101.   The NTSB is the federal agency responsible for investigating airline accidents but has no authority to adopt safety rules.

102.   The options markets, where competition is less cutthroat, have adopted rules to limit price changes to a nickel on many options and a dime on others.

103.   The oil pipeline industry is urging Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to adopt stiffer rules on spill reporting, pipeline testing and corrosion control by the end of the year.

104.   The SEC then adopted a rule opening the trading to multiple exchanges.

105.   The rule was adopted last year by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but the Bush administration repealed it in March.

106.   The Securities and Exchange Commission voted last week to adopt rules for accounting firms that will impose restrictions on the consulting services auditors provide to clients.

107.   The rule was adopted in an effort to eliminate clutter and overlapping signals, but it also had the effect of raising the price of entry for broadcasters.

108.   The Securities and Exchange Commission could adopt rules to punish companies for misinforming investors, he said.

109.   The rules were adopted by the old commission, and utilities were pushing for them to be rewritten.

110.   The SEC will make a final decision on whether to adopt the rule after reviewing public comments.