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Securities and Exchange Commission

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Application:

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Sunshine Act Meeting

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L002.

The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be:

Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rule amendments that would impose additional requirements on nationally recognized statistical rating organizations in order to address concerns about the integrity of their credit rating procedures and methodologies.

Item 2: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rule amendments to improve mutual fund disclosure by providing investors with a summary prospectus containing key information in plain English in a clear and concise format, and by enhancing the availability on the Internet of more detailed information to investors. The Commission also will consider whether to adopt related amendments to Form N1A, including amendments that address exchangetraded funds.

At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items.

For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 5515400.

Dated: November 12, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E827295 Filed 111408; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 801101P

SUMMARY: Meetings; Sunshine Act,


DOCUMENT BODY 2:

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10 a.m., in the Auditorium, Room L002.

The subject matter of the Open Meeting will be:

Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rule amendments that would impose additional requirements on nationally recognized statistical rating organizations in order to address concerns about the integrity of their credit rating procedures and methodologies.

Item 2: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rule amendments to improve mutual fund disclosure by providing investors with a summary prospectus containing key information in plain English in a clear and concise format, and by enhancing the availability on the Internet of more detailed information to investors. The Commission also will consider whether to adopt related amendments to Form N1A, including amendments that address exchangetraded funds.

At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items.

For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 5515400.

Dated: November 12, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E827295 Filed 111408; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 801101P


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