Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11), 8819-8820 [E9-4138]
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
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Kevin F. Neyland,
Acting Administrator, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade
Advisory Committee on Small and
Minority Business (ITAC–11)
AGENCY: Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of a partially opened
meeting.
SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory
Committee on Small and Minority
Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting
on Monday, March 23, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed
to the public from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and opened to the public from 1 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
March 23, 2009, unless otherwise
notified.
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The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at
(202) 482–3222, Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the
opened portion of the meeting the
following agenda items will be
considered.
• Status of U.S. Commercial Service
Activities for FY09.
• The TPCC Agencies and Their Role
in Export Promotion and Trade Policy.
ADDRESSES:
Christina R. Sevilla,
Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public
Liaison.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. IC–28619; File No. 812–13515]
Mainstay VP Series Fund, Inc.
February 20, 2009.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
Commission ‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of application for an
order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, (the ‘‘Act’’) granting relief
from the provisions of Section 9(a),
13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the Act and
Rules 6e–2(b)(15) and 6e–3(T)(b)(15)
thereunder.
APPLICANTS: MainStay VP Series Fund,
Inc. (the ‘‘Fund’’) and New York Life
Investment Management LLC
(‘‘NYLIM’’) (together the ‘‘Applicants’’).
FILING DATE: The application was filed
on April 2, 2008, and amended and
restated applications were filed on
November 20, 2008 and February 17,
2009.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the application will be
issued unless the Commission orders a
hearing. Interested persons may request
a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
Applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on March 18, 2009, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on Applicants, 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
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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
of the Commission.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Securities and
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549. Applicants:
Marguerite E.H. Morrison, New York
Life Investment Management LLC, 51
Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010,
with a copy to Christopher E. Palmer,
Goodwin Procter LLP, 901 New York
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Scott, Senior Counsel, at 202–
551–6763, or Zandra Bailes, Branch
Chief, Office of Insurance Products,
Division of Investment Management,
Commission SEC at (202) 551–6975.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee from the SEC’s
Public Reference Branch, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549 (tel. (202)
551–8090).
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants
seek exemption of each life insurance
company separate account supporting
variable life insurance contracts (‘‘VLI
Accounts’’) (and its insurance company
depositor) that may invest in shares of
the Fund or a ‘‘future fund’’ as defined
below, from the provisions of Sections
9(a), 13(a), 15(a) and 15(b) of the Act
and Rules 6e–2(b)(15) and 6e–3(T)(b)(l5)
(or any comparable provisions of a
permanent rule that replaces Rule 6e–
3(T)(b)(15)) thereunder to the extent
necessary to permit such VLI Accounts
to hold shares of the Fund or a future
fund when one or more of the following
other types of investors also hold shares
of the Fund or a future fund: (1) Life
insurance company separate accounts
supporting variable annuity contracts
(‘‘VA Accounts’’), whether or not the
life insurance company is an affiliated
person of the insurance company
depositor of any VLI Account, (2) VLI
Accounts supporting scheduled or
flexible premium variable life insurance
contracts, whether or not the life
insurance company is an affiliated
person of the insurance company
depositor of any other VLI Account, (3)
general accounts of insurance company
depositors of VA Accounts and/or VLI
Accounts, (4) the Fund’s investment
adviser or future fund’s investment
adviser (or an affiliated person of the
investment adviser), or (5) qualified
group pension plans and group
retirement plans (‘‘Plans’’) in
accordance with Section 817(h) of the
Internal Revenue Code (the ‘‘Code’’) and
the U.S. Treasury regulations and
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Internal Revenue Service guidelines
thereunder, as described in more detail
below, outside the separate account
context. A ‘‘future fund’’ is any
investment company (or investment
portfolio or series thereof), other than
the Fund, shares of which are sold to
VLI Accounts and to which NYLIM or
its affiliates may in the future serve as
investment adviser, investment
subadviser, investment manager,
administrator, principal underwriter or
sponsor. Investment portfolios or series
of the Fund or any future fund are
referred to herein as ‘‘Insurance Funds.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following is a summary of the
application. The complete application is
available for a fee from the Public
Reference Branch of the Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549, (202) 551–8090.
Applicants’ Representations:
1. The Fund was formed as a
Maryland corporation on June 3, 1983.
The Fund was formerly known as the
New York Life MFA Series Fund, Inc.
On August 22, 1996, the Fund’s name
changed to its present form. The Fund
is registered under the Act as an openend management investment company
(Reg. File No. 811–03833–01). The Fund
is a series investment company as
defined by Rule 18f–2 under the Act
and is currently comprised of twentyfour series (‘‘Portfolios’’): (1) MainStay
VP Balanced Portfolio, (2) MainStay VP
Bond Portfolio, (3) MainStay VP Capital
Appreciation Portfolio, (4) MainStay VP
Cash Management Portfolio, (5)
MainStay VP Common Stock Portfolio,
(6) MainStay VP Conservative
Allocation Portfolio, (7) MainStay VP
Convertible Portfolio, (8) MainStay VP
Developing Growth Portfolio, (9)
MainStay VP Floating Rate Portfolio,
(10) MainStay VP Government Portfolio,
(11) MainStay VP Growth Allocation
Portfolio, (12) MainStay VP High Yield
Corporate Bond Portfolio, (13) MainStay
VP ICAP Select Equity Portfolio, (14)
MainStay VP International Equity
Portfolio, (15) MainStay VP Large Cap
Growth Portfolio, (16) MainStay VP Mid
Cap Core Portfolio, (17) MainStay VP
Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, (18)
MainStay VP Mid Cap Value Portfolio,
(19) MainStay VP Moderate Allocation
Portfolio, (20) MainStay VP Moderate
Growth Allocation Portfolio, (21)
MainStay VP S&P 500 Index Portfolio,
(22) MainStay VP Small Cap Growth
Portfolio, (23) MainStay VP Total Return
Portfolio, and (24) MainStay VP Value
Portfolio. The Fund issues a separate
series of shares of beneficial interest for
each Portfolio and has filed a
registration statement under the
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on
Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11)
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of a partially opened meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority
Business (ITAC-11) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 23, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and opened to the public from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 23, 2009, unless otherwise
notified.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC-11 at
(202) 482-3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the opened portion of the meeting the
following agenda items will be considered.
Status of U.S. Commercial Service Activities for FY09.
The TPCC Agencies and Their Role in Export Promotion and
Trade Policy.
Christina R. Sevilla,
Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental
Affairs and Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E9-4138 Filed 2-25-09; 8:45 am]
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