Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 1997 / Notices 49243

Applications, Requests, Submittals,

Delegations of Authority, and Notices

Required To Be Filed by Statute or

Regulation.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC.

The FDIC will provide attendees with

auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language

interpretation) required for this meeting.

Those attendees needing such assistance

should call (202) 416–2449 (Voice);

(202) 416–2004 (TTY), to make

necessary arrangements.

Requests for further information

concerning the meeting may be directed

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: September 16, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25075 Filed 9–17–97; 11:58 am]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR Part 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573.

International Globtrade, Inc. d/b/a JAB

Forwarding, 332 S. Michigan Ave.,

Suite 1522, Chicago, IL 60604,

Officers: Spiro Jankovich, President

Frederick W. Amft, Vice President

Perfect West Inc., 17813 S. Main St.,

Suite #116, Gardena, CA 90248,

Officer: Sung Woo Won, President

Castine Forwarding, Inc., 1235 Chestnut

Street, Athol, MA 01331, Officers:

Donald R. Castine, President, Cheney

M. Castine, Vice President.

Dated: September 16, 1997.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24990 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

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.

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 October 14,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63102–2034:

1. First Banks, Inc., St. Louis,

Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Surety Bank, Vallejo,

California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 15, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–24851 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Regional Offices of the Administration

for Children and Families; Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority

This notice amends Part K of the

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) as follows:

Chapter KD, The Regional Offices of the

Administration for Children and

Families (62 FR 31610), as last

amended, June 10, 1997. This Notice

reflects the realignment of functions in

Region 5. This Chapter is amended as

follows:

After the end of KD4.20 Functions (62

FR 15897, 04/03/97), Paragraph D, and

before KD6.10 Organization (60 FR

27315, 05/23/95), insert the following:

KD5.10 Organization. The

Administration for Children and

Families, Region 5, is organized as

follows: Office of the Regional Hub

Director (KD5A), Office of SelfSufficiency Programs (KD5C), Office of

Community Programs (KD5D),

KD5.20 Functions. A. The Office of

the Regional Hub Director is headed by

a Director, who reports to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families

through the Director, Office of Regional

Operations. In addition, the Office of the

Regional Hub Director has a Deputy

Regional Administrator. The Office is

responsible for the Administration for

Children and Families’ key national

goals and priorities. It represents ACF’s

regional interests, concerns, and

relationships within the Department

and among other Federal agencies and

focuses on State agency culture change,

more effective partnerships, and

improved customer service. The Office

provides executive leadership and

direction to state, county, city, and

tribal governments, as well as public

and private local grantees to ensure

effective and efficient program and

financial management. It ensures that

these entities conform to federal laws,

regulations, policies and procedures

governing the programs, and exercises

all delegated authorities and

responsibilities for oversight of the

programs.

The Office takes action to approve

state plans and submits its

recommendations to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families

concerning state plan disapproval. The