Assignment: Apply: Brief Hypotheticals 19.1 & Quiz 19

William wants to obtain information from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the number of active cases related to insider trading. To request this information, he would need to fill which of the following with the SEC:

The Environmental Protection Agency conducts meetings to discuss the possibility of creating additional regulations within the next five years. Under the Government in the Sunshine Act, the meetings

AT&T wants to obtain additional rights to operate within the 700 MHz spectrum in the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has rules and regulations that govern wireless spectrum auction. The FCC is

Theo is injured at work and files a workers' compensation claim, which is administered by the workers' compensation agency in his state. His employer disputes the extent of Theo's injuries. The case is heard by an administrative law judge (ALJ), who decides the case in the employer's favor. Theo's attorney tells him that his case cannot be appealed to a court because

UsAgainstThem, a nonprofit environmental group, is contesting the EPA's interpretation of a rule that has allowed a refinery to offset an increase in emissions relating to one part of the refinery by reducing emissions in another part of the refinery. In challenging the EPA's interpretation, a court will likely

BP violated the Clean Air Act by discharging pollutants from one of its refineries and was unable to reach a settlement with the EPA regarding a violation of the law. The EPA plans to go forward with a trial on this matter which will be heard by

Congress passed the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which created the Securities Exchange Commission. This legislation, which created an independent regulatory agency, is known as

The EPA passes a proposed a rule change to the Clean Air Act related to the discharge of emissions by factories. The EPA's action would be considered arbitrary and capricious for all of the following reasons except:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges the Able Baker Co. (ABC) with violating an administrative rule regarding the sale of securities. ABC did not realize that in its search for capital it became subject to securities regulation. ABC may attempt to settle the case rather than proceed to litigation, because

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a report that Cherise Cosmetics Co. is in violation of purity and testing regulations. The FDA wants Yasmin, the lead chemist for the company, to testify at an administrative hearing. Yasmin refuses, so the FDA

The Merit Systems Protection Board issues a rule. Like other adminis-tra-tive agencies' "legislative rules," this rule is as

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service issues a rule. Like the rules of other federal administrative agencies, this rule is compiled in

The Securities and Exchange Commission decides to create a new rule relating to the dissemination of material nonpublic information through corporate Web sites. The first step is

With some exceptions, every portion of every meeting of the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors and other federal administrative agencies must be open to public observation under

The functions of the Social Security Administration, like those of other adminis-trative agencies, include