SEC Plans Roundtable on Conflict Minerals Reporting

The SEC announced that it will host a public roundtable on Oct. 18 to discuss the agency’s required rulemaking under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which relates to reporting requirements regarding conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries.  According to the SEC, the panel discussions will focus on key regulatory issues such as appropriate reporting approaches for the final rule, challenges in tracking conflict minerals through the supply chain, and workable due diligence and other requirements related to the rulemaking.