> **Federal Register** / Vol. 70, No. 238 / Tuesday, December 13, 2005 /
> Notices

**73747**

> Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
>
> **Robert E. Feldman,**
>
> *Executive Secretary.*
>
> \[FR Doc. E5--7276 Filed 12--12--05; 8:45 am\]
>
> **BILLING CODE 4810--33--P; 6210--01--P; 6714--01--P**
>
> **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

Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:

*1. Illinois Bancshares, Inc.*, Karnak, Illinois; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 96.5 percent of the voting shares of The
First State Bank of Grand Chain, Grand Chain, Illinois.

**C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis** (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:

*1. Beulah Bancorporation*, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Valley Bank & Trust, Mapleton, Iowa.

> Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 8, 2005.

**Robert deV. Frierson,**

*Deputy Secretary of the Board.*

\[FR Doc. E5--7262 Filed 12--12--05; 8:45 am\]

**BILLING CODE 6210--01--S**

**GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION**

**Federal Travel Regulation; Notice of**

**GSA Bulletin FTR 05--08**

**AGENCY:** Office of Governmentwide

Policy, General Services Administration

(GSA).

government charge card programs. The requirements in OMB Circular A--123

(revised), Appendix B pertain to the use of charge card programs by
agencies and their employees and must be included in internal agency
regulations, procedures, and training materials. Bulletin FTR 05--08
serves as guidance to agencies on implementing those policies and
guidelines that are related to the official travel charge card.

**B. Procedures**

Bulletins regarding Federal travel expenses are located on the Internet
at *www.gsa.gov/ftrbulletins* as Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)
bulletins. Dated: December 2, 2005.

**Becky Rhodes,**

*Deputy Associate Administrator.*

\[FR Doc. E5--7259 Filed 12--12--05; 8:45 am\]

**BILLING CODE 6820--14--S**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES**

**\[Document Identifier: OS--0990--New \[60-day notice\]\]**

**Office of the Secretary; Agency Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment**

> writing on the standards enumerated in

[**ACTION:** Notice of a bulletin.]{.underline} **Request**

> 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 *http://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 6,
>
> 2006\.
>
> **A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York** (Jay Bernstein, Bank
> Supervision Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
>
> *1. Community Partners Bancorp*, Middletown, New Jersey; to become a
> bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
> The Town Bank, Westfield, New Jersey, and thereby indirectly acquire
> voting shares of Two River Community Bank, Middletown, New Jersey.
>
> **B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis**
>
> (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs

**SUMMARY:** This notice announces GSA Federal Travel Regulation (FTR)
Bulletin 05--08. This Bulletin informs agencies that in accordance with
the OMB Circular A--123 (revised), Appendix B, issued August 5, 2005,
new travel charge card policies and

guidance are issued to Executive Branch departments and agencies in
order to help reduce the risk of fraud, misuse, and late payments. OMB
Circular A--123

(revised), Appendix B is effective October 1, 2005. Bulletin FTR 05--08
may be found at *www.gsa.gov/ ftrbulletins*. An amendment to the FTR on
the use of the government issued travel charged card is forthcoming.
**DATES:** The bulletin announced in this notice is effective December
2, 2005. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** For clarification of
content, contact General Services Administration, Office of
Governmentwide Policy, Office of Travel, Transportation and Asset
Management, at (202) 501--1777. Please cite Bulletin FTR 05--08.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

**A. Background**

OMB Circular A--123 (revised), Appendix B, establishes guidance for
Executive branch agencies for improving the management of

**AGENCY:** Office of the Secretary, HHS. 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 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.

> *Type of Information Collection*

*Request:* New collection.

*Title of Information Collection:* Evaluation of the Office for Human
Research Protections (OHRP) Education Program Activities.

*Form/OMB No.:* OS--0990--New. *Use:* The OHRP Evaluation of Education
Activites project will evaluate the outcomes of OHRP's

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