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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04933             

Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 580, Arlington, Virginia, 22203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

PFM Asset Management LLC
One Keystone Plaza, Suite 300, North Front & Market Streets
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (800) 338-3383        

Date of fiscal year end:  June 30        

Date of reporting period:  Quarter ended 3/31/08.

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.

CCRF Prime Portfolio
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
 
Face
Amount
   
 
Value
BANKER’S ACCEPTANCES (3.69%)
         
Bank of America
         
 
3.02%
5/5/08
  $
 1,249,000
  $
  1,245,461
 
2.77%
5/21/08
   
1,853,953
   
1,846,872
 
2.77%
5/28/08
   
1,701,900
   
1,694,490
 
2.90%
6/3/08
   
909,000
   
904,419
 
2.88%
6/4/08
   
1,231,000
   
1,224,741
 
2.89%
6/30/08
   
2,055,000
   
2,040,307
 
2.86%
7/2/08
   
912,000
   
905,404
 
2.73%
7/24/08
   
1,369,208
   
1,357,501
 
2.81%
8/5/08
   
1,301,000
   
1,288,341
 
2.83%
8/20/08
   
1,798,000
   
1,778,352
 
2.80%
8/27/08
   
1,380,000
   
1,364,342
Total Banker’s Acceptances
   
15,650,230
                 
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (31.34%)
         
BNP Paribas (NY)
         
 
4.41%
5/8/08
   
11,000,000
   
11,000,111
Barclays Bank PLC (NY)
         
 
3.90%
5/16/08
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
 
3.05%
5/21/08
   
3,000,000
   
3,000,000
Credit Suisse (NY)
         
 
*3.26%
11/24/08
   
12,000,000
   
12,000,000
Deutsche Bank (NY)
         
 
3.80%
4/22/08
   
14,000,000
   
14,000,000
Rabobank Nederland NV (NY)
         
 
3.08%
4/7/08
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada (NY)
         
 
2.71%
6/30/08
   
18,000,000
   
18,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland (NY)
         
 
4.35%
5/7/08
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
 
4.88%
6/10/08
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,184
 
2.80%
6/13/08
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
Svenska Handelsbanken (NY)
         
 
3.07%
5/5/08
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
Toronto Dominion Bank (NY)
         
 
2.57%
6/30/08
   
20,000,000
   
20,000,000
Wachovia Bank
         
 
4.80%
5/19/08
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
Total Certificates of Deposit
   
133,000,295
                 
CORPORATE NOTES (16.88%)
         
American International Group
         
 
5.28%
8/1/08
   
6,325,000
   
6,342,264
Bank of America
         
 
3.04%
8/15/08
   
4,000,000
   
4,003,056
Credit Suisse USA, Inc.
         
 
*3.24%
12/9/08
   
8,000,000
   
7,964,904
General Electric Capital Corp.
         
 
*3.05%
4/11/08
   
4,000,000
   
4,000,133
 
3.05%
5/1/08
   
2,000,000
   
2,000,692
 
*3.12%
5/19/08
   
3,727,000
   
3,728,145
 
2.89%
7/24/08
   
4,350,000
   
4,424,898
                 




   
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
Value
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
         
 
*3.41%
7/29/08
  $
  3,300,000
  $
  3,290,144
 
*3.19%
11/10/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,982,536
 
*2.69%
12/22/08
   
11,200,000
   
11,168,932
HSBC Finance Corp.
         
 
4.00%
5/9/08
   
6,000,000
   
5,998,878
 
3.50%
5/21/08
   
4,300,000
   
4,297,407
 
3.80%
12/15/08
   
1,895,000
   
1,899,181
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
         
 
3.36%
5/1/08
   
3,000,000
   
3,000,580
 
3.28%
6/30/08
   
1,000,000
   
998,362
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
         
 
2.70%
8/1/08
   
2,500,000
   
2,501,382
Wachovia Corporation
     
 
3.25%
8/15/08
   
1,000,000
   
1,000,891
Total Corporate Notes
   
71,602,385
                 
COMMERCIAL PAPER (28.30%)
         
Barclays US Funding LLC
         
 
3.05%
5/27/08
   
3,500,000
   
3,483,531
 
3.05%
6/6/08
   
3,000,000
   
2,983,390
BNP Paribas Finance, Inc.
         
 
3.02%
6/23/08
   
3,000,000
   
2,979,326
Calyon North America, Inc.
         
