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We
note your response to prior comment one of our letter dated February 6,
2009. Management's effectiveness conclusion on page 26 of the
Form 10-Q filed February 23, 2009 appears to be limited by the following
language: “in providing reasonable assurance that the
information required to be disclosed in this report …” Please
revise future filings to limit your conclusion to state simply whether the
disclosure controls and procedures were effective and eliminate any
partial reference to the definition of disclosure controls and
procedures. See Rule 13a-15(e). Please note that,
because the definition of disclosure controls and procedures relates to
the information required to be disclosed within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and forms – not just the information required in
the form being filed – future filings should not limit or qualify the
effectiveness conclusion to information “required to be disclosed in this
report.”
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Response:
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In
this regard, please confirm that the principal executive officer’s and the
principal financial officer’s conclusions regarding the effectiveness as
of June 30, 2008, September 30, 2008, and December 31, 2008 covered all of
the information required by Rule 13a-15(e),
and not just the information required in each Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as
applicable.
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