During a dialogue with members of the bar held on April 5, 2013, a senior staff member of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance stated that the staff plans to issue guidance on Rule 13p-1 under the Exchange Act (the conflict minerals rule) soon.

The staff member noted that the staff also plans to release guidance on the resource extraction rule, Rule 13q-1 under the Exchange Act.

For more information on the conflict minerals rule, see Conflict Minerals Rule Compliance Toolkit.