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January 17, 2008

VIA OVERNIGHT COURIER

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

Attn:		Daniel Morris, Attorney Advisor Mail Stop 3561
		Re:		Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
				Definitive 14A Proxy Statement; Filed April 12, 2007
				File No. 001-13122

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We are in receipt of your letter dated December 21, 2007 to David H. Hannah, Chief Executive Officer, regarding your review of the above-referenced proxy statement filed by Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (“Reliance”), as well as our October 2, 2007 response to your comment letter dated August 21, 2007. Our response to your additional comments is as follows:

     1. Reliance intends to comply with your comments in future filings to the extent that they are applicable and consistent with the disclosure requirements set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. In this regard, please note that the Compensation and Stock Option Committee annually considers whether to amend the Key-Man Incentive Bonus Plan or other aspects of the compensation of executive officers.

     2. In response to your re-issued comments 4 and 7 and our conversation on January 11, 2008, we understand that you are not requiring us to further revise the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis for 2007, but that we confirm that we will comply with such comments in future filings. We do so confirm. As requested, we intend to provide a greater analysis of specific factors considered by the Compensation and Stock Option

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Attn: Daniel Morris, Attorney Advisor

Committee for each of the named executive officers in making compensation decisions and the reasons that the Committee believes the amounts paid to be appropriate.

     Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact me.

		Sincerely yours,
		/s/ Kay Rustand Vice President and General Counsel

KR/dr

cc:		David H. Hannah
		Karla Lewis
		Compensation and Stock Option Committee Members
		Kathleen Kerrigan
		Carlos Pacho, Sr. Assistant Chief Accountant
		Kevin Hands
		David Mittelman, Sr. Staff Attorney