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2314 data are used to identify current 

and potential problems at the foreign 

subsidiaries of U.S. parent companies, 

to monitor the activities of U.S. banking 

organizations in specific countries, and 

to develop a better understanding of 

activities within the industry, in 

general, and of individual institutions, 

in particular. 

Current Actions: On November 13, 

2008, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

67159) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the revision, without 

extension, of the FR 2314. The comment 

period for this notice expired on January 

12, 2009. The Federal Reserve did not 

receive any comments; the revisions 

will be implemented as proposed. 

3. Report Title: Financial Statements 

of U.S. Nonbank Subsidiaries Held by 

Foreign Banking Organizations. 

Agency Form Number: FR Y–7N. 

OMB Control Number: 7100–0125. 

Frequency: Quarterly and annually. 

Reporters: Foreign banking 

organizations (FBOs). 

Annual Reporting Hours: FR Y–7N 

(quarterly), 5,277 hours; FR Y–7N 

(annually), 1,149 hours. 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: FR Y–7N (quarterly), 6.8 

hours; FR Y–7N (annual), 6.8 hours. 

Number of Respondents: FR Y–7N 

(quarterly), 194; FR Y–7N (annual), 169. 

General Description of Report: This 

information collection is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 1844(c), 3106(c), and 3108). 

Confidential treatment is not routinely 

given to the data in these reports. 

However, confidential treatment for 

information, in whole or in part, on any 

of the reporting forms can be requested 

in accordance with the instructions to 

the form, pursuant to sections (b)(4) and 

(b)(6) of the Freedom of Information Act 

[5 U.S.C. 522(b)(4) and (b)(6)]. 

Abstract: The FR Y–7N collects 

financial information for nonfunctionally regulated U.S. nonbank 

subsidiaries held by FBOs other than 

through a U.S. bank holding company, 

U.S. financial holding company, or U.S. 

bank. FBOs file the FR Y–7N on a 

quarterly or annual basis based on size 

thresholds. 

Current Actions: On November 13, 

2008, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

67159) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the revision, without 

extension, of the FR Y–7N. The 

comment period for this notice expired 

on January 12, 2009. The Federal 

Reserve did not receive any comments; 

the revisions will be implemented as 

proposed. 

4. Report Title: Consolidated Report of 

Condition and Income for Edge and 

Agreement Corporations. 

Agency Form Number: FR 2886b. 

OMB Control Number: 7100–0086. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Reporters: Edge and agreement 

corporations. 

Annual Reporting Hours: 2,288 hours 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: 15.15 hours banking 

corporations, 9.60 investment 

corporations. 

Number of Respondents: 15 banking 

corporations, 50 investment 

corporations. 

General Description of Report: This 

information collection is mandatory (12 

U.S.C. 602 and 625). Schedules RC–M 

(except data item 3) and RC–V are held 

as confidential pursuant to section (b)(4) 

of the Freedom of Information Act [5 

U.S.C. 552 (b)(4)]. 

Abstract: The mandatory FR 2886b 

comprises a balance sheet, income 

statement, 2 schedules reconciling 

changes in capital and reserve accounts, 

and 10 supporting schedules, and it 

parallels the Call Report that 

commercial banks file. The Federal 

Reserve uses the data collected on the 

FR 2886b to supervise Edge 

corporations, identify present and 

potential problems, and monitor and 

develop a better understanding of 

activities within the industry. 

Current Actions: On November 13, 

2008, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

67159) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the revision, without 

extension, of the FR 2886b. The 

comment period for this notice expired 

on January 12, 2009. The Federal 

Reserve did not receive any comments; 

the revisions will be implemented as 

proposed. 

Proposal to Approve Under OMB 

Delegated Authority the Extension for 

Three Years, With Revision, of the 

Following Report: 

1. Report Title: Bank Holding 

Company Report of Insured Depository 

Institutions’ Section 23A Transactions 

with Affiliates. 

Agency Form Number: FR Y–8. 

OMB Control Number: 7100–0126. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Reporters: Top-tier bank holding 

companies (BHCs), including financial 

holding companies, for all insured 

depository institutions that are owned 

by the BHC and by foreign banking 

organizations that directly own a U.S. 

subsidiary bank. 

Annual Reporting Hours: 52,010 

hours. 

Estimated Average Hours per 

Response: Institutions with covered 

transactions, 7.8 hours; Institutions 

without covered transactions, 1.0 hour. 

Number of Respondents: Institutions 

with covered transactions, 1,013; 

Institutions without covered 

transactions, 5,101. 

General Description of Report: This 

information collection is mandatory 

(section 5(c) of the Bank Holding 

Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1844(c)) and 

section 225.5(b) of Regulation Y (12 CFR 

225.5(b)) and is given confidential 

treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). 

