Date:    12/23/1999  6:14 AM

Subject: Proposed regulation FD

Dear Chairman Levitt:
      I read with great intereset the proposed regulation to let sunshinhine 
into the free market and exchange of information. It reminds of the 
transition from the smoke filled back room politics of the 50's and 60's to 
the present public debates of the presidential canidates. As a practicing 
lawyer I know and have expericned the impact of Pennsylvania's Sunshine law 
on forcing Municipalties to discuss issues affecting the public in open 
forums.It has only been positive. I hope the SEC will not bend or bow to the 
intense pressure of  wall steet broker's lobbying efforts to let the sun 
shine only on them.
     
very truly yours
David A. Howell