U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Release No. 46664 / October 16, 2002

Report on Administrative Proceedings
for the Period April 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002

Rule 900 of the Commission's Rules of Practice (17 CFR 201.900) requires the Commission's Secretary to issue each October and April a status report on the Commission's administrative proceedings caseload.

The report identifies the number of matters pending before the administrative law judges and the Commission at the beginning of the six-month period; the number of matters instituted, filed, and disposed of during the period; and the number pending at the end of the period. For each category of decision, the report shows the median age of the matters at the time of decision and the number of matters decided within the guidelines in Rule 900 for the timely completion of adjudicatory proceedings. Finally, the report includes comparison figures from the previous two six-month periods.

Report on Administrative Proceedings
for the Period April 1, 2002 through September 30, 2002

Matters Before the Administrative Law Judges

Matters Before the Commission

Matters Before the Commission

	4/1/2002 - 9/30/2002	10/1/2001 - 3/31/2002	4/1/2001 - 9/30/2001
Miscellaneous Matters
Interlocutory Motions:
Number pending at start of period	3	1	1
Number filed during period	0	2	0
Number decided during period	3	0	0
Total pending at end of period	0	3	1
Median age at decision (days)	605	--	--
Number decided within 45 days	0	--	--
Stay Requests:
Number pending at start of period	1	0	0
Number filed during period	3	7	3
Number decided during period	4	6	3
Total pending at end of period	0	1	0
Median age at decision (days)	3	2	1
Number decided within guidelines6	3	6	3

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1	Includes all proceedings disposed of other than by an initial decision, including default orders that dispose of the entire proceeding.
2	May include review of initial decisions, review of other non-interlocutory ALJ matters, and matters on remand from the Courts of Appeals.
3	Includes one matter appealed during the last reporting period and not included in the previous report.
4	May include matters filed pursuant to Section 11A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5	The age at decision of the three motions was 47 days, 60 days, and 987 days.
6	Guideline is either five days or 45 days depending on the effective date of the order requested to be stayed.

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