77248 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 

1Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open 

Market Committee meeting on November 10, 2004, 

which includes the domestic policy directive issued 

at the meeting, are available upon request to the 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, D.C. 20551. The minutes are published 

in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board’s 

annual report.

of several cable landing license forms 

that impact this information collection. 

They include, but are not limited to, the 

following forms: (1) Submarine Cable 

Landing License (SCL) Amendment—

amendment of an application to correct 

information required for the processing 

of the original application; (2) SCL 

Assignment—application to assign a 

license, or a portion of it, from one 

entity to another; (3) SCL Landing Point 

Notification—notification of specific 

description of the landing stations in the 

U.S. and foreign countries where the 

cable will land; and (4) SCL Transfer of 

Control of License—application to 

transfer control of a license. The 

projected completion date for these 

applications is December 31, 2005. It is 

anticipated that the Commission will 

adopt and release a Report and Order in 

2005 to implement decisions proposed 

in the NPRM. The specific decisions are 

contingent upon comments received 

from the public and other pertinent 

factors. After the Report and Order is 

released by the Commission and the 

SCL forms are completed, this 

information collection will be revised to 

reflect the decisions made in the Report 

and Order and the implementation of 

the new forms.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–28180 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–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 

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 21, 

2005.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, 

Regional and Community Bank Group) 

101 Market Street, San Francisco, 

California 94105–1579:

1. Frontier Financial Corporation, 

Everett, Washington; to acquire 20 

percent of the voting shares of Skagit 

State Bank, Burlington, Washington.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 20, 2004.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 04–28213 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Open Market Committee; 

Domestic Policy Directive of November 

10, 2004

In accordance with § 271.25 of its 

rules regarding availability of 

information (12 CFR part 271), there is 

set forth below the domestic policy 

directive issued by the Federal Open 

Market Committee at its meeting held 

on November 10, 2004.1

The Federal Open Market Committee 

seeks monetary and financial conditions 

that will foster price stability and 

promote sustainable growth in output. 

To further its long–run objectives, the 

Committee in the immediate future 

seeks conditions in reserve markets 

consistent with increasing the federal 

funds rate to an average of around 2 

percent.

By order of the Federal Open Market 

Committee, December 17, 2004.

Vincent R. Reinhart,

Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee.

[FR Doc. 04–28214 Field 12–23–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–0043] 

Information Collection; GSA Form 

3357, Appraisal of Fair Annual Parking 

Rate Per Space for Standard Level 

User Charge

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

regarding a renewal to an existing OMB 

clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services 

Administration has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

a renewal of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

regarding appraisal of fair annual 

parking rate per space for standard level 

user charge. A request for public 

comments was published in the Federal 

Register at 69 FR 53070, August 21, 

2004. No comments were received. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary and whether it 

will have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: 

January 26, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert A. Yevoli, Policy and Analysis 

Division, at telephone (202) 219–1403 or 

via e-mail to robert.yevoli@gsa.gov.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to Ms. Jeanette Thornton, GSA 

Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, 

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to 

the Regulatory Secretariat (V), General 

Services Administration, Room 4035, 

1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 

3090–0043, Appraisal of Fair Annual 

Parking Rate Per Space for Standard 

Level User Charge; GSA Form 3357, in 

all correspondence.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

GSA Form 3357 is needed by GSA 

contract and staff appraisers who use 

the form for estimating parking rates 

assessed on Federal agencies occupying 

space in GSA owned or controlled 

buildings. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 260.

Responses Per Respondent: 5.

Total Responses: 1300.

Hours Per Response: 1.6.

Total Burden Hours: 2,080.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (V), 1800 F Street, 

NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone (202) 208–7312. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 3090–0043, GSA 

Form 3357, Appraisal of Fair Annual 

Parking Rate Per Space for Standard 

Level User Charge, in all 

correspondence.

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

Michael W. Carleton, 

Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28181 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–23–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

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, Regular; 

Title of Information Collection:

Prevention Communication Formative 

Research; 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New; 

Use: This information will be used as 

formative research to develop messages 

and materials in support of the 

development of disease prevention and 

health promotion information, 

including the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. 

It is necessary to obtain consumer input 

to better understand the information 

needs, attitudes and beliefs of the 

audience in order to tailor messages, as 

well as to assist with clarity, 

understandability and acceptance of 

prototyped messages and materials. This 

generic clearance request describes data 

collection activities involving a limited 

set of consumer interviews, focus 

groups, Web concept testing, and 

usability and effects testing of 

prevention content. 

Frequency: Reporting and on 

occasion; 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; 

Annual Number of Respondents: 871; 

Total Annual Responses: 871; 

Average Burden Per Response: 2.4; 

Total Annual Hours: 2,100; 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS 

document identifier, to 

naomi.cook@hhs.gov, or call the Reports 

Clearance Office on (202) 690–6162. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be mailed 

within 60 days of this notice directly to 

the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer 

designated at the following address: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Assistant Secretary for Budget, 

Technology, and Finance, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Attention: Naomi Cook (0990–New), 

Room 531–H, 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

Robert E. Polson, 

Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28120 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4168–17–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

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: Wave 

4 Survey of Youth for the Federal 

Evaluation of Initiatives Funded Under 

Section 510 of the Maternal and Child 

Health Block Grant. 

Form/OMB No.: OS–0990–New. 

Use: This data collection will support 

the Health and Human Services’ effort 

to document the impact of a select 

group of programs funded through the 

abstinence education provisions of the 

Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 

as part of the Congressionally mandated 

evaluation of these programs. 

Frequency: Reporting. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

governments, individuals or 

households, not for profit institutions. 

Annual Number of Respondents:

2,569. 

Total Annual Responses: 2,569. 

Average Burden Per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Total Annual Hours: 1,285. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, access the HHS Web 

site address at http://www.hhs.gov/

oirm/infocollect/pending/ or e-mail your 

request, including your address, phone 

number, OMB number, and OS