15344 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 53 / Wednesday, March 19, 2014 / Notices 

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 applications will also 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. 

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 April 10, 2014. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs 

Officer) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02210–2204: 

1. Meridian Bancorp, Inc., Peabody, 

Massachusetts to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the outstanding capital stock of East 

Boston Savings Bank, East Boston, 

Massachusetts, in connection with the 

conversion of Meridian Financial 

Services, Inc., East Boston, 

Massachusetts, from mutual to stock 

form. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director, 

Applications and Enforcement) 101 

Market Street, San Francisco, California 

94105–1579: 

1. First Northwest Bancorp, Port 

Angeles, Washington, to become a bank 

holding company upon the conversion 

of First Federal Savings and Loan 

Association of Port Angeles, Port 

Angeles, Washington, from a mutual to 

stock savings bank. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 13, 2014. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05928 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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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 applications will also 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. 

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 April 14, 2014. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 

(Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 

1. Park Sterling Corporation, 

Charlotte, North Carolina, to acquire 100 

percent of the voting securities of 

Provident Community Bancshares, Inc., 

Rock Hill, South Carolina, and thereby 

indirectly acquire control of Provident 

Community Bank, National Association, 

Rock Hill, South Carolina. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 

Community Affairs Officer) 90 

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota 55480–0291: 

1. First Interstate BancSystem, 

Billings, Montana, to merge with 

Mountain West Financial Corp., Helena, 

Montana, and thereby indirectly acquire 

Mountain West Bank, N.A., Helena, 

Montana. 

2. Security Financial Services 

Corporation, Durand, Wisconsin, to 

merge with Bloomer Bancshares, Inc., 

Bloomer, Wisconsin, and thereby 

indirectly acquire Peoples State Bank of 

Bloomer, Bloomer, Wisconsin. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 14, 2014. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Assistant Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06054 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Relinquishment From Open 

Safety Foundation 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 

U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety 

Act) and the related Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 

CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732– 

70814, provide for the formation of 

Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information regarding the 

quality and safety of healthcare 

delivery. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the 

Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by 

the Secretary if it is found to no longer 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, 

when a PSO chooses to voluntarily 

relinquish its status as a PSO for any 

reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification of 

voluntary relinquishment from Open 

Safety Foundation of its status as a PSO, 

and has delisted the PSO accordingly. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on February 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 


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HHS Web site: http://

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: pso@

AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity are to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule relating to the listing and operation 

of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 

it is found to no longer meet the 

requirements of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO 

chooses to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO for any reason, or when 

the PSO’s listing expires. Section 

3.108(d) of the Patient Safety Rule 

requires AHRQ to provide public notice 

when it removes an organization from 

the list of federally approved PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification 

from Open Safety Foundation, PSO 

number P0121, to voluntarily relinquish 

its status as a PSO. Accordingly, Open 

Safety Foundation was delisted effective 

at 12:00 Midnight ET (2400) on 

February 6, 2014. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/

index.html. 

Dated: March 11, 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05999 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Patient Safety Organizations: 

Voluntary Relinquishment From 

WiMED, Inc. 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Delisting. 

SUMMARY: The Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Act of 2005, 42 

U.S.C. 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety 

Act) and the related Patient Safety and 

Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42 

CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule), 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732– 

70814, provide for the formation of 

Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), 

which collect, aggregate, and analyze 

confidential information regarding the 

quality and safety of healthcare 

delivery. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the 

Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by 

the Secretary if it is found to no longer 

meet the requirements of the Patient 

Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule, 

when a PSO chooses to voluntarily 

relinquish its status as a PSO for any 

reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification of 

voluntary relinquishment from WiMED, 

Inc. of its status as a PSO, and has 

delisted the PSO accordingly. 

DATES: The directories for both listed 

and delisted PSOs are ongoing and 

reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The 

delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight 

ET (2400) on February 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Both directories can be 

accessed electronically at the following 

HHS Web site: http://

www.pso.AHRQ.gov/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality 

Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone (toll free): (866) 403–3697; 

Telephone (local): (301) 427–1111; TTY 

(toll free): (866) 438–7231; TTY (local): 

(301) 427–1130; Email: pso@

AHRQ.hhs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Patient Safety Act authorizes the 

listing of PSOs, which are entities or 

component organizations whose 

mission and primary activity are to 

conduct activities to improve patient 

safety and the quality of health care 

delivery. 

HHS issued the Patient Safety Rule to 

implement the Patient Safety Act. 

AHRQ administers the provisions of the 

Patient Safety Act and Patient Safety 

Rule relating to the listing and operation 

of PSOs. The Patient Safety Rule 

authorizes AHRQ to list as a PSO an 

entity that attests that it meets the 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ if 

it is found to no longer meet the 

requirements of the Patient Safety Act 

and Patient Safety Rule, when a PSO 

chooses to voluntarily relinquish its 

status as a PSO for any reason, or when 

a PSO’s listing expires Section 3.108(d) 

of the Patient Safety Rule requires 

AHRQ to provide public notice when it 

removes an organization from the list of 

federally approved PSOs. 

AHRQ has accepted a notification 

from WiMED, Inc., PSO number P0064, 

to voluntarily relinquish its status as a 

PSO. Accordingly, WiMED, Inc. was 

delisted effective at 12:00 Midnight ET 

(2400) on February 6, 2014. WiMED, 

Inc. has patient safety work product 

(PSWP) in its possession. The PSO will 

meet the requirements of section 

3.108(c)(2)(i) of the Patient Safety Rule 

regarding notification to providers that 

have reported to the PSO. In addition, 

according to sections 3.108(c)(2)(ii) and 

3.108(b)(3) of the Patient Safety Rule 

regarding disposition of PSWP, the PSO 

has 90 days from the effective date of 

delisting and revocation to complete the 

disposition of PSWP that is currently in 

the PSO’s possession. 

More information on PSOs can be 

obtained through AHRQ’s PSO Web site 

at http://www.pso.AHRQ.gov/

index.html. 

Dated: March 11. 2014. 

Richard Kronick, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05998 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–14–0134] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 


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