FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  2001-113



              MUNICIPAL ROUNDTABLE RESCHEDULED
                              
                              
                              
     Washington, DC, October 15, 2001 - Today the Commission's
Office of Municipal Securities in the Division of Market
Regulation announced that the Third Annual Municipal Market
Roundtable has been rescheduled for November 14th from 9:00 am to
1:00 pm at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 42
West 44th Street New York, NY 10036.  It was originally scheduled
for October 18.

     The agenda will cover two topics: (1) the benefits and
deficiencies of the method for the collection and dissemination
of secondary market information about municipal securities
established by SEC Rule 15c2-12; and (2) how the collection and
dissemination of secondary market information regarding municipal
securities might be improved in the future by changes to Rule
15c2-12 or otherwise.

     Information about the specific panels and panelists will be
released in a few weeks.
     
     
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