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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 25, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303–2713:

1. Compass Bancshares, Inc.,

Birmingham, Alabama; to merge with

Founders Bancorp, Inc., Scottsdale,

Arizona, and thereby indirectly acquire

Founders Bank of Arizona, Scottsdale,

Arizona.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W.

Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. Keene Bancorp, Inc., 401(k)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan and

Trust, Keene, Texas; to acquire 46.29

percent of the voting shares of Keene

Bancorp, Inc., Keene, Texas, and

thereby indirectly acquire Nichols

Bancshares, Inc., Dover, Delaware, and

First State Bank, Keene, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 25, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–10701 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[60 Day–00–35]

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, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention is providing opportunity for

public comment on proposed data

collection projects. To request more

information on the proposed projects or

to obtain a copy of the data collection

plans and instruments, call the CDC

Reports Clearance Officer on (404) 639–

7090.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Seleda

Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports

Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road,

MS–D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Proposed Projects: A Research

Program to Develop Optimal NIOSH

Alerts for Occupational Safety and

Health—New—The mission of the

National Institute of Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH) is to

promote safety and health at work for all

people through research and prevention.

The Alert is one of the primary

publications by which NIOSH

communicates health and safety

recommendations to at-risk workers.

The Alert is mailed to workers affected

by a particular health or safety hazard

and contains information about the

nature of the hazard, as well as

recommendations for avoiding or

controlling it. Despite the important role

of the Alert in conveying health and

safety information to workers, these

publications have not been routinely

pretested and evaluated for

effectiveness. Therefore, the degree to

which the NIOSH Alerts actually

produce risk awareness, as well as

comprehension, acceptance and use of

the recommended health and safety

measures, is unknown.

NIOSH proposes to apply recent

theoretical advances in communication

research to the development of NIOSH

Alerts in order to ensure maximal

effectiveness in conveying health and

safety information to workers. The

Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) is

a communication theory that has

received much empirical support.

During the past year, an initial test (still

in progress) was conducted to compare

a standard Alert to an Alert with revised

content and format based on the

postulates of the ELM. Although this

initial study will be informative, much

additional research of this nature is

necessary to gain an understanding of

the communication variables that

contribute to high levels of worker

awareness, comprehension, acceptance,

and use of safety recommendations.

According to the ELM, the greatest

impact on long-term health/safety

attitudes and behaviors should occur

when workers are motivated and able to

elaborate upon a message, and when a

message contains strong arguments.

Therefore, the current investigation

aims to (1) examine variables that will

increase level of message-related

elaboration and (2) create messages that

contain strong arguments. The

effectiveness of the standard version of

the Alert for Preventing Injuries and

Deaths from Skid-Steer Loaders will be

compared with revised versions of this

Alert that incorporate variables known

to increase message elaboration and

strong arguments selected through

pretesting. Specifically, the revised

Alerts will use high imagery language to

increase message elaboration. After the

initial messages are developed, they will

be pretested using a sample of 60

farmers and 60 West Virginia University

Agricultural Sciences students.

Following this pretesting phase, data

will be gathered from: (1) 300 volunteer

farmers who attend an on-site testing,

(2) a national random sample of 300

farmers, and (3) 600 West Virginia

University Agricultural Science

students. In each of these cases,

participants will be randomly assigned

to receive either a standard or revised

version of the Alert, and the effect of the

different Alert formats on safety

attitudes and behaviors will be assessed.

Data collected in this investigation

should further our understanding of the

variables that increase effectiveness in

communicating health and safety

information to workers. By continuing

to systematically apply postulates of the

ELM to the design of the Alerts, it

should become possible to develop a

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standard communication template to

use in future NIOSH publications.

Type of respondent Number of

respondents

Number of responses/respondentAvg. burden/response

(in hrs.)

Total

(in hrs.)

