DRAFT EDGAR Form SDR - XML Technical Specification (Version 1.0)

Implementation Date: April 13, 2015

This DRAFT EDGAR Form SDR - XML Technical Specification (Version 1.0 ), posted before Commission approval of potential regulatory changes in this release, is provided as a service to our filing community to assist filers, agents, and software developers in their preparation of responses to potential changes the staff anticipates. Since this is a draft specification, the SEC retains the right to change any part of the specification before the new system release is made final. In addition, the final EDGAR Form SDR - XML Technical Specification is subject to Commission approval and may be revised before approval or not approved at all. Similarly, the posting of the DRAFT EDGAR Form SDR - XML Technical Specification (Version 1.0) does not indicate Commission approval of any pending proposed changes relating to the potential changes reflected in the draft specification. The final version of the specification will be made available if approved by the Commission on or about April 13, 2015 on the SEC's Public Website.

On April 13, 2015, EDGAR Release 15.1 will introduce the following changes:

• EDGAR will be updated to add new submission form types SDR, SDR/A, SDR-A, and SDR-W. These submission form types can be accessed by selecting the 'File SDR' link on the EDGAR Filing Website. Submission form types SDR, SDR/A, SDR-A, and SDR-W will include the "Request Confidentiality" check box to allow applicants to select which information to request confidential treatment. After a Form SDR is submitted, SEC staff will review the submission and make a determination of whether the information for which confidential treatment is requested should be made public. EDGAR will disseminate only the content and attached exhibits of the submission that the SEC staff has determined to be public.
• These submission form types can be accessed by selecting the 'File SDR' link on the EDGAR Filing Website. Additionally, applicants may construct XML submissions for these submission types by following the "EDGAR SDR XML Technical Specification" document available on the SEC's Public Website (http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml).
• The following Draft EDGAR Form SDR- XML Technical Specification documents detail the valid structure and content of the EDGAR Form SDR- submission types.

• Download the DRAFT EDGAR Form SDR- XML Technical Specification (Version 1.0) (compressed folder)

http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/specifications/edgar-form-sdr-tech-specs-1_d.htm