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must be received not later than May 8,

2000.

A. FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF

PHILADELPHIA (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–

1521:

1. Madison Bancshares Group, Ltd.,

Donna Depaul-Bartynski, Anthony

DePaul, and Andrea Naticchione, as Cotrustees, of the Peter DePaul Irrevocable

Trust, all of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; to

acquire voting shares of Madison

Bancshares Group, Ltd., Blue Bell,

Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of Madison Bank,

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 18, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10048 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks 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 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 May 9,

2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President), 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. Robert M. Mortimer, Delphos,

Kansas; to acquire voting shares of

Delphos, Inc., Delphos, Kansas, and

thereby indirectly acquire voting shares

of State Bank of Delphos, Delphos,

Kansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 19, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10194 Filed 4–21–00; 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 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 May 19, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs

Officer), 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston,

Massachusetts 02106–2204:

1. Island Bancorp, Inc., Edgartown,

Massachusetts; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of The

Edgartown National Bank, Edgartown,

Massachusetts.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President), 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303–2713:

1. First Security Group, Inc.,

Chattanooga, Tennessee; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Central Bank of Monroe County,

Sweetwater, Tennessee (in

organization).

C. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Consumer

Regulation Group), 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105–1579:

1. Wells Fargo & Company, San

Francisco, California; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of 1st

Choice Financial Corporation, Greeley,

Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire

1st Choice Bank, Greeley, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 19, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10193 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Proposals To Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

To Acquire Companies That Are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to

acquire or control voting securities or

assets of a company, including the

companies listed below, that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notice also will be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act. 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 the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than May 18, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(Paul Kaboth, Banking Supervision)

1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101–2566:

1. The Bank of Kentucky Financial

Corporation, Florence, Kentucky; to

acquire Fort Thomas Financial

Corporation, Fort Thomas, Kentucky,

and thereby indirectly acquire Fort

Thomas Savings Bank, FSB, Fort

Thomas, Kentucky, and thereby engage

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in operating a savings and loan

association, pursuant to § 225.25(b)(4) of

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 18, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10047 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Notice of a Meeting of the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission

(NBAC)

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is given of a meeting of the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission. The

Commission will discuss its ongoing

projects: (a) Ethical issues in

international research and (b) ethical

and policy issues in the oversight of

human subjects research in the United

States. Some Commission members may

participate by telephone conference.

The meeting is open to the public and

opportunities for statements by the

public will be provided on May 4 from

1–1:30 pm.

Dates/Times Location

May 4, 2000, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ................................................................ Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, One John Nolen

Drive, Madison, WI.

May 5, 2000, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. ................................................................... Same Location as Above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President established the National

Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC)

on October 3, 1999 by Executive Order

12975 as amended. The mission of the

NBAC is to advise and make

recommendations to the National

Science and Technology Council, its

Chair, the President, and other entities

on bioethical issues arising from the

research on human biology and

behavior, and from the applications of

that research.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public

with attendance limited by the

availability of space on a first come, first

serve basis. Members of the public who

wish to present oral statements should

contact Ms. Jody Crank by telephone,

fax machine, or mail as shown below as

soon as possible, at least 4 days before

the meeting. The Chair will reserve time

for presentations by persons requesting

to speak and asks that oral statements be

limited to five minutes. The order of

persons wanting to make a statement

will be assigned in the order in which

requests are received. Individuals

unable to make oral presentations can

mail or fax their written comments to

the NBAC staff office at least five

business days prior to the meeting for

distribution to the Commission and

inclusion in the public record. The

Commission also accepts general

comments at its website at

bioethics.gov. Persons needing special

assistance, such as sign language

interpretation or other special

accommodations, should contact NBAC

staff at the address or telephone number

listed below as soon as possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Jody Crank, National Bioethics Advisory

Commission, 6100 Executive Boulevard,

Suite 5B01, Rockville, Maryland 20892–

7508, telephone 301–402–4242, fax

number 301–480–6900.

Dated: April 18, 2000.

Eric M. Meslin,

Executive Director, National Bioethics

Advisory Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–10201 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality

Notice of Meetings

In accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act as

amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2). The

Agency for Healthcare Research and

Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of

scientific peer review groups. The

subcommittees listed below are part of

the Agency’s Health Services Initial

Review Group Committee.

The subcommittee meetings 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). Grant

applications are to be reviewed and

discussed at these meetings. 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.

1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care

Technology and Decision Sciences.

Date: June 1–2, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to

8:15 a.m. and closed for remainder of the

meeting).

Place: AHRQ, Executive Office Center,

6010 Executive Boulevard, 4th Floor

Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland

20852.

2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems

Research.

Date: June 8–9, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m. to

8:15 a.m. and closed for remainder of the

meeting).

Place: AHRQ, Executive Office Center,

6010 Executive Boulevard, 4th Floor

Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland

20852.

3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care

Quality and Effectiveness Research.

Date: June 22–23, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m.

to 8 15 a.m. and closed for remainder of the

meeting).

Place: Willshire Grand Hotel & Centre,

Willshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California

90017.

4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care

Research Training.

Date: July 20–21, 2000 (Open from 8 a.m.

to 8:15 a.m. and closed for remainder of the

meeting).

Place: AHRQ, Executive Office Center,

6010 Executive Boulevard, 4th Floor

Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland

20852.

Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain

a roster of members or minutes of the

meetings should contact Ms. Jenny Griffith,

Committee Management Officer, Office of

Research Review, Education and Policy,

AHRQ, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 400,

Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301)

594–1847.

Agenda items for these meetings are

subject to change as priorities dictate.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

John M. Eisenberg,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10113 Filed 4–21–00; 8:45 am]

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