Farmers (pretesting) ...................................................................................... 60 1 .5 30

Student (pretesting) ....................................................................................... 60 1 .5 30

Farmers .......................................................................................................... 300 1 .333 100

Farmers .......................................................................................................... 300 2 .333 200

Students ......................................................................................................... 600 1 .5 300

Total ........................................................................................................... 1320 ........................ .......................... 660

Charles W. Gollmar,

Acting Associate Director for Policy Planning

and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 00–10736 Filed 4–28–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 00067]

Cooperative Agreement to the

Association of State and Territorial

Health Officials; Notice of Availability

of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2000

funds for a cooperative agreement with

the Association of State and Territorial

Health Officials (ASTHO) to act as a

conduit of information exchange

between the States and the National

Immunization Program, keep abreast

and inform its constituency of current,

proposed, and new legislation regarding

immunization, work to create

partnerships between State health

departments and private health care

organizations, and create mechanisms to

communicate with and inform their

constituency and partners. This program

addresses the ‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ a

national activity to reduce morbidity

and mortality and improve the quality

of life. This announcement is related to

the focus area of Immunization and

Infectious Diseases. For a conference

copy of ‘‘Healthy People 2010,’’ visit the

internet site: http://www.health.gov/

healthypeople.

B. Eligible Applicants

Assistance will be provided only to

ASTHO. No other applications are

solicited. ASTHO is the most

appropriate and qualified agency to

conduct the activities under this

cooperative agreement because ASTHO

represents the chief public health

official of each State and territory.

Through its own membership, ASTHO

has developed unique knowledge and

understanding of the needs and

operations of State health agencies.

ASTHO has already developed a wealth

of experience in immunization policy,

support of State immunization

programs, and collaborating to conduct

immunization activities.

C. Availability of Funds

Approximately $250,000 will be

available to fund one cooperative

agreement. It is expected that this award

will begin on or about September 30,

2000, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period within a project period of

up to five years. Funding estimates may

change.

Continuation awards within an

approved project period will be made

on the basis of satisfactory progress as

evidenced by required reports and the

availability of funds.

Use of Funds

Funds cannot be used for construction

or renovation, to purchase or lease

vehicles or vans, to purchase a facility

to house project staff or carry out project

activities, or to substitute new activities

and expenditures for current ones.

D. Programmatic Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this Cooperative Agreement,

ASTHO will be responsible for

achieving the activities under Item 1.

Recipient Activities. The CDC will be

responsible for activities under Item 2.

CDC Activities.

1. Recipient Activities

A. Coordinate immunization efforts

with existing ASTHO health projects,

associations of public health officials,

Women Infants and Children Program

(WIC), The Council of State and

Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE),

Association of Immunization Managers

(AIM), and other organized health

related associations where

immunization programs can have an

impact. B. Facilitate outreach to private

providers, non-profit organizations and

entities involved in comprehensive

school health to increase participation

in the Vaccines for Children and

Children’s Health Insurance Program. C. Attend meetings and keep State

health officers and other partners

informed of issues addressed by the

Advisory committee on Immunization

Practices, the National Vaccine

Advisory Committee, and ASTHO

Affiliate Immunization Committees.

D. Provide information on key

immunization developments to State

health officials, State immunization

coordinators, appropriate adult or

adolescent groups, and school health

contacts via newsletters, conference

calls, and other multimedia sources.

E. Organize and convene meetings

and workshops on an as-needed basis

for the purpose of exchanging

information and program updates. F. Collaborate with CDC on

immunization issues regarding vaccine

safety, immunization registries,

immunization coverage studies, and the

development and coordination of

immunization national policy and

evaluation.

2. CDC Activities

A. Provide technical assistance in

implementing activities, identifying

major immunization issues, effective

programs, and setting priorities related

to the cooperative agreement. B. Provide scientific collaboration for

appropriate aspects of the activities,

including information on disease

impact, vaccination coverage levels, and

prevention strategies. C. Assist in development and review

of relevant immunization information

made available to federal, State, and

local health agencies, health care

providers, and volunteer organizations.

D. Provide assistance to the grantee in

establishing and implementing

mechanisms for evaluating the reach of

the program and effectiveness of the

materials produced.