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law firms or other third-parties failing to

meet the above criteria.

Applicants who received funding

under this program in the past for

committee operations are generally not

eligible to apply. The only exceptions

apply to grantees who seek funds on

behalf of an entirely difference

committee whose efforts are totally

outside of the scope of the original

grant.

D. Allocations

The FY 2001 appropriation for this

program is expected to be $1.5 million,

of which at least $1,000,000 will be

available competitively for new

applicants. Specific funding levels will

not be established for each type of

committee. The review process will be

conducted in such a manner that at least

two awards will be made in each

category (company/plant, industry,

public sector, and area), providing that

FMCS determines that at least two

outstanding applications exist in each

category. After these applications are

selected for award, the remaining

applications will be considered

according to merit without regard to

category.

In addition to the competitive process

identified in the preceding paragraph,

FMCS will set aside a sum not to exceed

thirty percent of its nonreserved

appropriation to be awarded on an noncompetitive basis. These funds will be

used only to support applications that

have been solicited by the Director of

the Service and are not subject to the

dollar range noted in Section E.

FMCS reserves the right to retain up

to five percent of the FY2001

appropriation to contract for program

support purposes (such as evaluation)

other than administration.

E. Dollar Range and Length of Grants

and Continuation Policy

Awards to expand existing or

establish new labor-management

committees will be for a period of 18

months. If successful progress is made

during this initial budget period and all

grant funds are not obligated within 18

months, these grants may be extended

for up to six months. No continuation

awards will be made.

The dollar range of awards is as

follows:

• Up to $65,000 over 18 months for

company/plant committees or single

department public sector applicants;

• Up to $125,000 per 18-month

period for area, industry, and multidepartment public sector committee

applicants.

Applicants are reminded that these

figures represent maximum Federal

funds only. If total costs to accomplish

the objectives of the application exceed

the maximum allowable Federal

funding level and its required grantee

match, applicants may supplement

these funds through voluntary

contributions from other sources.

Applicants are also strongly encouraged

to consult with their local or regional

FMCS field office to determine what

kinds of training may be available at no

cost before budgeting for such training

in their applications. A list of our field

leadership team and their phone

numbers is included in the application

kit.

F. Cash Match Requirements and Cost

Allowability

All applicants must provide at least

10 percent of the total allowable project

costs. Matching funds may come from

state or local government sources or

private sector contributions, but may

generally not include other Federal

funds. Funds generated by grantsupported efforts are considered

‘‘project income,’’ and may not be used

for matching purposes.

It will be the policy of this program

to reject all requests for indirect or

overhead costs as well as ‘‘in-kind’’

match contributions. In addition, grant

funds must not be used to supplant

private or local/state government funds

currently spent for committee purposes.

Funding requests from existing

committees should focus entirely on the

costs associated with the expansion

efforts. Also, under no circumstances

may business or labor officials

participating on a labor-management

committee be compensated out of grant

funds for time spent at committee

meetings or time spent in committee

training sessions. Applicants generally

will not be allowed to claim all or a

portion of existing full-time staff as an

expense or match contribution. For a

more complete discussion of cost

allowability, applicants are encouraged

to consult the FY2001 FMCS Financial

and Administrative Grants Manual

which will be included in the

application kit.

G. Application Submission and Review

Process

Applications must be signed by both

a labor and management representative

and be postmarked or electronically

transmitted no later than May 19, 2001.

No applications or supplementary

materials can be accepted after the

deadline. It is the responsibility of the

applicant to ensure that the application

is correctly postmarked by the U.S.

Postal Service or other carrier. An

original application containing

numbered pages, plus three copies,

should be addressed to the Federal

Mediation and Conciliation Service,

Labor-Management Grants Program,

2100 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20427. FMC will not consider

videotaped submissions or video

attachments to submissions. Those

wishing to send their application by email should consult the FMCS web site

(www.fmcs.gov) to determine how and

if to proceed.

After the deadline has passed, all

eligible applications will be reviewed

and scored initially by one or more

Grant Review Boards. The Board(s) will

recommend selected applications for

rejection or further funding

consideration. The Director, Program

Services, will finalize the scoring and

selection process. The individual listed

as contact person in Item 6 on the

application form will generally be the

only person with whom FMCS will

communicate during the application

review process.

All FY2001 grant applicants will be

notified of results and all grants awards

will be made before September 15, 2001.

Applications submitted after the May 19

deadline date or that fail to adhere to

eligibility or other major requirements

will be administratively rejected by the

Director, Program Services.

H. Contact

Individuals wishing to apply for

funding under this program should

contact the Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service as soon as possible

to obtain an application kit. Please

consult the FMCS web site

(www.fmcs.gov) to determine when/if

the application can be submitted

electronically.

These kits and additional information

or clarification can be obtained free of

charge by contacting the Federal

Mediation and Conciliation Service,

Labor-Management Grants Program,

2100 K Street, NW., Washington, DC

20427; or by calling 202–606–8181.

C. Richard Barnes,

Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation

Service.

[FR Doc. 00–29026 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6732–01–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

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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 December 11,

2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs

Officer), 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston,

Massachusetts 02106–2204:

1. FleetBoston Financial Corporation,

Boston, Massachusetts; to merge with

and acquire 100 percent of the voting

shares of Summit Bancorp, Princeton,

New Jersey, and thereby indirectly

acquire Summit Bank, Hackensack, New

Jersey; Summit Bank, Bethlehem,

Pennsylvania; and Summit Bank,

Norwalk, Connecticut.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President), 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. Sooner Southwest Bankshares, Inc.,

Tulsa, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent

of the voting shares of The First

National Bancorporation of Heavener,

Inc., Heavener, Oklahoma, and thereby

indirectly acquire First National Bank,

Heavener, Oklahoma.

2. Heritage Group, Inc., Aurora,

Nebraska; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Heritage Bank, N.A.,

Doniphan, Nebraska, a de novo bank.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W.

Arthur Tribble, Vice President), 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. Mason National Bancshares, Inc.,

Mason, Texas, and Mason National

Bancshares of Nevada, Inc., Carson City,

Nevada; to become bank holding

companies by acquiring Mason National

Bank, Mason, Texas.

2. Shelby Bancshares, Inc., Center,

Texas, and Shelby Bancshares of

Nevada, Inc., Carson City, Nevada; to

become bank holding companies by

acquiring Shelby Savings Bank, SSB,

Center, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, November 8, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–29169 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Monday,

November 20, 2000.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Future capital framework.

2. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

3. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

Contact Person for More Information:

Lynn S. Fox, Assistant to the Board;

202–452–3204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

call 202–452–3206 beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before the meeting for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting; or you may

contact the Board’s Web site at http://

www.federalreserve.gov for an

electronic announcement that not only

lists applications, but also indicates

procedural and other information about

the meeting.

Dated: November 9, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 00–29301 Filed 11–9–00; 4:58 pm]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

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 draft report

Ethical and Policy Issues in

International Research. Most

Commission members will participate

by telephone conference. The meeting is

open to the public and opportunities for

statements by the public will be

provided on November 22 from 1:00–

1:30 pm.

Dates/Times/Location

November 22, 2000, 10:00 am–5:00

pm, National Institutes of Health, 45

Center Drive, Building 45 (Natcher

Conference Center), Conference Rooms

E1 and E2, Bethesda, Maryland.

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