Bunk Beds; Request for Additional Comment

Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 131/Friday, July 9, 1999/Proposed Rules 37051should be applied to financial services carriers and related activities (including requested public comments on June 8,transactions with unaffiliated foreign agents, brokers, and services providers); 1999, 64 FR 30448, on proposedpersons by all parts of the consolidated investment advisors and managers and revisions to the Guides for Jewelry,U.S. enterprise combined that are funds, trusts, and other financial Precious Metals and Pewter Industriesfinancial services providers or vehicles (including mutual funds, (‘‘the Guides’’), 16 CFR part 23. Theintermediaries. Because the $3,000,000 pension funds, real estate investment Commission solicited comments untilthreshold applies separately to sales and trusts, investors, stock quotation July 8, 1999. In response to a requestpurchases, the mandatory reporting services, etc.). from an industry group, the Commissionrequirement may apply only to sales, (c) Covered types of services. The BE– grants an extension of the commentonly to purchases, or to both. 80 survey covers the following types of period.(i) The determination of whether a financial services transactions DATES: Written comments will beU.S. financial services provider or (purchases and/or sales) between U.S. accepted until August 31, 1999.intermediary is subject to this financial services providers andADDRESSES: Comments should bemandatory reporting requirement may unaffiliated ...