From: Fred & Kathi Crabtree [crabtfn@cox-internet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 11:01 PM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Petition for Rulemaking (SEC File No. 4-461)

Dear Mr. Katz:

I would like to express my support for the Rulemaking Petition 
proposed by The Committee of Concerned Shareholders and James 
McRitchie. Investor confidence in our present system is failing 
fast. It's perceived by many that management teams in many 
corporations are not being monitored by their boards. We need boards 
of directors that represent shareholders, not puppets of management. 
 

Sincerely,

Fred Crabtree