25210 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 88 /Thursday, May 7, 1998 / Notices

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 4, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–12191 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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.

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 May 22, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Republic Bancshares, Inc., St.

Petersburg, Florida; to engage de novo

through its subsidiary, Republic Bank,

F.S.B., St. Petersburg, Florida (in

organization), in operating a savings

association, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(4)(ii) of the Board’s Regulation

Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 4, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–12192 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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 May 29, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue,

P.O. Box 291, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480-0291:

1. North Country Financial

Corporation, Manistique, Michigan

(formerly known as First Manistique

Corporation); to acquire 62.5 percent of

the voting shares of North Country

Bank-Southwest, Scottsdale, Arizona, a

de novo bank.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 1, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–12083 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Contract Review Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. Appendix 2), announcement is

made of the following technical review

committee to meet during the month of

May 1998:

Name: Technical Review Committee on the

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

SBIR Topic 1000—Assisting Purchasers to

Use Information on Health Plan Performance.

Date and Time: May 18, 1998, 8:30 a.m.–

5 p.m.

Place: Ramada Inn, 8400 Wisconsin

Avenue, Conference Room: TBA, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814.

This meeting will be closed to the public.

Purpose: The Technical Review

Committee’s charge is to provide, on behalf

of the Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR) Contracts Review

Committee, recommendations to the

Administrator, AHCPR, regarding the

technical merit of contract proposals

submitted in response to a specific Request

for Proposals regarding the AHCPR Research

Topic 1000, SBIR—Assisting Purchasers to

Use Information on Health Plan Performance,

that was published in the Commerce

Business Daily on January 20, 1998.

The purpose of these contracts is to study

and identify the information about health

care plan quality and performance needed by

purchasers and to consider if the information

required varies by type and size of

purchasers: e.g. individual vs. corporate

consumers (large and small). In Phase I of the

SBIR program, contractors are to examine,

evaluate, and report on the scientific,

technical and commercial merit and

feasibility of a proposed research or R&D

plan related to the above-described topic.

Reported findings under Phase I will be

considered in determining the availability of

funds for the proposed research or research

and development as Phase II.

Agenda: The Committee meeting will be

devoted entirely to the technical review and

evaluation of contract proposals submitted in

response to the above-referenced Request for

Proposals.

The Administrator, AHCPR, has made a

formal determination that this meeting will

not be open to the public. This action is

necessary to safeguard confidential

proprietary information and personal

information concerning individuals

associated with the proposals that may be

revealed during this meeting, and to protect

the free exchange of views, and avoid undue

interference with Committee and Department

operations. This is in accordance with

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2,

implementing regulations, 41 CFR 101–

6.1023 and procurement regulations, 48 CFR

315.604(d).

Anyone wishing to obtain information

regarding this meeting should contact Sandra
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 88 /Thursday, May 7, 1998 / Notices 25211

Robinson, Center for Quality Measurement &

Improvement, Agency of Health Care Policy

and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street,

Suite 501, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

telephone (301) 594–1349.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

John M. Eisenberg,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–12051 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research

Contract Review Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. Appendix 2), announcement is

made of the following technical review

committee to meet during the month of

May 1998:

Name: Technical Review Committee on the

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

SBIR Topic 2000—Assisting Chronic Care

Management.

Date and Time: May 15, 1998, 8 a.m.–5

p.m.

Place: DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville

Pike, Conference Room: TBA, Rockville,

Maryland 20852.

This meeting will be closed to the public.

Purpose: The Technical Review

Committee’s charge is to provide, on behalf

of the Agency for Health Care Policy and

Research (AHCPR) Contracts Review

Committee, recommendations to the

Administrator, AHCPR, regarding the

technical merit of contract proposals

submitted in response to a specific Request

for Proposals regarding the AHCRP Research

Topic 2000, SBIR—Assisting Chronic Care

Management, that was published in the

Commerce Business Daily on January 20,

1998.

