3235-AI73 200304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3235 Securities and Exchange Commission SEC Rule to Strengthen the Commission?s Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 17 CFR 210 17 CFR 240 17 CFR 249 17 CFR 274 15 USC 80b-3 15 USC 80b-11 15 USC 78w 15 USC 78mm 15 USC 80a-8 15 USC 80a-29 15 USC 80a-37 15 USC 77g 15 USC 77h 15 USC 77j 15 USC 77s 15 USC 77z-3 15 USC 78c 15 USC 78j 15 USC 78L 15 USC 78m 15 USC 78n 15 USC 78q Statutory Final 01/26/2003 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. No NRPM 12/13/2002 67 FR 76780 NPRM Comment Period End 01/12/2003 Final Action 02/05/2003 68 FR 6006 Final Action Effective 05/06/2003 No None NA Not Collected Samuel Burke L. 3235 Securities and Exchange Commission SEC 202 942-4400 Office of the Chief Accountant,