Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 5711

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

Filing Dates: The applications were 

filed on November 12, 2004, and 

amended on January 14, 2005. 

Applicants’ Address: 113 King St., 

Armonk, NY 10504. 

Minnesota Municipal Term Trust Inc. II 

[File No. 811–6517] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On April 10, 

2003, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Prior to the 

liquidation date, applicant’s preferred 

stock was redeemed at its liquidation 

preference, plus accumulated but 

unpaid dividends through the 

redemption date. Expenses of $5,392 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by applicant and 

U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on December 29, 2004. 

Applicant’s Address: U.S. Bancorp 

Asset Management, Inc., 800 Nicollet 

Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402. 

Amstar Investment Trust [File No. 811–

9405] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On September 30, 

2004, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of $2,743 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by Amstar 

Investment Management Company, LLC, 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on January 5, 2005. 

Applicant’s Address: 14 Penn Plaza, 

225 West 34th St., Suite 718, New York, 

NY 10122. 

First American Insurance Portfolios, 

Inc. [File No. 811–9765] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On September 3, 

2004, applicant made a final liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of $34,274 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by U.S. Bancorp 

Investment Management, Inc., 

applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on December 29, 2004. 

Applicant’s Address: U.S. Bancorp 

Asset Management, Inc., 800 Nicollet 

Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402. 

The Scott James Fund, Inc. [File No. 

811–9809] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. Applicant has 39 

shareholders and presently is not 

making a public offering and does not 

propose to make a public offering. 

Applicant will continue to operate as a 

private investment fund in reliance on 

section 3(c)(1) of the Act. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on June 18, 2004 and amended on 

September 27, 2004, December 1, 2004, 

and January 11, 2005. 

Applicant’s Address: 6700 Arlington 

Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042. 

Credit Suisse Select Funds [File No. 

811–9531] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On April 26, 

2002, applicant’s last remaining series 

transferred its assets to Credit Suisse 

Global Technology Fund Inc., based on 

net asset value. All expenses incurred in 

connection with the reorganization were 

born by Credit Suisse Asset 

Management, LLC, applicant’s 

investment adviser, and/or its affiliates. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on April 29, 2003, and amended on 

November 25, 2003. 

Applicant’s Address: 466 Lexington 

Ave., New York, NY 10017. 

CML/OFFITBANK Separate Account 

[File No. 811–7361] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. Applicant 

requests deregistration based on 

abandonment of registration. At the time 

of filing, Applicant had no shareholders 

or contractholders. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on December 8, 2003 and amended 

and restated on November 16, 2004. 

Applicant’s Address: 1295 State 

Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 

01111–001

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Investment Management, pursuant to 

delegated authority. 

Margaret H. McFarland, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. E5–403 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

will hold the following meeting during 

the week of February 7, 2005: 

A Closed Meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at 10 a.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and 

(10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 

9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of 

the scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Atkins, as duty officer, 

voted to consider the items listed for the 

closed meeting in closed session. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 

February 9, 2005, will be: 

Formal orders of investigations; 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; and 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings of an 

enforcement nature; 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. For further 

information and to ascertain what, if 

any, matters have been added, deleted 

or postponed, please contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

942–7070.

Dated: February 1, 2005. 

Margaret H. McFarland, 

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 05–2155 Filed 2–1–05; 11:20 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–51093; File No. SR–FICC–

2004–24] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice 

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness 

of Proposed Rule Change To Amend 

the Fee Structure of the Government 

Securities Division of the Fixed Income 

Clearing Corporation 

January 28, 2005. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on 

December 30, 2004, the Fixed Income 

Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change described in Items 

I, II, and III below, which items have 

been prepared primarily by FICC. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to