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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)



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|x | QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
	EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001.

OR



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|o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from
 to
 .

Commission file no. 2-80930

DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I

a California limited partnership


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)


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|California                                                      |  | 95-3852699                              
|(State or other jurisdiction of
	incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
	Identification Number)
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|23041 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills,
	California          |  | 92653                                   
|(Address of principal executive
	offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                              

(949) 462-9300

(Registrants telephone number, including
area code)


Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.  Yes 
x  No 
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|                           |                                                                                               |                               |  |  |  |  |  | 
|-------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |  |  |  |  |  | 
|                           |                                                                                               | BALANCE SHEETS               
|                           |                                                                                               | STATEMENTS OF INCOME         
|                           |                                                                                               | STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS     
|                           |                                                                                               | NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|                           | Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
|                           | Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                     
|SIGNATURES                



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INDEX
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------- | -- | 
|PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                    |  | PAGE NUMBER
|                                                                                                 |  |            
|                                                                                                
|Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                              | 
|                                                                                                
|Balance Sheets at September 30, 2001 (Unaudited) and
December 31, 2000                           |  |             | 3  | 
|                                                                                                
|Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2001 and 2000 (Unaudited) |  |             | 4  | 
|                                                                                                
|Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001 and 2000 (Unaudited)       |  |             | 5  | 
|                                                                                                
|Notes to Financial Statements                                                                    |  |             | 6  | 
|                                                                                                
|Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations    |  |             | 8  | 
|                                                                                                
|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                                                       |  |             |    | 
|                                                                                                
|Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                         |  |             | 10 | 
|                                                                                                
|SIGNATURES                                                                                       |  |             | 11 | 



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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
 BALANCE SHEETS

|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |           |         | 
|-------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | ------- | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           | September 30, |         | December 31,
|                                 |                                 |                           |           | 2001          |         | 2000        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |             
|                                 |                                 |                           |           | (Unaudited)   |         |              |           |          
|                                
|                                
|                                
|                                
|ASSETS                          
|                                
|                                
|                                
|                                
|CURRENT ASSETS:                  |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Cash                            |                           | $         | 216,728       |         |              | $         | 190,915   |        
|                                 | Receivable from General Partner |                           |           | 54,879        |         |              |           | 53,331    |        
|                                 | Deposits                        |                           |           | 600           |         |              |           | 876       |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | Total current assets      |           |               | 272,207 |              |           |           | 245,122 | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, at cost: |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Land and improvements           |                           |           | 1,852,482     |         |              |           | 1,852,482 |        
|                                 | Buildings and improvements      |                           |           | 1,013,134     |         |              |           | 1,013,134 |        
|                                 | Machinery and equipment         |                           |           | 1,136,026     |         |              |           | 1,136,026 |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 4,001,642 |               |         |              | 4,001,642 |          
|                                 | Lessaccumulated depreciation   |                           |           | 1,836,460     |         |              |           | 1,803,631 |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 2,165,182 |               |         |              | 2,198,011 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | $                         | 2,437,389 |               |         | $            | 2,443,133 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                
|                                
|                                
|                                
|LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS EQUITY
|                                
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:             |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Payable to Limited Partners     |                           | $         | 53,306        |         |              | $         | 41,937    |        
|                                 | Accounts payable                |                           |           | 6,159         |         |              |           | 10,153    |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | Total current liabilities |           |               | 59,465  |              |           |           | 52,090  | 
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|PARTNERS EQUITY:                |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 | Limited Partners                |                           |           | 2,114,048     |         |              |           | 2,127,036 |        
|                                 | General Partner-Del Taco, Inc.  |                           |           | 263,876       |         |              |           | 264,007   |        
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 |                           | 2,377,924 |               |         |              | 2,391,043 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          
|                                 |                                 | $                         | 2,437,389 |               |         | $            | 2,443,133 |          
|                                 |                                 |                           |           |               |         |              |           |          

The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.



