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is given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C.
§§ 552 (b)(4) and (b)(6)).
Abstract: The Federal Reserve uses
this information to define relevant
banking markets for specific merger and
acquisition applications and to evaluate
changes in competition that would
result from proposed transactions.
4. Report title: Notice of Branch
Closure
Agency form number: FR 4031
OMB control number: 7100–0264
Frequency: On occasion
Reporters: State member banks
Annual burden hours: 422 hours
Estimated average hours per response:
Reporting requirements, 2 hours;
Disclosure requirements, 1 hour;
Recordkeeping requirements, 8 hours.
Number of respondents: 124
General description of report: This
information collection is mandatory (12
U.S.C. 1831r–l(a)(1)) and may be given
confidential treatment upon request (5
U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
Abstract: The mandatory reporting,
recordkeeping, and disclosure
requirements regarding the closing of
any branch of an insured depository
institution are imposed by section 228
of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act of 1991.
There is no reporting form associated
with the reporting portion of this
information collection; state member
banks notify the Federal Reserve by
letter prior to closing a branch. The
Federal Reserve uses the information to
fulfill its statutory obligation to
supervise state member banks.
5. Report title: Reports Related to
Securities of State Member Banks as
Required by Regulation H.
Agency form number: Reg H–1
OMB Control number: 7100–0091
Frequency: Quarterly and on occasion
Reporters: State member banks
Annual reporting hours: 1,477 hours
Estimated average hours per response:
5.11 hours
Number of respondents: 17
General description of report: This
information collection is mandatory (15
U.S.C. 781(i)) and is not given
confidential treatment.
Abstract: The Federal Reserve(s
Regulation H requires certain state
member banks to submit information
relating to their securities to the Federal
Reserve on the same forms that bank
holding companies and nonbank
entities use to submit similar
information to the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The information
is primarily used for public disclosure
and is available to the public upon
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 6, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7–4264 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am]
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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
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 April 2, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55480-0291:
1. BlackRidge Financial, Inc., Fargo,
North Dakota , to acquire 100 percent of
the voting shares of BlackRidgeBANK,
Fargo, North Dakota, a de novo bank.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200
North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 752012272:
1. Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.,
The Woodlands, Texas; to acquire 100
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percent of the voting shares of Olympic
Savings, SSB, Refugio, Texas. Upon
consummation, Woodforest Final
Group, Inc., will convert Olympic Bank
into a federal savings bank and change
its name to Woodforest Bank, FSB,
Refugio, Texas, and thereby engage in
owning and operating a savings and
loan association, pursuant to section
225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 5, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7–4173 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am]
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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
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
Web site 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 April 5, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
(Richard Walker, Community Affairs
Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston,
Massachusetts 02106-2204:
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1. Chittenden Corporation,
Burlington, Vermont; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of, and
thereby merge with Merrill Merchants
Bancshares, Inc. and thereby indirectly
acquire Merrill Merchants Bank, all
located in Bangor, Maine.
In connection with this application,
Applicant also has applied to acquire at
least 5 percent of the voting shares of
M&M Consulting Limited Liability
Company, Bangor, Maine, and thereby
engage in providing internal audits, loan
reviews and regulatory compliance
consulting services, generally under one
to two year contracts, to New England–
based financial institutions, pursuant to
sections 225.28(b)(2)(vi) and
(b)(9)(i)(A)(1) of Regulation Y, and
indirectly acquire Profit Protection LLC,
and thereby engage in providing anti–
money laundering and bank security
seminars/training sessions in Florida
and across the country and the
publication of banking–related training
manuals, pamphlets, video tapes and
similar materials, pursuant to section
225.28(b)(9)(i)(A)(1) of Regulation Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
1. Minier Financial, Inc. Employee
Stock Ownership Plan w/401(k)
Provisions, Minier, Illinois; to increase
its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc.,
Minier, Illinois, from 26.12 percent to
no more than 51 percent, and thereby
increase its indirectly ownership of First
Farmers State Bank, Minier, Illinois.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 6, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7–4241 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffery Kohler, PhD, NIOSH Associate
Director for Mining and Construction,
626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA
15236, 412–386–6544.
