Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 11, 2000 / Notices 60479

1 15 U.S.C. 78l(d).

2 17 CFR 240.12d2–2(d).

3 15 U.S.C. 78l(g). 4 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(1).

The Commission estimates that

approximately 3,031 funds could

deposit margin with FCMs under rule

17f–6 in connection with their

investments in futures contracts and

commodity options. The Commission

further estimates that each fund uses

and deposits margin with 3 different

FCMs in connection with its commodity

transactions. Approximately 211 FCMs

are eligible to hold investment company

margin under the rule.2

The only paperwork burden of the

rule consists of meeting the rule’s

contract requirements. The Commission

estimates that 3,031 funds will spend an

average of 1 hour complying with the

contract requirements of the rule (e.g.,

signing contracts with additional

FCMs), for a total of 3,031 burden hours.

The estimate of average burden hours is

made solely for the purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not

derived from a comprehensive or even

a representative survey or study of the

costs of Commission rules and forms.

Complying with the collection of

information requirements of the rule is

necessary to obtain the benefit of relying

on the rule. Although the rule requires

that the FCM provide certain records

upon request, these records are not

made public. The rule does not require

these records be retained for any

specific period of time. An agency may

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is

not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a

currently valid control number.

Please direct general comments

regarding the above information to the

following persons: (i) Desk Officer for

the Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503; and (ii) Michael E. Bartell,

Associate Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comment

must be submitted to OMB within 30

days after this notice.

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26030 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application

To Withdraw From Listing and

Registration; (Citizens First Financial

Corp., Common Stock, $0.01 Par

Value) File No. 1–14274

October 4, 2000.

Citizens First Financial Corp., a

Delaware corporation (‘‘Company’’), has

filed an application with the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section

12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 12d2–2(d)

thereunder,2 to withdraw its Common

Stock, $.01 par value (‘‘Security’’), from

listing and registration on the American

Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’).

The Company has effected a new

listing for its Security on the National

Market of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

(‘‘Nasdaq’’). On October 2, 2000, the

Company filed a Registration Statement

on Form 8–A with the Commission in

conjunction with the new Nasdaq

listing. Trading in the Security on the

Nasdaq commenced, and was

concurrently suspended on the Amex, at

the opening of business on October 2,

2000. The Company believes that

trading in the Nasdaq marketplace will

improve the liquidity of its Security by

increasing its exposure among investors.

The Company’s application relates

solely to the withdrawal of the Security

from listing and registration on the

Amex and shall have no effect upon the

Security’s continued listing on the

Nasdaq and registration under section

12(g) of the Act.3

Any interested person may, on or

before October 26, 2000, submit by letter

to the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609, facts

bearing upon whether the application

has been made in accordance with the

rules of the Amex and what terms, if

any, should be imposed by the

Commission for the protection of

investors. The Commission, based on

the information submitted to it, will

issue an order granting the application

after the date mentioned above, unless

the Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to

delegated authority.4

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26031 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. IC–24676; 812–11924]

Hartford Capital Appreciation HLS

Fund Inc., et al.

October 3, 2000.

AGENCY: U.S. Securities & Exchange

Commission (‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of application for an

order of exemption under section 6(c) of

the Investment Company Act of 1940

(the ‘‘Act’’) for exemptions from the

provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a)

and 15(b) of the Act and Rules 6e–

2b(15) and 6e–3(T)(b)(15) thereunder.

Summary of Application

Applicants seek an order pursuant to

section 6(c) of the Investment Company

Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’)

exempting each life insurance company

separate account supporting variable life

insurance contracts (and its insurance

company depositor) that may invest in

shares of an Existing Fund or a ‘‘Future

Fund,’’ as defined below, from the

provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a),

and 15(b) of the Act, and Rules 6e–

2(b)(15) and 6e–3(T)(b)(15) thereunder,

to the extent necessary to permit such

separate accounts (‘‘VLI accounts’’) to

hold shares of any Existing Fund or

Future Fund when the following other

types of investors also hold shares that

Existing Fund or Future Fund: (1) A VLI

account of a life insurance company that

is not an affiliated person of the

insurance company depositor of any VLI

account, (2) an Existing Fund’s or

Future Fund’s investment adviser

(representing seed money investments

in the Existing Fund or Future Fund),

(3) a life insurance company separate

account supporting variable annuity

contracts (a ‘‘VA account’’), and/or (4) a

qualified pension or retirement plan (a

‘‘Plan’’ or ‘‘Qualified Plan’’), as defined

below.

Applicants: Hartford Capital

Appreciation HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford

Dividend and Growth HLS Fund, Inc.,

Hartford Series Fund, Inc., Hartford

Index HLS Fund, Inc., Hartford

International Opportunities HLS Fund,