Exhibit (b)

                           SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS


      In connection with this amended report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

                                        By: /s/ Stephen P. Fisher
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                                            Stephen P. Fisher
                                            President


                                        Date: February 16, 2010



                           SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS


      In connection with this amended report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

                                By: /s/ Jack R. Benintende
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                                    Jack R. Benintende
                                    Treasurer and Principal Financial and
                                    Accounting Officer


                                Date: February 16, 2010