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Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of 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 offices 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 March 

17, 2011. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

(Clifford Stanford, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30309: 

1. William Russell Carothers II, Robert 

Leroy Carothers, Christian Hill 

Carothers, all of Winfield, Alabama, and 

William R. Carothers, III, Birmingham, 

Alabama; to retain voting shares of 

Citizens Bancorp of Winfield, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly retain voting shares of 

The Citizens Bank of Winfield, both in 

Winfield, Alabama. 

2. Charles E. Gleghorn, and Hue G. 

Counts, both of Fayetteville, Tennessee; 

Hardy B. Ferrell, Mulberry, Tennessee; 

Roger Everett Jones, New Market, 

Alabama; and Joe Lee Lasater, Hazel 

Green, Alabama; to collectively acquire 

voting shares of North Alabama 

Bancshares, Inc. and thereby indirectly 

acquire voting shares of North Alabama 

Bank, both of Hazel Green, Alabama. 

3. P. Byron DeFoor, Ooltewah, 

Tennessee, and Winston A. Porter, 

Atlanta, Georgia; to collectively acquire 

voting shares of Northside Bancshares, 

Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire 

voting shares of Northside Bank, both of 

Adairsville, Georgia. 

4. Michael Hull Erdman, Merritt 

Island, Florida; to retain voting shares of 

Sunrise Bank, Cocoa Beach, Florida. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, February 25, 2011. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–7020–N] 

Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s 

Health Insurance Programs; Renewal, 

Expansion, and Renaming of the 

Advisory Panel on Outreach and 

Education (APOE) and Request for 

Nominations 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the charter of the Advisory Panel on 

Medicare Education (APME), as 

renamed the Advisory Panel on 

Outreach and Education (APOE), has 

been renewed and the scope of the 

charter has been expanded. It also 

requests nominations for individuals to 

serve on the APOE. 

DATES: Nominations will be considered 

if we receive them at the appropriate 

address, provided in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice, no later than 5 

p.m., e.d.t. on April 4, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver nominations 

to the following address: Jennifer B. 

Kordonski, Designated Federal Official, 

Office of External Affairs and 

Beneficiary Services, CMS, 7500 

Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S1–13– 

05, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850 or e-mail 

to Jennifer.kordonski@cms.hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer B. Kordonski, Designated 

Federal Official, Office of External 

Affairs and Beneficiary Services, CMS, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop S1– 

13–05, Baltimore, MD 21244, 410–786– 

1840, e-mail 

Jennifer.kordonski@cms.hhs.gov or visit 

the Web site at http://www.cms.gov/ 

FACA/04_APOE.asp. Press inquiries are 

handled through the CMS Press Office 

at (202) 690–6145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Advisory Panel on Medicare 

Education (APME) was established in 

January 1999 in accordance with section 

9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), which 

authorizes the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (the Secretary) to 

establish an advisory panel if the 

Secretary determines that the panel is 

‘‘in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

* * * by law.’’ Such duties are 

specifically imposed by section 1804 of 

the Social Security Act (the Act), 

requiring the Secretary to provide 

informational materials to Medicare 

beneficiaries about the Medicare 

program, and section 1851(d) of the Act, 

requiring the Secretary to provide for 

‘‘activities * * * to broadly disseminate 

information to [M]edicare beneficiaries 

* * * on the coverage options provided 

under [Medicare Advantage] in order to 

promote an active, informed selection 

among such options.’’ 

The APME was also authorized by 

section 1114(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1314(f)) and section 222 of the Public 

Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 

217a). The Secretary signed the charter 

establishing the APME on January 21, 

1999 (64 FR 7899, February 17, 1999). 

II. Provisions of This Notice 

A. Renewal, Renaming, and 

Amendment of the APOE 

Over the last decade, the role of the 

APME in advising the Secretary and 

CMS on Medicare education activities 

has contributed to the overall improved 

understanding by beneficiaries of 

original Medicare, Medicare Advantage 

(MA), and Medicare Prescription Drug 

plans. With enactment of the health care 

reform provisions of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act 

(Pub. L. 111–148) as amended by the 

Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

152) (these two public laws are 

collectively referred to as the Affordable 

Care Act), we realized that the 

usefulness of this FACA group could be 

expanded to assist the Secretary and 

CMS with responsibilities under the 

Medicaid and CHIP programs. Pursuant 

to the charter approved on January 21, 

2011, the APME was renewed, 

expanded, and renamed to reflect this 

broader scope of responsibilities. The 

renamed Advisory Panel on Outreach 

and Education (APOE)) will advise the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and CMS on developing and 

implementing education programs that 

support individuals with or who are 

eligible for Medicare, Medicaid and the 

Children’s Health Insurance Program 

(CHIP) about options for selecting health 

care coverage under these and other 

programs envisioned under health care 

reform to ensure improved access to 

quality care, including prevention 

services. The expansion of this FACA 

group will also include advising on 

education of providers and stakeholders 

with respect to health care reform and 

certain provisions of the Health 

Information Technology for Economic 

and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act 

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Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA). For ease of reference, the APOE 

will be exclusively referred to by its 

new name in the remainder of this 

notice, even if it is referring to past 

activities. 

