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American Lobster - Annual Trap Transfer Program

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This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection. The American lobster resource and fishery are cooperatively managed by the states and NMFS under the authority of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, according to the framework established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) in Amendment 3 of its Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP). This collection of information is in response to several addenda to Amendment 3 of the ISFMP that work to reduce trap fishing effort through limited entry fishing and trap allocation limit reductions. The Trap Transfer Program is intended to foster economic flexibility for the lobster industry while reducing fishing effort on the American lobster resource. The regulations implementing the FMP in the EEZ are specified at 50 CFR part 697. This collection of information is being conducted to help mitigate the economic burden of scheduled trap allocation reductions in Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2 and 3 on Federal lobster permit holders through the Annual Lobster Trap Transfer Program, which allows all qualified Federal lobster permit holders to buy and sell trap allocation from Areas 2, 3, or Outer Cape Cod. NMFS collects application forms from Lobster permit holders who wish to transfer trap allocation from these areas during a 2-month period (from August 1 through September 30) each year. The revised allocations resulting from the transfers become effective for each participating lobster permit at the start of the following Federal lobster fishing year, on May 1. Both the seller and buyer of the traps are required to sign the application form, date the document, and clearly show that the seller has sufficient allocation to transfer and that the buyer has sufficient room under the applicable trap cap.

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16 USC 5101-5109	View Law

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Rule 17Ab2-1 Registration of Clearing Agencies (17 CFR 240.17Ab2- 1) and Form CA-1 (17 CFR 249b.200)

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Rule 17Ab2-1 and Form CA-1 require clearing agencies to register with the Commission and to meet certain requirements with regard to, among other things, a clearing agency's organization, capacities, and rules. The information is collected from the clearing agency upon the initial application for registration on Form CA-1. Thereafter, information is collected by amendment to the initial Form CA-1 when material changes in circumstances necessitate modification of the information previously provided to the Commission.

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15 USC 78a, et seq.	View Law

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preliminary Land Acquisition Processes

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The PATS is a standardized nationwide system for tracking each step of an ongoing land transaction, and for preparing required standard documents. The PATS database, an enterprise approach for data tracking and document management, simplifies and standardizes the many common business practices involved in the collection, use, sharing, and reporting of realty data at all levels of the Division of Realty, and further allows for the uniqueness of the realty process found throughout the United States at the State and local levels.

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16 USC 718d	View Law

16 USC 715-715r	View Law

16 USC 460I	View Law

16 USC 3901	View Law

16 USC 742a	View Law

16 USC 1534	View Law

16 USC 668dd	View Law

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Novel Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Designs

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Vehicles equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and even higher levels of automation have the potential to greatly decrease crashes and save lives. Technologies such as forward collision warning systems, lane centering/ keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning systems, and traffic jam assistance systems, etc., are becoming increasingly common on even moderately priced new vehicles. Therefore, a safety-critical element of these advanced technologies is the human-machine interface (HMI), which refers to vehicular displays that present information to a driver, as well as those controls that facilitate a driver’s control over the operation of various vehicle subsystems, including ADAS and driving automation systems. Safe and efficient operation of any motor vehicle requires that an HMI be designed in a manner that is consistent with driver limitations, capabilities, and expectations. However, in-vehicle technology is an evolving and ever-changing domain, and there have been a number of developments in this domain since NHTSA’s Human Factors Design Guidance for Driver-Vehicle Interfaces was published. These developments include advances and changes in (1) basic technological capabilities (e.g., full manual controldriver assistancevehicle automation); (2) status indicators and telltales presented to drivers (e.g., head-up displays, augmented reality displays, large displays in the center stack, in-vehicle advertising/e-commerce); and (3) novel input devices (e.g., touch screens, speech input, gesture inputs). Critically, these topics were either not considered at the time the earlier guidelines were published, or they did not have sufficient research to support the development of robust guidelines. In short, these recently emerging technologies, novel HMI designs, and changes in driver-vehicle interfaces impact driver information needs and control inputs and indicate that there are many gaps between the guidance that is available versus the guidance that may be valuable to NHTSA and may be needed by industry. This data collection will directly support NHTSA’s efforts to identify the implications of current HMIs on driver information needs, behavior, and performance, and characterize gaps in a manner that will aid NHTSA’s efforts to support the deployment of safe technologies through ongoing HMI research and development.

