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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>531096-00098</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>8/7/2007 2:30:15 PM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Charles Lyons</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>CT</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Agency: </b></td><td>Federal Trade Commission</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Rule: </b></td><td>Private Sector Use of SSNs</td></tr>

<tr><td>No Attachments</td></tr></Table>

<hr><P><b>Comments:</b></p>We are a property-casualty and specialty insurance company and engineering services firm engaged in business in the Unites States and, through subsidiaries, in Europe and Asia. 


We use social security numbers for both our pension and 401(k) plans and a third partry administrator uses social security numbers in the administration of our short term disability plan. </body></html>