The charter will terminate on January 

21, 2013, unless renewed by appropriate 

action. The APOE was chartered under 

42 U.S.C. 222 of the PHSA, as amended. 

The APOE is governed by provisions of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 2), which sets forth 

standards for the formation and use of 

advisory committees. 

Pursuant to the amended charter, the 

APOE will advise the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services and the 

CMS Administrator concerning optimal 

strategies for the following: 

• Developing and implementing 

education and outreach programs for 

individuals enrolled in or eligible for 

Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. 

• Enhancing the Federal 

government’s effectiveness in informing 

the Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP 

consumers, providers and stakeholders 

pursuant to education and outreach 

programs of issues regarding these and 

other health coverage programs, 

including the appropriate use of publicprivate partnerships to leverage the 

resources of the private sector in 

educating beneficiaries, providers and 

stakeholders. 

• Expanding outreach to vulnerable 

and underserved communities, 

including racial and ethnic minorities, 

in the context of Medicare, Medicaid, 

and CHIP education programs. 

• Assembling and sharing an 

information base of ‘‘best practices’’ for 

helping consumers evaluate health plan 

options. 

• Building and leveraging existing 

community infrastructures for 

information, counseling and assistance. 

• Drawing the program link between 

outreach and education, promoting 

consumer understanding of health care 

coverage choices and facilitating 

consumer selection/enrollment, which 

in turn support the overarching goal of 

improved access to quality care, 

including prevention services, 

envisioned under health care reform. 

B. Requests for Nominations 

The APOE shall consist of no more 

than 20 members. The Chair shall either 

be appointed from among the 20 

members, or a Federal official will be 

designated to serve as the Chair. The 

charter requires that meetings shall be 

held approximately four times per year. 

Members will be expected to attend all 

meetings. The members and the Chair 

shall be selected from authorities 

knowledgeable in one or more of the 

following fields: 

• Senior citizen advocacy. 

• Outreach to minority communities. 

• Health communications. 

• Disease-related advocacy. 

• Disability policy and access. 

• Health economics research. 

• Health insurers and plans. 

• Health IT. 

• Direct patient care. 

• Matters of labor and retirement. 

Representatives of the general public 

may also serve on the APOE. 

This notice also announces that as of 

January 2011, there are 12 expired terms 

of membership. This notice is an 

invitation to interested organizations or 

individuals to submit their nominations 

for membership on the APOE. The CMS 

Administrator will appoint new 

members to the APOE from among those 

candidates determined to have the 

expertise required to meet specific 

agency needs, and in a manner to ensure 

an appropriate balance of membership. 

We have an interest in ensuring that the 

interests of both women and men, 

members of all racial and ethnic groups, 

and physically challenged individuals 

are adequately represented on the 

APOE. Therefore, we encourage 

nominations of qualified candidates 

who can represent these interests. Any 

interested person may nominate one or 

more qualified persons. 

Current members whose terms 

expired in 2010 or 2011 may be 

considered for reappointment, subject to 

committee service guidelines. 

Each nomination must state that the 

nominee has expressed a willingness to 

serve as a Panel member and must be 

accompanied by a curricula vitae and a 

brief biographical summary of the 

nominee’s experience. 

While we are looking for experts in a 

number of fields, our most critical needs 

are for experts in health disparities, 

State Health Insurance Assistance 

Programs (SHIPs), health insurance 

plans, aging, Web health education, eprescribing, retirement/financial 

planning, health research, public health 

and prevention, caregiving, CHIP, health 

insurance exchanges, and minority 

health education. 

We are requesting that all curricula 

vitae include the following: 

• Date of birth. 

• Place of birth. 

• Title and current position. 

• Professional affiliation. 

• Home and business address. 

• Telephone and fax numbers. 

• E-mail address. 

• List of areas of expertise. 

Phone interviews of nominees may 

also be requested after review of the 

nominations. 

In order to permit an evaluation of 

possible sources of conflict of interest, 

potential candidates will be asked to 

provide detailed information concerning 

such matters as financial holdings, 

consultancies, and research grants or 

contracts. 

Members are invited to serve for 2- 

year terms, contingent upon the renewal 

of the APOE by appropriate action prior 

to its termination. A member may serve 

after the expiration of that member’s 

term until a successor takes office. Any 

member appointed to fill a vacancy for 

an unexpired term shall be appointed 

for the remainder of that term. 

III. Copies of the Charter 

The Secretary’s Charter for the APOE 

is available on the CMS Web site at: 

http://www.cms.gov/FACA/ 

04_APOE.asp, or you may obtain a copy 

of the charter by submitting a request to 

the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

notice. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 93.778, Medical Assistance 

Program; No. 93.773 Medicare—Hospital 

Insurance Program; and No. 93.774, 

Medicare—Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Program) 

Dated: February 25, 2011. 

Donald M. Berwick, 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4754 Filed 2–28–11; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

[Docket No. FDA–2007–N–0265] (formerly 

Docket 2007N–0026) 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Food Canning 

Establishment Registration, Process 

Filing, and Recordkeeping for Acidified 

Foods and Thermally Processed LowAcid Foods in Hermetically Sealed 

Containers 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing 

that a proposed collection of 

information has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(the PRA). 


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