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OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is proposing to renew an information collection. Through this Information Collection Request renewal (ICR), ONRR seeks renewed authority to collect information related to the paperwork requirements necessary to determine the net profit share base and calculate the net profit share payments due to the Federal Government.

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30 USC 181 et seq.	View Law

30 USC 1701 et seq.	View Law

43 USC 1331 et seq.	View Law

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Form 20-F

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Form 20-F (17 CFR 249.220f) is used by foreign private issuers to register securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and to file annual or transition reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Form 20-F is also used to collect disclosure from foreign private issuers on Form F-1 (17 CFR 239.31) and Form F-4 (17 CFR 239.34). The information collected by Form 20-F provides a comprehensive overview of a company’s business and financial condition and includes audited financial statements. The information collected by Form 20-F is intended to provide investors with material information needed to make informed investment decisions.

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15 USC 78l, 78m(a), 78o(d), 78w(a)	View Law

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All AmeriCorps State and National Application Instructions

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The Corporation is seeking approval of the attached AmeriCorps State snd National Application Instructions. This ICR will enable the public to apply for funding through the AmeriCorps State Competitive, State Education Award Program, National Direct, National Education Award Program, National Professional Corps, Indian Tribes, and National Planning grant competitions.

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42 USC 12501 et. Seq	View Law

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Written Reimbursement Policy, 12 CFR 701.33

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Each Federal Credit Union (FCU) must draft a written reimbursement policy to ensure that the FCU makes payments to its directors within the guidelines that the FCU has established in advance and to enable examiners to easily verify compliance by comparing the policy to the actual reimbursements.

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12 USC 1766 (a)	View Law

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[NCHS] Application Form and Related Forms for the Operation of the National Death Index

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The National Death Index (NDI) and the services it provides allows NCHS to collect mortality data to support epidemiological research and to furnish mortality information to approved public health and medical investigators. This is a Revision request for a three-year clearance to use of the administrative forms (the application form, repeat request form, and transmittal form) and the fee worksheets utilized in the operation of the National Death Index (NDI) program.

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42 USC 306	View Law

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Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems, also known as Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS)

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This information collection request requires State Departments of Transportation, including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, applying alone or in partnership with Local Agencies, Tribes or Private Industry, to submit information required to obtain benefit. The purpose of this collection is to promote, implement, deploy, demonstrate, showcase, support, and document the application of advanced digital construction management systems, practices, performance, and benefits. The information will be received by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Examples of the information that would be reported include Standard Forms (such as the SF-424 family and Grants.gov Lobbying Form), a detailed project budget, the ADCMS Application Template, and post-award performance measure data detailing how the funded activities improved safety, costs, scheduling, workforce training, and right-of-way impacts. The frequency of this collection includes a one-time application submission, followed by semi-annual progress reports and semi-annual Federal Financial Reports (SF-425) for successful grant recipients.

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Pub.L. 117 - 58 13006	View Law

23 USC 503(c)(5)	View Law

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Rule 15b9-1 – Exemption for Certain Exchange Members

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Rule 15b9-1 provides an exemption for certain broker-dealers from the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requirement to become a member of a national securities association. Under amendments adopted in August 2023, a broker-dealer relying on Rule 15b9-1 would be permitted to effect securities transactions otherwise than on a national securities exchange of which it is a member if the transactions are solely for the purpose of executing the stock leg of a stock-option order, and the broker-dealer establishes, maintains and enforces written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure and demonstrate that such transactions are solely for such purpose.

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15 USC 78o(b)(9)	View Law

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Hospital Reporting Initiative--Hospital Quality Measures (CMS-10210)

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This request covers data collection requirements for the FY 2027 payment determination and subsequent years. This revised information collection request includes burden for the proposed adoption of the Age Friendly Hospital measure, the proposed increase in the number of eCQMs hospitals would be required to report, and the removal of the Measure Exception Form for NHSN HAI Measures from this information collection in addition to updated data and wage rates impacting previously approved burden calculations.

