# Delegation of Authority to the General Counsel of the Commission
> **US Securities and Exchange Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2002-09-03 · 67 FR 56219
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-22302
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Securities and Exchange Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 56219
- **CFR reference:** 17 CFR 200
- **Publication date:** 2002-09-03
- **Docket:** Release No. 34-46418
## Abstract

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is amending its rules to delegate authority to the General Counsel to issue orders raising in any Commission-instituted proceeding the matter of whether any sanction, and if so what sanction, should be imposed in the public interest. This delegation is intended to conserve Commission resources, as well as expedite the resolution of reviews of those proceedings.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/09/03/02-22302/delegation-of-authority-to-the-general-counsel-of-the-commission)
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