Securities and Exchange Commission 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') is publishing this notice (the ``Notice'') pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (the ``2015 Act''). This Act requires all agencies to annually adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties that can be imposed under the statutes administered by the agency and publish the adjusted amounts in the Federal Register. This Notice sets forth the annual inflation adjustment of the maximum amount of civil monetary penalties (``CMPs'') administered by the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act''), the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and certain penalties under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These amounts are effective beginning on January 15, 2022, and will apply to all penalties imposed after that date for violations of the aforementioned statutes that occurred after November 2, 2015.

Applicant, a closed-end investment company, seeks an order declaring that it has ceased to be an investment company. On June 28, 2021, applicant made liquidating distributions to its shareholders based on net asset value. Expenses of $2,397 incurred in connection with the liquidation were paid by the applicant. Filing Dates: The application was filed on November 24, 2021, and amended on December 17, 2021. Applicant's Address: Kathy.Ingber@klgates.com.