From: nmatela@pacifier.com
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:57 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: FILE NUMBER S7-36-02 and S7-38-02
Re: File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02 
Mr. Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW,
Washington, DC 20549-0609 

Dear SEC: 

I am writing to ask you to approve the policy that would require mutual 
funds to publish proxy votes. This step in transparency is an important 
one to help us all to understand who supports what. Stockholders deserve 
to know. 

Thank you, 

Nancy Matela 
2171 NE Schuyler 
Portland, OR 97212