 
2.80%
6/9/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,973,358
 
2.84%
7/7/08
   
10,000,000
   
9,924,286
CBA (DE) Finance, Inc.
         
 
3.01%
5/15/08
   
10,000,000
   
9,963,455
 
3.03%
5/30/08
   
10,000,000
   
9,950,669
Citigroup Funding, Inc.
         
 
4.93%
4/14/08
   
2,000,000
   
1,996,497
 
5.09%
4/25/08
   
2,500,000
   
2,491,750
 
4.57%
5/2/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,980,625
 
3.10%
5/6/08
   
3,000,000
   
2,991,017
 
3.10%
6/19/08
   
3,000,000
   
2,979,789
 
3.07%
6/20/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,966,222
Dexia Delaware LLC
         
 
2.59%
6/24/08
   
10,000,000
   
9,939,917
Morgan Stanley
         
 
5.01%
6/13/08
   
6,000,000
   
5,940,505
Societe Generale
         
 
4.52%
6/4/08
   
1,187,000
   
1,177,652
Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc.
         
 
4.60%
4/2/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,999,368
 
3.17%
4/16/08
   
4,000,000
   
3,994,733
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
         
 
3.77%
5/15/08
   
8,000,000
   
7,963,578
UBS Finance Delaware LLC
         
 
3.02%
5/12/08
   
4,000,000
   
3,986,356
 
3.04%
5/21/08
   
3,500,000
   
3,485,344
 
3.04%
5/27/08
   
2,000,000
   
1,990,620
 
4.59%
5/28/08
   
5,000,000
   
4,964,375
 
4.30%
6/9/08
   
7,000,000
   
6,943,315
Total Commercial Paper
   
120,049,678
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (16.50%)
         
Federal Farm Credit Bank Notes
         
 
*2.45%
1/23/09
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
                 




   
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
Value
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Notes
           
 
*2.72%
2/17/09
  $
  5,000,000
  $
  5,000,000
 
 
*2.27%
2/19/09
   
20,000,000
   
20,000,000
 
 
*2.30%
3/18/09
   
20,000,000
   
20,000,000
 
 
*2.57%
4/24/09
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
 
Federal Home Loan Bank Notes (Callable)
           
 
2.90%
2/27/09
   
5,000,000
   
5,000,000
 
US Treasury Bill
           
 
1.75%
4/16/08
   
10,000,000
   
9,992,700
 
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations
   
69,992,700
 
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (5.36%)
           
Deutsche Bank
           
 
2.55%
4/1/08
   
7,740,000
   
7,740,000
 
 
(Dated 3/31/08, repurchase price $7,740,548, collateralized by Freddie Mac Securities, 5.5%, maturing 10/1/32, market value $7,895,359)
       
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
           
 
2.75%
4/1/08
   
15,000,000
   
15,000,000
 
 
(Dated 3/31/08, repurchase price $15,001,146, collateralized by
Fannie Mae securities, 5%, maturing 3/1/34, market value $15,300,000)
           
Total Repurchase Agreements
   
22,740,000
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.07%)
   
433,035,288
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-2.07%)
   
(8,797,756
)
NET ASSETS (100.00%)
  $
  424,237,532
 
NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF:
       
Institutional Class Shares (applicable to 419,384,767 outstanding shares of beneficial interest; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; no par value; equivalent to $1.00 per share)
  $
  419,384,767
 
IllinoisPrime Class Shares (applicable to 4,852,765 outstanding shares of beneficial interest; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; no par value; equivalent to $1.00 per share)
  $
  4,852,765
 
 
* Floating Rate Note, rate subject to change. Rate shown is that which was in effect at March 31, 2008.



Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.

CCRF Federal Portfolio
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
         
Face
Amount
   
 
Value
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (98.69%)
         
Fannie Mae Notes
         
 
2.24%
4/10/08
  $
  1,920,000
  $
  1,921,169
Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
         
 
2.43%
4/2/08
   
935,000
   
934,937
 
2.23%
4/11/08
   
2,025,000
   
2,023,747
 
2.12%
4/18/08
   
1,825,000
   
1,823,171
         
Freddie Mac Discount Notes
         
 
1.85%
4/4/08
   
1,060,000
   
1,059,837
Freddie Mac Notes
         
 
2.25%
4/15/08
   
2,000,000
   
2,002,376
 
2.19%
4/18/08
   
1,120,000
   
1,121,434
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations
   
10,886,671
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (98.69%)
   
10,886,671
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF OTHER LIABILITIES (1.31%) 
   
144,586
NET ASSETS (100.00%)
     
Applicable to 11,031,257 outstanding shares of beneficial interest
(2,000,000,000 shares authorized; no par value; equivalent to $1.00 per share)
  $
 
  11,031,257
 



Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.

