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Small Business Administration 

SBGS00662 Deputy Assistant 

Administrator for Congressional and 

Legislative Affairs. Effective April 9, 

2009. 

SBGS00667 Speechwriter for the 

Assistant Administrator for 

Communications and Public Liaison. 

Effective April 9, 2009. 

SBGS00681 Special Assistant to the 

Associate Administrator for Capital 

Access. Effective April 9, 2009. 

National Endowment for the Arts 

NAGS00063 Deputy Congressional 

Liaison, Office of Government Affairs. 

Effective April 16, 2009. 

National Endowment for the Humanities 

NHGS60065 Special Assistant to the 

Chairman. Effective April 24, 2009. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development 

DUGS60436 Staff Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective April 1, 2009. 

DUGS60186 Staff Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective April 2, 2009. 

DUGS60121 Media Outreach 

Specialist for the Assistant Secretary 

for Public Affairs. Effective April 6, 

2009. 

DUGS60211 Advance Coordinator for 

the Director, Office of Executive 

Scheduling and Operations. Effective 

April 6, 2009. 

DUGS60270 White House Liaison 

Assistant to the Secretary and White 

House Liaison. Effective April 6, 

2009. 

DUGS60354 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Housing, 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

Effective April 6, 2009. 

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Coordinator. Effective April 6, 2009. 

DUGS60437 Special Assistant to the 

Secretary, Housing and Urban 

Development. Effective April 6, 2009. 

DUGS60621 Special Assistant for the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research. Effective 

April 6, 2009. 

DUGS60193 Media Specialist for the 

Chief of Staff. Effective April 10, 

2009. 

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Secretary for Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Relations. Effective 

April 10, 2009. 

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Deputy Secretary, Housing and Urban 

Development. Effective April 14, 

2009. 

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Based and Community Initiatives. 

Effective April 15, 2009. 

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Assistant Secretary for Housing, 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

Effective April 21, 2009. 

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Chief of Staff. Effective April 24, 

2009. 

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Assistant Secretary for Housing, 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

Effective April 30, 2009. 

Department of Transportation 

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Governmental Affairs. Effective April 

6, 2009. 

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the Secretary and Director of Public 

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Scheduling and Advance to the 

Director of Scheduling and Advance. 

Effective April 8, 2009. 

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Administrator. Effective April 8, 2009. 

DTGS60337 Director of 

Communications. Effective April 8, 

2009. 

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Scheduling and Advance. Effective 

April 8, 2009. 

DTGS60257 Deputy Director of Public 

Affairs. Effective April 22, 2009. 

DTGS60341 Associate Director for 

Governmental Affairs, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Governmental 

Affairs. Effective April 23, 2009. 

DTGS60462 Associate Director for 

Public Liaison for the Deputy Director 

of Public Affairs. Effective April 27, 

2009. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

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[Release No. IC–28803] 

Notice of Applications for 

Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 

June 26, 2009. 

The following is a notice of 

applications for deregistration under 

section 8(f) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 for the month of June, 2009. 

A copy of each application may be 

obtained via the Commission’s Web site 

by searching for the file number, or an 

applicant using the Company name box, 

at http://www.sec.gov/search/ 

search.htm or by calling (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 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 July 

21, 2009, 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, 

U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC, 

Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Investment Company 

Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–4041. 

Scottish Widows Investment 

Partnership Trust 

[File No. 811–21909] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On September 24, 

2008, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of $66,317 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid or will be paid by 

Scottish Widows Investment 

Partnership Ltd., applicant’s investment 

adviser. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on May 1, 2009 and amended on 

June 19, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: Two Avenue de 

Lafayette, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. 

ACP Continuum Return Fund II, LLC 

[File No. 811–21030] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On March 28, 

2005, applicant made a final liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Applicant incurred 

no expenses in connection with the 

liquidation. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on April 2, 2009, and amended on 

June 11, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: Ascendant 

Capital Partners LP, 150 N. Radnor 

Chester Rd., Suite 220, Radnor, PA 

19087. 

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IPC Funds 

[File No. 811–7585] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. By November 15, 

2004, each series of applicant had made 

a liquidating distribution to its 

shareholders, based on net asset value. 

Expenses of approximately $929,172 

incurred in connection with the 

liquidation were paid by applicant. 

