From: rbochnermd@hotmail.com Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:04 PM 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 Secretary Katz: I strongly support the Securities and Exchange Commission's recently proposed rules regarding proxy voting disclosure by mutual funds and investment advisers, File Numbers S7-36-02 and S7-38-02. Mutual fund investors should be informed in all aspects of their funds' management, including how the fund managers vote on stockholder issues. Sincerely, Richard H. Bochner, M.D.