Notice2026-00230
MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, et al.
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Published
January 9, 2026
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 1023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00230]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No. 35863; File No. 812-15838]
MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, et al.
January 6, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of
certain securities pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (the ``Act''), and an order of exemption pursuant to
section 17(b) from section 17(a) of the Act.
Applicants: MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, MML Bay State
Variable Life Separate Account I, and MML Bay State Variable Annuity
Separate Account 1 (collectively, the ``Separate Accounts'', and
together with MML Bay State Life Insurance Company, the ``Section 26
Applicants), the MML Series Investment Fund and MML Series Investment
Fund II (collectively, the ``Section 17 Applicants'' and together with
the Section 26 Applicants, the ``Applicants'').
Summary of Application: The Section 26 Applicants request an order
pursuant to section 26(c) of the Act approving the proposed
substitution (the ``Substitution'') of shares of investment portfolios
of multiple registered investment companies with shares of investment
portfolios of MML Series Investment Fund and MML Series Investment Fund
II, respectively, held by the Separate Accounts to fund certain
variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts. The
Section 17 Applicants request an order pursuant to Section 17(b) of the
1940 Act exempting them from Section 17(a) of the 1940 Act to the
extent necessary to permit them to engage in certain in-kind
transactions in connection with the Substitution.
Filing Dates: The application was filed on June 24, 2025, and amended
on November 14, 2025.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing.
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing
the Commission's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4310262031263722313a306e0c25252a2026033026206d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fba89e98899e8f9a898288d6b49d9d92989ebb889e98d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a> and serving the
Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is
listed for the relevant Applicants below, or personally or by mail, if
a physical address is listed for the relevant Applicants below. Hearing
requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on February
2, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on Applicants,
in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service.
Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the
nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request,
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f5c6a6c7d6a7b6e7d767c22406969666c6a4f7c6a6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fba89e98899e8f9a898288d6b49d9d92989ebb889e98d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2675434554435247545f550b6940404f45436655434508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41122422332435203338326c0e2727282224013224226f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>. Applicants: James
Rodolakis, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb5adb0bbb0b3beb4b6ac9fb2beacacb2aaabaabeb3f1bcb0b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cca6bea3a8a3a0ada7a5bf8ca1adbfbfa1b9b8b9ada0e2afa3a1">[email protected]</span></a>, Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company, 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01111;
Thomas E. Bisset, Esq., Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, 700 Sixth Street
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toyin Momoh, Senior Counsel, or Rachel
Loko, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment
Management, Chief Counsel's Office).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' amended and
restated application, dated November 14, 2025, which may be obtained
via the Commission's website by searching for the file number at the
top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name search
field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be
searched at, at <a href="https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/">https://www.sec.gov/edgar/search/</a>. You may also call
the SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090.
For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management,
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00230 Filed 1-8-26; 8:45 am]
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