Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 67359

hold its fifth meeting on December 10, 

2004, in Miami, Florida.

DATES: December 10, 2004, 1 p.m.–4 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: Florida Memorial College, 

15800 NW., 42nd Ave., Miami, FL 

33054–6155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Blair, Designated Federal Officer 

of the Committee on Diversity, or 

Maureen C. McLaughlin, Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer of the 

Committee on Diversity, 202–418–2030, 

e-mail Linda.Blair@fcc.gov, 

Maureen.Mclaughlin@fcc.gov. Press 

Contact, Audrey Spivak, Office of Public 

Affairs, 202–418–0512, 

Audrey.Spivak@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Diversity Committee was established by 

the Federal Communications 

Commission to examine current 

opportunities and develop 

recommendations for policies and 

practices that will further enhance the 

ability of minorities and women to 

participate in telecommunications and 

related industries. The Diversity 

Committee will prepare periodic and 

final reports to aid the FCC in its 

oversight responsibilities and its 

regulatory reviews in this area. In 

conjunction with such reports and 

analyses, the Diversity Committee will 

make recommendations to the FCC 

concerning the need for any guidelines, 

incentives, regulations or other policy 

approaches to promote diversity of 

participation in the communications 

sector. The Diversity Committee will 

also develop a description of best 

practices within the communications 

sector for promoting diversity of 

participation. 

Agenda 

At the December 10, 2004 meeting, 

the Committee will discuss 

recommendations from the 

subcommittees. The Subcommittee on 

Career Advancement will propose, for 

approval of the full Advisory 

Committee, a regulatory initiative for 

career advancement, diversity resource 

directory, and further report on the best 

of the Best Practices as identified in the 

survey, ‘‘Workplace Diversity: A Global 

Necessity and an Ongoing 

Commitment.’’ The Transactional 

Transparency and Outreach 

Subcommittee will present, for approval 

of the full Advisory Committee, a 

recommendation on Merger Review. 

The Financial Issues Subcommittee will 

present, for approval of the full 

Advisory Committee, a Community 

Reinvestment Act recommendation and 

Foreign Ownership Rule proposal. 

Information concerning the activities 

of the Diversity Committee can be 

reviewed at the Committee’s Web site 

http://www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC.

Material relevant to the December 10th 

meeting will be posted there. Members 

of the general public may attend the 

meeting. The Federal Communications 

Commission will attempt to 

accommodate as many people as 

possible. However, admittance will be 

limited to the seating available. A live 

RealAudio feed over the Internet will 

not be available. 

The public may submit written 

comments to the Committee’s 

Designated Federal Officer before the 

meeting. Members of the Advisory 

Committee and the public may submit 

written comments at any time by 

following the instructions on the Web 

site.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–25516 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Notice

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 18, 

2004, 10 a.m.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor).

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

Public. 

The following item has been added to 

the agenda: Final Rules: Technical 

amendments to BCRA and explanation 

and justification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Biersack, Acting Press Officer, 

Telephone (202) 694–1220.

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–25646 Filed 11–15–04; 2:38 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may obtain copies of 

agreements by contacting the 

Commission’s Office of Agreements at 

202–523–5793 or via e-mail at 

tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. Interested 

parties may submit comments on an 

agreement to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, within 10 days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Agreement No.: 011756–002. 

Title: New World Alliance/Evergreen 

Slot Exchange Agreement. 

Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd. and 

American President Lines, Ltd.; Mitsui 

O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant 

Marine Co., Ltd.; and Evergreen Marine 

Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. 

Filing Party: Eliot J. Halperin, Esq.; 

Manelli, Denison & Selter PLLC; 2000 M 

Street, NW.; 7th Floor; Washington, DC 

20036. 

Synopsis: The modification would 

permit greater flexibility in allocating 

space under the agreement. The parties 

request expedited review.

Dated: November 12, 2004.

By Order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

Karen V. Gregory, 

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–25488 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

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

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire 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 office 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 

November 30, 2004.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Sue Costello, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303:

1. CM/FS Reeves Investment, L.P.; 

Frances Skiller Reeves; Charles Monroe 

Reeves; all of West Point, Georgia, and 

Steven deRalph Townson, Chelsea, 

Alabama; to acquire voting shares of 

Frontier National Corporation, 

Sylacauga, Alabama, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of 

Frontier Bank, La Grange, Georgia.

67360 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 10, 2004.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–25454 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies; Correction

This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. 

04-24999) published on pages 65195 

and 65196 of the issue for Wednesday, 

November 10, 2004.

Under the Federal Reserve Bank of St. 

Louis heading, the entry for Charles 

Keith Akin, is revised to read as follows:

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 

63166–2034:

1. Charles Keith Akin, Clinton, 

Kentucky; and the Akin Control Group, 

which consists of Charles Keith Akin; 

Anita Akin; Burkley Investments, Inc.; 

Parkway Manor – KY; and Parkway 

Manor – TN, all of Clinton, Kentucky; 

and Bruce Akin, Paducah, Kentucky; to 

acquire additional voting shares of 

Purchase Area Bancorp, Bardwell, 

Kentucky, and thereby indirectly 

acquire voting shares of Bardwell 

Deposit Bank, Bardwell, Kentucky.

Comments on this application must 

be received by November 24, 2004.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 10, 2004.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–25455 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

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 December 10, 

2004.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Patrick Wilder, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:

1. QCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, 

Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of the 

voting shares of Rockford Bank and 

Trust Company, Rockford, Illinois (in 

organization).

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 10, 2004.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–25453 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research And 

Quality 

Notice of Meeting 

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 Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), and agree to be available, to 

conduct on an as needed basis, 

scientific reviews of applications of 

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). Peer Review of 

a Research Grant application (R03) will 

be 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: AHRQ Research 

Grant Application (R03). 

Date: November 17, 2004 (Open 

November 17 from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 

p.m. and closed for the remainder of the 

teleconference meeting). 

Place: John M. Eisenberg Building, 

AHRQ Conference Center, 540 Gaither 

Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to 

obtain a roster of members, agenda or 

minutes of the nonconfidential 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. 

This notice is being published less 

than 15 days prior to the November 17 

meeting, due to the time constraints of 

reviews and funding cycles.

Dated: November 8, 2004. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., 

Director.

[FR Doc. 04–25474 Filed 11–16–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2004D–0499]

Compliance Policy Guide; 

Radiofrequency Identification 

Feasibility Studies and Pilot Programs 

for Drugs; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is announcing the 

availability of a new compliance policy 

guide (CPG) Sec. 400.210 entitled