Document ID: SEC-2014-0549-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Deregistrations under the Investment Company Act
Posted Date: 2014-04-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07471]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. IC-30998]

Notice of Applications for Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of 
the Investment Company Act of 1940

March 28, 2014.
    The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under 
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of 
March 2014. A copy of each application may be obtained via the 
Commission's Web site by searching for the file number, or for 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 April 22, 2014, 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, Chief Counsel's Office, 100 F 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-8010.

Lazard Alternative Strategies Fund, L.L.C. [File No. 811-10415]

    Summary: Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order 
declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. Applicant 
transferred its assets to Lazard Alternative Strategies 1099 Fund, and 
on December 31, 2013, made a distribution to its shareholders based on 
net asset value. Expenses of $200,000 incurred in connection with the 
reorganization were paid by Lazard Asset Management LLC, applicant's 
investment adviser.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on January 30, 2014, and 
amended on March 26, 2014.
    Applicant's Address: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112-6300.

Dreyfus Money Market Instruments Inc. [File No. 811-2557]

    Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to 
be an investment company. On March 7, 2013, applicant made a final 
liquidating distribution to its shareholders based on net asset value. 
Expenses of $1,897 incurred in connection with the reorganization were 
paid by The Dreyfus Corporation, applicant's investment adviser.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on January 15, 2014, and 
amended on March 21, 2014.
    Applicant's Address: c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Ave., 
New York, NY 10166.

ING Emerging Markets Local Bond Fund [File No. 811-22505]; ING Global 
Strategic Income Fund [File No. 811-22681]

    Summary: Each applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an 
order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. 
Applicants have never made a public offering of their securities and do 
not propose to make a public offering or engage in business of any 
kind.
    Filing Date: The applications were filed on March 7, 2014.
    Applicants' Address: 7337 E Doubletree Ranch Rd., suite 100, 
Scottsdale, AZ 85258.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-07471 Filed 4-2-14; 8:45 am]
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