Secretary Salazar had been working to reform Minerals Management Service, and it is clear in the steps that they have taken now in breaking apart this entity and ensuring that safety regulation and royalties are not done by the same group of people.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

By Friday SIFMA should have a recommendation for the Office of Financial Research (OFR) on who should be in charge of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI), the first step toward improving global regulation.

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