Information Access: Improving Securities and Exchange Commission's Public Reference Room OperationsU.S. G.A.O., 1989 - 19 pages |
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... response to the July 14 , 1988 , request of the former Chairman , we have reviewed complaints by regular users of the ... microfiche format . At these facilities , the public may inspect documents and obtain copies for a fee . The ...
... response to the July 14 , 1988 , request of the former Chairman , we have reviewed complaints by regular users of the ... microfiche format . At these facilities , the public may inspect documents and obtain copies for a fee . The ...
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... microfiche requests led to delays in obtaining these materials and more difficulty in doing research . SEC's microfiche contractor received copies of certain time - sensitive doc- uments before regular users received them in the ...
... microfiche requests led to delays in obtaining these materials and more difficulty in doing research . SEC's microfiche contractor received copies of certain time - sensitive doc- uments before regular users received them in the ...
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... microfiche requests and appears to be meeting them . We observed that the microfiche contractor did have earlier access to certain time - sensitive documents . Although SEC staff delivered copies of these documents to the reference room ...
... microfiche requests and appears to be meeting them . We observed that the microfiche contractor did have earlier access to certain time - sensitive documents . Although SEC staff delivered copies of these documents to the reference room ...
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... microfiche format . At these facilities , the public may inspect documents and obtain copies for a fee . SEC ... requests . ( The files were com- pletely open to the public in the prior location . ) However , increased demand for microfiche ...
... microfiche format . At these facilities , the public may inspect documents and obtain copies for a fee . SEC ... requests . ( The files were com- pletely open to the public in the prior location . ) However , increased demand for microfiche ...
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... microfiche requests within specified times . The room was extensively remodeled and two electronic boards were ... microfiche files , many users noted a more rapid turnaround for microfiche requests . Many firms also noted the fairness ...
... microfiche requests within specified times . The room was extensively remodeled and two electronic boards were ... microfiche files , many users noted a more rapid turnaround for microfiche requests . Many firms also noted the fairness ...
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Actions and Remaining agree with SEC's Appendix I Background Appendix III SEC Appendix IV Legal applicable statutes areas of concern assigned space Background and Objectives called regular users Carrel allocations certain time-sensitive Chairman's July 14 Closed microfiche files Concerns of Regular contractor for producing contractor's copies contractor's earlier access copies of corporate corporate filings received delivered copies demand for microfiche desks disclosing material financial disclosure disorderly economies to SEC Federal Register files might provide filing type filings received paper filling microfiche requests FOIA GAO Opinion Government interviewed regular users Methodology microfilm number of areas numbers SEC staff obtain materials Open access open and users open microfiche files orderly condition producing microfiche copies provide any observations public reference facilities public reference room reallocated carrels received paper copies reference room facilities regulations remaining areas Remaining Concerns room in Washington SEC reference room SEC staff processing SEC's closing SEC's contractor Subcommittee time-sensitive Williams Act filings
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Page 16 - Subject to the provisions of section 321? the information and documents contained in or filed with any application shall be made available to the public under such regulations as the Commission may prescribe, and copies thereof, photostatic or otherwise, shall be furnished to every applicant therefor at such reasonable charge as the Commission may prescribe.
Page 2 - SBC staff to fill users' microfiche requests led to delays in obtaining these materials and more difficulty in doing research. SBC'S microfiche contractor received copies of certain time-sensitive documents before regular users received them in the reference room. This gave the contractor an unfair advantage over regular users, who compete with the contractor in selling information from these documents.