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ZMAX CORPORATION
20251 Century Boulevard
Germantown, Maryland 20874
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June 26, 1997
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: ZMAX Corporation and New ZMAX Corporation
Amendment to Form S-4
Registration Statement No. 333-29833
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned has been designated as agent for services of process with
respect to the above-referenced registration statement. ZMAX Corporation and New
ZMAX Corporation hereby amend the facing page of its Registration Statement No.
333-29833 to include the following language:
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states
that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in
accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on
such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
If you have any further questions, please contact Eliot W. Robinson
(404) 572-6785 or Susan J. Thomas (202) 624-7370 of Powell, Goldstein, Frazar &
Murphy LLP.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Michael C. Higgins
Michael C. Higgins
