March 30, 1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Rule 24f-2 Notice for
MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT ASSET
BUILDER PROGRAM, INC.
File No. 33-53887
Dear Sirs:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule
24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, Merrill Lynch Retirement Asset Builder
Program, Inc. (the "Fund") hereby files its
Rule 24f-2 Notice (the "Notice").
1. The Notice is being filed for the fiscal year
ended January 31, 1995(the "Fiscal Year").
2. As of the close of the Fiscal Year, the
Fund had not commenced operations.
Consequently, no shares of common
stock of the Fund which had been
registered under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")
pursuant to Rule 24f-2 or otherwise had
been sold as of the beginning of the
Fiscal Year.
3. No shares of common stock were
registered under the Securities Act
during the Fiscal Year other than
pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
4. No shares of common stock were
sold during the Fiscal Year.
5. No shares of common stock were
sold during the Fiscal Year in reliance
upon registration pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
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Please direct any questions relating to
this Notice to Mark B. Goldfus at Merrill
Lynch Asset Management, P.O. Box 9011,
Princeton, NJ 08543-9011, (609) 282-2023,
or to Frank P. Bruno at Brown & Wood,
One World Trade Center, New York, New
York 10048 (212) 839-5540.
Very truly yours,
MERRILL LYNCH RETIREMENT ASSET
BUILDER PROGRAM, INC.
By /s/ Mark B. Goldfus
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Mark B. Goldfus
Secretary
