{"abstract":"The Securities and Exchange Commission (\"Commission\") is proposing for public comment amendments to its Rules of Practice and related provisions in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, among other things, authorizes the Commission to review disciplinary actions of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (\"Board\") and to create \"Fair Funds\" in Commission administrative proceedings. The Commission is also proposing for public comment amendments to other provisions of the Rules of Practice (\"Rules\") as a result of its experience with those rules and to correct certain citations. The proposed amendments are intended to enhance the transparency and facilitate parties' understanding of the applicability of the review process to Board proceedings, and to make practice under the rules easier and more efficient.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/12/05/03-29932.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":200,"title":17},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":201,"title":17},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":240,"title":17}],"citation":"68 FR 68186","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2004-01-05","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 2004.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Release No. 34-48832","File No. S7-25-03"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-29932","effective_on":null,"end_page":68201,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/12/05/03-29932.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/12/05/03-29932/proposed-amendments-to-the-rules-of-practice-and-related-provisions","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-29932?publication_date=2003-12-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-12-05/03-29932/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":16,"page_views":{"count":73,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 22:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-12-05/pdf/03-29932.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-12-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/12/05/03-29932.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":68186,"subtype":null,"title":"Proposed Amendments to the Rules of Practice and Related Provisions","toc_doc":"Rules of practice and related provisions; amendments","toc_subject":"Practice and procedure:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Securities"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":68}