Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2001 / Notices 13103

Office of Personnel Management.

Steven R. Cohen,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 01–5056 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

Summary: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Application for

RRB Survivor Annuities.

(2) Form(s) submitted: AA–17, AA–

17b, AA–17cert, AA–18, AA–19, AA–

20.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0030.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: September 30, 2001.

(5) Type of request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

households.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 4,137.

(8) Total annual responses: 4,137.

(9) Total amount reporting hours:

1,718.

(10) Collection description: Under

Section 2(d) of the Railroad Retirement

Act, monthly survivors annuities are

payable to surviving widow(ers),

parents, unmarried children, and in

certain cases, divorced wives

(husbands), mothers, (fathers),

remarried widow(ers) and

grandchildren of deceased railroad

employees. The collection obtains

information needed by the RRB for

determining entitlement to and amount

of annuity applied for.

Additional Information or Comments

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp.,

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611–

2092 and the OMB reviewer, Joe Lackey

(202–395–7316), Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10203, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–5072 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Self-Employment

Questionnaire.

(2) Form(s) submitted: AA–4.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0138.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: June 30, 2001.

(5) Type of request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

Households.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 600.

(8) Total annual responses: 600.

(9) Total annual reporting hours: 415.

(10) Collection description: Section 2

of the Railroad Retirement Act provides

for payment of annuities to qualified

employees and their spouses. Work for

a Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad

Employer (LPE) and work in selfemployment affect payment in different

ways. This collection obtains

information to determine whether

claimed self-employment is really selfemployment, and not work for a railroad

or LPE.

Additional Information or Comments

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 North Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 and

the OMB reviewer, Joe Lackey (202–

395–7316), Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10230, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–5073 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. IC–24878]

Notice of Applications for

Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

February 23, 2001.

The following is a notice of

applications for deregistration under

section 8(f) of the Investment Company

Act of 1940 for the month of February

2001. A copy of each application may be

obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public

Reference Branch, 450 Fifth St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20549–0102 (tel. 202–

942–8090). 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

March 20, 2001, 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, SEC, 450 Fifth

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–

0609. For Further Information Contact:

Diane L. Titus, at (202) 942–0564, SEC,

Division of Investment Management,

Office of Investment Company

Regulation, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549–0506.

Federated Master Trust [File No. 811–

2784], Money Market Obligations Trust

II [File No. 811–7364], Federated TaxFree Trust [File No. 811–2891], Liberty

U.S. Government Money Market Trust

[File No. 811–2956], Federated ShortTerm U.S. Government Trust [File No.

811–5035], Federated Municipal Trust

[File No. 811–5911], Trust for ShortTerm U.S. Government Securities [File

No. 811–2602], Trust for U.S. Treasury

Obligations [File No. 811–29511], Trust

for Government Cash Reserves [File No.

811–5772], Liquid Cash Trust [File No.

811–3057], Money Market Management,

Inc. [File No. 811–2430], Money Market

Trust [File No. 811–2550], Automated

Government Money Trust [File No.

811–3475], and Federated Government

Trust [File No. 811–5981]

Summary: Each applicant seeks an

order declaring that it has ceased to be

an investment company. Between April

26, 1999, and February 1, 2000, each

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applicant transferred its assets to Money

Market Obligations Trust based on net

asset value. Applicants bore none of the

expenses incurred in connection with

the reorganizations. Any expenses were

paid by Federated Investment

Management Company, each applicant’s

investment adviser, or its affiliates.

Filing Dates: The applications were

filed on December 8, 2000, and

amended on February 7, 2001.

Applicants’ Address: 5800 Corporate

Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237–

7000.

Van Kampen Global Managed Assets

Fund [File No. 811–8286]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On May 24, 2000,

applicant made a final liquidating

distribution to its shareholders based on

net asset value. Expenses of $100

incurred in connection with the

liquidation were paid by Van Kampen

Asset Management Inc., applicant’s

investment adviser.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on February 1, 2001.

