From: Jennifer Hawkins [mailto:jhawkins@taylorbank.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:02 PM
To: Comments
Cc: Reese Cropper Jr.; Ray Thompson; Bill Mitchell
Subject: Comment on Proposed Changes to FDIC Assessment Certified Statement Rule

Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary
Attention: Comments/Executive Secretary Section
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Mr. Feldman:

We, at Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company, Berlin, MD (certificate 05874) appreciate the regulatory effort under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA) to reduce our filing and compliance burdens.

Specifically, we support the proposal to allow electronic retrieval of quarterly assessment data. We further support the elimination of a manually signed certification when the institution indicates agreement with the assessment amount by payment of that amount.

Sincerely,

Jennifer G. Hawkins

Jennifer G. Hawkins, CPA
Chief Accounting Officer, Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company
Treasurer, Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc.
(410) 641-1700 ext. 44 / (410) 641-2096 fax / jhawkins@taylorbank.com