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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
 STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 (Unaudited)

|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |         |         | 
|--------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ---- | ------- | ------- | ------- |  | ------- | ------- | ------- | 
|          |                                         |            |         | Three Months Ended |         | Nine Months Ended
|          |                                         |            |         | September 30,      |         | September 30,    
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                  
|          |                                         |            |         | 2001               |         | 2000              |         | 2001    |         | 2000
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |     
|REVENUES: |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | Rent                                    |            | $       | 165,621            |         |                   | $       | 155,809 |         |      | $       | 470,810 |         |  | $       | 434,944 |        
|          | Interest                                |            |         | 1,262              |         |                   |         | 1,784   |         |      |         | 4,383   |         |  |         | 4,151   |        
|          | Other                                   |            |         | 300                |         |                   |         | 350     |         |      |         | 1,275   |         |  |         | 725     |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         |            | 167,183 |                    |         |                   | 157,943 |         |         |      | 476,468 |         |         |  | 439,820 |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|EXPENSES: |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | General and administrative              |            |         | 5,944              |         |                   |         | 7,311   |         |      |         | 39,407  |         |  |         | 38,186  |        
|          | Depreciation                            |            |         | 10,943             |         |                   |         | 10,943  |         |      |         | 32,829  |         |  |         | 32,829  |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         |            | 16,887  |                    |         |                   | 18,254  |         |         |      | 72,236  |         |         |  | 71,015  |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          |                                         | Net income |         | $                  | 150,296 |                   |         | $       | 139,689 |      |         | $       | 404,232 |  |         | $       | 368,805 | 
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        
|          | Net income per limited
partnership unit |            | $       | 17.00              |         |                   | $       | 15.80   |         |      | $       | 45.73   |         |  | $       | 41.72   |        
|          |                                         |            |         |                    |         |                   |         |         |         |      |         |         |         |  |         |        

The accompanying notes are an
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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
 STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)

|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |        |         | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | -------- | ----------------- | ------- | ---- | -------- | ------ | ------- | 
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | Nine Months Ended
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | September 30,    
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                  
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          | 2001              |         | 2000
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |     
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|                                                                                 
|CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                             |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                 
|Net income                                                                        |                                                              | $                                         | 404,232  |                   |         | $    | 368,805  |       
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities: |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                  | Depreciation                                                 |                                           |          | 32,829            |         |      |          | 32,829 |        
|                                                                                  | Increase in receivable from General Partner                  |                                           |          | (1,548            | )       |      |          | (4,514 | )      
|                                                                                  | Decrease in deposits                                         |                                           |          | 276               |         |      |          |       |        
|                                                                                  | Increase in accounts payable and payable
to limited partners |                                           |          | 7,375             |         |      |          | 12,000 |        
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              | Net cash provided by operating activities |          |                   | 443,164 |      |          |        | 409,120 | 
|                                                                                 
|CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                             |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|                                                                                 
|Cash distributions to partners                                                    |                                                              |                                           | (417,351 | )                 |         |      | (377,928 | )     
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|Net increase in cash                                                              |                                                              |                                           | 25,813   |                   |         |      | 31,192   |       
|Beginning cash balance                                                            |                                                              |                                           | 190,915  |                   |         |      | 170,290  |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       
|Ending cash balance                                                               |                                                              | $                                         | 216,728  |                   |         | $    | 201,482  |       
|                                                                                  |                                                              |                                           |          |                   |         |      |          |       

The accompanying notes are an
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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

NOTE 1  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying financial statements, some of which are unaudited, have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction
with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Registrants
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
accruals) necessary to present fairly the partnerships financial position at
September 30, 2001, the results of operations and cash flows for the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2001 and 2000 have been included. Operating results
for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2001 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31,
2001.

NOTE 2  NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is based upon the weighted average
number of units outstanding during the periods presented, which amounted to
8,751 in 2001 and 2000.

