[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 210, 229, 230, 240, 244 and 249

[Release Nos. 33-9005; 34-59350; File No. S7-27-08]
RIN 3235-AJ93

Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in
Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S.
Issuers

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is
extending the comment period for a release proposing a Roadmap for the
potential use of financial statements prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (``IFRS'') as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board by U.S. issuers for purposes
of their filings with the Commission and amendments to various
regulations, rules and forms that would permit early use of IFRS by a
limited number of U.S. issuers [Release No. 33-8982; 73 FR 70816 (Nov.
21, 2008)]. The original comment period for Release No. 33-8982 is
scheduled to end on February 19, 2009. The Commission is extending the
time period in which to provide the Commission with comments on that
release for 60 days until Monday, April 20, 2009. This action will
allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and
prepare their comments.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before April 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/proposed.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number S7-27-08 on the subject line; or
     Use the Federal Rulemaking ePortal (http://
www.regulations.gov). Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number S7-27-08. The file number
should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us
process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one
method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/shtml). Comments
also are available for public inspection and copying in the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3
p.m. All comments 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Olinger, Deputy Chief
Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
Michael D. Coco, Special Counsel, Office of International Corporate
Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Liza
McAndrew Moberg, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief
Accountant, at<PHONE_NUMBER>, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-3628.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has requested comment on a
release proposing a Roadmap and amendments relating to the use of IFRS
by U.S. issuers. The proposed Roadmap sets forth milestones that, if
achieved, could lead to the required use of IFRS by U.S. issuers by
2014 if the Commission believes it to be in the public interest and for
the protection of investors. The proposed amendments to various
regulations, rules and forms would permit early use of IFRS by a
limited number of U.S. issuers where this would enhance the
comparability of financial information to investors. This release was
published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2008.
    The Commission originally requested that comments on the release be
received by February 19, 2009. The Commission has received requests for
an extension of time for public comment on the proposed Roadmap and
amendments to, among other things, improve the potential response rate
and quality of responses,\1\ and believes that it would be appropriate
to do so in order to give the public additional time to consider
thoroughly the matters addressed by the release. Therefore, the
Commission is extending the comment period for Release No. 33-8982
``Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in
Accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S.
Issuers'' for sixty days, to Monday, April 20, 2009.
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    \1\ See e.g., Northrop Grumman Corporation (Jan. 9, 2009),
Raytheon Company (Jan. 12, 2009), Honeywell (Jan. 12, 2009),
Aerospace Industries Association (Jan. 13, 2009), United
Technologies Corporation (Jan. 19, 2009), and Financial Executives
International (Jan. 23, 2009). Comments are available on the
Commission's Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov/comments/s7-27-
08/s72708.shtml.

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    By the Commission.

    Dated: February 3, 2009.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register: June 6, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 108)]
[Notices]
[Page 31322-31323]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8322-1]

External Peer Review of Draft Final Report: ``Comparison of the
Alternative Asbestos Control Method and the NESHAP Method for
Demolition of Asbestos-Containing Buildings''

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of external peer review panel meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
an external peer review panel meeting to review the draft Final Report
for the Alternative Asbestos Control Method (AACM) Demonstration
Project. EPA will use comments and recommendations from the expert
panel meeting to finalize the draft report.
    The U.S. EPA conducted a controlled demonstration to evaluate the
AACM alongside the current National Emissions Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants (NESHAP) method in a remote, secure location at Fort
Chaffee, Arkansas. To facilitate side-by-side comparison, the
demonstration used two similar structures with asbestos-containing
materials. Additional information about this research project,
including a description of the AACM and the project schedule, is
available at http://epa.gov/region6/6xa/asbestos.htm.

DATES: A public comment period for the draft Final Report is currently
open and will last until June 14, 2007. Members of the public may
submit comments to Regulations.gov (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
below). The peer review panel meeting will begin on June 20, 2007, at
approximately 11:15 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. on June 21, 2007. Members of
the public may attend the peer review panel meeting. Time will be set
aside on the morning of June 20, 2007 for registered attendees who wish
to make oral comments (for more information refer to the instructions
for registration below).

ADDRESSES: Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an EPA contractor for
external scientific peer review, will convene an independent panel of
experts and organize and conduct an external peer review panel meeting
to review this draft report. The external peer review panel meeting
will be held at EPA's Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research
Center (AWBERC) located at 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati,
OH.
    Observers may attend the peer review panel meeting by registering
online at the Web site, https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/region6/register.htm
 or by calling ERG's conference line between the

hours of 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EDT at<PHONE_NUMBER> or toll free at
800-803-2833, or by faxing a registration request to<PHONE_NUMBER>
(include full address and contact information). Pre-registration is
strongly recommended as space is limited, and registrations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for online
pre-registration is June 13, 2007. If space allows, telephone and fax
registrations will continue to be accepted after this date, including
on-site registration. Time will be set aside to hear comments from
observers, and individuals will be limited to a maximum of five minutes
during the morning of the first day of the meeting. Please sign up for
a time slot on the registration page, or if registering via telephone,
inform ERG that you wish to make comments during the comment period.
Public comments submitted to Regulations.gov by June 14, 2007 will be
provided to the external peer review panel prior to the meeting.
    The draft Final Report is available via the Internet at http://epa.gov/region6/6xa/asbestos.htm or http://www.regulations.gov under
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docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362. Copies are not available from
ERG and copies will not be available onsite.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding registration and
logistics for the external peer review panel meeting should be directed
to ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421-3136; telephone: (781)
674-7374 or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or by faxing a registration
request to facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    If you have questions about the draft Final Report, contact Stephen
Watkins, Office of Research and Development, Mail Code 8104-R, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 565-2925, E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established an official public
docket for this action under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362 on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. The public docket contains

the draft Final Report and a list of charge questions that have been
submitted to the external peer reviewers.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0362 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
     E-mail: ORD<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA
West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0362. Deliveries are only
accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2007-0362. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,

unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov

or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''

system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA, without going through
http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured

and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, EPA

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the ORD
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 30, 2007.
Jeffery Morris,
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy.
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