17 CFR § 202.150 - Commission approval of appointment or removal from office of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hearing officers.

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# 202.150 Commission approval of appointment or removal from office of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board hearing officers.

The Commission shall approve both the appointment and removal from office of any hearing officer employed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. No action by the Board proposing to appoint or remove from office a hearing officer shall be final absent Commission approval.

[84 FR 12908, Apr. 3, 2019]