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development and training programs, the 

impact of the training program on the 

relationship between labor and 

management, and the impact of the 

training on the workplace. 

(5) Type of Respondents: Business 

and Not-for profit institutions. 

(6) Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 500. 

(7) Estimated Number of Burden 

Hours: 42. 

Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Ch 35). 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Jeanette Walters-Marquez, 

Attorney-Advisor, Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21450 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6372–01–M 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank 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 

the office 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 

November 14, 2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198-0001: 

1. Garth Lee Gibson and Cynthia 

Annette Gibson, both of Montrose, 

Colorado; to acquire voting shares of 

First Montana Company, Montrose, 

Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire 

voting shares of MontroseBank, 

Montrose, Colorado. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 24, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E5–5964 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

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 

(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 November 21, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521: 

1. First Wyoming Financial 

Corporation, Wyoming, Delaware; to 

become a bank holding company by 

acquiring 100 percent of the voting 

shares of The First National Bank of 

Wyoming, Wyoming, Delaware. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303: 

1. Gwinnett Commercial Group, Inc., 

Lawrenceville, Georgia; to merge with 

Buford Banking Group, Inc., and thereby 

indirectly acquire Lanier Community 

Bank, both of Buford, Georgia. 

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198-0001: 

1. BancFirst Corporation, Oklahoma 

City, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent 

of the voting shares of Park State Bank, 

Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 24, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E5–5963 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Assistant Secretary for Planning & 

Evaluation; Medicaid Program; 

Announcement of the Appointment of 

New Individuals To Serve on the 

Medicaid Commission 

AGENCY: Assistant Secretary for 

Planning & Evaluation (ASPE), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of three new individuals to 

serve on the Medicaid Commission and 

the release of one Commissioner from 

service on the Medicaid Commission. 

Notice of this announcement is given 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 2(b)(5)). 

The Medicaid Commission will advise 

the Secretary on ways to modernize the 

Medicaid program so that it can provide 

high-quality health care to its 

beneficiaries in a financially sustainable 

way. 

New Medicaid Commission Voting 

Members: John Ellis ‘‘Jeb’’ Bush, Joe 

Manchin III, and Donald Young. 

Medicaid Commission Member 

Released from Service on the Medicaid 

Commission: Michael O’Grady. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

24, 2005, CMS published a notice (70 

FR 29765) announcing the Medicaid 

Commission and requesting 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the Medicaid Commission. The next 

meeting of the Medicaid Commission 

will be held October 26–27, 2005, as 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 58706). The meeting 

will be held at the following address: 

Holiday Inn on The Hill, 415 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001, 

United States, telephone: 1 (202) 638–

1616, fax: 1 (202) 638–0707. 

Web site: You may access up-to-date 

information on this meeting at http:// 

www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/mc/default.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Reiser, Medicaid Commission, 

(202) 205–8255. 

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Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) 

and (a)(2). 

Dated: October 20, 2005. 

Michael J. O’Grady, 

Assistant Secretary for Planning and 

Evaluation, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. 05–21411 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5150–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Notice of Senior Executive Service 

Performance Review Board 

Membership 

The Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ) announces the 

appointment of members to the AHRQ 

Senior Executive Service (SES) 

Performance Review Board (PRB). This 

action is being taken in accordance with 

Title 5, U.S.C., Section 4314(c)(4) of the 

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which 

requires members of the performance 

review boards to be published in the 

Federal Register. 

The function of the PRB is to ensure 

consistency, stability and objectivity in 

the SES performance appraisals, and to 

make recommendations to the Director, 

AHRQ, relating to the performance of 

senior executives in the Agency. 

The following persons will serve on 

the AHRQ SES Performance Review 

Board: Helen Burstin, Francis Chesley, 

Steven Cohen, J. Michael Fitzmaurice, 

Irene Fraser, George Grob, Kathleen 

Kendrick, Anna Marsh, Robert 

McSwain, William Munier, Jean 

Slutsky, Christine Williams, and Phyllis 

Zucker. 

For further information about the 

AHRQ Performance Review Board, 

contact Mr. Jeffrey Toven, Office of 

Performance, Accountability, Resources, 

and Technology, Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, 

Suite 4329, Rockville, Maryland 20850. 

Dated: October 18, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director, AHRQ. 

[FR Doc. 05–21472 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Meeting of the National Advisory 

Council for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality (AHRQ), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, this notice announces a meeting of 

the National Council of Healthcare 

Research and Quality. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, November 4, 2005, from 8:30 to 

4 p.m. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Conference Center, The Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the 

Advisory Council, at the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 

Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related 

information, please contact Karen 

Migdail at (301) 427–1855. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144 no later than October 

28. Agenda, roster, and minutes are 

available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 

Committee Management Office, Agency 

for Healthcare Quality and Research, 

540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 

20850. Ms. Campbell’s phone number is 

(301) 427–1554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Purpose 

Section 921 of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c) established 

the National Advisory Council for 

Healthcare Research and Quality. In 

accordance with its statutory mandate, 

the Council is to advise the Secretary of 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services and the Director, Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality 

(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of 

the Agency through scientific research 

and dissemination of evidence based 

findings to enhance the quality, improve 

the outcomes, reduce the costs of health 

care services, improve access to such 

services, and to promote improvements 

in clinical practice and in the 

organization, financing, and delivery of 

health care services. 

The Council is composed of members 

of the public appointed by the Secretary 

and Federal ex-officio members. 

II Agenda 

On Friday, November 4, 2005, the 

meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the 

call to order by the Council Chair. The 

Director, AHRQ, will provide an update 

of the Agency’s current research, 

programs, and initiatives. The Council 

will discuss the relationship between 

payment for and quality of healthcare 

services, and building a campaign to 

eliminate health care disparities. Time 

will be allotted for public comment. The 

meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m. The 

official agenda will be available on 

AHRQ’s Web site at http:// 

www.ahrq.gov no later than October 28, 

2005. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–21473 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry 

The Board of Scientific Counselors 

(BSC), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), National Center for 

Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ 

ATSDR): Meeting. 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention and NCEH/ 

ATSDR announce the following 

committee meeting: 

Name: Board of Scientific Counselors, 

National Center for Environmental Health/ 

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 

Registry. 

Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., 

November 17, 2005. 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m., 

November 18, 2005. 

Place: CDC facility, 1825 Century 

Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. 

Status: Open to the public for observation, 

limited only by the space available. The 

meeting room accommodates approximately 

100 people. 

Purpose: The Secretary, and by delegation, 

the Director of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention and the