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Pub.L. 111 - 148 3001	View Law

Pub.L. 109 - 171 5001(a)	View Law

Pub.L. 108 - 173 5001(b)	View Law

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Medicare Coverage of Items and Services for Coverage with Evidence Development (CMS-10697)

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CED is a paradigm whereby Medicare covers items and services on the condition that they are furnished in the context of approved clinical studies or with the collection of additional clinical data. In making coverage decisions involving CED, CMS decides after a formal review of the medical literature to cover an item or service only in the context of an approved clinical study or when additional clinical data are collected to assess the appropriateness of an item or service for use with a particular beneficiary. The legal basis of CED comes from Section1862(a)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y), which states that “in the case of research conducted pursuant to section 1142, which is not reasonable and necessary to carry out the purposes of that section.” CMS uses the information generated from CED for the following: • Results from studies required under CED inform medical decision-making and improve patient care. • Data from CED studies that are published in the medical literature may be used by CMS to make evidence-based changes to the NCD. • Data generated from CED required registries are used by researchers to advance the field specific to the NCD. While the intent of these CED NCDs was to monitor the appropriateness of use of these items and services, we recognized that the data could also be used to generate useful clinical evidence. More recent NCDs have tended to rely on section 1862(a)(1)(E) of the Act, in which CED is used to support clinical research.

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42 USC 1395y	View Law

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Rule 270.6e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, exemption for certain variable separate accounts, including Form N-6EI-1, notification of claim of exemption from registration

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Investment companies offering schedule variable life insurance contracts are granted exemptions for certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 by Rule 6e-2. Investment companies offering scheduled variable life insurance contracts may file on Form N-6EI-1 a notification of claim of exemption from registration pursuant to Rule 6e-2 or 6e-3(T) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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15 USC 80a-6(e)	View Law

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Reporting Requirements for Recipients of Points Paid on Residential Mortgages and Mortgage Interest Statement

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Section 6050H provides that an information return must be made by any person who is engaged in a trade or business and who, during that trade or business, receives from any individual $600 or more of interest on any mortgage in a calendar year. Any person required to make an information return under section 6050H also must furnish a statement to the payor of record on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the interest was received. Form 1098, Mortgage Interest Statement, is used to report mortgage interest (including points) received during the year.

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26 USC 6050H	View Law

Pub.L. 115 - 97 11043	View Law

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Land Use Application and Permit (43 CFR part 2920)

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The BLM uses the information to determine whether private citizens, State and local governments, and businesses are qualified to use, occupy, or develop the public lands under certain conditions. The land uses that may be authorized are agricultural development, residential, recreation concessions, business, industrial, and commercial. This OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2026. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an additional three (3) years.

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43 USC 1181a and 1181b	View Law

43 USC 1732	View Law

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Form 1099-MISC -- Miscellaneous Information

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Form 1099-MISC is used by payers to report payments of $600 or more of rent, prizes and awards, medical and health care payments, nonemployee compensation, and crop insurance proceeds, $10 or more of royalties, any amount of fishing boat proceeds, certain substitute payments, golden parachute payments, and an indication of direct sales of $5,000 or more.

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26 USC 6050A	View Law

26 USC 6041	View Law

26 USC 6045(d)	View Law

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Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) Repository

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The General Services Administration is in the process of developing an application to facilitate and provide a centralized repository of Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs). Many product vendors already provide product ACRs on their public websites, upon request, and as a requirement during the solicitation process. Federal agencies also often require submission of ACRs as part of quotes, bids, and/or proposals in response to procurement solicitations. The ACR Repository will allow vendors to list or upload their ACRs into a centralized database to make it more efficient for government buyers to locate relevant ACRs when conducting market research or evaluating product accessibility in the course of the procurement process, as required by Section 508 and in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Parts 39). While there is no statutory nor regulatory requirement specifically addressing an ACR collection, there is a requirement for ACRs to be provided in the acquisition process. A repository would reduce burden for both vendors and government buyers by centralizing the location of ACRs, improving the consistency of ACR format, and providing a method for searching and retrieving ACRs. Participation and provision of ACRs via the ACR Repository will be voluntary unless stipulated otherwise in solicitation and/or contract requirements. The data collected includes product names, versions, and conformance to Section 508 standards. A view of the data collected will be available to the public via the ACR Repository with limitations. More detailed ACR data will be accessible using Login.gov to authenticate users. Users cannot edit vendor data or ACR data; only vendors can edit their own data and the data for their respective products they own.

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Hospice Conditions of Participation (CMS-10277)

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The CoPs and accompanying requirements specified in the regulations are used by Federal or State surveyors as a basis for determining whether a hospice qualifies for approval or re-approval under Medicare. CMS and the healthcare industry believe that the availability to the hospice of the type of records and general content of records, which this regulation specifies, is standard medical practice, and is necessary in order to ensure the well-being and safety of patients and professional treatment accountability.

