Consumer Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting, 57876-57877 [05-19781]

Download as PDF 57876 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2005 / Notices Governors not later than October 28, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: 1. Flag Financial Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia; to merge with First Capital Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire First Capital Bank, both of Norcross, Georgia. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. Fidelity Holding Company, Minnetonka, Minnesota; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Fidelity Bank, Edina, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 28, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–19782 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:55 Oct 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 from the National Information Center Web site at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than October 28, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Jay Bernstein, Bank Supervision Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. First Americano Financial Corporation, Elizabeth, New Jersey; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First BankAmericano, Elizabeth, New Jersey. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: 1. Plymouth Bancorp, Inc., Kirkwood, Missouri; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Community State Bank of Plymouth, Plymouth, Illinois. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. RelianzBancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of RelianzBank, Wichita, Kansas (in organization). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5–5415 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. 05-19135) published on pages 56166 and 56167 of the issue for Monday, September 26, 2005. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of New York heading, the entry for The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Canada, and TD Banknorth Inc., Portland, Maine, is revised to read as follows: A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Jay Bernstein, Bank Supervision Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. The Toronto–Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and TD Banknorth Inc., Portland, Maine; to PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Hudson United Bancorp, Mahwah, New Jersey, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Hudson United Bancorp, Mahwah, New Jersey. Comments on this application must be received by October 20, 2005. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 29, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5–5416 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Consumer Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting The Consumer Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The meeting, which will be open to public observation, will take place at the Federal Reserve Board’s offices in Washington, DC, in Dining Room E on the Terrace level of the Martin Building. Anyone planning to attend the meeting should, for security purposes, register no later than Tuesday, October 25, by completing the form found online at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/ forms/cacregistration.cfm. Additionally, attendees must present photo identification to enter the building. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 1 p.m. The Martin Building is located on C Street, NW., between 20th and 21st Streets. The Council’s function is to advise the Board on the exercise of the Board’s responsibilities under various consumer financial services laws and on other matters on which the Board seeks its advice. Time permitting, the Council will discuss the following topics: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Issues related to the use of the new pricing data by financial institutions and resulting changes in policies and procedures. Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Industry proposals to revise financial services laws to reduce compliance costs. Mortgage Loans. Issues concerning nontraditional loan products, including risk management and consumer disclosures. Hurricane Katrina. Short-term and long-term issues and challenges for financial institutions. Committee Reports. Council committees will report on their work. Other matters initiated by Council members also may be discussed. E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 191 / Tuesday, October 4, 2005 / Notices Persons wishing to submit views to the Council on any of the above topics may do so by sending written statements to Ann Bistay, Secretary of the Consumer Advisory Council, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. Information about this meeting may be obtained from Ms. Bistay, 202–452–6470. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 28, 2005. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–19781 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary [Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Office of the Secretary, Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Type of Information Collection Request: Regular Clearance; Title of Information Collection: Survey of Frontline Supervisors of Direct Service Workers Participating in the Better Jobs Better Care Demonstration; Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; Use: The President’s New Freedom Initiative specifies goals for enhancing the direct service workforce availability and capability. There is currently a major shortage of direct care workers— AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:55 Oct 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care attendants—who provide care and support to elderly people with chronic diseases and disabilities. Worker shortages are certain to grow as the demand for long-term care increases with the aging population. Thus, recruitment and retention of direct care workers has become an issue of great interest to policymakers, regulators and industry leaders. The proposed survey will ensure that HHS and other Federal, state, and local agencies have timely data available on the central role of frontline supervisors in direct care workers job quality and turnover. Frequency: Reporting, on occasion; Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for profit, not for profit institutions; Annual Number of Respondents: 845; Total Annual Responses: 845; Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes; Total Annual Hours: 1,005; To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access the HHS Web site address at https://www.hhs.gov/ oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS document identifier, to naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collections must be received within 30-days, of this notice directly to the Desk Officer at the address below: OMB Desk Officer: John Kraemer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, Attention: (OMB #OS– 0990–NEW), New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington DC 20503. Dated: September 21, 2005. Robert E. Polson, Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 05–19771 Filed 10–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4151–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Recommendations for Regulatory Reform Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The House Appropriations Committee Report 108–636 includes a PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57877 provision for the Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS/ASPE) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish an interagency committee, to be coordinated by HHS. The committee’s role is to examine major federal regulations governing the health care industry and to make suggestions regarding how health care regulation could be coordinated and simplified to reduce costs and burdens and improve translation of biomedical research into medical practice, while continuing to protect patients. This committee will examine the economic impact of the major federal regulations governing the health care industry, and will explore both immediate steps and longer-term proposals for reducing regulatory burden, while maintaining the highest quality health care and other patient protections. In accord with the House Appropriations Committee’s intent, ASPE and OMB are undertaking several complementary activities. First, we are establishing an interagency committee to undertake a comprehensive review of federal health care regulations, guidance, and paperwork requirements in order to identify areas for reform. Second, we are planning to hold a series of public meetings in order to hear directly from health care administrators, institutional providers, physicians, practitioners, patients, and others about the impact of regulations, and to identify other potential areas for reform. The public meetings will be held in several cities across the country to provide an opportunity for input. Individuals may also submit written comments, regardless of their ability to attend the public meetings, for consideration by the interagency committee. Information about the schedule of public meetings and registration procedures will be available on the Web site https://aspe.hhs.gov/ arrb. In order to assist the committee in studying regulatory impact and reform, in this notice ASPE is also requesting public nominations of federal health care regulations that could be coordinated and simplified to reduce costs and burdens and improve the translation of biomedical research into medical practice. In particular, commenters are requested to suggest specific reforms to regulations, guidance documents, or paperwork requirements that would improve the delivery of health care by increasing efficiency, reducing unnecessary costs, removing uncertainty, and increasing flexibility, while maintaining or improving patient E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57876-57877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19781]


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Consumer Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    The Consumer Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, October 27, 
2005. The meeting, which will be open to public observation, will take 
place at the Federal Reserve Board's offices in Washington, DC, in 
Dining Room E on the Terrace level of the Martin Building. Anyone 
planning to attend the meeting should, for security purposes, register 
no later than Tuesday, October 25, by completing the form found online 
at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/cacregistration.cfm.
    Additionally, attendees must present photo identification to enter 
the building.
    The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 1 
p.m. The Martin Building is located on C Street, NW., between 20th and 
21st Streets.
    The Council's function is to advise the Board on the exercise of 
the Board's responsibilities under various consumer financial services 
laws and on other matters on which the Board seeks its advice. Time 
permitting, the Council will discuss the following topics:
    Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Issues related to the use of the new 
pricing data by financial institutions and resulting changes in 
policies and procedures.
    Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. 
Industry proposals to revise financial services laws to reduce 
compliance costs.
    Mortgage Loans. Issues concerning nontraditional loan products, 
including risk management and consumer disclosures.
    Hurricane Katrina. Short-term and long-term issues and challenges 
for financial institutions.
    Committee Reports. Council committees will report on their work. 
Other matters initiated by Council members also may be discussed.

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    Persons wishing to submit views to the Council on any of the above 
topics may do so by sending written statements to Ann Bistay, Secretary 
of the Consumer Advisory Council, Division of Consumer and Community 
Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, 
DC 20551. Information about this meeting may be obtained from Ms. 
Bistay, 202-452-6470.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 28, 
2005.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 05-19781 Filed 10-3-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P

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