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            <PUBLICATION_ID>202410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>3235</CODE>
            <NAME>Securities and Exchange Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SEC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Regulation Best Execution </RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The Division is considering recommending that the Commission adopt new rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to a broker-dealer&rsquo;s duty of best execution. Proposed Regulation Best Execution would enhance the existing regulatory framework concerning the duty of best execution by requiring detailed policies and procedures for all broker-dealers and more robust policies and procedures for broker-dealers engaging in certain conflicted transactions with retail customers, as well as related review and documentation requirements.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>17 CFR 242.1100</CFR>
            <CFR>17 CFR 242.1101</CFR>
            <CFR>17 CFR 242.1102</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 77g</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 77q(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 77s(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78b</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78c(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78e</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78g(c)(2)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78i(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78j</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78k-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78l</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78m</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78n</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78o(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78o(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78o(g)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78o-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78q</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78w(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78x</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78dd-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 78mm</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 80a-23</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 80a-29</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 80a-30</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>...</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/27/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 5440</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/31/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>YES</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Dimitrious</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>R.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3235</CODE>
                    <NAME>Securities and Exchange Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>SEC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 551-5131</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>dimitriousd@sec.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>100 F Street NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20549</ZIP>
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