Sunshine Act Meeting, 51877 [06-7387]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 169 / Thursday, August 31, 2006 / Notices Management Advisors, LLC, applicant’s investment adviser. Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 23, 2006, and amended on July 17, 2006. Applicant’s Address: 1301 SW Fifth Ave., Portland, OR 97201. Columbia Funds Trust I [File No. 811– 2214] Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On March 27, 2006, applicant transferred its assets to a corresponding series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I, based on net asset value. Expenses of approximately $114,620 incurred in connection with the reorganization were paid by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, applicant’s investment adviser. Filing Date: The application was filed on June 23, 2006. Applicant’s Address: One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111. Meeder Advisor Funds [File No. 811– 6720] Summary: Applicant seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On December 27, 2004, applicant made a liquidating distribution to its shareholders, based on net asset value. Expenses of less than $100 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by applicant. A notice of the filing of the application, which contained certain erroneous information, was previously issued on June 30, 2006 (Investment Company Act Release No. 27418). Filing Dates: The application was filed on July 8, 2004, and amended on June 13, 2006 and August 21, 2006. Applicant’s Address: 6125 Memorial Dr., Dublin, OH 43017. For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, pursuant to delegated authority. Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–14500 Filed 8–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting erjones on PROD1PC72 with NOTICES FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: [71 FR 50109, August 24, 2006]. Closed Meeting. PLACE: 100 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 10 a.m. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:29 Aug 30, 2006 Jkt 208001 Deletion of Item. The following item will not be considered during the Closed Meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2006: Requests for information in an investigative file. The Commission determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. 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) 551–5400. CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Dated: August 29, 2006. Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–7387 Filed 8–29–06; 3:42 pm] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–54357; File No. SR–MSRB– 2006–06] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Relating to Revisions to the Series 51 Examination Program August 24, 2006. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on August 11, 2006, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’ or ‘‘Board’’), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the MSRB. The MSRB has designated the proposed rule change as constituting a stated policy, practice, or interpretation with respect to the meaning, administration, or enforcement of an existing rule of the self-regulatory organization pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act,3 and Rule 19b– 4(f)(1) thereunder,4 which renders the proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1). 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51877 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The MSRB is filing with the Commission revisions to the study outline for the Municipal Fund Securities Limited Principal Qualification Examination (Series 51) program.5 The proposed revisions update the material to reflect changes to the rules and regulations covered in the examination, and to provide more explicit references to these rules and regulations. The MSRB is not proposing any textual changes to its rules. The revised study outline is available on the MSRB’s Web site (https:// www.msrb.org), at the MSRB’s principal office, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the MSRB included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The MSRB has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change 1. Purpose Section 15B(b)(2)(A) of the Act 6 authorizes the MSRB to prescribe standards of training, experience, competence, and such other qualifications as the Board finds necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors. The MSRB has developed examinations that are designed to establish that persons associated with brokers, dealers and municipal securities dealers that effect transactions in municipal securities have attained specified levels of competence and 5 The MSRB is also proposing corresponding revisions to the Series 51 question bank, but based upon instructions from the Commission staff, the MSRB is submitting SR–MSRB–2006–06 for immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act and Rule 19b–4(f)(1) thereunder, and is not filing the question bank for Commission review. See letter to Diane G. Klinke, General Counsel, MSRB, from Belinda Blaine, Associate Director, Division of Market Regulation, SEC, dated July 24, 2000. The question bank is available for Commission review. 6 15 U.S.C. 78o–4(b)(2)(A). E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 51877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7387]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: [71 FR 50109, 
August 24, 2006].

Status: Closed Meeting.

Place: 100 F Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Date and Time of Previously Announced Meeting: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 
at 10 a.m.

Change in the Meeting: Deletion of Item.
    The following item will not be considered during the Closed Meeting 
on Tuesday, August 29, 2006:
    Requests for information in an investigative file.
    The Commission determined that no earlier notice thereof was 
possible.
    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) 551-5400.

    Dated: August 29, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-7387 Filed 8-29-06; 3:42 pm]
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