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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 https://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 December 30,
2005.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs
Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis,
Missouri 63166-2034:
1. M&P Community Bancshares, Inc.,
401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan,
Newport, Arkansas; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring an
additional 1.7 percent, for a total of 26.6
percent, of the voting shares of M&P
Bancshares, Inc., Newport, Arkansas,
and thereby indirectly acquire Greers
Ferry Lake State Bank, Herber Springs,
Arkansas, and Merchants & Planters
Bank, Newport, Arkansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 1, 2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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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
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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 https://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 January 3,
2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
1. AJJ Bancorp, Elkader, Iowa; to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Corridor State Bank (in organization),
Coralville, Iowa, and thereby indirectly
acquire Corridor State Bank, Coralville,
Iowa.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs
Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis,
Missouri 63166-2034:
1. Lincoln County Bancorp, Inc., Troy,
Missouri, to merge with Centennial
Bancshares Corporation, Elsberry,
Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire
Bank of Lincoln County, Elsberry,
Missouri.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 2, 2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E5–7003 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals to Engage in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities or
to Acquire Companies That are
Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities; Correction
This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc.
E6453) published on page 70849 of the
issue for Wednesday, November 23,
2005.
Under the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago heading, the entry for
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.,
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Greensburg, Indiana, is revised to read
as follows:
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
1. Main Source Financial Group, Inc.,
Greensburg, Indiana; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Union
Community Bancorp, Crawfordsville,
Indiana, and thereby indirectly acquire
Union Federal Savings and Loan
Association, Crawfordsville, Indiana
(‘‘Union Federal’’), and thereby engage
in operating a savings and loan
association, pursuant to section
225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.
In connection with this Application,
Applicant has applied to acquire
MainSource Bank–Crawfordsville,
Crawfordsville, Indiana. Union Federal
will merge into MainSource Bank—
Crawfordsville, as part of this
transaction, pursuant to section 3 of the
Bank Holding Company Act.
Comments on this application must
be received by December 19, 2005.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 1, 2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E5–6914 Filed 12–6–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces a meeting of
the Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group (the Working Group) mandated
by section 1014 of the Medicare
Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the
Working Group will be held on
Wednesday, December 14, 2005, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday,
December 15, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 2
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Wilbur Cohen Building, 300
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201 in Room 5051,
the Snow Room.
The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care
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Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or
ctaplin@ahrq.gov. 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.
The agenda for this Working Group
meeting will be available on the
Citizens’ Working Group Web site,
https://www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also
available at that site is a roster of
Working Group members. When
transcripts of these meetings are
completed, they will also be available
on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1014 of Public Law 108–173, (known as
the Medicare Modernization Act) directs
the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS),
acting through the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, to
establish a Citizens’ Health Care
Working Group (Citizen Group). This
statutory provision, codified at 42
U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working
Group to: (1) Identify options for
changing our health care system so that
every American has the ability to obtain
quality, affordable health care coverage;
(2) provide for a nationwide public
debate about improving the health care
system; and (3) submit its
recommendations to the President and
the Congress.
The Citizens’ Health Care Working
Group is composed of 15 members: The
Secretary of DHHS is designated as a
member by statute and the Comptroller
General of the U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO) was
directed to name the remaining 14
members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group meeting on
December 14th and 15th will be devoted
to ongoing Working Group business.
Topics to be addressed are expected to
include: logistics of community
meetings, the questions and discussion
guide for community meetings and the
Working Group’s Web site, involvement
of national organizations in outreach,
background and possible frameworks for
future recommendations, and future
plans and budgets.
Submission of Written Information
The Working Group invites written
submissions on those topics to be
addressed at the Working Group
business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations
wishing to provide written information
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for consideration by the Citizens’ Health
Care Working Group should submit
information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all
electronic submissions will be posted
on the Working Group Web site,
separate submissions by topic will
facilitate review of ideas submitted on
each topic by the Working Group and
the public.
This notice is published less than 15
days in advance of the meeting due to
logistical difficulties.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
In accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C., Appendix 2), announcement is
made of a Health Care Policy and
Research Special Emphasis Panel (SEP)
meeting.
A Special Emphasis Panel is a group
of experts in fields related to health care
research who are invited by the Agency
for Health Care Research and Quality
(AHRQ), and agree to be available, to
conduct on an as needed basis,
scientific reviews of applications for
AHRQ support. Individual members of
the Panel do not attend regularlyscheduled meetings and do not serve for
fixed terms or a long period of time.