SNAP Fund
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
   
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
Value
BANKERS ACCEPTANCES (0.30%)
         
Bank of America
         
 
2.46%
6/9/08
  $
  1,241,000
  $
  1,235,172
 
2.46%
6/10/08
   
1,632,000
   
1,624,225
 
2.46%
6/12/08
   
1,763,000
   
1,754,361
 
2.52%
6/19/08
   
4,625,000
   
4,599,627
Total Bankers Acceptances
   
9,213,385
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS (47.93%)
         
Bank of America
         
 
2.85%
7/7/08
   
125,000,000
   
125,000,000
Barclays Bank PLC (NY)
         
 
3.06%
5/27/08
   
60,000,000
   
60,000,000
 
3.90%
5/16/08
   
77,000,000
   
77,000,000
 
2.95%
6/5/08
   
14,000,000
   
14,000,000
BNP Paribas (NY)
         
 
4.42%
5/8/08
   
114,000,000
   
114,001,154
Calyon (NY)
         
 
4.48%
4/8/08
   
125,000,000
   
125,004,291
Citibank NA
         
 
3.04%
6/4/08
   
20,000,000
   
20,000,000
Credit Suisse (NY)
         
 
4.88%
6/10/08
   
10,000,000
   
10,000,000
 
*5.22%
11/24/08
   
150,000,000
   
150,000,000
Deutsche Bank (NY)
         
 
3.80%
4/22/08
   
100,000,000
   
100,000,000
 
3.02%
5/5/08
   
50,000,000
   
50,000,000
Rabobank (NY)
         
 
3.08%
4/7/08
   
100,000,000
   
100,000,000
Royal Bank of Canada (NY)
         
 
2.71%
6/30/08
   
142,000,000
   
142,000,000
Royal Bank of Scotland (NY)
         
 
4.88%
4/18/08
   
12,000,000
   
12,005,558
 
2.80%
6/13/08
   
57,000,000
   
57,000,000
 
4.90%
6/10/08
   
30,000,000
   
30,001,100
 
4.95%
5/12/08
   
50,000,000
   
50,000,000
Svenska Handelsbanken (NY)
         
 
3.07%
5/5/08
   
140,000,000
   
140,000,000
Wachovia Bank
         
 
4.80%
5/19/08
   
100,000,000
   
100,000,000
Total Certificates of Deposit
   
1,476,012,103
CORPORATE NOTES (6.61%)
         
American International Group
         
 
5.03%
8/1/08
   
50,000,000
   
50,131,125
Citigroup, Inc.
         
 
*5.38%
5/2/08
   
15,110,000
   
15,109,740
General Electric Capital Corp.
         
 
*4.30%
4/11/08
   
33,500,000
   
33,501,117
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
         
 
*4.13%
12/23/08
   
15,000,000
   
14,905,080
HSBC Finance Corp.
         
 
*4.00%
5/9/08
   
69,000,000
   
68,987,093
 
3.80%
12/15/08
   
6,000,000
   
6,013,236
                 
                 




   
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
Value
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
         
 
3.36%
5/1/08
  $
  14,915,000
   $
  14,917,884
Total Corporate Notes
   
203,565,275
           
COMMERCIAL PAPER (29.10%)
         
Calyon North America, Inc.
         
 
2.81%
6/11/08
   
25,000,000
   
24,862,438
CBA (DE) Finance
         
 
3.01%
5/15/08
   
46,000,000
   
45,831,896
 
2.77%
6/12/08
   
25,000,000
   
24,862,500
Citigroup Funding, Inc.
         
 
5.09%
4/25/08
   
50,000,000
   
49,835,000
 
4.57%
5/2/08
   
65,000,000
   
64,748,125
General Electric Capital Corp.
         
 
3.01%
5/21/08
   
50,000,000
   
49,793,056
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
         
 
*2.66%
6/20/08
   
150,000,000
   
150,000,000
HSBC Finance Corp.
         
 
3.13%
5/7/08
   
60,000,000
   
59,814,000
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
         
 
3.07%
4/23/08
   
35,000,000
   
34,934,764
Morgan Stanley
         
 
*2.17%
4/14/08
   
50,000,000
   
50,000,000
 
*3.27%
6/3/08
   
100,000,000
   
100,000,000
Svenska Handelsbaken, Inc.
         
