{"abstract":"On February 26, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"Commission\") approved for publication proposed Regulation NMS (the \"Proposing Release\"), which is designed to enhance and modernize the regulatory structure of the U.S. equity markets (Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-49325). In connection with the Proposing Release, the Commission will hold public hearings to give the Commission the benefit of the views of interested members of the public regarding the issues raised and questions posed in the Proposing Release.","action":"Notice of hearings.","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/2004/03/18/04-6070.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"69 FR 12876","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2004-03-22","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The initial public hearing will be held on April 1, 2004 in Washington, DC. A subsequent public hearing will be held on April 21, 2004 in New York, New York. The following information pertains to both hearings. The hearings will begin at 9 a.m. Both hearings will be broadcast live and access will be available via webcast on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Persons who wish to testify at either hearing must submit a written request to the Commission specifying the date on which they prefer to testify and, if they are flexible as to either date, to specify so in their request. The Commission must receive these requests on or before March 22, 2004. Persons requesting to testify must also submit three copies of their oral statements or a summary of their intended testimony to the Commission. The Commission must receive these submissions on or before March 26, 2004. Those who do not wish to appear at the hearings may submit written testimony on or before the end of the comment period for the Proposing Release, which is 75 days after publication of the Proposing Release in the Federal Register (May 24, 2004), for inclusion in the public comment file.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Release No. 34-49408","File No. S7-10-04"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"04-6070","effective_on":null,"end_page":12877,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2004/03/18/04-6070.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/03/18/04-6070/regulation-nms","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/04-6070?publication_date=2004-03-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2004-03-18/04-6070/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":160,"last_updated":"2026-08-24 14:15:12 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-03-18/pdf/04-6070.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2004-03-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2004/03/18/04-6070.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T11:13:04Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12876,"subtype":null,"title":"Regulation NMS","toc_doc":"Hearings","toc_subject":"Securities:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":69}