Cash in the amount of approximately 

$21,467 is being held by U.S. Bank, 

applicant’s custodian, to cover certain 

outstanding accrued expenses of the 

liquidation. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on May 6, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: c/o David S. 

Goldstein, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, 

1275 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. 

Rochdale International Trade Fixed 

Income Fund 

[File No. 811–22244] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, 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 or engage in business 

of any kind. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on January 9, 2009 and amended 

on June 8, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: 570 Lexington 

Ave., New York, NY 10022–6837. 

Clarion Investment Trust 

[File No. 811–21133] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On April 29, 

2009, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Applicant incurred 

$50,000 in expenses in connection with 

the liquidation. Applicant has retained 

approximately $260,000 in cash to cover 

certain remaining expenses and 

liabilities. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on May 14, 2009, and amended on 

June 24, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: 230 Park Ave., 

New York, NY 10169. 

BlackRock Commodity Strategies Fund 

[File No. 811–21486] 

Master Commodity Strategies LLC 

[File No. 811–21538] 

Summary: Each applicant seeks an 

order declaring that it has ceased to be 

an investment company. On October 24, 

2008, each applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of 

approximately $46,779 and $225, 

respectively, incurred in connection 

with the liquidations were paid by 

BlackRock Advisors, LLC, which served 

as applicants’ administrator or 

investment adviser, respectively. 

Filing Date: The applications were 

filed on May 29, 2009. 

Applicants’ Address: 800 Scudders 

Mill Rd., Plainsboro, NJ 08536. 

Magnetar Spectrum Fund 

[File No. 811–22087] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On May 29, 2009, 

applicant made a final liquidating 

distribution to its sole remaining 

shareholder, Magnetar Spectrum Master 

Fund, LP, based on net asset value. 

Expenses of $21,324 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by applicant. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on June 1, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: 1603 Orrington 

Ave., 13th Floor, Evanston, IL 60201. 

JPL Separate Account D of Jefferson 

Pilot LifeAmerica Insurance Company 

[File No. 811–8956] 

Summary: Applicant, a unit 

investment trust, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company based on 

abandonment of registration. The 

applicant has no policy owners and no 

policies outstanding which allocate 

premiums and policy values to the 

applicant. Therefore the Lincoln Life & 

Annuity Company of New York, as 

depositor, has determined that, as it has 

no intention to issue policies the owners 

of which would be permitted to allocate 

premiums and policy values to the 

Applicant, the Applicant should be 

deregistered. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on February 2, 2009, and amended 

on June 4, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: JPL Separate 

Account D of Jefferson Pilot 

LifeAmerica Insurance Company, 

Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of 

New York, One Granite Place, Concord, 

New Hampshire 03301. 

Colonial Separate Account VA–2 

[File No. 811–8552] 

Summary: Applicant, a unit 

investment trust, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company based on 

abandonment of registration. The 

applicant has no policy owners and no 

policies outstanding which allocate 

premiums and cash values to the 

applicant. Therefore the Lincoln Life & 

Annuity Company of New York, as 

depositor, has determined that, as it has 

no intention to issue policies the owners 

of which would be permitted to allocate 

premiums and policy values to the 

applicant, the applicant should be 

deregistered. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on February 2, 2009, and amended 

on June 4, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: Colonial 

Separate Account VA–2, Lincoln Life & 

Annuity Company of New York, One 

Granite Place, Concord, New Hampshire 

03301. 

Chubb Separate Account VA–1 

[File No. 811–8556] 

Summary: Applicant, a unit 

investment trust, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company based on 

abandonment of registration. The 

applicant has no policy owners and no 

policies outstanding which allocate 

premiums and policy values to the 

applicant. Therefore the Lincoln 

National Life Insurance Company, as 

depositor, has determined that, as it has 

no intention to issue policies the owners 

of which would be permitted to allocate 

premiums and policy values to the 

applicant, the applicant should be 

deregistered. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on February 2, 2009, and amended 

on April 20, 2009 and June 4, 2009. 

Applicant’s Address: Chubb Separate 

Account VA–1, Lincoln National Life 

Insurance Company, One Granite Place, 

Concord, New Hampshire 03301. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Investment Management, pursuant to 

delegated authority. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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