Pursuant to the partnership agreement, annual partnership net income is
allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited
partners. A partnership net loss in any year will be allocated 24 percent to
the General Partner and 76 percent to the limited partners until the losses so
allocated equal income previously allocated. Any additional losses will be
allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited
partners. Partnership gains from any sale or refinancing will be allocated one
percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited partners until
allocated gains and profits equal losses. Additional gains will be allocated
24 percent to the General Partner and 76 percent to the limited partners.

NOTE 3  LEASING ACTIVITIES

The partnership leases certain properties for operation of restaurants to Del
Taco, Inc. on a triple net basis. The leases are for terms of 35 years
commencing with the completion of the restaurant facility located on each
property and require monthly rentals equal to 12 percent of the gross sales of
the restaurants. There is no minimum rental under any of the leases.

For the three months ended September 30, 2001, the five restaurants operated by
Del Taco, for which the partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited
sales of $1,144,128 and net income of $79,727 as compared to $1,079,113 and
$68,143 respectively, for the corresponding period in 2000. Net income by
restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in
connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense. For
the three months ended September 30, 2001, the one restaurant operated by a Del
Taco franchisee, for which the partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales
of $236,043 as compared with $219,297 during the same period in 2000.



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DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  CONTINUED
 SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

NOTE 3  LEASING ACTIVITIES  continued

For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, the five restaurants operated by
Del Taco, for which the partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited
sales of $3,239,605 and net income of $211,059 as compared to $3,013,010 and
$173,243 respectively, for the corresponding period in 2000. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2001, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco
franchisee, for which the partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of
$683,813 as compared with $611,520 during the same period in 2000.

NOTE 4  TRANSACTIONS WITH DEL TACO

The receivable from General Partner consists primarily of rent accrued for the
month of September. The September rent receivable was collected on October 12,
2001.

Del Taco, Inc. serves in the capacity of general partner in other partnerships
which are engaged in the business of operating restaurants, and three other
partnerships which were formed for the purpose of acquiring real property in
California for construction of Mexican-American restaurants for lease under
long-term agreements to Del Taco, Inc. for operation under the Del Taco trade
name.

In addition, see Note 5 with respect to certain distributions to the General
Partner.

NOTE 5  DISTRIBUTIONS

On October 16, 2001, a distribution to the limited partners of $156,838, or
approximately $17.92 per limited partnership unit, was approved. Such
distribution was paid on October 23, 2001. The General Partner also received a
distribution of $1,584 with respect to its 1% partnership interest.

NOTE 6  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 141, Business Combinations and SFAS
No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 addresses
financial accounting and reporting for business combinations and is effective
for all business combinations after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 addresses
financial accounting and reporting for acquired goodwill and other intangible
assets and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144 Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 addresses financial accounting
and reporting for long-lived assets to be disposed of and is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001.

The adoption of these standards is not expected to have a material impact on
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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The partnership offered limited partnership units for sale between March 1983
and March 1984. 15% of the $4.375 million raised through sale of limited
partnership units was used to pay commissions to brokers and to reimburse the
General Partner for offering costs incurred. Approximately $4 million of the
remaining funds were used to acquire sites and build six restaurants.

The six restaurants leased to Del Taco make up almost all of the income
producing assets of the partnership. Therefore, the business of the
partnership is almost entirely dependent on the success of the Del Taco trade
name restaurants that lease the properties. The success of the restaurants is
dependent on a large variety of factors, including, but not limited to,
consumer demand and preference for fast food, in general, and for
Mexican-American food in particular.

Results of Operations

The partnership owns six properties that are under long-term lease to Del Taco
for restaurant operations (Del Taco, in turn, has subleased two of the
restaurants to Del Taco franchisees, one of which is affiliated with Del Taco).