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42 USC 1395x	View Law

Pub.L. 105 - 33 Title IV, Chapter 4	View Law

Pub.L. 97 - 248 122	View Law

Pub.L. 108 - 173 946	View Law

Pub.L. 101 - 239 6005(b)	View Law

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System for Award Management (SAM.gov) Annual Certification of Compliance with Executive Order 14400, Urgent National Action to Save College Sports

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Executive Order 14400, Urgent National Action to Save College Sports, directs the Administrator of General Services to propose a regular collection of information to evaluate compliance with the rules covered in the EO to aid contract and grantmaking agencies’ compliance with the EO starting August 1, 2026. The System for Award Management (SAM or SAM.gov) serves as the primary registration and award management database for the U.S. Federal Government. SAM currently collects, validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition and financial assistance missions. SAM validates entity registration information and electronically shares the secure and encrypted data with Federal agency personnel to facilitate their award making and payments. Additionally, SAM shares its data with Federal Government procurement, financial assistance, and electronic business systems. Both current and potential Colleges and Universities are required to register in SAM pursuant to Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to receive specified Federal awards. Entities complete a registration process to provide basic information relevant to procurement and Federal financial assistance transactions. These entities may also report various information applicable to the federal award process in SAM.gov. Registered entities identified as Higher Education Institutions during the SAM entity registration and meeting the $20M (adjusted for inflation) threshold for intercollegiate athletics activities revenue will certify their compliance annually with the terms within EO 14400. This certification information will be available for Federal officials for contract and grantmaking activities and compliance verification.

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Section 48(e) Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

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TD 9979 and Rev. Proc. 2023-27, both implement the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) low-income communities bonus credit program for solar/wind projects. TD 9979 provides the legal rules and definitions for section 48(e) low-income communities bonus credit. Rev Proc. 2023-27 provides the step-by-step process to obtain the allocation required under TD 9979.

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Pub.L. 117 - 169 13103	View Law

26 USC 48(e)	View Law

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Proposal Submissions and Awards Management System (ProSAMS) for the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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This collection covers two Small Business Administration programs implemented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administraion (NASA). The SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) program provides competitive, awards‑based funding for small businesses pursuing federal research and development (R&D) with strong commercial potential. The STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) program complements SBIR by supporting federal R&D that is conducted in partnership with nonprofit research institutions, helping transition early‑stage scientific innovations into market‑ready technologies.

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Disaster Survey Worksheet

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SBA is required to survey affected disaster areas within a state upon request by the Governor of that state to determine if there is sufficient damage to warrant a disaster declaration. Information is obtained from individuals, businesses, and government officials reporting disaster related damages.

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15 USC 636	View Law

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America First Arms Transfer Strategy

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Effective execution of Executive Order 14383 requires immediate, up-to-date market intelligence regarding defense articles and the private sector's current production capabilities, supply chain dependencies, product offerings, and export readiness. This information collection is a strategic market research effort to inform execution of Executive Order 14383. It is not an acquisition or procurement action, and no federal contracts will be solicited or awarded based on these submissions. The analysis derived from this collection will facilitate the analytical prioritization of U.S. defense articles, enabling the curation of a comprehensively assessed data set for the Government.

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Rule 0-1 (17 C.F.R 270.0-1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Definition of terms used in this part

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Rule 0-1 (17 CFR 270.0-1) provides definitions for the terms in the Investment Company Act or in the Commission’s rules and regulations. It also defines terms that serve as conditions to the availability of certain of the Commission’s exemptive rules. More specifically, the term “independent legal counsel,” as defined in paragraph (a)(6) of rule 0-1, sets out conditions that funds must meet in order to rely on any of ten exemptive rules (“exemptive rules”) under the Investment Company Act. Under rule 0-1, if a majority of a fund's independent directors makes a determination that the counsel's representation of fund management organizations (or any of their control persons) is or was so limited that it will not adversely affect the counsel's ability to provide impartial advice to the independent directors, the basis for that determination must be recorded in the board's meeting minutes. These records maintained under the rule are not submitted to the Commission, but may be reviewed by the Commission staff upon request to ensure compliance with the rule. If maintenance of these records were not required, the Commission could not readily determine and review the factors considered by the independent directors in assessing the independence of their counsel.

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15 USC 80a	View Law

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