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Trusts or any variable annuity or

variable life insurance separate account,

organized as a unit investment trust,

that invests in the Insurance Trusts and/

or (b) a list of its agents who, as

registered representatives, offer and sell

the variable annuity and variable life

contracts funded through such a

Separate Account. These individuals

will continue to be subject to the

automatic disqualification provisions of

Section 9(a).

Conclusion

Applicants submit, based on the

grounds summarized above, that their

exemptive request meets the standards

set out in Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act,

namely, that the exemptions requested

are necessary or appropriate in the

public interest and consistent with the

protection of investors and the purposes

fairly intended by the policy and

provisions of the 1940 Act, and that,

therefore, the Commission should grant

the requested order.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30517 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Notice Seeking Exemption Under

Section 312 of the Small Business

Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

Notice is hereby given that RiverVest

Venture Fund I, L.P. (the Fund), 7701

Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 740, St. Louis,

Missouri 63105, has filed a License

Application under the Small Business

Investment Act of 1958, as amended

(‘‘the Act’’), in connection with the

financing of a small concern, have

sought an exemption under section 312

of the Act and section 107.730,

Financings which Constitute Conflicts

of Interest of the Small Business

Administration (‘‘SBA’’) rules and

regulations (13 CFR 107.730 (2000)).

The Fund proposes to provide equity

financing to TissueLink Medical, Inc.

(‘‘TissueLink’’), One Washington Center,

Suite 400, Dover, New Hampshire

03820. The financing is contemplated

for working capital or inventory

purchase, marketing activities, and

research and development.

The financing is brought within the

purview of section 107.730(a)(1) of the

regulations because Jay W. Schmelter

and Crescendo Ventures (‘‘Crescendo’’),

Associates of the Fund, currently own,

directly or indirectly, greater than 10%

of TissueLink and therefore TissueLink

is considered an Associate of Jay W.

Schmelter and Crescendo as defined in

section 107.50 of the regulations. (Mr.

Schmelter because he is a Control

Person of the Fund, and Crescendo

Ventures because Mr. Schmelter was

formerly a member of the general

partner of Crescendo within six months

of the date of the subject financing.)

Notice is hereby given that any

interested person may submit written

comments on the transaction to the

Associate Administrator for Investment,

U.S. Small Business Administration,

409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC

20416.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Don A. Christensen,

Associate Administrator for Investment.

[FR Doc. 00–30568 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3481]

Bureau of Nonproliferation;

Determination Under the Arms Export

Control Act

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

Pursuant to Section 654(c) of the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

amended, notice is hereby given that the

Department of State has made a

determination pursuant to Section 73 of

the Arms Export Control Act. The

Department has concluded that

publication of the determination would

be harmful to the national security of

the United States.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Robert J. Einhorn,

Assistant Secretary of State for

Nonproliferation, Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–30552 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–25–U

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3486 ]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations:

‘‘Correggio and Parmigianino: Master

Draftsmen of the Renaissance’’

DEPARTMENT: United States Department

of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and

Delegation of Authority No. 236 of

October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby

determine that the objects to be

included in the exhibition ‘‘Correggio

and Parmigianino: Master Draftsmen of

the Renaissance,’’ imported from abroad

for the temporary exhibition without

profit within the United States, are of

cultural significance. The objects are

imported pursuant to loan agreements

with foreign lenders. I also determine

that the exhibition or display of the

exhibit objects at The Metropolitan

Museum of Art in New York from on or

about February 5, 2001 to on or about

May 6, 2001, is in the national interest.

Public Notice of these Determinations is

ordered to be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, including a list of

the exhibit objects, contact Paul

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of

State (telephone: 202/619–5997). The

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700,

Washington, DC 20547–0001.

Dated: November 22, 2000.

William B. Bader,

Assistant Secretary for Educational and

Cultural Affairs, United States Department

of State.

[FR Doc. 00–30557 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3483]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations:

‘‘Beyond the Easel: Decorative

Painting by Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis,

and Roussel, 1890–1930’’

DEPARTMENT: United States Department

of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and

Delegation of Authority No. 236 of

October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby

determine that the objects to be

included in the exhibition ‘‘Beyond the

Easel: Decorative Painting by Bonnard,