Regulation S-K 
Item 308
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
a.
Management's annual
report on internal control over financial reporting. Provide a report
of management on the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in
Rule 13a-15(f) or
Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act)
that contains:
1. A
statement of management's responsibility for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting for the registrant;
2. A
statement identifying the framework used by management to evaluate the
effectiveness of the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
as required by paragraph (c) of
Rule
13a-15 or
Rule
15d-15 under the Exchange Act;
3. Management's
assessment of the effectiveness of the registrant's internal control over
financial reporting as of the end of the registrant's most recent fiscal
year, including a statement as to whether or not internal control over
financial reporting is effective. This discussion must include disclosure
of any material weakness in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting identified by management. Management is not permitted to conclude
that the registrant's internal control over financial reporting is effective
if there are one or more material weaknesses in the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
4. A
statement that the registered public accounting firm that audited the
financial statements included in the annual report containing the disclosure
required by this Item has issued an attestation report on management's
assessment of the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
b. Attestation
report of the registered public accounting firm. Provide the registered
public accounting firm's attestation report on management's assessment
of the registrant's internal control over financial reporting in the registrant's
annual report containing the disclosure required by this Item.
c. Changes
in internal control over financial reporting. Disclose any change
in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting identified
in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of
Rule 13a-15
or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the registrant's
last fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case
of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Instructions to Item 308. The registrant must
maintain evidential matter, including documentation, to provide reasonable
support for management's assessment of the effectiveness of the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Regulatory History |
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68 FR 36636, 36663, June 18, 2003
SEC Release 33-8518: 70 FR 1506, Jan. 7, 2004 |
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