What's New on the SEC Website
December 15, 2006

Administrative Proceedings

• James T. McCurdy, CPA (Release Nos. 34-54945, AAER-2525)
   

Commission Speeches and Public Statements

• Statement at the SEC Open Meeting Regarding Proposed Regulation R, by Commissioner Roel C. Campos, Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2006)
   
• Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, by Commissioner Roel C. Campos, SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2006)
   
• Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, by Commissioner Roel C. Campos, SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2006)
   
• Section 404: Proposed Management Guidance, by Commissioner Roel C. Campos, SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2006)
   

Recent Press Releases

• Further Relief From the Section 404 Requirements for Smaller Companies and Newly Public Companies (Release No. 2006-210)
  See also: Final Rule Release No. 33-8760
   

Proposed Rules

• Investment Company Governance (Release No. IC-27600, File No. S7-03-04)
   

Final Rules

• Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Exchange Act Periodic Reports of Non-Accelerated Filers and Newly Public Companies (Release No. 33-8760)
   

PCAOB Rulemaking

• Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Adjusting Implementation Schedule of Rule 3523, Tax Services for Persons in Financial Reporting Oversight Roles (Release No. 34-54938)
   

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) Rulemaking

• DTC: Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Wind-Down of a Participant (Release No. 34-54927, File No. SR-DTC-2006-07)
   
• FICC: Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Wind-Down of a Participant (Release No. 34-54929, File No. SR-FICC-2006-05)
   
• MSRB: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Amendments to Rule G-27, on Supervision, Rule G-8, on Recordkeeping, and Rule G-9, on Record Retention (Release No. 34-54930, File No. SR-MSRB-2006-10)
   
• NMS: Notice of Filing and Effectiveness of Amendment No. 18 to the Joint Self-Regulatory Organization Plan Governing the Collection, Consolidation and Dissemination of Quotation and Transaction Information for Nasdaq-Listed Securities Traded on Exchanges on an Unlisted Trading Privileges Basis, Submitted by the American Stock Exchange LLC, the Boston Stock Exchange, Inc., the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., the International Securities Exchange, Inc., the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the National Stock Exchange, Inc., the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, NYSE Arca, Inc., and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (Release No. 34-54936, File No. S7-24-89)
   
• NSCC: Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Wind-Down of a Member (Release No. 34-54928, File No. SR-NSCC-2006-05)
   
• NSCC: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Clarifying and Technical Changes to its Insurance Processing Service (Release No. 34-54921, File No. SR-NSCC-2006-14)
   
• NYSE: Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 Thereto Relating to iShares® Lehman Bond Funds (Release No. 34-54916, File No. SR-NYSE-2006-70)
   
• OCC: Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Cash-Settled Foreign Currency Options (Release No. 34-54935, File No. SR-OCC-2006-10)
   

Division of Corporation Finance

Staff No-Action, Interpretive and Exemptive Letters

• Babson Capital Management LLC (December 14, 2006)
   

Division of Investment Management

Investment Management Staff No-Action and Interpretive Letters

• ASA (Bermuda) Limited (December 13, 2006)