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Comment Letters for Docket 034 
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 Comment Letters

No.
Author
Company/Organization
Date
1Cynthia M. Fornelli, Executive DirectorCenter for Audit Quality (CAQ)June 28, 2011
2Douglas D. Hawkes, CPA, Audit PartnerHansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C.July 1, 2011
3James L. Fuehrmeyer, Jr. MBA, CPA, Associate Teaching ProfessorUniversity of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of BusinessJuly 5, 2011
4Stephen A. ZeffRice UniversityJuly 11, 2011
5Chris Barnard, ActuaryJuly 21, 2011
6Dennis R. Beresford, Ernst & Young Executive Professor of AccountingThe University of Georgia, J. M. Tull School of AccountingJuly 21, 2011
7Ralph S. SaulJuly 22, 2011
8BerryDunnAug. 5, 2011
9Mike Mayo, CFA; Chris Spahr, CFAAug. 24, 2011
10Auditing Standards Committee, Auditing Section - American Accounting AssociationSept. 1, 2011
11Robert P. Bedwell, CPA, Chair, Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards Committee; Deborah R. Fabbri, CPA; Edward Eager, CPAFlorida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)July 15, 2011
12Arthur SiegelSept. 8, 2011
13Gilbert F. VietsSept. 9, 2011
14Tom Quaadman, Vice PresidentU.S. Chamber of Commerce, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) Sept. 14, 2011
15Jeff Mahoney, General CounselCouncil of Institutional InvestorsSept. 19, 2011
16Arthur J. Radin, CPARadin, Glass & Co., LLPSept. 19, 2011
17Matthew J. Foehr, Vice President and ComptrollerChevron CorporationSept. 21, 2011
18Harvey L. Wagner, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerFirstEnergySept. 23, 2011
19Paula M. Young, CPA, Leader, Accounting and Auditing Standards Interest GroupNew Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)Sept. 22, 2011
20Michael HemingwaySept. 24, 2011
21Thomas P. O'Connor, Certified Public AccountantSept. 30, 2011
22Scott E. Green, CPA, CMASept. 26, 2011
23Allan Cohen, Financial Reporting Committee; Irvin Andre Alexander, III, Small Business Financial & Regulatory Affairs CommitteeInstitute of Management AccountantsSept. 22, 2011
24Victoria D. Harker, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerThe AES CorporationSept. 26, 2011
25Howard B. Levy, Sr. Principal and Director, Technical ServicesPiercy Bowler Taylor & Kern, Certified Public AccountantsSept. 26, 2011
26BKD, LLPSept. 26, 2011
27Robert K. Gudbranson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerINVACARESept. 8, 2011
28Charles L. Jacobson, Assistant Controller and Chief AccountantPraxair, Inc.Sept. 27, 2011
29Mary Ellen Oliverio, CPASept. 24, 2011
30Susan K. Tonner, Assistant Vice President, Acquisition PolicyAerospace Industries Association (AIA)Sept. 27, 2011
31Loretta V. Cangialosi, Senior Vice President and ControllerPfizer Inc.Sept. 27, 2011
32Richard E. Piluso, President; Michele Amato; Robert W. Berliner; Jan C. Herringer; Julian E. Jacoby; Renee Mikalopas-Cassidy; William M. Stocker IIINew York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)Sept. 27, 2011
33Chris N. Froggatt, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerNextEra Energy, IncSept. 27, 2011
34Darren Brady, ManagerHermes Equity Ownership Services LimitedSept. 28, 2011
35Edward F. Smith MBA and CPA, Adjunct ProfessorSt. John's UniversitySept. 28, 2011
36Vicki Corbett, Senior Vice President and ControllerUnum GroupSept. 28, 2011
37James J. Malerba, Executive Vice President and Corporate ControllerState StreetSept. 28, 2011
38Michael T. Daggett, CPA, Chair; David A. Costello, CPA, President & CEONational Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)Sept. 28, 2011
39John P. Rielly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerHess CorporationSept. 28, 2011
40Bruce Winter, FCA, ChairAuditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB)Sept. 30, 2011
41Richard J. Schlueter, Vice President & Chief Accounting OfficerEmersonSept. 28, 2011
42Rajan Parmeswar, Aetna Inc., Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer; Mary T. Hoeltzel, CIGNA Corporation, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer; et al.Aetna Inc., CIGNA Corporation, Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, and WellPoint Inc.Sept. 28, 2011
43Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.Sept. 28, 2011
