Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation; Medicaid Program; Announcement of the Appointment of New Individuals To Serve on the Medicaid Commission, 61976-61977 [05-21411]

Download as PDF 61976 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2005 / Notices development and training programs, the impact of the training program on the relationship between labor and management, and the impact of the training on the workplace. (5) Type of Respondents: Business and Not-for profit institutions. (6) Estimated Number of Respondents: 500. (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 42. Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Ch 35). Dated: October 21, 2005. Jeanette Walters-Marquez, Attorney-Advisor, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. [FR Doc. 05–21450 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6372–01–M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than November 14, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. Garth Lee Gibson and Cynthia Annette Gibson, both of Montrose, Colorado; to acquire voting shares of First Montana Company, Montrose, Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of MontroseBank, Montrose, Colorado. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 24, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5–5964 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:12 Oct 26, 2005 Jkt 208001 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 from the National Information Center website 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 November 21, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521: 1. First Wyoming Financial Corporation, Wyoming, Delaware; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Wyoming, Wyoming, Delaware. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: 1. Gwinnett Commercial Group, Inc., Lawrenceville, Georgia; to merge with Buford Banking Group, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Lanier Community Bank, both of Buford, Georgia. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. BancFirst Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Park State Bank, Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 24, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5–5963 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation; Medicaid Program; Announcement of the Appointment of New Individuals To Serve on the Medicaid Commission Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation (ASPE), HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of three new individuals to serve on the Medicaid Commission and the release of one Commissioner from service on the Medicaid Commission. Notice of this announcement is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 2(b)(5)). The Medicaid Commission will advise the Secretary on ways to modernize the Medicaid program so that it can provide high-quality health care to its beneficiaries in a financially sustainable way. New Medicaid Commission Voting Members: John Ellis ‘‘Jeb’’ Bush, Joe Manchin III, and Donald Young. Medicaid Commission Member Released from Service on the Medicaid Commission: Michael O’Grady. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2005, CMS published a notice (70 FR 29765) announcing the Medicaid Commission and requesting nominations for individuals to serve on the Medicaid Commission. The next meeting of the Medicaid Commission will be held October 26–27, 2005, as previously published in the Federal Register (70 FR 58706). The meeting will be held at the following address: Holiday Inn on The Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001, United States, telephone: 1 (202) 638– 1616, fax: 1 (202) 638–0707. Web site: You may access up-to-date information on this meeting at https:// www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/mc/default.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Reiser, Medicaid Commission, (202) 205–8255. E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2005 / Notices Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2). Dated: October 20, 2005. Michael J. O’Grady, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 05–21411 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5150–05–P Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Notice of Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Membership The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces the appointment of members to the AHRQ Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Review Board (PRB). This action is being taken in accordance with Title 5, U.S.C., Section 4314(c)(4) of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which requires members of the performance review boards to be published in the Federal Register. The function of the PRB is to ensure consistency, stability and objectivity in the SES performance appraisals, and to make recommendations to the Director, AHRQ, relating to the performance of senior executives in the Agency. The following persons will serve on the AHRQ SES Performance Review Board: Helen Burstin, Francis Chesley, Steven Cohen, J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Irene Fraser, George Grob, Kathleen Kendrick, Anna Marsh, Robert McSwain, William Munier, Jean Slutsky, Christine Williams, and Phyllis Zucker. For further information about the AHRQ Performance Review Board, contact Mr. Jeffrey Toven, Office of Performance, Accountability, Resources, and Technology, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Suite 4329, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Dated: October 18, 2005. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director, AHRQ. [FR Doc. 05–21472 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–M 14:12 Oct 26, 2005 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES VerDate Aug<31>2005 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Jkt 208001 SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Council of Healthcare Research and Quality. DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 4, 2005, from 8:30 to 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting will be held in the Conference Center, The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related information, please contact Karen Migdail at (301) 427–1855. If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Program, Program Support Center, on (301) 443–1144 no later than October 28. Agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Office, Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is (301) 427–1554. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Purpose Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) established the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality. In accordance with its statutory mandate, the Council is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on matters related to actions of the Agency through scientific research and dissemination of evidence based findings to enhance the quality, improve the outcomes, reduce the costs of health care services, improve access to such PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61977 services, and to promote improvements in clinical practice and in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care services. The Council is composed of members of the public appointed by the Secretary and Federal ex-officio members. II Agenda On Friday, November 4, 2005, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the call to order by the Council Chair. The Director, AHRQ, will provide an update of the Agency’s current research, programs, and initiatives. The Council will discuss the relationship between payment for and quality of healthcare services, and building a campaign to eliminate health care disparities. Time will be allotted for public comment. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m. The official agenda will be available on AHRQ’s Web site at https:// www.ahrq.gov no later than October 28, 2005. Dated: October 17, 2005. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director. [FR Doc. 05–21473 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–90–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry The Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ ATSDR): Meeting. In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NCEH/ ATSDR announce the following committee meeting: Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., November 17, 2005. 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m., November 18, 2005. Place: CDC facility, 1825 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. Status: Open to the public for observation, limited only by the space available. The meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people. Purpose: The Secretary, and by delegation, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61976-61977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21411]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation; Medicaid Program; 
Announcement of the Appointment of New Individuals To Serve on the 
Medicaid Commission

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation (ASPE), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of three new individuals 
to serve on the Medicaid Commission and the release of one Commissioner 
from service on the Medicaid Commission. Notice of this announcement is 
given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
section 2(b)(5)). The Medicaid Commission will advise the Secretary on 
ways to modernize the Medicaid program so that it can provide high-
quality health care to its beneficiaries in a financially sustainable 
way.
    New Medicaid Commission Voting Members: John Ellis ``Jeb'' Bush, 
Joe Manchin III, and Donald Young.
    Medicaid Commission Member Released from Service on the Medicaid 
Commission: Michael O'Grady.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2005, CMS published a notice (70 
FR 29765) announcing the Medicaid Commission and requesting nominations 
for individuals to serve on the Medicaid Commission. The next meeting 
of the Medicaid Commission will be held October 26-27, 2005, as 
previously published in the Federal Register (70 FR 58706). The meeting 
will be held at the following address: Holiday Inn on The Hill, 415 New 
Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001, United States, telephone: 1 
(202) 638-1616, fax: 1 (202) 638-0707.
    Web site: You may access up-to-date information on this meeting at 
https://www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/mc/default.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Reiser, Medicaid Commission, 
(202) 205-8255.


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    Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2).

    Dated: October 20, 2005.
Michael J. O'Grady,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 05-21411 Filed 10-26-05; 8:45 am]
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