3326 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 14 /Thursday, January 22, 1998 / Notices

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 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 February 17, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Cornhusker Growth Corporation,

Lincoln, Nebraska; to acquire Johnston

Growth Corporation, Johnston, Iowa,

and thereby indirectly acquire Johnston

Charter Bank, Johnston, Iowa, a de novo

organization, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(4)

of the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 16, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–1513 Filed 1–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

The National Center for Infectious

Diseases (NCID) of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Announces the Following Workshop

Name: Addressing Emerging

Infectious Diseases II: Entering the 21st

Century.

Times and Dates: 10:30 a.m.–5:45

p.m., January 22, 1998; 8:30 a.m.–3

p.m., January 23, 1998.

Place: CDC, Auditorium A, 1600

Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia

30333.

Status: Open to the public, limited

only by the space available.

Purpose: The purpose of this

workshop is to discuss the proposed

update to the CDC Plan, ‘‘Addressing

Emerging Infectious Diseases Threats: A

Prevention Strategy for the United

States.’’

Matters To Be Discussed: The

Workshop will consist of a revision and

up-dating of goals, directions,

prevention, and control strategies of

emerging and re-emerging infectious

diseases of the 21st Century. The agenda

will include an NCID update; an

overview of CDC Emerging Infections

Plan 1998–2003; discussion; charge to

the workgroups on (a) surveillance and

response, (b) applied research, (c)

prevention and control, and (d)

infrastructure; a review of the

workgroup progress; and reports.

The working groups will consist of

representatives from national and

international organizations, and State

and Federal representatives.

Agenda items are subject to change as

priorities dictate.

Written comments are welcome and

should be received by the contact

person listed below prior to the opening

of the meeting.

Contact Person for More Information:

Diane S. Holley, Office of the Director,

NCID, CDC, M/S C–20, 1600 Clifton

Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333,

telephone 404/639–0078.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Carolyn J. Russell,

Director, Management Analysis and Services

Office Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

[FR Doc. 98–1598 Filed 1–20–98; 10:47 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and

Families

Federal Allotments to States for Social

Services Expenditures, Pursuant to

Title XX, Block Grants to States for

Social Services; Revised Promulgation

for Fiscal Year 1998

AGENCY: Administration for Children

and Families, Department of Health and

Human Services.

ACTION: Notification of allocation of title

XX—social services block grant

allotments for Fiscal Year 1998.

SUMMARY: This issuance sets forth the

individual revised allotments to States

for Fiscal Year 1998, pursuant to title

XX of the Social Security Act, as

amended (Act). The initial Federal

Register notice was published on

December 2, 1996 based on the

authorization level of $2.380. The

appropriation which was enacted on

November 13, 1997 (Pub. L. 105–78)

decreased the authorization amount for

title XX from $2.380 billion to $2.299

billion which is a decrease of $81

million. Grant awards for Fiscal Year

1998 will be issued based on the

appropriation amount.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank A. Burns, (202) 401–5536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Fiscal

Year 1998, the allotments are based

upon the Bureau of Census population

statistics contained in its reports

‘‘Population of States by Broad Age

Groups and Sex: 1990 and 1995 (CB96–

88, Table 4) released May 31, 1996, and

‘‘1990 Census of Population and

Housing’’ (CPH–6–AS and CPH–6–

CNMI) published April 1992, which was

the most recent data available from the

Department of Commerce at the time of

the Department’s initial promulgation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The allotments are

effective October 1, 1997.

FISCAL YEAR 1998 FEDERAL ALLOTMENTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES—TITLE XX BLOCK GRANTS

Initial FY 98

allotment

Revised FY 98

allotment

Total ................................................................................................................................................... $2,380,000,000 $2,299,000,000