 
4.60%
4/2/08
   
15,000,000
   
14,998,104
Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
         
 
3.77%
5/15/08
   
80,000,000
   
79,635,778
UBS Finance Delaware LLC
         
 
3.92%
6/9/08
   
103,000,000
   
102,237,790
 
2.85%
6/10/08
   
45,000,000
   
44,752,375
Total Commercial Paper
   
896,305,826
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (14.34%)
         
Fannie Mae Mortgage Backed Securities Discount Notes
         
 
4.34%
4/1/08
   
32,230,252
   
32,230,252
 
4.37%
4/1/08
   
30,090,000
   
30,090,000
 
2.80%
6/2/08
   
50,000,000
   
49,760,611
 
2.30%
7/1/08
   
50,000,000
   
49,710,569
Federal Farm Credit Bank Notes
         
 
*2.45%
1/23/09
   
15,000,000
   
15,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Notes
         
 
*2.27%
2/19/09
   
100,000,000
   
100,000,000
 
*2.72%
2/17/09
   
30,000,000
   
30,000,000
 
*2.57%
4/24/09
   
50,000,000
   
50,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Notes (Callable)
         
 
2.90%
2/27/09
   
15,000,000
   
15,000,000
 
2.91%
3/17/09
   
20,000,000
   
20,000,000
US Treasury Bill
         
 
1.75%
4/16/08
   
50,000,000
   
49,963,500
Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations
   
441,754,932
           
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (4.57%)
         
Deutsche Bank
         
 
2.55%
4/1/08
   
65,630,000
   
65,630,000
 
(Dated 3/31/08, repurchase price $65,634,649, collateralized by Freddie Mac securities, 5% to 7%, maturing 1/1/37 to 2/1/38, market value $27,068,395; and by Fannie Mae securities, 4.77% to 6.06%, maturing 4/1/35 to 9/1/37, market value $39,878,947)
     
         
           




   
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
Value
 
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
           
 
2.75%
4/1/08
  $
  75,000,000
  $
  75,000,000
 
 
(Dated 3/31/08, repurchase price $75,005,729, collateralized by Freddie Mac securities, 6%, maturing 7/1/34, market value $41,620,833; and by Fannie Mae securities, 6% to 6.5%, maturing 10/1/36 to 10/1/37, market value $34,879,168)
           
Total Repurchase Agreements
   
140,630,000
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.85%)
   
3,167,481,521
 
OTHER LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-2.85%) 
   
(87,808,793
)
NET ASSETS (100.00%)
       
Applicable to 3,079,672,728 outstanding shares of beneficial interest (5,000,000,000 shares authorized; no par value; equivalent to $1.00 per share)
  $
 
 3,079,672,728
 
* Floating Rate Note, rate subject to change. Rate shown is that which was in effect at March 31, 2008.



Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) THE REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE REGISTRANT'S DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (AS DEFINED IN RULE 30a-3(c) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE "1940 ACT")) ARE EFFECTIVE BASED ON HIS EVALUATION OF THESE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES AS OF A DATE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE FILING DATE OF THIS DOCUMENT.

(b) DURING THE LAST FISCAL QUARTER, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE REGISTRANT'S INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING (AS DEFINED IN RULE 30a-3(d) UNDER THE 1940 ACT) THAT HAS MATERIALLY AFFECTED, OR IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO MATERIALLY AFFECT, THE REGISTRANT’S INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING.

Item 3. Exhibits.

(a) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE REGISTRANT PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) OF THE 1940 ACT IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 99.CERT.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.      

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Jeffrey A. Laine       
 Jeffrey A. Laine, President
  
Date  5/28/2008         

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Jeffrey A. Laine       .
   Jeffrey A. Laine, President  .
Date  5/28/2008        

By (Signature and Title)*    /s/ Jeffrey A. Laine       
   Jeffrey A. Laine, Treasurer  .
Date  5/28/2008        

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.



 
EX-99.CERT 2 v115541_ex99-cert.htm Unassociated Document
Exhibit 99.CERT. Certifications Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

I, Jeffrey A. Laine, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of the Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
       
5/28/2008
    /s/ Jeffrey A. Laine

Date
   

Jeffrey A. Laine
President
   
 
 

 
I, Jeffrey A. Laine, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of the Commonwealth Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the Registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have:

 
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
       
5/28/2008
    /s/ Jeffrey A. Laine

Date
   

Jeffrey A. Laine
Treasurer

 
 

 


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