[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46496-46497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22361]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 22176; 811-8710]


Virginia Limited Maturity Municipals Portfolio; Notice of 
Application

August 26, 1996.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice of Application for Deregistration under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'').

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Applicant: Virginia Limited Maturity Municipals Portfolio.

Relevant Act Section: Section 8(f).

Summary of Application: Applicant requests an order declaring that it 
has ceased to be an investment company.

Filing Date: The application was filed on June 28, 1996 and an 
amendment thereto on August 14, 1996.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the application 
will be issued unless the SEC orders a hearing. Interested persons may 
request a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary and serving 
applicant with a copy of the request, personally or by mail. Hearing 
requests should be receive by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on September 20, 
1996, 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 may request 
notification of a hearing by writing to the SEC's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, SEC, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20549. Applicant, 24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane L. Titus, Paralegal Specialist, 
at (202) 942-0584, or Alison E. Baur, Branch Chief, at (202) 942-0564 
(Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Company 
Regulation).

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.

Applicant's Representations

    1. Applicant is an open-end, non-diversified management investment 
company organized as a New York trust. Applicant is a master fund in a 
master-feeder structure.
    2. On August 19, 1994, applicant registered under the Act and filed 
a registration statement on Form N-1A. No registration was filed under 
the Securities Act of 1933 (``Securities Act'')

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because applicant's beneficial interests were issued solely in private 
placement transactions that did not involve any public offering within 
the meaning of section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
    3. Applicant's sole feeder fund terminated its operations and, 
therefore, applicant is doing the same. On November 20, 1995, 
applicant's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the liquidation of 
applicant, effective January 31, 1996. No shareholder approval was 
required by the Declaration of Trust of Applicant, or by applicable 
law.
    4. By March 7, 1996, applicant redeemed both of its beneficial 
interests which were held by Eaton Vance Virginia Limited Maturity 
Municipals Fund, a series of Eaton Vance Investment Trust, and Eaton 
Vance Management. Each interest holder received cash equal to the net 
asset value of its interest in applicant.
    5. Applicant has no security holders, liabilities or assets. 
Applicant is not a party to any litigation or administrative 
proceeding. Applicant is not now engaged, nor does it propose to 
engage, in any business activities other than those necessary for the 
winding up of its affairs.
    6. Applicant will take all required actions to terminate its 
existence as a New York trust upon receipt of an order from the SEC 
that it has ceased to be an investment company.

    For the SEC, by the Division of Investment Management, under 
delegated authority.
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22361 Filed 8-30-96; 8:45 am]
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