On February 26, 2021, the SEC announced that under Section 31(j)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, it has concluded that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 fee rate is not required for fiscal year 2021. The amount of funding available to the SEC is not directly affected by these adjustments. Continue reading "Fee Rate Advisory #3 for Fiscal Year 2021" »

On February 24, the SEC announced that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the organization that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations that follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), has published two proposed Taxonomy Implementation Guides. These guides are based on the 2021 US GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy, which is currently under consideration by the SEC. {expires: 2021-03-13}
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XBRL US will host a free webinar on March 10, 2021 to provide an update on the XBRL API that works with data in the Database of Public Filings. The event will begin at 3 p.m. and will be an hour in length. Webinar attendees will learn how to get started with the no-cost add-in for Microsoft Excel in M365 and Office 365 that was recently published called XBRL Filed Data. The remote meeting will also address other available XBRL API enhancements and resources. {expires: 2021-03-11} Continue reading "XBRL US to Host Webinar on Updates to the XBRL API" »

On February 18, 2021, the FERC revisited its evaluation of the 1999 Policy Statement on the Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities and is soliciting new data and additional stakeholder points of view that would help the agency update the process by which it reviews proposed natural gas projects. Recognizing that many changes have occurred since its initial inquiry three years ago, the FERC is focusing on adding to the record already established in response to its April 2018 Notice of Inquiry (NOI), and it is soliciting comments on new questions that add to or modify the initial NOI. {expires: 2021-05-10}
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Version 5.6c of all applications in the GoFiler Suite has been released. This release contains a number of improvements to HTML and project validation, as well as XDX improvements pertaining to continuations. Additionally, new features were added to filter the RSS news feed and to set the time zone for GoFiler’s internal logs and proofs.

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XBRL US has announced it will extend its webinar “Get Ready to Comply with FERC XBRL Requirements” to two additional sessions on February 23, 2021 and February 25, 2021. {expires: 2021-03-26} Continue reading "XBRL US Extends Webinar to Prepare for FERC..." »

On February 17, 2021, the SEC announced a virtual meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee that will take place on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and will be presented live via webcast for public viewing on sec.gov. Apart from the non-public administrative session, the meeting is open to the public and will also be archived on the Committee’s website for later viewing. The meeting will feature discussions regarding the following matters: (1) self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs); (2) special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs); (3) minority and underserved inclusion, and (4) credit rating agencies. {expires: 2021-03-12} Continue reading "SEC to Hold March 11 Virtual Investor Advisory..." »

The SEC will be closed Monday, February 15 in observance of President’s Day birthday. The EDGAR System will not receive, process or accept filings on this day. Filings with a due date of February 15 will be due the following business day, which is Tuesday, February 16. Continue reading "President’s Day" »

The SEC announced on February 9, 2021 that, after consulting with Division of Enforcement Acting Director Melissa Hodgman, SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee has reinstated a critical tool to the enforcement program – the delegation of authority to the division’s senior officers.
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On January 21, 2021, the FERC Commissioner, Neil Chatterjee and Pradeep Kumar Pujari, chairperson of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) of India, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the FERC and the CERC to share regulatory experiences and practices. This MOU is the product of three years of discussions among the Commissioner, the Chairperson, and staff from both agencies and details a variety of issues ranging from development and monitoring of power markets and issues related to: (1) regulatory initiatives for facilitating investment in the power sector; (2) integrating renewable energy into the electric grid; (3) transmission pricing; (4) grid reliability; (5) technical training, and (6) regulatory practices.

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On February 4, 2021, the SEC published a request for public comment concerning potential reform measures to enhance the resilience of money market funds, which are utilized by both large institutions and individual retail investors and play a substantial role in short-term funding markets. This topic is given special attention in a report of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets published in December 2020. The SEC expects that comments received will help the agency and other relevant financial regulators in further analysis of potential reforms. Continue reading "SEC Seeks Comment on Potential Money Market..." »

XBRL US has announced that it will host two free 75-minute virtual informational sessions on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 and Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 1:30 PM ET that will aid preparers in getting ready for the new FERC XBRL mandate. XBRL US is hosting these webinars to broaden attendees’ exposure to various XBRL solution providers and to help filers get an in-depth look at how XBRL preparation will affect the reporting process. The two-day event will also feature demonstrations from select member organizations, including Novaworks.
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As a leader in the XBRL community and a provider of robust software for structured data reporting for more than a decade, Novaworks is proud to announce our newest solution to XBRL-based compliance: XBRLworks. XBRLworks is a streamlined, easy-to-use XBRL application that will launch with support for the new FERC XBRL mandate. In 2020, the FERC officially adopted XBRL as its solution to modernizing its approach to regulated financial and other reporting in the energy industry. XBRL presents a method of tagging (or marking-up) data that adds key contextual information through dimensionality defined by an XBRL taxonomy.
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On February 2, 2021, the SEC published “Administration of the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System” in the Federal Register as a result of rule changes previously approved. Rule 15 under Regulation S-T establishes measures the SEC may take in governing EDGAR and promoting the integrity and reliability of EDGAR submissions. The SEC adopted the new rule to provide transparency and further substantiate the system by which it expeditiously informs filers and other relevant individuals of its activities under the rule. Pursuant to Regulation S-T, the SEC also adopted amendments that authorize the Director of the agency’s EDGAR Business Office to take actions under the new rule and under (i) Rule 13(b) concerning setting the terms of continuing hardship exemption and (ii) Rule 202 regarding the adjustment of a filing date for an electronic filing. Continue reading "SEC Publishes Regulation S-T Rule in Federal..." »

The SEC has announced that technical issues with Form 13H (and its variants) resulting from the end of life of Adobe Flash software has been resolved. Filers who were unable to file Form 13H (or variant) because of the issue should submit their filings as soon as possible. Continue reading "Form 13H Issues Caused by Adobe Flash Player..." »