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Yesterday, the SEC posted on notice on www.sec.gov indicating that some website functions will be unavailable this evening due to scheduled maintenance taking place from 5:00 pm Eastern Time tonight to 5:00 am Eastern Time tomorrow morning. Note that access to EDGAR will remain available, but you will not be able to use the webforms for, among other things, “Corporation Finance Request Form for Interpretive Advice and Other Assistance” and “Requests for No-Action, Interpretive, Exemptive, and Waiver Letters.” If you were planning to submit a comment on a rulemaking this evening, you should do so only via email to rule-comments@sec.gov and abide by the following guidelines:

– The subject line of your message must include the File Number for the rule. This is the number that begins “S7-” or “SR-”.

– If you attach a document, indicate the format or software used (e.g., PDF, Word Perfect, MS Word, ASCII text, etc.) to create the attachment. Please note that we now accept comment letters in PDF format.

– DO NOT submit attachments as HTML, GIF, TIFF, PIF, ZIP, or EXE.

If you are furiously working on a no-action letter submission or request for interpretive advice from Corp Fin that you were planning to submit tonight, you have my permission to take the evening off and enjoy yourself. The web portal will be ready for your tomorrow morning.

– Dave Lynn