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POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail and 

USPS Ground Advantage® Negotiated 

Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: August 

31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 23, 

2023, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail & USPS Ground 

Advantage® Contract 38 to Competitive 

Product List. Documents are available at 

www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2023–246, 

CP2023–249. 

Sean Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18785 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL SERVICE 

Product Change—Priority Mail 

Negotiated Service Agreement 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service gives 

notice of filing a request with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission to add a 

domestic shipping services contract to 

the list of Negotiated Service 

Agreements in the Mail Classification 

Schedule’s Competitive Products List. 

DATES: Date of required notice: August 

31, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean C. Robinson, 202–268–8405. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Postal Service® hereby 

gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 

3642 and 3632(b)(3), on August 22, 

2023, it filed with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission a USPS Request to Add 

Priority Mail Contract 785 to 

Competitive Product List. Documents 

are available at www.prc.gov, Docket 

Nos. MC2023–240, CP2023–243. 

Sean C. Robinson, 

Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18792 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

34992] 

Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 

August 25, 2023. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

reregistration under section 8(f) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940. 

The following is a notice of 

applications for deregistration under 

section 8(f) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 for the month of August 

2023. A copy of each application may be 

obtained via the Commission’s website 

by searching for the applicable file 

number listed below, or for an applicant 

using the Company name search field, 

on the SEC’s EDGAR system. The SEC’s 

EDGAR system may be searched at 

https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/ 

legacy/companysearch.html. You may 

also call the SEC’s Public Reference 

Room at (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 emailing 

the SEC’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov and serving the relevant 

applicant with a copy of the request by 

email, if an email address is listed for 

the relevant applicant below, or 

personally or by mail, if a physical 

address is listed for the relevant 

applicant below. Hearing requests 

should be received by the SEC by 5:30 

p.m. on September 19, 2023, and should 

be accompanied by proof of service on 

applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, 

for lawyers, a certificate of service. 

Pursuant to Rule 0–5 under the Act, 

hearing requests should state the nature 

of the writer’s interest, any facts bearing 

upon the desirability of a hearing on the 

matter, 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 

Commission’s Secretary at SecretarysOffice@sec.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawn Davis, Assistant Director, at 

(202) 551–6413 or Chief Counsel’s 

Office at (202) 551–6821; SEC, Division 

of Investment Management, Chief 

Counsel’s Office, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–8010. 

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond 

Trust [File No. 811–21051] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $184,515 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt 

Trust [File No. 811–07660] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $187,103 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust [File 

No. 811–21036] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., and on April 

1, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $242,014 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock Municipal Income 

Investment Quality Trust [File No. 811– 

21180] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 


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transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., and on April 

1, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $223,586 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock Municipal Income 

Investment Trust [File No. 811–10333] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

Municipal Income Trust II, and on May 

3, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $216,777 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. 

[File No. 811–05739] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $280,313 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund II, Inc. 

[File No. 811–08215] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., and on April 

1, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $229,956 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniHoldings Investment 

Quality Fund [File No. 811–08349] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

Municipal Income Fund, Inc., and on 

May 2, 2022 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $478,610 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality 

Fund, Inc. [File No. 811–08707] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings Fund, Inc., and on April 

1, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $227,958 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, 

Inc. [File No. 811–07083] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $194,782 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, 

Inc. [File No. 811–06499] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, 

Inc., and on May 2, 2022 made a final 

distribution to its shareholders based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $377,809 

incurred in connection with the 

reorganization were paid by the 

applicant and the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield California 

Quality Fund, Inc. [File No. 811–06692] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, 

Inc., and on May 2, 2022 made a final 

distribution to its shareholders based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $415,589 

incurred in connection with the 

reorganization were paid by the 

applicant and the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund 

[File No. 811–06502] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc., and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $235,725 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield Investment 

Quality Fund [File No. 811–07156] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

Municipal Income Trust II, and on May 

3, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $210,365 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey 

Fund, Inc. [File No. 811–06570] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality 

Fund, Inc., and on May 2, 2022 made a 

final distribution to its shareholders 

based on net asset value. Expenses of 

$414,103 incurred in connection with 


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1 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4(n)(1)(i). 

3Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined 

in the Rules, By-Laws and Organization Certificate 

of DTC (‘‘Rules’’) available at www.dtcc.com/∼/ 

media/Files/Downloads/legal/rules/dtc_rules.pdf. 

4See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 82377 

(Dec. 21, 2017), 82 FR 61617 (Dec. 28, 2017) (SR– 

DTC–2017–004; SR–FICC–2017–008; SR–NSCC– 

2017–005). Following the completion of the initial 

Continued 

the reorganization were paid by the 

applicant and the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock New York Municipal 

Income Quality Trust [File No. 811– 

21179] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock New 

York Municipal Income Trust, and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $149,154 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock New York Municipal 

Income Trust II [File No. 811–21124] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock New 

York Municipal Income Trust, and on 

May 3, 2021 made a final distribution to 

its shareholders based on net asset 

value. Expenses of $134,844 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust 

[File No. 811–09401] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. The applicant has 

transferred its assets to BlackRock 

Municipal Income Trust II, and on May 

3, 2021 made a final distribution to its 

shareholders based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $210,319 incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

paid by the applicant and the 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 21, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 100 Bellevue 

Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809. 

Hartford Funds NextShares Trust [File 

No. 811–23215] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On June 11, 2019, 

applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $21,000 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 6, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 690 Lee Road, 

Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087. 

USCF Mutual Funds Trust [File No. 

811–23213] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On March 21, 

2019, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders based on 

net asset value. Expenses of $10,000 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by the applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 28, 2023. 

Applicant’s Address: 1850 Mt. Diablo 

Boulevard, Suite 640, Walnut Creek, 

California 94596. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Investment Management, pursuant to 

delegated authority. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[Release No. 34–98227; File No. SR–DTC– 

2023–801] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

Depository Trust Company; Notice of 

Filing of Advance Notice To Raise 

Prefunded Liquidity Resources 

Through the Periodic Issuance and 

Private Placement of Senior Notes 

August 25, 2023. 

Pursuant to section 806(e)(1) of title 

VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act 

entitled the Payment, Clearing, and 

Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 

(‘‘Clearing Supervision Act’’) 1 and Rule 

19b–4(n)(1)(i) under the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),2 notice is 

hereby given that on August 15, 2023, 

The Depository Trust Company (‘‘DTC’’) 

filed with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

advance notice SR–DTC–2023–801 

(‘‘Advance Notice’’) as described in 

Items I, II and III below, which Items 

have been prepared by the clearing 

agency. The Commission is publishing 

this notice to solicit comments on the 

Advance Notice from interested 

persons. 

I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Terms of Substance of the Advance 

Notice 

This advance notice is filed by DTC 

in connection with a proposal to raise 

prefunded liquidity resources through 

the periodic issuance and private 

placement of senior notes (‘‘Debt 

Issuance’’). The proceeds from the Debt 

Issuance would supplement DTC’s 

existing default liquidity risk 

management resources, as described in 

greater detail below.3

II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the 

Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 

Advance Notice 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

clearing agency included statements 

concerning the purpose of and basis for 

the Advance Notice and discussed any 

comments it received on the Advance 

Notice. The text of these statements may 

be examined at the places specified in 

Item IV below. The clearing agency has 

prepared summaries, set forth in 

sections A and B below, of the most 

significant aspects of such statements. 

(A) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Comments on the Advance Notice 

Received from Members, Participants, or 

Others 

Written comments on the advance 

notice have not been solicited or 

received. DTC will notify the 

Commission of any written comments 

received by DTC. 

(B) Advance Notice Filed Pursuant to 

Section 806(e) of the Clearing 

Supervision Act 

Description of Proposed Change 

DTC is proposing to raise prefunded 

liquidity through the periodic issuance 

and private placement of senior notes to 

qualified institutional investors in an 

aggregate amount not to exceed $5 

billion, as described in greater detail 

below. The proceeds of the Debt 

Issuance would supplement DTC’s 

qualifying liquidity resources, which are 

described in the Clearing Agency 

Liquidity Risk Management Framework 

(‘‘Framework’’) 4 and include cash 


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