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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 235 / Friday, December 7, 2007 / Notices
The
Commission has requested approval of
this information collection under the
emergency processing provisions of the
PRA by January 22, 2008.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0804.
Title: Universal Service—Rural Health
Care Program/Rural Health Care Pilot
Program.
Form Number(s): FCC Forms 465, 466,
466-A, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; and
state, local, or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 6,494.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.10–
20 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping; on occasion, one time,
annual, quarterly, and monthly
reporting requirements; third party
disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 67,467 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
Impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: In the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996
Act), Congress specifically intended that
rural health care providers be provided
with ‘‘an affordable rate for the services
necessary for the provision of
telemedicine and instruction relating to
such services.’’ In 1997, the Commission
implemented this statutory directive by
adopting the current Rural Health Care
support mechanism, which provides
universal service support to ensure that
rural health care providers pay no more
than their urban counterparts for their
telecommunications needs and Internet
access in the provision of health care
services. Despite the Commission’s
efforts to increase the utility of the Rural
Health Care support mechanism, the
program has yet to fully achieve the
benefits intended by the statute and the
Commission. In particular, health care
providers continue to lack access to the
broadband facilities needed to support
the types of advanced telehealth
applications, like telemedicine, that are
vital to bringing medical expertise and
the advantages of modern health
technology to rural areas of the Nation.
In response, the Commission issued the
2007 Pilot Program Selection Order (WC
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Docket No. 02–60; FCC 07–198) which
selected 69 participants for the
universal service Rural Health Care Pilot
Program (which was originally
established by the Commission in
September 2006). These 69 participants
represent 42 states and 3 U.S. territories
and will be eligible for approximately
$417 million in universal service
support over three years (or $139
million per funding year) to: (1) Support
up to 85 percent of the costs associated
with the construction of state or regional
broadband health care networks and
with the advanced telecommunications
and information services provided over
those networks; and (2) support up to 85
percent of the costs of connecting to
Internet2 or National LambdaRail,
which are both dedicated nationwide
backbones, or to the public Internet. To
minimize the burden on Pilot Program
participants and to streamline the
process, the Commission generally uses
the same forms as the existing Rural
Health Care support mechanism. For
example, selected participants, in order
to receive support, must submit an FCC
Form 465 (seeking bids), FCC 466–A
(selection of service provider), and FCC
Form 467 (notification of service
initiation). Due to the unique structure
of the Pilot Program, however, in the
2007 Pilot Program Selection Order, the
Commission provides guidance
regarding how these forms should be
completed and additional information is
required from selected participants,
including, proposed network costs
worksheets, certifications, letters of
agency from each participating health
care provider, invoices showing actual
incurred costs, and, if applicable,
network design studies.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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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
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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 January 3,
2008.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New
York (Anne MacEwen, Bank
Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street,
New York, New York 10045–0001:
1. The Toronto–Dominion Bank,
Toronto, Canada; TD US P&C Holdings
ULC, Calgary, Canada; Cardinal Top Co.
and Cardinal Intermediate Co., both of
New York, New York; to become bank
holding companies by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of
Commerce Bancorp, Inc., Cherry Hill,
New Jersey, and thereby indirectly
acquire voting shares of Commerce
Bank, NA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and Commerce Bank/North, Ramsey,
New Jersey; and 14.8 percent of
Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.,
and thereby acquire Commerce Bank/
Harrisburg, N.A., both of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(David Tatum, Vice President) 1000
Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30309:
1. SEB Bancorp, Inc., to become a
bank holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of Security
Exchange Bank, both of Marietta,
Georgia.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. First Central Nebraska Company,
Broken Bow, Nebraska; to merge with
WoodRiver Banco, Incorporated, and
thereby indirectly acquire The Farmers
Bank, both of Oconto, Nebraska.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 4, 2007.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.E7–23787 Filed 12–6–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–10232, CMS–
10120, CMS–10241, CMS–370, 377 and 378]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; 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), Department of Health
and Human Services, 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 function;
(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: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: State Plan Preprint for Integrated Medicare and
Medicaid Programs; Use: Information
submitted via the State Plan
Amendment (SPA) pre-print will be
used by CMS Central and Regional
Offices to analyze a State’s proposal to
implement integrated Medicare and
Medicaid programs. The pre-print is an
optional document for use by States to
highlight the arrangements between a
State and Medicare Advantage Special
Needs Plans that are also providing
Medicaid services. State Medicaid
Agencies will complete the SPA preprint and submit it to CMS for a
comprehensive analysis. The pre-print
provides the opportunity for States to
confirm that their integrated care model
complies with both federal statutory and
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regulatory requirements. The pre-print
contains assurances, check-off items,
and areas for States to describe policies
and procedures for subjects such as
enrollment, marketing and quality
assurance. Form Numbers: CMS–10251
(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Reporting—Once; Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments; Number
of Respondents: 56; Total Annual
Responses: 30; Total Annual Hours:
600.
2. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: 1932 State Plan
Amendment Template, State Plan
Requirements and Supporting
Regulations in 42 CFR 438.50; Form
No.: CMS–10120 (OMB#: 0938–0933);
Use: The State Medicaid Agencies will
complete the template. CMS will review
the information to determine if the State
has met all the requirements under
Section 1932(l)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act and 42 CFR 438.50. Once
all requirements are met, the State will
be allowed to enroll Medicaid
beneficiaries on a mandatory basis into
managed care entities without section
1115 or 1915(b) waiver authority;
Frequency: On occasion; Affected
Public: State, local, or tribal
government; Number of Respondents:
56; Total Annual Responses: 10; Total
Annual Hours: 100.
3. Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection; Title of
Information Collection: Annual State
Report and Annual State Performance
Rankings; Use: The Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005 (DRA) requires CMS to
contract with a vendor to conduct a
monthly national survey of retail
prescription drug prices and to report
the prices to the States. These national
average prices will be used as a
benchmark by the States for the
management of their prescription drug
programs. The law also requires that
States report their drug utilization rates
for non-innovator multiple source
drugs, their payment rates under their
State plan, and their dispensing fees. A
template will be used to facilitate data
collection. The States’ rankings are to be
presented to the Congress and the
States. Form Number: CMS–10241
(OMB#: 0938–NEW); Frequency:
Reporting—Yearly; Affected Public:
States, Local or Tribal Governments;
Number of Respondents: 51; Total
Annual Responses: 51; Total Annual
Hours: 765.
4. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension without change of a
currently approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Health
Insurance Benefit Agreement,
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)
Request for Certification in the Medicare
Program, ASC Survey Report Form and
ASC Conditions of Coverage; Use: The
Health Insurance Benefit Agreement is
utilized for the purpose of establishing
for payment under Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act. The ASC Request
for Certification form is utilized as an
application for facilities wishing to
participate in the Medicare program as
an ASC. This form initiates the process
of obtaining a decision as to whether the
conditions for coverage are met. It also
promotes data retrieval from the Online
Data Input Edit (ODIE system, a
subsystem of the Online Survey
Certification and Report (OSCAR)
system by CMS Regional Offices (ROs).
The ASC Report Form is an instrument
used by the State survey agency to
record data collection in order to
determine supplier compliance with
individual conditions for coverage and
report it to the Federal Government. The
form is primarily a coding worksheet
designed to facilitate data reduction and
retrieval into the ODIE/OSCAR system
at the CMS ROs. This form includes
basic information on compliance (i.e.,
met, not met and explanatory
statements) and does not require any
descriptive information regarding the
survey activity itself. Form Numbers:
CMS–370, 377, 378 (OMB#: 0938–0266);
Frequency: Reporting—Occasionally
(initially and then every 3 years);
Affected Public: States, Local or Tribal
Governments; Number of Respondents:
5123; Total Annual Responses: 1707;
Total Annual Hours: 2,787.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, access CMS Web Site
address at https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
PaperworkReductionActof1995, or
E-mail your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786–
1326.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collections must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on January 7, 2008.
OMB Human Resources and Housing
Branch, Attention: Katherine Astrich,
New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, Fax
Number: (202) 395–6974.
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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 January 3, 2008.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank
Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
1. The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Canada; TD US P&C Holdings
ULC, Calgary, Canada; Cardinal Top Co. and Cardinal Intermediate Co.,
both of New York, New York; to become bank holding companies by
acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares
of Commerce Bank, NA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Commerce Bank/
North, Ramsey, New Jersey; and 14.8 percent of Pennsylvania Commerce
Bancorp, Inc., and thereby acquire Commerce Bank/Harrisburg, N.A., both
of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (David Tatum, Vice President)
1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
1. SEB Bancorp, Inc., to become a bank holding company by acquiring
100 percent of the voting shares of Security Exchange Bank, both of
Marietta, Georgia.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant
Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
1. First Central Nebraska Company, Broken Bow, Nebraska; to merge
with WoodRiver Banco, Incorporated, and thereby indirectly acquire The
Farmers Bank, both of Oconto, Nebraska.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 4,
2007.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.E7-23787 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]
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