Abstract: This reporting form collects 

information on transactions between an 

insured depository institution and its 

affiliates that are subject to section 23A 

of the Federal Reserve Act. The primary 

purpose of the data is to enhance the 

Federal Reserve’s ability to monitor 

bank exposures to affiliates and to 

ensure banks’ compliance with section 

23A of the Federal Reserve Act. Section 

23A of the Federal Reserve Act is one 

of the most important statutes on 

limiting exposures to individual 

institutions and protecting against the 

expansion of the Federal safety net. 

Current Actions: On November 13, 

2008, the Federal Reserve published a 

notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 

67159) requesting public comment for 

60 days on the extension, with revision 

of the FR Y–8. The comment period for 

this notice expired on January 12, 2009. 

The Federal Reserve did not receive any 

comments; the revisions will be 

implemented as proposed. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 9, 2009. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–5343 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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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 


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indicated. The applications 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 April 6, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice 

President) 701 East Byrd Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 

1. Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc., 

Huntington, West Virginia, to acquire 

100 percent of the voting shares of 

Abigail Adams National Bancorp, Inc., 

and thereby indirectly acquire The 

Adams National Bank, both of 

Washington, D.C., and Consolidated 

Bank and Trust Company, Richmond, 

Virginia. 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, March 9, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–5366 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m. (Eastern Time), 

March 16, 2009. 

PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 

1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

STATUS: Parts will be open to the public 

and parts closed to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED

Parts Open to the Public 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

February 17, 2009 Board member 

meeting. 

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by 

the Executive Director. 

a. Monthly Participant Activity 

Report. 

b. Investment Performance Report. 

c. Legislative Report. 

Parts Closed to the Public 

3. Propriety Information. 

4. Personnel. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Thomas K. Emswiler, 

Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–5416 Filed 3–10–09; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the National Coordinator for 

Health Information Technology; HIT 

Standards Committee and HIT Policy 

Committee Nomination Letters 

ACTION: Notice on letters of nomination. 

SUMMARY: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Act), Public 

Law 111–5 amends the Public Health 

Service Act (PHSA) to add new sections 

3002 and 3003. The new section 3003 of 

the PHSA establishes the HIT Standards 

Committee to make recommendations to 

the National Coordinator for Health 

Information Technology on standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for the electronic 

exchange and use of health information 

for purposes of health information 

technology adoption. The HIT 

Standards Committee members are to be 

appointed by the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services with the National Coordinator 

taking a leading role. Membership of the 

HIT Standards Committee should at 

least reflect the following categories of 

stakeholders and will include other 

individuals: providers, ancillary 

healthcare workers, consumers, 

purchasers, health plans, technology 

vendors, researchers, relevant Federal 

agencies, and individuals with technical 

expertise on health care quality, privacy 

and security, and on the electronic 

exchange and use of health information. 

In addition, we also seek nominations 

to the HIT Policy Committee 

(established by the new section 3002 of 

the PHSA), which makes 

recommendations to the National 

Coordinator on the implementation of a 

nationwide health information 

technology infrastructure. The HIT 

Policy Committee will consist of at least 

20 members. Three of these members 

will be appointed by the Secretary of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. Of the three members, one 

must be a representative of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services and one must be a public 

health official. If, 45 days after the 

enactment of the Act, an official 

authorized under the Act to make 

appointments to the HIT Policy 

Committee has failed to make an 

appointment(s), the Act authorizes the 

Secretary of HHS to make such 

appointments. The Department of 

Health and Human Services is 

consequently accepting nominations for 

the HIT Policy Committee. 

New section 3008 of the PHSA allows 

the Secretary to recognize the NeHC (if 

modified to be consistent with the 

requirements of section 3002 and 3003 

of the Act and other federal laws) as 

either the HIT Policy Committee or the 

HIT Standards Committee. At this time, 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services is evaluating options regarding 

the National eHealth Collaborative and 

its role in relation to those Committees. 

For appointments to either the HIT 

Standards Committee or the HIT Policy 

Committee, I am announcing the 

following: Letters of nomination and 

resumes should be submitted by March 

16, 2009 to ensure adequate opportunity 

for review and consideration of 

nominees prior to appointment of 

members. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the National 

Coordinator, Department of Health and 

Human Services, 200 Independence 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20201, 

Attention: Judith Sparrow, Room 729D. 

E-mail address: 

HIT_FACA_nominations@hhs.gov. 

Please indicate in your letter or e-mail 

to which Committee your nomination 

belongs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

ONC/HHS, Judith Sparrow, (202) 205– 

4528. 

Authority: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5), 

section 13101. 

Dated: March 9, 2009. 

Robert M. Kolodner, 

National Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–5391 Filed 3–9–09; 4:15 pm] 

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