27106 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 1995 / Notices

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

The application is 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

question whether consummation of the

proposal can ‘‘reasonably be expected to

produce benefits to the public, such as

greater convenience, increased

competition, or gains in efficiency, that

outweigh possible adverse effects, such

as undue concentration of resources,

decreased or unfair competition,

conflicts of interests, or unsound

banking practices.’’ Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

Comments regarding the application

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than June 5, 1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. Sierra Tahoe Bancorp, Truckee,

California; to engage de novo through its

subsidiary, Sierra Tahoe Bancorp,

Truckee, California, in acquiring,

making, or servicing loans or other

extensions of credit, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y.

These activities will be conducted

throughout the States of California and

Nevada.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 16, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–12449 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Valley National Bank; De Novo

Corporation to do Business Under

Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act

An application has been submitted for

the Board’s approval of the organization

of a corporation to do business under

section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act

(Edge Corporation) 12 U.S.C. § 611 et

seq. The Edge Corporation will operate

as a subsidiary of the applicant, Valley

National Bank, Passaic, New Jersey. The

factors that are to be considered in

acting on the application are set forth in

the Board’s Regulation K (12 CFR

211.4).

The application may by inspected at

the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

or at the Board of Governors. Any

comment on an application that

requests a hearing must include a

statement of why a written presentation

would not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identify specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, and summarize

the evidence that would be presented at

a hearing.

Comments regarding the application

must be received by the Reserve Bank

indicated or at the offices of the Board

of Governors not later than June 20,

1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (William L. Rutledge, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045:

1. Valley National Bank, Passaic, New

Jersey; to establish VNB International

Services, Inc., Wayne, New Jersey, a de

novo Edge Corporation, pursuant to §

25A of the Federal Reserve Act.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 16, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–12450 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Public Buildings Service

Notice of Availability, Environmental

Assessment, Port of Entry, Located at

Point Roberts, Whatcom County,

Washington

The General Services Administration

(GSA) hereby gives notice an

Environmental Assessment (EA) has

been prepared in accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended. The EA

was prepared for the proposed

expansion of the Port of Entry located in

Point Roberts, Whatcom County,

Washington.

Written comments on the proposed

action, impacts, and mitigation

measures may be submitted to GSA’s

EIS subconsultant, ABAM Consulting

Engineers, at the following address:

33301 Ninth Avenue South, Federal

Way, Washington 98003–6395 during

the 30-day public comment period,

which begins on May 19, 1995 and

concludes on June 19, 1995. It is

anticipated a Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) for this project will be

prepared, signed, and become final after

completion of the public comment

period, provided no information leading

to a contrary finding is received or is

made available during the 30-day

comment period.

For further information contact Donna

M. Meyer, Regional Environmental

Program Officer, General Services

Administration, Public Buildings

Service (10PT), 400 15th Street SW.,

Auburn, Washington 98001–6599.

Telephone: (206) 931–7675.

Dated: May 12, 1995.

L. Jay Pearson,

Regional Administrator (10A).

[FR Doc. 95–12486 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Local Agency Data on Use of Multiple

Services

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

ACTION: Request for applications to build

and analyze a research data base from

local agency data on client use of

multiple health and human services.

SUMMARY: The Department seeks

applications to build and analyze a

research data base on multiple health

and human services. The primary goal

of the proposed grant is to assist a local

multi-service agency in (1) creating,

from existing separate data files, a

longitudinal data set tracking client use

of several health and human service

programs over time and (2) analyzing

that data set. It is anticipated that one

grant of $50,000 for 12 months will be

awarded. The Department’s award must

be matched by the grantee with $50,000

from non-Federal sources.

CLOSING DATE: The closing date for

submitting an application is July 21,

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Application instructions and forms

should be requested from and submitted

to: Grants Officer, Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 200 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 405F, Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, Washington, D.C., 20201,

Phone (202) 690–8794. Requests for

forms and technical questions will be

accepted and responded to up to 15