E8-7893. Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting

AGENCY:

Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of Meeting of SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting.

SUMMARY:

The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting is providing notice that it will hold a public meeting on Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Donald E. Stephens Conference Center, Room 21, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. (CDT) and will be open to the public. The meeting will be webcast on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Persons needing special accommodations to take part because of a disability should notify a contact person listed below. The public is invited to submit written statements for the meeting.

The agenda for the meeting includes hearing oral testimony from panel participants regarding the Advisory Committee's developed proposals and conceptual approaches, as presented in the Advisory Committee's progress report dated February 14, 2008 (http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​other/​2008/​33-8896.pdf),, related to substantive complexity and the standards-setting process; consideration of comment letters received by the Advisory Committee; consideration of updates from subcommittees of the Advisory Committee; and discussion of next steps and planning for the next meeting.

DATES:

Written statements should be received on or before April 25, 2008.

ADDRESSES:

Written statements may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

• Use the Commission's Internet submission form (http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​other.shtml);​; or
• Send an e-mail message to [e-mail]. Please include File Number 265-24 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

• Send paper statements in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File No. 265-24. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help us process and review your statements more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission staff will post all statements on the Advisory Committee's Web site (http://www.sec.gov/​about/​offices/​oca/​acifr.shtml). Statements also will be available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. All statements received will be posted without change; we do not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James L. Kroeker, Deputy Chief Accountant, or Shelly C. Luisi, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, at [phone], Office of the Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-6561.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 1, 10(a), James L. Kroeker, Designated Federal Officer of the Committee, has approved publication of this notice.

Dated: April 9, 2008.

Nancy M. Morris,

Committee Management Officer.