The purpose of these contracts is to study

and determine factors important in self care

of chronic disease, and the role these factors

play in determining the categories of skills

and information needed for chronic care

management and whether the kinds of

information needed differs by population

groups. In Phase I of the SBIR program,

contractors are to examine, evaluate, and

report on the scientific,technical and

commercial merit and feasibility of a

proposed research or R&D plan related to the

above-described topic. Reported findings

under Phase I will be considered in

determining the availability of funds for the

proposed research or research and

development as Phase II.

Agenda: The Committee meeting will be

devoted entirely to the technical review and

evaluation of contract proposals submitted in

response to the above-reference Request for

Proposals.

The Administrator, AHCPR, has made a

formal determination that this meeting will

not be open to the public. This action is

necessary to safeguard confidential

proprietary information and personal

information concerning individuals

associated with the proposals that may be

revealed during this meeting, and to protect

the free exchange of views, and avoid undue

interference with Committee and Department

operations.

This is in accordance with section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C., Appendix 2, implementing

regulations, 41 CFR 101–6.1023 and

procurement regulations, 48 CFR 315.604(d).

Anyone wishing to obtain information

regarding this meeting should contact Sandra

Robinson, Center for Quality Measurement &

Improvement, Agency for Health Care Policy

and Research, 2101 East Jefferson Street,

Suite 501, Rockville, Maryland 20852,

telephone (301) 594–1349.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

John M. Eisenberg,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–12052 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–90–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Project: Early Head Start

Evaluation.

OMB No: New Request.

Description: The Head Start

Reauthorization Act of 1994 established

a special initiative creating funding for

services for families with infants and

toddlers. In response the Administration

on Children, Youth and Families

(ACYF) designed the Early Head Start

(EHS) program. In September 1995,

ACYF awarded grants to 68 local

programs to serve families with infants

and toddlers. ACYF has subsequently

awarded grants to an additional 107

local programs, for a total of 175 EHS

programs.

EHS programs are designed to

produce outcomes in four domains: (1)

Child development, (2) family

development, (3) staff development, and

(4) community development. The

Reauthorization required that this new

initiative be evaluated. To study the

effect of the initiative, ACYF awarded a

contract through a competitive

procurement to Mathematica Policy

Research, Inc. (MPR) with a subcontract

to Columbia University’s Center for

Young Children and Families. The

evaluation will be carried out from

October 1, 1995 through September 30,

2000. Data collection activities that are

the subject of this Federal Register

notice are intended for the third and

final phase of the EHS evaluation.

The sample for the child and family

assessments will be approximately

3,000 families who include a pregnant

woman or a child under 12 months of

age, in 17 EHS study sites. Each family

will be randomly assigned to a

treatment group or a control group. The

sample for the child care assessments

will include the primary child care

provider for the focal child in each of

the 3,000 study sample families. The

surveys and assessments will be

conducted through computer-assisted

telephone and personal interviewing,

pencil and paper self-administered

questionnaires, structured observations

and videotaping. All data collection

instruments have been designed to

minimize the burden on respondents by

minimizing interviewing and

assessment time. Participation in the

study is voluntary and confidential.

The information will be used by

government managers, Congress and

others to identify the features and

evaluate the effectiveness of the EHS

program.

Respondents: Applicants to the Early

Head Start program and child care

providers for Early Head Start families

and control group families.

Annual Burden Estimates:

Instrument Number of

respondents

Number of

responses

per respondent

Average

burden

hours per

response

Total burden hours

36-Month Parent Interview, Child Assessment, and Videotaping Protocol ..................... 576 1 2.0 1,152

Child Care Provider Interview:

Child Care Centers:

Center Directors ..................................................................................................... 161 1 .25 40

Direct Provider ....................................................................................................... 161 1 .17 27

Classroom Staff ..................................................................................................... 161 1 .17 27

Family Child Care Providers ......................................................................................... 40 1 .5 20