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petition should address the factors that

the Commission will also consider, in

reviewing untimely requests or

petitions, set forth in 10 CFR 2.1308(b)

(1)–(2).

Requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene should be served

upon David J. Molzahn, licensing

representative for WPSC, at Wisconsin

Public Service Corporation, 700 North

Adams Street, P.O. Box 19001, Green

Bay, WI 54307–9001 (tel: 920–433–

1308; fax: 920–433–5544; e-mail:

dmolzah@wspr.com); and the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (email address for filings regarding license

transfer cases only: OGCLT@NRC.gov);

and the Secretary of the Commission,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.1313.

The Commission will issue a notice or

order granting or denying a hearing

request or intervention petition,

designating the issues for any hearing

that will be held and designating the

Presiding Officer. A notice granting a

hearing will be published in the Federal

Register and served on the parties to the

hearing.

As an alternative to requests for

hearing and petitions to intervene, by

March 6, 2000, persons may submit

written comments regarding the license

transfer application, as provided for in

10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will

consider and, if appropriate, respond to

these comments, but such comments

will not otherwise constitute part of the

decisional record. Comments should be

submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff, and should cite

the publication date and page number of

this Federal Register notice.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application dated

November 24, 1999, as supplemented

December 7, 1999, available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC,

and accessible electronically through

the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site (http:/

/www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day

of January 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Claudia M. Craig,

Chief, Section 1,Project Directorate

III,Division of Licensing Project

Management,Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–2519 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. on February

10, 2000.

PLACE: The Commission’s National

Office at One Lafayette Centre, 1120

20th St., N.W., 9th Floor, Washington,

DC 20036–3419.

STATUS: Pursuant to 29 CFR § 2203.3(a)

this meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting

previously scheduled for February 10,

2000 will be opened to allow the

Commission to discuss the evaluation of

the Commission’s pilot program for the

Settlement Part (29 CFR § 2200.120) and

of E–Z Trial (29 CFR §§ 2200.200–211).

The Commission also will consider

whether to extend the pilot program for

the Settlement Part in order to complete

the evaluation.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Earl R. Ohman, Jr., General Counsel,

(202) 606–5410.

Earl R. Ohman, Jr.,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–2596 Filed 2–1–00; 4:18 pm]

BILLING CODE 7600–01–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Actuarial Advisory Committee With

Respect to the Railroad Retirement

Account; Notice of Public Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with Public Law 92–463 that the

Actuarial Advisory Committee will hold

a meeting on February 7, 2000, at 3:30

p.m. at the office of the Chief Actuary

of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board,

844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois,

on the conduct of the 21st Actuarial

Valuation of the Railroad Retirement

System. The agenda for this meeting

will include a discussion of the

assumptions to be used in the 21st

Actuarial Valuation. A report containing

recommended assumptions and the

experience on which the

recommendations are based will have

been sent by the Chief Actuary to the

Committee before the meeting.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Persons wishing to submit

written statements or make oral

presentations should address their

communications or notices to the RRB

Actuarial Advisory Committee, c/o

Chief Actuary, U.S. Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092.

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–2466 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. IC–24268]

Notice of Applications for

Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

January 28, 2000.

The following is a notice of

applications for deregistration under

section 8(f) of the Investment Company

Act of 1940 for the month of January,

2000. A copy of each application may be

obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public

Reference Branch, 450 Fifth St., NW,

Washington, DC 20549–0102 (tel. 202–

942–8090). 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

February 22, 2000, 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, SEC, 450 Fifth

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549–

0609. For Further Information, Contact:

Diane L. Titus, at (202) 942–0564, SEC,

Division of Investment Management,

Office of Investment Company

Regulation, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549–0506.

Sefton Funds Trust [File No. 811–8948]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On November 22,

1999, applicant transferred its assets to

Kayne Anderson Mutual Funds based

on net asset value. Expenses of $119,500

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incurred in connection with the

reorganization were paid by Kayne

Anderson Investment Management,

LLC, Investment adviser to the acquiring

fund.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on January 3, 2000, and amended

on January 20, 2000.

Applicants Address: 2550 Fifth

Avenue, Suite 808, San Diego,

California 92103.

State Street Research Portfolios, Inc.