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health; Notice of Public
Input Opportunity
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS).
SUMMARY: The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) announces the following
availability of opportunity for the public
to provide input regarding the draft
document, ‘‘Explosion Pressure Design
Criteria for New Seals in U.S. Mines.’’
NIOSH is the Federal agency
responsible for conducting research and
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making recommendations for the
prevention of occupational injuries and
illnesses, including those occurring in
the mining industry. Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act, 30 U.S.C. 951.
Seals are dam-like structures
constructed in underground coal mines
throughout the U.S. to isolate
abandoned mining panels or groups of
panels from the active workings.
Historically, mining regulations
required seals to withstand a 140 kPa
(20 psi) explosion pressure; however,
the 2006 MINER Act requires MSHA to
increase this design standard by the end
of 2007. This report provides a sound
scientific and engineering justification
to recommend a three-tiered explosion
pressure design criteria for new seals in
coal mines in response to the MINER
Act. Much of the information contained
in this report also applies to existing
seals.
A copy of the draft document can be
found at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
review/public/mineseal/.
Comments should be submitted to the
NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft
Laboratories, 4676 Columbia Parkway,
M/S C–34, Cincinnati, OH 45226,
telephone 513/533–8450, fax 513/533–
8285, nioshdocket@cdc.gov. Comments
may also be submitted directly through
the Web site https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
review/public/mineseal/comments.html.
The document will remain available
for comment until March 12, 2007.
Comments should reference docket
number NIOSH–100 in the subject
heading.
All information received in response
to this notice will be available for public
examination and copying at the NIOSH
Docket Office, Room 111, 4676
Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio
45226.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 07–1119 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–265–94 and
CMS–460]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections 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.
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Independent
Renal Dialysis Facility Cost Report and
supporting regulations 42 CFR 413.20
and 42 CFR 413.24; Form No.: CMS–
265–94 (OMB# 0938–0236); Use:
Providers of services participating in the
Medicare program are required under
sections 1815(a), 1833(e), 1861(v)(1)(A)
and 1881(b)(2)(B) of the Social Security
Act to submit annual information to
achieve reimbursement for health care
services rendered to Medicare
beneficiaries. The Form CMS–265–94
cost report is needed to determine the
amount of reasonable cost due to the
providers for furnishing medical
services to Medicare beneficiaries.
The data collected will be used for the
following additional purposes: (a)
Determination of reimbursements rates
for renal dialysis treatments, selfdialysis training, and other reasonable
and medically necessary services
rendered in connection with these
treatments; (b) justification of requests
for adjustments or exceptions in the
reimbursements rates; and, (c)
accumulation of data for overall
evaluation. Worksheet B, Worksheet C
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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
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 Web site 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 April 5, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community
Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204:
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1. Chittenden Corporation, Burlington, Vermont; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of, and thereby merge with Merrill
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and thereby indirectly acquire Merrill
Merchants Bank, all located in Bangor, Maine.
In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to
acquire at least 5 percent of the voting shares of M&M Consulting
Limited Liability Company, Bangor, Maine, and thereby engage in
providing internal audits, loan reviews and regulatory compliance
consulting services, generally under one to two year contracts, to New
England-based financial institutions, pursuant to sections
225.28(b)(2)(vi) and (b)(9)(i)(A)(1) of Regulation Y, and indirectly
acquire Profit Protection LLC, and thereby engage in providing anti-
money laundering and bank security seminars/training sessions in
Florida and across the country and the publication of banking-related
training manuals, pamphlets, video tapes and similar materials,
pursuant to section 225.28(b)(9)(i)(A)(1) of Regulation Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
1. Minier Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan w/401(k)
Provisions, Minier, Illinois; to increase its ownership of Minier
Financial, Inc., Minier, Illinois, from 26.12 percent to no more than
51 percent, and thereby increase its indirectly ownership of First
Farmers State Bank, Minier, Illinois.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 6, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7-4241 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am]
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