October 18, 2007
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Timothy A. Geishecker, Senior Counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 4651
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Standard Pacific Corp. | |
| Definitive 14A | ||
| Filed on March 9, 2008 | ||
| File No. 001-10959 |
Dear Mr. Geishecker:
Thank you for taking my call earlier today. Please allow this letter to memorialize Standard Pacific Corp.’s request to extend the due date of our response to your September 26, 2007 comment letter. As discussed, we will have our response to you no later than November 15, 2007. Thank you for granting this extension.
Should you have any questions for us prior to that date, please contact me at (949) 789-1649.
| Very truly yours, |
/s/ John P. Babel |
| John P. Babel |
| Vice President and Associate General Counsel |
