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employers and employees through

collective bargaining may be advanced

by making available full and adequate

governmental facilities for conciliation,

mediation, and voluntary arbitration to

encourage employees and

representatives of their employees to

reach and maintain agreements rates of

pay, hours, and working conditions, and

to make all reasonable efforts to settle

their differences by mutual agreement

reached through conferences and

collective bargaining or by such

methods as may be provided for in any

applicable agreement for the settlement

of disputes.’’ Under its regulations at 29

C.F.R. Part 1404, FMCS has established

policies and procedures for its

arbitration function dealing with all

arbitrators listed on the FMCS Roster of

Arbitrators, all applicants for listing on

the Roster, and all person or parties

seeking to obtain from FMCS either

names or panels of names of arbitrators

listed on the Roster in connection with

disputes which are to be submitted to

arbitration or fact-finding. FMCS strives

to maintain the highest quality of

dispute resolvers on it roster. To ensure

that purpose, it asks all candidates to

complete an application form.

The purpose of this collection is to

gather information about applicants for

inclusion in the FMCS Roster of

Arbitrators. This questionnaire is

needed in order that FMCS may select

highly qualified individuals for the

arbitrator roster. The respondents are

private citizens who make application

for appointment to FMCS roster. This

objection is pursuant to 29 U.S.C.

171(b)(, 29 C.F.R. Part 1404. This notice

is a request to extend the existing form

which is currently approved collection

without any change in the substance or

method of collection.

Burden Statement: The number of

respondents is approximately 250

individuals per year; the approximate

number of individuals who request

membership on the FMCS Roster. The

time required to complete this

questionnaire is approximately one and

one-half hour to complete the

application. Each respondent is required

to respond only once per application,

and once per year for updating the

biographical sketch.

Title: Request for Arbitration Services.

ICR No. R–43, OMB No. 3076–0002;

Emergency expiration date: 11/30/98.

Affected Entities: Employers and their

representatives, employees, labor

unions and their representatives who

request arbitration services.

Abstract: Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 171(b)

and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS offers

panels of arbitrators for selection by

labor and management to resolve

grievances and disagreements arising

under their collective bargaining

agreements and to deal with fact finding

and interest arbitration issues as well.

The need for this form is to obtain

information such as name, address, type

of assistance desired, so that the FMCS

can respond to requests efficiently and

effectively for various arbitration

services (e.g. furnishing lists of seven

arbitrators to parties). The purpose of

this information collection is to

facilitate the processing of the party’s

request for arbitration assistance. No

third party notification or public

disclosure burden is associated with

this collection. This notice for

comments refers to a revision of the

current form to include information

regarding payment for services and to

note if the request involves Expedited

Arbitration.

Burden Statement: The current total

annual burden estimate is that FMCS

will receive requests from

approximately 15,000 respondents per

year. In most instances, the form is

completed only once and takes about

ten minutes to complete. Thus, the

frequency of request for an arbitration

panels is usually only once.

Title: Arbitrator’s Report and Fee

Statement. ICR Form R–19; OMB No.

3076–0003. Emergency expiration date:

November 30, 1998.

Affected Entities: Individual

arbitrators who render awards under

appointment by the FMCS procedures.

Abstract: Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 171(b)

and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS assumes

a responsibility to monitor the work of

the arbitrators who serve on its roster.

This is satisfied through the

requirement of completion of report and

fee statement which indicates when the

arbitration award was rendered, the file

number, the company and union, the

issues, whether briefs were filed and

transcripts taken, if there were any

waivers by parties on the date the award

was due, and the fees and days for

services as an arbitrator. This

information is then contained in the

agency’s annual report to indicate the

types of arbitration issues, the average

or median arbitration fees and days

spent on cases. This notice request is for

an extension of the form which is

currently approved for collection; no

change in the substance or method of

collection is involved.

Burden Statement: FMCS receives

approximately 4000 responses per year.

The form is only filled out once and the

time required is approximately ten

minutes. FMCS uses this form to review

arbitrator conformance with its fee and

expense reporting requirements. This

information is then contained in the

agency’s annual report to indicate the

types of arbitration issues, the average

or median arbitration fees and days

spent on cases. This notice request is for

extension of the form which is currently

approved for collection; no change in

the substance or method of collection is

involved.

II. Request for Comments

FMCS solicits comments to:

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility.

(ii) Enhance the accuracy of the

agency’s estimates of the burden of the

proposed collection of information.

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic

collection technologies or other forms of

information technology, e.g. permitting

electronic and fax submission of

responses.

III. The Official Record

The official record is the paper record

maintained at the address in ADDRESSES

at the beginning of this document.

FMCS will transfer all electronically

received comments into printed paper

form as they are received.

List of Subjects

Arbitration and Information collection

requests.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Vella Traynham,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18729 Filed 6–13–98; 8:45 am]

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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. The notices

also will be available for inspection at
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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 July 29,

1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Philip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690-1413:

1. Patricia Lee Joseph, Munster,

Indiana; to acquire additional voting

shares of First Bancshares, Inc.,

Highland, Indiana, and thereby

indirectly acquire Centier Bank,

Whiting, Indiana.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. David Lawrence Blaine, Paducah,

Kentucky; to acquire additional voting

shares of Ballard Kevil Bancorp, Inc.,

Kevil, Kentucky, and thereby indirectly

acquire The Kevil Bank, Kevil,

Kentucky.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Ronald F. Tanner, Cornville,

Arizona, and Rex K. Alexander, Tulsa,

Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of

BOC Banshares, Inc., Chouteau,

Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of Bank of

Commerce, Chouteau, Oklahoma.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 9, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–18743 Filed 7–13–98; 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 August 7, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Bodcaw Bancshares, Inc., Stamps,

Arkansas; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Bodcaw Bank,

Stamps, Arkansas.

2. Arvest Bank Group, Inc.,

Bentonville, Arkansas; to merge with

Ameribank Corporation, Shawnee,

Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly

acquire United Oklahoma Bankshares,

Inc., Del City, Oklahoma; American

National Bank & Trust Company of

Shawnee, Shawnee, Oklahoma; and

United Bank, Del City, Oklahoma.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. First National Bank Group, Inc.,

Edinburg, Texas; to acquire 51 percent

of the voting shares of Nueces National

Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 9, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–18742 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

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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 July 29, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045-0001:

1. U.S.B Holding Co., Inc.,

Orangeburg, New York; to acquire

Tappen Zee Financial, Inc., Tarrytown,

New York, and thereby indirectly

acquire Tarrytowns Bank, FSB,

Tarrytown, New York, and theregy

engage in operating a savings

association, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 9, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–18744 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Translation Advisory Committee for

Diabetes Prevention and Control

Programs: Notice of Charter Renewal

This gives notice under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463) of October 6, 1972, that the

Translation Advisory Committee for

Diabetes Prevention and Control

Programs (TACDPCP) of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Department of Health and Human

Services, has been renewed for a 2-year

period. The charter will now expire

June 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Vinicor, M.D., Executive

Secretary, TACDPCP, CDC, 4770 Buford