[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR200.23a]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 200--ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Organization and Program Management
 
Sec. 200.23a  Office of Economic Analysis.

    The Office of Economic Analysis is responsible for providing an 
objective economic perspective to understand and evaluate the economic 
dimension of the Commission's regulatory oversight. It performs economic 
analyses of proposed rule changes, current or proposed policies, and 
capital market developments and offers advice on the basis of these 
analyses. The Office also assists the Commission's enforcement effort by 
applying economic analysis and statistical tools to issues raised in 
enforcement cases. It reviews certifications and initial and final 
regulatory flexibility analyses prepared by the operating divisions 
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

[60 FR 14627, Mar. 20, 1995]

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