[File No. 811–6375]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On October 1,

1999, applicant transferred its assets to

State Street Research International

Equity Fund, a series of State Street

Research Financial Trust, based on net

asset value. Expenses of $67,250

incurred in connection with the

reorganization were paid by applicant.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on January 7, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: One Financial

Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

The Universal Funds [File No. 811–

9627]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has not

made public offering of its securities

and does not propose to make any

public offering or engage in business of

any kind.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on January 6, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: Via Mizner

Financial Plaza, 700 South Federal

Highway—Suite 300, Boca Raton,

Florida 33432.

AIM Eastern Europe Fund [File No.

811–5978]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On September 10,

1999, applicant transferred its assets to

AIM Developing Markets Fund, a series

of AIM Investment Funds, based on net

asset value. Expenses of $125,730

incurred in connection with the

reorganization were paid by AIM

Advisors, Inc., applicant’s investment

adviser.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 29, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 11 Greenway

Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046–

1173.

Cadre Network Health Financial

Services Trust [File No. 811–6567]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. By May 1, 1999,

all shareholders of applicant had

redeemed their shares at net asset value.

Expenses of $3,888 incurred in

connection with the liquidation will be

paid by applicant.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on November 24, 1999, and

amended on December 22, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 905 Marconi

Avenue, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779.

Latin America Smaller Companies

Fund, Inc. [File No. 811–7197]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On August 24,

1999, applicant made a final liquidating

distribution to its shareholders based on

net asset value. Expenses of $111,388

incurred in connection with the

liquidation were paid by applicant.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on November 23, 1999, and

amended on January 7, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 101 Federal

Street, 6th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts

02110.

Merrill Lynch Technology Fund, Inc.

[File No. 811–6407]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On September 20,

1999, applicant transferred its assets to

Merrill Lynch Global Technology Fund,

Inc. based on net asset value. Expenses

of $299,965 incurred in connection with

the reorganization were paid by the

surviving fund.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on December 22, 1999, and

amended on January 19, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 800 Scudders

Mill Road, Plainsboro, New Jersey

08536.

Trust for Return and Income [File No.

811–6617]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has

never made a public offering of its

securities and does not propose to make

a public offering on engage in business

of any kind.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on December 6, 1999, and

amended on January 10, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 125 Broad

Street, New York, New York 10004–

2708.

American Equity Life Variable Account

[File No. 811–8643]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has not

made any public offering of its

securities, is not now engaged, or

intending to engage, in any business

activities other than those necessary for

winding up its affairs.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 17, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 5000 Westown

Parkway, Suite 440, West Des Moines,

Iowa 50266.

Farm Bureau Life Annuity Account III

[File No. 811–8975]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has not

made any public offering of its

securities, is not now engaged, or

intending to engage, in any business

activities other than those necessary for

winding up its affairs.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 20, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 5400 University

Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266.

General American Life Insurance

Company Separate Account Two [File

No. 811–9387]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has not

made any public offering of its

securities, is not now engaged, or

intending to engage, in any business

activities other than those necessary for

winding up its affairs.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on July 26, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 700 Market

Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

PFL Wright Variable Annuity Account

[File No. 811–7688]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. There are no

remaining policyholders.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on September 2, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 4333 Edgewood

Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52499–

0001.

Alexander Hamilton Variable

Insurance Trust [File No. 811–8682]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On December 5,

1997 and December 12, 1997, applicant

made liquidating distributions to its

shareholders based on net asset value

per share. Applicant incurred $16,995

in legal expenses regarding an order of

substitution granted by the SEC that is

connected to the liquidation.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on September 13, 1999.

Applicant’s Address: 100 North

Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401.

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1A registration statement for the five shell

Acquiring Funds is expected to be filed in February,

2000, and it is anticipated that it will be declared

effective on or before May 1, 2000. The Acquiring

funds are expected to commence operations upon

the consummation of the Reorganization.

Astra Strategic Investment Series [File

No. 811–0038], Astra Global Investment

Series [File No. 811–4468], Astra

Institutional Securities Trust [File No.

811–6408] and Astra Institutional Trust

[File No. 811–6518]

Summary: Each applicant seeks an

order declaring that it has ceased to be

an investment company. By December

29, 1997, each applicant had made a

final liquidating distribution to its

shareholders based on net asset value.

Shareholder Communications

Corporation, a professional pre-escheat

service provider, has been retained to

search for shareholders whose

whereabouts could not be ascertained.

Astra Strategic Investment Series paid

approximately $90,271 in expenses in

connection with its liquidation. Each of

the remaining applicants paid

approximately $23,798 in expenses in

connection with their liquidations.

Filing Dates: Each application was

filed on January 3, 2000, and amended

on January 21, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: c/o PFPC, Inc.,

103 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington,

Delaware 19809.