The following table sets forth rental revenue earned by restaurant for the
year:

|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |        |         |  |   |        |         | 
|------------------------------------------ | ----- | - | ------------------ | ------- | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------- | ---- | - | ------ | ------- |  | - | ------ | ------- | 
|                                           |       |   | Three Months Ended |         | Nine Months Ended
|                                           |       |   | September 30,      |         | September 30,    
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                  
|                                           |       |   | 2001               |         | 2000              |   | 2001   |         | 2000
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |     
|Riverside Avenue, Rialto, CA               |       | $ | 25,177             |         |                   | $ | 23,008 |         |      | $ | 69,651 |         |  | $ | 66,464 |        
|Elden Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA            |       |   | 28,457             |         |                   |   | 25,134 |         |      |   | 78,915 |         |  |   | 71,304 |        
|Foothill Boulevard, La Verne, CA           |       |   | 33,950             |         |                   |   | 33,202 |         |      |   | 97,741 |         |  |   | 91,317 |        
|Baseline & Archibald, Rancho Cucamonga, CA |       |   | 28,325             |         |                   |   | 26,316 |         |      |   | 82,057 |         |  |   | 73,382 |        
|Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA          |       |   | 20,001             |         |                   |   | 18,274 |         |      |   | 57,697 |         |  |   | 48,496 |        
|Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA         |       |   | 29,711             |         |                   |   | 29,875 |         |      |   | 84,749 |         |  |   | 83,981 |        
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |        |         |  |   |        |        
|                                           | Total |   | $                  | 165,621 |                   |   | $      | 155,809 |      |   | $      | 470,810 |  |   | $      | 434,944 | 
|                                           |       |   |                    |         |                   |   |        |         |      |   |        |         |  |   |        |        

The partnership receives rental revenues equal to 12 percent of gross sales
from the restaurants. The partnership earned rental revenue of $165,621 during
the three month period ended September 30, 2001, which represents an increase
of $9,812 from 2000. The partnership earned rental revenue of $470,810 during
the nine month period ended September 30, 2001, which represents an increase of
$35,866 from 2000. The changes in rental revenue between 2000 and 2001 are
directly attributable to increases in sales levels at the restaurants under
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|Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations  continued

The following table breaks down general and administrative expenses by type of
expense:

|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- |  |  | ------ | -
|                                                |  | Percentage of Total             
|                                                |  | General & Administrative Expense
|                                                |  | Nine Months Ended               
|                                                |  | September 30,                   
|                                                |  |                                 
|                                                |  | 2001                             |        | 2000
|                                                |  |                                  |        |     
|Accounting fees                                 |  |                                  | 65.79  | %    |  |  | 59.90  | %
|Distribution of information
to Limited Partners |  |                                  | 34.21  |      |  |  | 40.10  |  
|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  
|                                                |  |                                  | 100.00 | %    |  |  | 100.00 | %
|                                                |  |                                  |        |      |  |  |        |  

For the three month period ended September 30, 2001, net income increased
$10,607 from 2000 to 2001 due to the increase in revenues of $ 9,240 and the
$1,367 decrease in general and administrative expenses. For the nine month
period ended September 30, 2001, net income increased by $35,427 from 2000 to
2001 due to the increase in revenues of $36,648 which was partially offset by
the $1,221 increase in general and administrative expenses.

In accordance with recent U.S. Government regulations, the partnership is
required to file annual K-1 income tax forms with the Internal Revenue Service
electronically beginning in 2002 for the year ending December 31, 2001. In
order to comply with this regulation, the partnership will incur additional
costs to lease software to 1) prepare the tax forms electronically and 2)
maintain the underlying partnership database.

The General Partner and outside consultants evaluated available software and
selected a software package in the third calendar quarter of 2001. Current
estimates of additional general and administrative costs to lease the software
range from $1,000 to $5,000 in 2001 (the conversion year) and range from $5,500
to $6,500 in each subsequent year.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION




Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the nine months ended September
30, 2001.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



|Date: October 31, 2001 | DEL TACO RESTAURANT PROPERTIES I
(a California limited partnership)
Registrant
 
Del Taco, Inc.
General Partner
 
 
/s/ Robert J. Terrano
Robert J. Terrano
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
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|Date: October 31, 2001 | /s/ C. Douglas Mitchell
C. Douglas Mitchell
Vice President and Corporate
Controller
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