Applicant’s Address: 1 Parkview

Plaza, P.O. Box 5555, Oakbrook Terrace,

IL 680181–5555.

PMD Investment Company [File No.

811–3135]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On November 3,

2000, applicant made a liquidating

distribution to its shareholders based on

net asset value. First National Bank of

Omaha, applicant’s depository agent, is

holding any unclaimed funds, which

will escheat to the State of Nebraska

after the applicable holding period.

Expenses of $46,188 incurred in

connection with the liquidation were

paid by applicant.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 21, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 10050 Regency

Circle, Suite 315, Omaha, Nebraska

68114.

The Sheffield Funds, Inc. [File No. 811–

5886]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On October 26,

2000, applicant made a liquidating

distribution to its shareholders, based

on net asset value. Expenses of $11,000

incurred in connection with the

liquidation were paid by applicant.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 28, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 900 Circle 75

Parkway, Suite 750, Atlanta, Georgia

30339.

The Travelers Timed Bond Account for

Variable Annuities [File No. 811–5092]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. The applicant was

a fund only offered as part of a market

timing marketing program. The program

was discontinued effective October 1,

1997. Customers were given the option

of terminating before October 1, 1997

and moving into a fund of their choice.

After October 1, 1997, customers were

transferred to the American Odyssey

Short-Term Bond Fund. As a result, all

of the assets of the applicant were

distributed in 1997. The applicant states

that the Travelers Insurance Company

absorbed any expenses that were

incurred to achieve the liquidation.

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on June 19, 2000, and amended on

February 21, 2001.

Applicant’s Address: One Tower

Square, Hartford, CT 06183.

PFL Endeavor Target Account [File No.

811–8377]

Summary: Applicant seeks an order

declaring that it has ceased to be an

investment company. On September 25,

2000, the shareholders of applicant

voted to approve the merger of applicant

with another investment company. The

name of the investment company

surviving the merger is Capital Guardian

U.S. Equity Subaccount of the Endeavor

Variable Annuity Separate Account, and

its Investment Company Act file number

is 811–06032. Expenses of $40,000 were

incurred in connection with the merger

and were paid by PFL Life Insurance

Company, which established and

maintained applicant as a managed

separate account and which is the

depositor of the surviving investment

company.

Filing Date: The application was filed

on December 19, 2000.

Applicant’s Address: 4333 Edgewood

Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499–4520.

Penfield Partners, L.P. [File No. 811–

8604]

Summary: Applicant 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. Applicant will

continue to operate as a private

investment vehicle in reliance on

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

Filing Date: The application was filed

on February 14, 2001. Applicant has

agreed to file an amendment during the

notice period.

Applicant’s Address: 153 East 53rd

Street, New York, NY 10022.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, pursuant to

delegated authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–5044 Filed 3–1–01; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. 35–27349]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

February 23, 2001.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendment(s) is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

March 20, 2001, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, DC 20549–0609, and serve

a copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/

or declarant(s) at the address(es)

specified below. Proof of service (by

affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at

law, by certificate) should be filed with

the request. Any request for hearing

should identify specifically the issues of

facts or law that are disputed. A person

who so requests will be notified of any

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a

copy of any notice or order issued in the

matter. After March 20, 2001, the

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/or permitted to become effective.

DTE Energy Company, et al. (70–9589)

DTE Energy Company (‘‘DTE’’), a

Michigan public utility holding

company that claims exemption, under

section 3(a)(1) of the Act by rule 2, and

its inactive, wholly owned subsidiary,

DTE Enterprises, Inc. (‘‘Merger Sub’’

and with DTE, ‘‘Applicants’’), both

located at 2000 Second Avenue, Detroit,

Michigan 48226–1279, have filed an

application under sections 3(a)(1),

9(a)(2), and 10 of the Act.

DTE is engaged, through subsidiaries,

in various utility and nonutility