American Skandia Life Assurance

Corporation Variable Account C [File

No. 811–5676]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. Applicant has not

made any public offering of its

securities and does not propose to make

any public offering or engage in

business of any kind.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on January 4, 2000 and amended

on January 18, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: One Corporate

Drive, Shelton, CT 06484.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–02448 Filed 2–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. IC–24270, 812–11778]

HT Insight Funds, Inc., et al., Notice of

Application

January 28, 2000.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’).

ACTION: Notice of an application for an

order under section 17(b) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

(‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from section

17(a) of the Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants

request an order to permit certain series

of Harris Insight Funds Trust (‘‘HIFT’’)

to acquire all of the assets and liabilities

of all of the series of HT Insight Funds

Inc. (‘‘HTIF’’) (the ‘‘Reorganization’’).

Because of certain affiliations,

applicants may not rely on rule 17a–8

under the Act.

APPLICANTS: HIFT, HTIF, and Harris

Trust and Savings Bank (‘‘Harris Bank’’).

FILING DATES: The application was

filed on September 17, 1999, and

amended and restated on January 18,

2000.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF

HEARING: An order granting the

application will be issued unless the

SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons

may request a hearing by writing to the

SEC’s Secretary and serving applicants

with a copy of the request, personally or

by mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

February 22, 2000, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on

applicants, 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 SEC’s Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549–

0609. HIFT and HTIF, Four Falls

Corporate Center, 6th Floor, West

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 19428–

2961. Harris Bank, 111 West Monroe

Street/6W, Chicago, Illinois, 60603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paula L. Kashtan, Senior Counsel, at

(202) 942–0615, or Mary Kay Frech,

Branch Chief, at (202) 942–0564

(Division of Investment Management,

Office of Investment Company

Regulation).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following is a summary of the

application. The complete application

may be obtained for a fee at the SEC’s

Public Reference Branch, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549–

0102 (telephone (202) 942–8090).

Applicants’ Representations

1. HTIF, a Maryland corporation, is

registered under the Act as an open-end

management investment company and

is comprised of five series, Harris

Insight Equity Fund, Harris Insight

Short/Intermediate Bond Fund, Harris

Insight Money Market Fund, Harris

Insight Government Money Market

Fund, and Harris Insight Tax-Exempt

Money Market Fund (the ‘‘Acquired

Funds’’).

2. HIFT, a Massachusetts business

trust, is registered under the Act as an

open-end management investment

company and is currently comprised of

thirteen series. As part of the

Reorganization, HIFT is organizing the

following five new shell series: Harris

Insight Equity Fund, Harris Insight

Short/Intermediate Bond Fund, Harris

Insight Money Market Fund, Harris

Insight Government Money Market

Fund, and Harris Insight Tax-Exempt

Money Market Fund (the ‘‘Acquiring

Funds,’’ collectively with the Acquired

Fund, the ‘‘Funds’’). 1 Applicants state

that the investment objectives and

policies of the Acquiring funds are

substantially similar to those of the

corresponding Acquired Funds.

3. Harris Bank serves as investment

adviser to the Acquired Funds and is

exempt from registration under the

Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Harris

Bank will act as the investment adviser

to the Acquiring Funds. Harris

Investment Management, Inc. (‘‘HIM’’),

an affiliate of Harris Bank, is registered

as an investment adviser under the

Advisers Act, and serves as subadviser

to four of the Acquired Funds and will

serve as subadviser to the four

corresponding Acquiring Funds. Harris

Bank and HIM are each wholly-owned

subsidiaries of Harris Bankcorp, Inc.

Currently, Harris Bank, HIM and/or

certain of their affiliates that are under

common control (the ‘‘Harris Group’’)

hold of record, in their names or in the

names of their nominees, in excess of

25% of the outstanding voting securities

of each of the Acquired Funds. All of

these securities are held for the benefit

of others in a trust, agency, custodial or

other fiduciary or representative

capacity.

4. On July 29, 1999, the board of

directors of HTIF (the ‘‘Board’’ or

‘‘HTIF’’) and the board of trustees of

HIFT, none of whom are ‘‘interested

persons’’ as defined in section 2(a)(19)

of the Act (‘‘Disinterested Directors/

Trustees’’), approved the Reorganization

pursuant to which the assets and

liabilities of each of the Acquired Funds

will be transferred to the corresponding

Acquiring Fund in exchange for shares

of designated classes of the

corresponding Acquiring Fund