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SEC Updates Volume II of EDGAR Filer Manual
Update of Volume II of EDGAR Filer Manual
17 CFR Part 232, Release Nos. 33-8926; 34-57914; 39-2456; IC-28296, 06/04/2008
Basic Information
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) issued on June 4, 2008 revisions to Volume II of the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The SEC adopted the revisions to address the removal of rescinded EDGAR submission types: S-4EF/A, F-4EF/A, N-14AE, and N-14AE/A, the addition of XBRL Standard Taxonomies, and the inclusion of new links for USGAAP XBRL Taxonomies.
The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume II entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: “EDGAR Filing,” Version 8 (May 2008). The updated manual will be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations. The revisions became effective on June 12, 2008.
The Filer Manual describes the technical formatting requirements for the preparation and submission of electronic filings through the EDGAR system. The SEC originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 1, 1993, with an effective date of April 26, 1993. Release No. 33-6986 (April 1, 1993) (58 FR 18638). It implemented the most recent update to the Filer Manual on August 20, 2007. Release No. 33-8834 (August 15, 2007) (72 FR 46559).
The Filer Manual contains all the technical specifications for filers to submit filings using the EDGAR system. Filers must comply with the applicable provisions of the Filer Manual in order to assure the timely acceptance and processing of filings made in electronic format. For EDGAR Release 9.10, submission template 1 will be updated to remove the aforementioned submission type changes.
The SEC highly recommended that filers download, install, and use the new EDGARLink submission templates to ensure that submissions will be processed successfully. Previous versions of the templates may not work properly. Notice of the update has previously been provided on the EDGAR Filing Web site and on the Commission’s public Web site.
The discrete updates are reflected on the EDGAR Filing Web site and in the updated Filer Manual, Volume II. Along with adoption of the Filer Manual, the SEC has amended Rule 301 of Regulation S-T to provide for the incorporation by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations of today’s revisions. This incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51.
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