[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60731-60732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24459]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. IC-30225]
Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
September 28, 2012.
The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
September 2012. A copy of each application may be obtained via the
Commission's Web site by searching for the file number, or for an
applicant using the Company name box, at http://www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by calling (202) 551-8090. An order granting each
application will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested
persons may request a hearing on any application by writing to the
SEC's Secretary at the address below and serving the relevant applicant
with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on October 23, 2012, and
should be accompanied by proof of service on the applicant, in the form
of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing
requests should state the nature of the writer's interest, the reason
for the request, and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request notification by writing to the
Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus at (202) 551-6810, SEC,
Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company
Regulation, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-8010.
BlackRock New Jersey Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc. [File No.
811-7670]; BlackRock New York Investment Quality Municipal Trust Inc.
[File No. 811-7672]
Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On July
26, 2012, each applicant made a liquidating distribution to its
shareholders, based on net asset value. Applicants have retained
approximately $73,311 and $72,526, respectively, in a liquidating trust
to pay contingent liabilities. Expenses of $67,715 incurred in
connection with each liquidation were paid by BlackRock Advisors, LLC,
applicants' investment adviser.
Filing Dates: The applications were filed on July 31, 2012 and amended
on September 7, 2012.
Applicants' Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809.
ASGI Mesirow Insight TEI Fund I, LLC [File No. 811-22219]; ASGI Mesirow
Insight Fund I, LLC [File No. 811-22220]; ASGI Mesirow Insight Fund A,
LLC [File No. 811-22418]; ASGI Mesirow Insight TEI Fund A, LLC [File
No. 811-22419]
Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. The
applicants have transferred their assets to ASGI Mesirow Insight Fund,
LLC and, on March 31, 2012, made final distributions to shareholders
based on net asset value. Expenses of $94,356, $276,255, $11,390 and
$12,038, respectively, incurred in connection with the reorganizations
were paid by each applicant.
Filing Dates: The applications were filed on May 29, 2012 and amended
on August 2, 2012 and September 6, 2012.
Applicants' Address: Alternative Strategies Group, Inc., 401 South
Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202.
Mairs & Power Growth Fund Inc. [File No. 811-802]; Mairs & Power
Balanced Fund Inc. [File No. 811-1048]
Summary: Each applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to
be an investment company. Each applicant transferred its assets to a
corresponding series of Mairs & Power Funds Trust and, on December 31,
2011, made a final distribution to its shareholders based on net asset
value. Expenses of approximately $176,460 and $10,714, respectively,
incurred in connection with the reorganizations were paid by each
applicant.
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Filing Dates: The applications were filed on July 31, 2012, and
amended on September 6, 2012.
Applicants' Address: 332 Minnesota St., Suite W1520, St. Paul, MN
55101.
AllianceBernstein Greater China 97 Fund Inc. [File No. 811-8201]
Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. On July 30, 2012, applicant completed its
liquidating distributions to shareholders, based on net asset value.
Expenses of $1,500 incurred in connection with the liquidation were
paid by applicant.
Filing Date: The application was filed on September 19, 2012.
Applicant's Address: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.
Washington National Variable Annuity Fund B [File No. 811-1662]
Summary: Applicant, Washington National Variable Annuity Fund B, a
unit investment trust registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the ``Act''), seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be
an investment company. Washington National Insurance Company
(``Company''), of which Applicant is a separate account, terminated the
offering of Applicant's variable annuity contracts (``Contracts'') in
1981 and has not engaged in any solicitation or marketing activities
with respect to the Contracts for 31 years. Since 1981, the number of
outstanding Contracts declined as a result of surrenders by owners of
the Contracts and deaths of owners or annuitants under their Contracts.
As a result, Applicant currently has only 24 beneficial owners of such
Contracts. Applicant is not making and does not presently propose to
make a public offering of the Contracts. After the deregistration order
requested by the Applicant issues, securityholders under the Contracts
will be promptly notified that certain legal protections afforded to
securityholders of an investment company registered under the Act will
no longer apply. However, after issuance of the order, the Company will
continue to be responsible for satisfying all the obligations to
securityholders under the Contracts.
Filing Date: The application was filed on July 6, 2012.
Applicant's Address: 11815 N. Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, IN 46032.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
pursuant to delegated authority.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-24459 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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