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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that we are
able to collect the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file with the SEC, and to process, summarize
and disclose this information within the time periods specified in the rules of the SEC. Our management, with the
participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated our disclosure controls and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended). Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of
December 31, 2010, our controls and procedures were effective to ensure that we are able to collect, process, and disclose
the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file with the SEC within the required time periods.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide
reasonable assurance to management and the board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of
published financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial
statement preparation and presentation.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. In
making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment, management
concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those
criteria.
Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our Consolidated Financial
Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, audited the effectiveness of our internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2010. Ernst & Young LLP has issued their report which is included in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal controls over financial
reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2010, that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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