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Greers Ferry Lake State Bank, Heber 

Springs, Arkansas, and Merchants & 

Planters Bank, Newport, Arkansas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, January 3, 2006. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E6–23 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

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 January 30, 2006. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, 

Regional and Community Bank Group) 

101 Market Street, San Francisco, 

California 94105-1579: 

1. Cathay General Bancorp, Los 

Angeles, California; to acquire up to 

14.9 percent of the voting shares of 

Broadway Financial Corporation, Los 

Angeles, California, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of 

Broadway Federal Bank, FSB, Los 

Angeles, California, and thereby engage 

in operating a savings association, 

pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of 

Regulation Y. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, December 29, 2005. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E6–1 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am] 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[PBS-N01] 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Hold a Public Scoping Meeting for the 

Construction of a New Border Station 

Facility in Madawaska, Maine 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service, GSA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The General Services 

Administration (GSA) announces its 

intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 to assess the potential 

impacts of the construction of a New 

Border Station Facility in Madawaska, 

Maine (the ‘‘Proposed Action’’). At the 

request of Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP), the GSA is proposing 

to construct a new border station facility 

which meets their needs, and the design 

requirements of the GSA. 

The existing facilities are undersized 

and obsolete, and consequently 

incapable of providing the level of 

security now required. The Proposed 

Action has been defined and will likely 

include: (a) identification of land 

requirements, including acquisition of 

adjoining land; (b) demolition of 

existing government structures at the 

border station; (c) construction of a 

main administration building and 

ancillary support buildings; and (d) 

consequent potential alterations to 

secondary roads. 

Alternatives to be studied will 

identify alternative locations for the 

components of the border station 

including the main administration and 

ancillary support buildings, the 

associated roadway network and 

parking. A No Action alternative will 

also be studied that will evaluate the 

consequences of not constructing the 

new border station facility. This 

alternative is included to provide a basis 

for comparison to the action alternatives 

described above as required by NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR 1002.14(d)). 

GSA invites individuals, 

organizations and agencies to submit 

comments concerning the scope of the 

EIS. The public scoping period starts 

with the publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register and will continue for 

forty five (45) days from the date of this 

notice. GSA will consider all comments 

received or postmarked by that date in 

defining the scope of the EIS. GSA 

expects to issue a Draft EIS by June 2006 

at which time its availability will be 

announced in the Federal Register and 

local media. A public comment period 

will commence upon publication of the 

Notice of Availability. The GSA will 

consider and respond to comments 

received on the Draft EIS in preparing 

the Final EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions concerning the scope of the 

EIS should be sent to David M. 

Drevinsky P.E., PMP, Regional 

Environmental Quality Advocate 

(REQA), U.S. General Services 

Administration, 10 Causeway Street, 

Room 975, Boston, MA 02222; Fax (617) 

565–5967. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David M. Drevinsky by phone at (617) 

565–6596 or by email at 

david.drevinsky@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Scoping Meeting: 

A public scoping meeting will 

provide the public with an opportunity 

to present comments, ask questions, and 

discuss concerns regarding the scope of 

the EIS for the Proposed Action with 

GSA representatives. GSA will hold a 

public scoping meeting at the Middle / 

High School Library located on 135 

Seventh Avenue in Madawaska on 

January 10, 2006 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

In case of inclement weather, this public 

scoping meeting will be held on January 

11, 2006 at the same location and with 

the same time. 

Dated: December 29, 2005 

Dennis R. Smith 

Regional Administrator, New England Region 

[FR Doc. E5–8328 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces a meeting of 

the Citizens’ Health Care Working 

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by section 1014 of the Medicare 

Modernization Act. 

DATES: The business meeting of the 

Working Group will be held on 

Wednesday, January 18, 2006, from 9 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, January 

19, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

in the conference room of the United 

Food and Commercial Workers 

International Union, in Washington, DC. 

The office is located at 1775 K Street 

NW. The main receptionist area is 

located on the 7th floor; the conference 

room is located on the 11th floor. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Taplin, Citizens’ Health Care 

Working Group, at (301) 443–1514 or 

ctaplin@ahrq.gov. If sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodation for a disability is 

needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. 

Inniss, Director, Office of Equal 

Employment Opportunity Program, 

Program Support Center, on (301) 443–

1144. 

The agenda for this Working Group 

meeting will be available on the 

Citizens’ Working Group Web site, 

www.citizenshealthcare.gov. Also 

available at that site is a roster of 

Working Group members. When 

summaries of the meeting are 

completed, they will also be available 

on the Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1014 of Pub. L. 108–173, (known as the 

Medicare Modernization Act) directs the 

Secretary of the Department of Health 

and Human Servcies (DHHS), acting 

through the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality, to establish a 

Citizens’ Health Care Working Group 

(Citien Group). This statutory provision, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 299 n., directs the 

Working Group to: (1) Identify options 

for changing our health care system so 

that every American has the ability to 

obtain quality, affordable health care 

coverage; (2) provide for a nationwide 

public debate about improving the 

health care system; and (3) submit its 

recommendations to the President and 

the Congress. 

The Citizens’ Health Care Working 

Group is composed of 15 members: the 

Secretary of DHHS is designated as a 

member by statute and the Comptroller 

General of the U.S. Government 

Accountability Office (GAO) was 

directed to name the remaining 14 

members whose appointments were 

announced on February 28, 2005. 

Working Group Meeting Agenda 

The Working Group business meeting 

on January 18th and 19th will be 

devoted to ongoing Working Group 

business. Topics to be addressed are 

expected to include: an update on 

community meetings; background 

information on public perceptions on 

health care quality and efficiency; 

discussion of data from various sources 

including community meetings, Web 

site questions, Web casts, the citizen 

survey and other sources of public 

input; and broad concepts relating to the 

Working Group’s recommendation 

report. 

Submission of Written Information 

The Working Group invites written 

submissions on those topics to be 

addressed at the Working Group 

business meetings listed above. In 

general, individuals or organizations 

wishing to provide written information 

for consideration by the Citizens’ Health 

Care Working Group should submit 

information electronically to 

citizenshealth@ahrq.gov. Since all 

electronic submissions will be posted 

on the Working Group Web site, 

separate submissions by topic will 

facilitate review of ideas submitted on 

each topic by the Working Group and 

the public. 

This notice is published less than 15 

days in advance of the meeting due to 

logistical difficulties. 

Dated: December 30, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–91 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panels (SEP): In-Country 

Development of H5N1 Influenza 

Vaccines in Vietnam, Program 

Announcement Number CI06–008 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following meeting: 

Name: Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel (SEP): In-Country 

Development of H5N1 Influenza 

Vaccines in Vietnam, Program 

Announcement Number CI06–008. 

Times and Dates: 11 a.m.–1 p.m., 

January 23, 2006 (Closed). 

Place: Teleconference. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in section 

5523b(c)(4) and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and 

the Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting 

will include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of applications received in 

response to: In-Country Development of 

H5N1 Influenza Vaccines in Vietnam, 

Program Announcement Number CI06–

008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Lerchen, Dr.P.H., Associate 

Director, Office of Public Health 

Research, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 

Mailstop D–72, Atlanta, GA 30030, 

Telephone (404) 639–4897. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both CDC 

and the Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry. 

Dated: December 30, 2005. 

Alvin Hall, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 06–98 Filed 1–5–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–R–250] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services. 

In compliance with the requirement 

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS) 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 


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