Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 18 / Tuesday, January 28, 1997 / Notices 4051

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than February 21,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105-1579:

1. Santa Barbara Bancorp, Santa

Barbara, California; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Valley Bank, Lompoc, California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–1976 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

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 that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.25 of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.25) 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.

Once the notice has been accepted for

processing, it will also 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, including whether

consummation of the proposal can

‘‘reasonably be expected to produce

benefits to the public, such as greater

convenience, increased competition, or

gains in efficiency, that outweigh

possible adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking practices’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

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 February 11, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690-1413:

1. Vermilion Bancorp, Inc., Danville,

Illinois (to be formed); to engage de

novo in making and servicing loans,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–1977 Filed 1–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–27]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of

information collection requests under

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance

Office on (404) 639–7090. Send written

comments to CDC, Desk Officer; Human

Resources and Housing Branch, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235;

Washington, DC 20503. Written

comments should be received within 30

days of this notice.

The following requests have been

submitted for review since the last

publication date on January 16, 1997.

Proposed Projects

1. The National Home and Hospice

Care Survey (NHHCS)—(0920–0298)—

Revision—The National Home and

Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) was

conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994 and

1996. It is part of the long-term Care

component of the National Health Care

Survey. Section 306 of the Public Health

Service Act states that the National

Center for Health Statistics ‘‘shall

collect statistics on health resources

* * * [and] utilization of health care,

including utilization of * * * services

of hospitals, extended care facilities,

home health agencies, and other

institutions.’’ NHHCS data are used to

examine this most rapidly expanding

sector of the health care industry. Data

from the NHHCS are widely used by the

health care industry and policy makers

for such diverse analyses as the need for

various medical supplies; minority

access to health care; and planning for

the health care needs of the elderly. The

NHHCS also reveals detailed

information on utilization patterns, as

needed to make accurate assessments of

the need for and costs associated with

such care. Data from earlier NHHCS

collections have been used by the

Congressional Budget Office, the Bureau

of Health Professions, the Maryland

Health Resources Planning Commission,

the National Association for Home Care,

and by several newspapers and journals.

Additional uses are expected to be

similar to the uses of the National

Nursing Home Survey. NHHCS data

cover: baseline data on the

characteristics of hospices and home

health agencies in relation to their

patients and staff, Medicare and

Medicaid certification, costs to patients,

sources of payment, patients’’ functional

status and diagnoses. Data collection is

planned for the period July-October,

1997. Survey design is in process now.

Sample selection and preparation of

layout forms will precede the data

collection by several months. The total

annual burden is 5,000.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/

respondent

Average burden/response

(in hours)

Agency Questionnaire ............................................................................................................................ 1,200 1 0.333

Current Patient Sampling List ................................................................................................................ 1,200 1 .333

Current Patient Questionnaire ................................................................................................................ 1,200 6 .25

Discharged Patient Sampling List .......................................................................................................... 1,200 1 .50