44Vanessa C.L. ChangSept. 28, 2011
45William W. Sihler, MBA, DBA, Ronald E. Trzcinski Professor of Business AdministrationUniversity of VirginiaSept. 23, 2011
46Joseph Bronson, Principal & CEO of the Bronson Group, LLC, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Sept. 27, 2011
47Lee White, Executive General Manager - MembersThe Institute of Chartered Accountants in AustraliaSept. 28, 2011
48Financial Reporting Council (FRC)Sept. 29, 2011
49Robert J. Sonnelitter, CPASept. 28, 2011
50James Kendrick, Vice President, Accounting & Capital PolicyIndependent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)Sept. 29, 2011
51Carol B. Tomé, Chief Financial Officer & EVP - Corporate ServicesThe Home Depot, Inc.Sept. 29, 2011
52Everardo Goyanes, Chairman of the Audit Committee; J. Taft Symonds, Member of the Audit Committee; Christopher M. Temple, Member of Audit Committee; et al.Plains All American Pipeline, L.P.Sept. 28, 2011
53Hon. Barbara H. Franklin, Chairman; Kenneth Daly, President and CEONational Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)Sept. 27, 2011
54Lawrence Boysen, Senior Vice President and Corporate ControllerCNA Financial Corporation (CNA)Sept. 29, 2011
55Elyse Douglas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerThe Hertz CorporationSept. 29, 2011
56McGladrey & Pullen, LLPSept. 29, 2011
57Douglas J. Anderson, CPA, CIASept. 29, 2011
58Howard Sibelman, Chair, Accounting Principles and Auditing Standards CommitteeCalifornia Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)Sept. 29, 2011
59Patti McKee, CPA, EVP, Chief Financial OfficerViewPoint BankSept. 29, 2011
60Glenn P. Barba, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerCMS Energy Corporation and Consumers Energy CompanySept. 29, 2011
61Jennifer Paquette, Chief Investment OfficerColorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA)Sept. 29, 2011
62Crowe Horwath LLPSept. 29, 2011
63Certain members of the PCAOB's Investor Advisory GroupSept. 29, 2011
64Joseph R. Bronson, Chair, Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; John W. Prosser, Jr., Executive Vice President, Finance and AdministrationJacobs Engineering Group Inc.Sept. 29, 2011
65Tomasz WalkoszSept. 29, 2011
66Jose Simon, Vice President and Controller, Piedmont Natural Gas, Chairman of the American Gas Association Accounting Advisory CouncilAmerican Gas Association (AGA)Sept. 29, 2011
67Diane L. Ford, Vice President and Corporate ControllerIntegrys Energy Group, Inc.Sept. 29, 2011
68Patrick T. Mulva, Vice President and ControllerExxon Mobile CorporationSept. 29, 2011
69Alex Malley FCPA, Chief Executive OfficerCPA AustraliaSept. 30, 2011
70Suzanne Hamlet ShattoSept. 30, 2011
71Richard F. Chambers, CIA, CGAP, CCSA, President and Chief Executive OfficerInstitute of Internal Auditors (IIA)Sept. 30, 2011
72Klaus-Peter Feld, Executive Director; Wolfgang P. Böhm, Director, International AffairsInstitute Der WirtschaftsprüferSept. 30, 2011
73James D. Frias, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice PresidentNucor CorporationSept. 30, 2011
74John Doyle, Vice President & ComptrollerLiberty Mutual GroupSept. 30, 2011
75Richard F. McMahon, Jr., Vice PresidentEdison Electric InstituteSept. 30, 2011
76John M. Ferrari, Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerUnited Therapeutics CorporationSept. 30, 2011
77KPMG LLPSept. 30, 2011
78Michal J. McGuire, Chief Financial OfficerEndurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.Sept. 30, 2011
79Philip Johnson, FEE PresidentFederation of European Accountants (FEE)Sept. 30, 2011
80William C. Hines, Chair, Financial Reporting Committee, Risk Management and Financial Reporting CouncilAmerican Academy of ActuariesSept. 30, 2011
81Marsha A. Schulte, Vice President, Finance and ControllerRockwell Collins, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
82Dorothy A. Berry, Chair, IDC Governing CouncilIndependent Directors Council (IDC)Sept. 30, 2011
83Gerald W. McEntee, International PresidentAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)Sept. 30, 2011
84James R. Dalkin, Director, Financial Management and AssuranceUnited States Government Accountability Office (GAO)Sept. 30, 2011
85Dr. Peter Baumgartner, Chair Executive Committee; Denise Laufer, Policy ManagerSwissHoldingsSept. 30, 2011
