The Commission is promulgating rules and issuing orders in order to mitigate the potential consequences to the markets of the indictment of Arthur Andersen. In general, under these rules, Andersen clients will be allowed to provide unaudited financial statements, with appropriate disclosure, as long as they file updated audited financial statements, describe any material differences, and provide certain other disclosures
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.