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<tr><td><b>Comment Number: </b></td><td>531096-00247</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Received: </b></td><td>9/4/2007 6:44:58 PM</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Organization: </b></td><td>Shelton Investigations, LLC</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Commenter: </b></td><td>Kenneth Shelton</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>State: </b></td><td>IN</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>To Whom It May Concern:


As a retired Indiana State Police Officer and now the owner of a Private Investigation agency I know first hand how vital it is to have access to all the legitimate tools available to us in our investigative capacities.  Currently, there is a move a foot to prevent legitimate investigators access to Social Security numbers.  I encourage you to continue to allow those of us with legitimate reasons to continue to have access to these numbers.</body></html>