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Securities and Exchange Commission: EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management

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GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new rule entitled "EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management." GAO found that the final rule (1) concerns access to and management of accounts on SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) that are related to certain technical changes to EDGAR (collectively referred to as EDGAR Next); (2) requires electronic filers (filers) to authorize and maintain designated individuals as account administrators and to take certain actions, through their account administrators, to manage their accounts on EDGAR; and (3) amends Volume I of the EDGAR Filer Manual to accord with the changes in the rule and that filers will have 12 months from the issuance of the rule to transition to EDGAR Next.

Enclosed is our assessment of SEC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Charlie McKiver, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-5992.

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