86Kevin V. Wydra, CPA, Chair, Audit and Assurance Services Committee; James J. Gerace, CPA, Vice Chair, Audit and Assurance Services CommitteeIllinois CPA SocietySept. 30, 2011
87Gregory M. Smith, Director - Operations/Fund AccountingInvestment Company InstituteSept. 30, 2011
88Tammy S. Mitchell, Vice President & Corporate ControllerTRW Automotive Holdings Corp.Sept. 30, 2011
89Jack T. Ciesielski, CPA, CFA, PresidentR.G. Associates, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
90Bernard G. Dvorak, Senior Vice President & Co-Chief Financial OfficerLiberty Global, Inc. (LGI)Sept. 30, 2011
91Brian M. Beattie, Chief Financial Officer; Sujit Kankanwadi, Director, AccountingSynopsys, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
92PricewaterhouseCoopers LLCSept. 30, 2011
93David W. Lambert, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerPlum Creek Timber Company, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
94Stuart B. Burgdoerfer, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; Wendy C. Arlin, Senior Vice President, Corporate ControllerLimited Brands, Inc.Sept. 29, 2011
95Kenneth N. Heintz, Corporate Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerNorthrop GrummanSept. 29, 2011
96Carleen C. Kohut, Chief Operating OfficerNational Retail FederationSept. 30, 2011
97Cynthia M. Fornelli, Executive DirectorCenter for Audit Quality (CAQ)Sept. 30, 2011
98Anne G. Waleski, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and TreasurerMarkel CorporationSept. 28, 2011
99D. Paul Dascoli, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and TreasurerExpress, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
100Vincent Sorgi, Vice President and ControllerPPL CorporationSept. 30, 2011
101Alan F. Eisenberg, Executive Vice President, Emerging Companies and Business DevelopmentBiotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)Sept. 30, 2011
102BDO USA, LLPSept. 30, 2011
103Damon A. Silvers, Director of Policy & Special CounselAmerican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)Sept. 30, 2011
104Deloitte & Touche LLPSept. 30, 2011
105Thomas R. Donahue, Chief Financial Officer; Denis McAuley III, Principal Accounting Officer; Sally Lion, Manager, External ReportingFederated Investors, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
106Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Company LLPSept. 28, 2011
107Casey Chroust, Executive Vice President, Retail OperationsRetail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)Sept. 30, 2011
108Nicholas J. Satriano, Chief Accountant, Federal Housing Finance AgencyFederal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)Sept. 30, 2011
109Kenneth B. Robins, Treasurer, Fidelity Equity and High Income Funds; John R. Hebble, Treasurer, Fidelity Fixed Income and Asset Allocation Funds; Jeffrey Jarczyk, Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting OfficerFMR LLC (Fidelity)Sept. 30, 2011
110Martin Fenton, ChairmanSenior Resource Group (SRG)Sept. 30, 2011
111Matthew J. Peel, CPA, Director of Accounting ResearchCole Real Estate InvestmentsSept. 30, 2011
112Richard H. Fleming, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerUSG CorporationSept. 30, 2011
113Scott D. Hamilton, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting OfficerCC Media Holdings, Inc.Sept. 29, 2011
114Al Swanson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Don O'Shea, Chief Accounting OfficerPAA Natural Gas StorageSept. 29, 2011
115Arnold C. Hanish, Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting OfficerEli Lilly and Company (Lilly)Sept. 30, 2011
116Fatima AlaliCalifornia State University FullertonSept. 24, 2011
117Paula A. Kuykendall, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting OfficerHilton Worldwide, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
118Michael L. Gullette, Vice President - Accounting and Financial ManagementAmerican Bankers Association (ABA)Sept. 30, 2011
119Arlen O. Glenewinkel, Vice President and ControllerTesoro CorporationSept. 30, 2011
120Sullivan & Cromwell LLPSept. 30, 2011
121Betsy Rafael, Vice President and Corporate ControllerApple Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
122James M. Brown, Senior Vice President & Principal Financial Officer - The Capital Group Companies; Brian D. Bullard, Senior Vice President - Fund Business Management Group - Capital Research and Management Company; et al.Capital Research and Management CompanySept. 30, 2011
