each other. This Sunshine Act notice is being issued because a majority of the Commission may attend the meeting. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed; please contact Brent J. Fields from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400. Dated: January 11, 2018. Brent J. Fields, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-00738 Filed 1-12-18; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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on this review, the Commission issued The Commission also directs the Engagement on Friday, January 19,
a ‘‘pass back’’ letter to the PCAOB on Board during 2018 to continue to 2018, beginning at 9:10 a.m. (ET).
October 25, 2017. On November 16, include in its quarterly reports to the PLACE: The meeting will be held at the
2017, the PCAOB adopted its 2018 Commission information about the New York University’s Salomon Center
budget during an open meeting, and PCAOB’s inspections program. Such for the Study of Financial Institutions,
subsequently submitted that budget to information is to include: (a) Statistics 44 W. 4th Street, New York, NY 10112.
the Commission for approval. relative to the numbers and types of
After considering the above, the firms budgeted and expected to be STATUS: This meeting will begin at 9:10
Commission did not identify any inspected in 2018, including by location a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public.
proposed disbursements in the 2018 and by year the inspections are required Attendees can pre-register for in-person
budget adopted by the PCAOB that are to be conducted in accordance with the attendance or webcast. The meeting will
not properly recoverable through the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and PCAOB rules; be webcast live by NYU and later
annual accounting support fee, and the (b) information about the timing of the archived on the Commission’s website
Commission believes that the aggregate issuance of inspections reports for at www.sec.gov.
proposed 2018 annual accounting domestic and non-U.S. inspections; and MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The event
support fee does not exceed the (c) updates on the PCAOB’s efforts to is scheduled to include welcome
PCAOB’s aggregate recoverable budget establish cooperative arrangements with remarks by SEC Chairman Jay Clayton,
expenses for 2018. respective non-U.S. authorities for concluding remarks by SEC
The Commission also acknowledges inspections required in those countries. Commissioner Kara Stein, and panel
the PCAOB’s updated strategic plan and The Commission understands that the discussions that Commissioners may
encourages the PCAOB to continue Office of Management and Budget attend. The panel discussions will
keeping the Commission and its staff (‘‘OMB’’) has determined the 2018 address, among other matters, the
apprised of significant new budget of the PCAOB to be sequestrable increasing ownership of public
developments. The Commission looks under the Budget Control Act of 2011.4 companies by large institutional
forward to providing its views to the For 2017, the PCAOB sequestered $17 investors, the influence of activist
PCAOB as future updates are made to million. That amount will become investors, the role of proxy advisory
the plan. In addition, the PCAOB should available in 2018. For 2018, the services, and other changes in the way
submit its 2017 annual report to the sequestration amount will be 6.6% or investors and public companies engage
Commission by April 2, 2018. $17.2 million. Accordingly, the PCAOB with each other.
The Commission directs the Board should submit a revised spending plan This Sunshine Act notice is being
during 2018 to continue to provide for 2018 reflecting a $0.2 million issued because a majority of the
periodic updates to the Commission reduction to budgeted expenditures as a Commission may attend the meeting.
relating to the monitoring of estimated result of the increase in sequestration
amount from 2017 to 2018. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
cost savings and efficiencies gained
The Commission has determined that For further information and to ascertain
through certain initiatives implemented
the PCAOB’s 2018 budget and annual what, if any, matters have been added,
in recent years. The Board shall
accounting support fee are consistent deleted or postponed; please contact
continue its review of its compensation
with Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Brent J. Fields from the Office of the
and travel policies and report to the
Act. Accordingly, Secretary at (202) 551–5400.
Commission the results of this review.
In May 2017, the PCAOB formed the It is ordered, pursuant to Section 109 Dated: January 11, 2018.
Office of Economic and Risk Analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, that the Brent J. Fields,
(‘‘ERA’’) by integrating the staff of the PCAOB budget and annual accounting Secretary.
Center for Economic Analysis (‘‘CEA’’) support fee for calendar year 2018 are [FR Doc. 2018–00738 Filed 1–12–18; 11:15 am]
that conducted economic analysis and approved. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
research with staff from the Office of By the Commission.
Research and Analysis (‘‘ORA’’) that Brent J. Fields,
conducted risk assessment and data Secretary. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
analysis. The Commission directs the [FR Doc. 2018–00642 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am]
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PCAOB during 2018 to provide
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
quarterly updates to the Commission on [Release No. 34–82479; File No. SR–
ERA’s activities and progress towards its NASDAQ–2018–002]
stated goals, including the work to SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
integrate staff from the former CEA and COMMISSION Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
ORA. Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of
The Commission directs the Board Sunshine Act Meetings Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
during 2018 to continue to provide in its Proposed Rule Change To Add a New
quarterly reports to the Commission TIME AND DATE: Notice is hereby given, Rule 6200 To Codify Participant Risk
detailed information about the state of pursuant to the provisions of the Settings in the Exchange’s Trading
the PCAOB’s information technology Government in the Sunshine Act, Public System (as Set Forth in a Proposed
(‘‘IT’’) program, including planned, Law 94–409, that the Commission will IM–6200–1) and To Authorize the
estimated, and actual costs for IT co-host the SEC–NYU Dialogue on Exchange To Share Those Settings
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projects, and the level of involvement of Securities Markets—Shareholder With the Clearing Member That Clears
consultants. These reports also should Transactions on Behalf of the
continue to include: (a) A discussion of 4 See ‘‘OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Participant
the Board’s assessment of the IT Committee Reductions for Fiscal Year 2018’’,
Appendix page 16 of 16 available at https:// January 10, 2018.
program; and (b) the quarterly IT report www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/
that is prepared by PCAOB staff and omb/sequestration_reports/2018_jc_sequestration_
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
submitted to the Board. report_may2017_potus.pdf. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| Dates | Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Commission will co-host the SEC-NYU Dialogue on Securities Markets-- Shareholder Engagement on Friday, January 19, 2018, beginning at 9:10 a.m. (ET). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 2471 |
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