Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 / Notices 10855

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission.

Federal Register Citation of Previous

Announcement, 62 FR 9430, Monday,

March 3, 1997.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

MEETING: 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time),

Tuesday, March 11, 1997.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING:

Closed Session

The closed session of the meeting has

been canceled.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Frances M. Hart, Executive Officer, on

(202) 663–4070.

Dated: March, 5 1997.

This Notice Issued March 5, 1997.

Frances M. Hart,

Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 97–5952 Filed 3–5–97; 4:59 pm]

BILLING CODE 6750–06–M

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Farm Credit

Administration Board; Regular Meeting

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,

pursuant to the Government in the

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), that

the March 13, 1997 regular meeting of

the Farm Credit Administration Board

(Board) will not be held.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Floyd Fithian, Secretary to the Farm

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4025, TDD (703) 883–4444.

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090.

Floyd Fithian,

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.

[FR Doc. 97–5968 Filed 3–6–97; 10:26 am]

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in open session at 10:00 a.m. on

Tuesday, March 11, 1997, to consider

the following matters:

Discussion Agenda

Memorandum and resolution re:

Proposed Final Rule on

Government Securities Sales

Practices, 12 CFR Part 368.

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. Jerry L. Langley, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Jerry L. Langley,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6012 Filed 3–6–97; 12:34 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

EXAMINATION COUNCIL

Use of Large-Value Funds Transfers

for Money Laundering; Rescission of

Policy Statement

AGENCY: Federal Financial Institutions

Examination Council (FFIEC).

ACTION: Rescission of Policy Statement.

SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of

the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),

Department of the Treasury; Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (FRB); Office of Thrift

Supervision (OTS), Department of the

Treasury; and the National Credit Union

Administration (NCUA) (Agencies) each

is rescinding its policy statement

(Statement) concerning the problem of

the use of large-value funds transfers for

money laundering. The Statement

recommended that banks obtain and

maintain certain records with respect to

funds transfers sent or received in the

normal course of business. The

Agencies are rescinding the Statement

because it is duplicative of a recent

amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act

regulations.

DATES: This Statement is rescinded on

March 10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

FDIC: R. Eugene Seitz, Review

Examiner, (202) 898–6793, Division of

Supervision; Barbara Katron, Counsel,

(202) 736–0564, Legal Division, FDIC,

550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20429.

OCC: John McDowell, Senior Advisor,

Compliance Management (202) 874–

4846, Office of the Chief National Bank

Examiner, OCC, 250 E. Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20219.

FRB: Richard A. Small, Special

Counsel, (202) 452–5235, Division of

Banking Supervision, FRB, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551

OTS: Larry A. Clark, Senior Manager,

Compliance Trust Programs, (202) 906–

5628, OTS, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552.

NCUA: Kim Iverson, Program Officer,

(703) 518–6375, NCUA, 1775 Duke

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314–

3428.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FFIEC

consists of representatives from the

FDIC, OCC, FRB, OTS, and NCUA. On

December 8, 1992, upon the

recommendation of the Financial Action

Task Force, FFIEC adopted a policy

statement concerning the problem of the

use of large value funds transfers, and

recommended that the five member

agencies adopt the Statement. As a

means to assist law enforcement

agencies in the identification and

documentation of parties to funds

transfers, the Statement recommended

that banks obtain and maintain certain

records concerning funds transfers

originated or received. The FDIC, OCC,

FRB, OTS, and NCUA subsequently

adopted the Statement which was

published in the Federal Register on

March 17, 1993 (58 FR 14400).

On January 3, 1995, the Department of

the Treasury and the Board of Governors

of the Federal Reserve System jointly

published in the Federal Register an

amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act

(‘‘BSA’’) regulations that requires

financial institutions to obtain and

maintain records concerning funds

transfers originated or received by the

institutions. The recordkeeping

requirements contained in the

amendment to the BSA regulations are

the same as those recommended in the

Statement. The amendment to the BSA

regulations became effective May 28,

1996; the Statement has become

duplicative and, therefore, unnecessary.

On September 13, 1996, by notational

vote, the FFIEC voted to rescind the

Statement on behalf of the Agencies.

The Agencies’ Action

The Agencies hereby withdraw the

Statement.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of

March, 1997.
10856 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 / Notices

Federal Financial Institutions Examination

Council

Joe M. Cleaver,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–5848 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P, 6720–01–P, 6714–01–P,

4810–33–P, 7535–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they will also be available

for inspection at the offices of the Board

of Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing to the

Reserve Bank indicated for that notice

or to the offices of the Board of

Governors. Comments must be received

not later than March 24, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-2171:

1. Larry W. Jochim, Bigfork, Montana;

to acquire an additional 9.6 percent, for

a total of 11.7 percent, of the voting

shares of Mountain Bank System, Inc.,

Whitefish, Montana, and thereby

indirectly acquire Valley Bank of

Belgrade, Belgrade, Montana.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 4, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–5763 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

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. Once the application 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 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 April 3, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690-1413:

1. ABC Employee Stock Ownership

Plan, Anchor, Illinois; to acquire

through a redemption of stock, an

additional 18.23 percent, for a total of

59.31 percent, of the voting shares of

Anchor Bancorporation, Inc., Anchor,

Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire

Anchor State Bank, Anchor, Illinois.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 4, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–5762 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

The Department of Health and Human

Services, Office of the Secretary

publishes a list of information

collections it has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance in compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 1320.5.

The following are those information

collections recently submitted to OMB.

1. HHS Acquisition Regulations

—HHSAR Subpart 315 Solicitation and

Receipt of Proposals and Quotations—

0990–0139—extension with no

change—Subpart 315.4 is needed to

ensure consistency in all Departmental

solicitations and to ensure that all

solicitations describe all of the

information which an offeror would

need to submit an acceptable proposals.

Respondent: State of local governments,

Businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions,

small businesses; Total Number of

Respondents: 6,645 Frequency of

Response: one time; Average Burden per

Response: 2 hours; Estimated Annual

Burden: 23,290 hours.

OMB Desk Officer: Allison Eydt.

Copies of the information collection

packages listed above can be obtained

by calling OS Reports Clearance Officer

on (202) 690–6207. Written comments

and recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

directly to the OMB desk officer

designated above at the following

address: Human Resources and Housing

Branch, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office Building,

Room 10235, 725 17th Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Comments may also be sent to

Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports

Clearance Officer, Room 503H,

Humphrey Building, 200 Independence

Avenue S.W., Washington DC, 20201.

Written comments should be received

within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

[FR Doc. 97–5733 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M

Annual Update of the HHS Poverty

Guidelines

AGENCY: Department of Health and

Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice provides an

update of the HHS poverty guidelines to

account for last (calendar) year’s

increase in prices as measured by the

Consumer Price Index.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These guidelines go into

effect on March 10, 1997 (unless an

office administering a program using the

guidelines specifies a different effective

date for that particular program).