123Henry A. Ingalls, Director, SEC Reporting and GAAP AnalysisPNM Resources, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
124Bernard F. Pliska, Vice President, Corporate Controller, Principal Accounting OfficerNIKE, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
125Peter M. Carlson, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting OfficerMetLife, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
126Philip B. Pacino, CPA, Chairman, Accounting Principles and Auditing Procedures CommitteeMassachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
127Grant Thornton LLPSept. 30, 2011
128Steven E. Buller, Managing DirectorBlackRock Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
129Kevin A. Nowlan, Vice President and ControllerMeritor, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
130Ernst & Young LLPSept. 30, 2011
131Katharine E Bagshaw FCA, ICAEW Audit and Assurance FacultyThe Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)Sept. 30, 2011
132Loretta V. Cangialosi, Chair, Committee on Corporate ReportingFinancial Executives International (FEI)Sept. 30, 2011
133Stacy Loretz-Congdon, Chief Financial Officer; Christopher Miller, Chief Accounting OfficerCore Mark Holding Company, Inc.Sept. 30, 2011
134James Campbell, Vice President, Corporate ControllerIntel CorporationSept. 30, 2011
135Brian Bluhm, CPA, Director of Assurance ServicesEide Bailly LLPSept. 30, 2011
136Kurt P. Kuehn, Chief Financial OfficerUnited Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)Sept. 27, 2011
137Paul Rohan, CPA, Partner, Director of Financial Reporting and Quality ControlUHY LLPSept. 29, 2011
138Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Chairman of the BoardCapital Research and Management CompanySept. 29, 2011
139David York, Head of Auditing PracticeAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)Sept. 30, 2011
140Ashley Vandiar, Project Director - Assurance, Ethics and Members AdviceThe South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)Oct. 3, 2011
141John A Park, Corporate ControllerBank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon)Sept. 30, 2011
142Joseph M. Buonaiuto, Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting OfficerAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)Sept. 30, 2011
143Kurt N. Schacht, JD, CFA, Managing Director, Standards & Financial Markets Integrity Division; Gerald I. White, CFA, Chair, Corporate Disclosure Policy CouncilCFA InstituteSept. 30, 2011
144John N. Iannuccillo, Vice President, Research AnalystDodge & CoxSept. 30, 2011
145Jamie C. Wohlert, CPA, 2011-2012 Chair, VSCPA Accounting & Auditing Advisory CommitteeVirginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA)Oct. 5, 2011
146William H. Baribault, ChairmanOakwood EnterprisesOct. 6, 2011
147Brian Hunt, FCA, Chief Executive OfficerCanadian Public Accountability Board (CPAB)Oct. 6, 2011
148Gus Sauter, Managing Director and Chief Investiment Officer; Glenn Reed, Managing Director, Strategy and Finance GroupVanguardOct. 12, 2011
149Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPOct. 14, 2011
150Anne Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investment Office, Head of Corporate GovernanceCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)Oct. 20, 2011
151Robert F. Storch, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Steven P. Merriett, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Larry Fazio, National Credit Union Administration; Kathy K. Murphy, Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; National Credit Union Administration; Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyNov. 7, 2011
152Nicolas Grabar, Chair; Adam E. Fleisher, SecretaryThe Financial Reporting Committee and the Securities Regulation Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkOct. 7, 2011
153Latosha Dickinson, CPA, Vice President, Controller of Financial ReportingNorthrim BankDec. 1, 2011
154Scott E. Kuechle, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial OfficerGoodrich CorporationDec. 13, 2011
155Robert B. Lamm, Chair, Securities Law CommitteeSociety of Corporate Secretaries & Governance ProfessionalsDec. 20, 2011
 

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