Rather, they are asked to participate in
particular review meetings which
require their type of expertise.
Substantial segments of the upcoming
SEP meeting listed below will be closed
to the public in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act,
section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant
applications for ‘‘Small Research Grants
for Primary Care Practice-Based
Research Networks’’ (PBRN) RFA, are to
be reviewed and discussed at this
meeting. These discussions are likely to
reveal personal information concerning
individuals associated with the
applications. This information is
exempt from mandatory disclosure
under the above-cited statutes.
SEP Meeting on: ‘‘Small Research
Grants for Primary Care Practice-Based
Research Networks’’ (PBRN) RFA.
Date: January 26–27, 2005 (Open on
January 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
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and closed for the remainder of the
meeting).
Place: John Eisenberg Building, 540
Gaither Road, AHRQ Conference Center,
Rockville, Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to
obtain a roster of members, agenda or
minutes of the non-confidential portions
of this meeting should contact Mrs.
Bonnie Campbell, Committee
Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research, Education and
Priority Populations, AHRQ, 540
Gaither Road, Room 2038, Rockville,
Maryland 20850, Telephone (301) 427–
1554.
Agenda items for this meeting are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: November 23, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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Notice of Meeting
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Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part T (Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry) of the Statement
of Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (50 FR 25129–25130, dated
June 17, 1985, as amended most
recently at 70 FR 59350, dated October
12, 2005) is amended to reflect the
reorganization of the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR).
Section T–B, Organization and
Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title and
functional statements for the Program
Services Activity (TV612), Division of
Health Assessment and Consultation
(TB6).
Delete in its entirety the functional
statement for the Community
Involvement Branch (TB67), and insert
the following:
Health Promotion and Community
Involvement Branch (TB67). (1) Plans,
directs, coordinates and implements the
division’s health promotion and
community involvement program;
communicates ATSDR’s roles and
responsibilities to communities and
tribes; and, provides technical advice,
guidance and support on site-specific
community involvement and
participation to the division, and to
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting of the Citizens' Health Care Working Group
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the Citizens' Health
Care Working Group (the Working Group) mandated by section 1014 of the
Medicare Modernization Act.
DATES: A business meeting of the Working Group will be held on
Wednesday, December 14, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday,
December 15, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Wilbur Cohen Building,
300 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201 in Room 5051, the
Snow Room.
The meeting is open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Taplin, Citizens' Health Care
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Working Group, at (301) 443-1514 or ctaplin@ahrq.gov. 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.
The agenda for this Working Group meeting will be available on the
Citizens' Working Group Web site, https://www.citizenshealthcare.gov.
Also available at that site is a roster of Working Group members. When
transcripts of these meetings are completed, they will also be
available on the Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1014 of Public Law 108-173, (known
as the Medicare Modernization Act) directs the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to establish a Citizens'
Health Care Working Group (Citizen Group). This statutory provision,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 299 n., directs the Working Group to: (1)
Identify options for changing our health care system so that every
American has the ability to obtain quality, affordable health care
coverage; (2) provide for a nationwide public debate about improving
the health care system; and (3) submit its recommendations to the
President and the Congress.
The Citizens' Health Care Working Group is composed of 15 members:
The Secretary of DHHS is designated as a member by statute and the
Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
was directed to name the remaining 14 members whose appointments were
announced on February 28, 2005.
Working Group Meeting Agenda
The Working Group meeting on December 14th and 15th will be devoted
to ongoing Working Group business. Topics to be addressed are expected
to include: logistics of community meetings, the questions and
discussion guide for community meetings and the Working Group's Web
site, involvement of national organizations in outreach, background and
possible frameworks for future recommendations, and future plans and
budgets.
Submission of Written Information
The Working Group invites written submissions on those topics to be
addressed at the Working Group business meeting listed above. In
general, individuals or organizations wishing to provide written
information for consideration by the Citizens' Health Care Working
Group should submit information electronically to
citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all electronic submissions will be
posted on the Working Group Web site, separate submissions by topic
will facilitate review of ideas submitted on each topic by the Working
Group and the public.
This notice is published less than 15 days in advance of the
meeting due to logistical difficulties.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-23673 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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