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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.

Once the notice 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 the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act, including 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 outweight

possible adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking practices’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). 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.

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 May 28, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. BankAmerica Corporation, San

Francisco, California; to engage de novo

through its subsidiary, BankAmerica

Community Development Corporation, San

Francisco, California, in community

development activities, pursuant to

§ 225.25(b)(6) of the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 8, 1996.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–11987 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–M

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 12:00 noon, Monday,

May 20, 1996.

PLACE: Marrier S. Eccles Federal Reserve

Board Building, C Street entrance

between 20th and 21st Streets, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments, reassignments, and

salary actions) involving individual Federal

Reserve System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204. You may call

(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before this meeting, for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–12232 Filed 5–10–96; 3:15 pm]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Office of Policy, Planning, and

Evaluation, FAR Secretariat; Stocking

of Standard Form, SF 294,

Subcontracting Report for Individual

Contracts and SF 295, Summary

Subcontract Report

AGENCY: General Services

Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration/Office of Policy,

Planning and Evaluation recently

revised Standard Form, SF 294,

Subcontracting Report for Individual

Contracts and SF 295, Summary

Subcontract Report. These forms are

now authorized for local reproduction.

You can obtain the camera copy in two

ways:

On the internet. Address: http://

www.gsa.gov/forms, or;

From CARM, Attn.: Barbara Williams,

(202) 501–0581. You can request

camera copy of both forms from

General Services Administration

(CARM), Attn.: Barbara Williams,

(202) 501–0581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Victoria Moss, General Services

Administration, (202) 501–4764. This

contact is for information on completing

the form and interpreting the FAR only.

DATES: Effective May 14, 1996.

Dated: May 6, 1996.

Theodore D. Freed,

Chief, Forms Management Branch.

[FR Doc. 96–12000 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[R–193, R–44, R–194]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

1. Type of Information Collection

Request: Existing collection in use

without an OMB control number; Title

of Information Collection: An Important

Message from Medicare; Form No.:

HCFA R–193; Use: Hospitals

participating in the Medicare program

have agreed to distribute ‘‘An Important

message from Medicare’’ to each

beneficiary for each admission.

Recordkeeping: As needed; Affected

Public: Individuals or Households,

Business or other for-profit; Not-forprofit institutions, Federal Government,

and State, Local or Tribal Government;

Number of Respondents: 6,700; Total

Annual Responses: 11,000,000; Total

Annual Hours Requested: 183,333.

2. Type of Information Collection

Request: Reinstatement, with change, of

a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired; Title of

Information Collection: Title Conditions

of Participation for Rehabilitation

Agencies and Conditions for Coverage

for Physical Therapists in Independent

Practice; Form No.: HCFA R–44; Use:
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This information is needed to determine

if an agency or therapist is in

compliance with published health and

safety requirements. Respondents are

outpatient clinics, rehabilitation

agencies, public health agencies, and

therapists in independent practice.

Frequency: On occasion; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit;

Number of Respondents: 9,634; Total

Annual Responses: 9,634; Total Annual

Hours Requested: 26,397.

3. Type of Information Collection

Request: New collection; Title of

Information Collection: Medicare

Disproportionate Share Adjustment

Procedure and Criteria; Form No.: HCFA

R–194; Use: Regulation sets up an

alternative process for hospitals that

choose to have their disproportionate

share adjustment statistics calculated

based on their cost reporting periods

rather than the Federal fiscal year.

Frequency: On occasion; Affected

Public: Business or other for-profit, and

Not-for-profit institutions; Number of

Respondents: 100; Total Annual

Responses: 100; Total Annual Hours

Requested: 100.

To request copies of the proposed

paperwork collections referenced above,

call the Reports Clearance Office on

(410) 786–1326. Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections should be sent

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Office

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Financial and Human

Resources, Management Planning and

Analysis Staff, Attention: Louis Blank,

Room C2–26–17, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: May 7, 1996.

Kathleen B. Larson,

Director, Management Planning and Analysis

Staff, Office of Financial and Human

Resources.

[FR Doc. 96–11997 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

Office of the Secretary

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

Part A (Office of the Secretary), of the

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services, Chapter AA ‘‘Office of the

Secretary’’ as last amended at 60 FR

52403, dated October 6, 1995; Chapter

ABC ‘‘Office of the Deputy Under

Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs’’

as last amended at 46 FR 3284, dated

January 14, 1981; and Chapter AD

‘‘Office of the Regional Director’’ as last

amended at 55 FR 5072, dated February

13, 1990 is being revised. Also, Chapter

HD ‘‘Public Health Service Regional

Offices’’ as last amended at 60 FR

48164, dated September 18, 1995 is

being deleted in its entirety.

Part A is being amended to reflect the

role and responsibility of the Office for

Intergovernmental Affairs and to place

the Regional Health Administrators

within the Office of the Regional

Directors. The specific amendments are:

I. Make the following changes to

Chapter AA ‘‘Office of the Secretary,’’

paragraph AA.10 Organization: Delete

the Office of the Deputy Under

Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

and insert the Office for

Intergovernmental Affairs.

II. Delete Chapter ABC in its entirety

and replace with the following:

ABC.00 Mission. The Director of the

Office for Intergovernmental Affairs

(IGA) serves as the principal advisor

and Assistant to the Secretary and

Deputy Secretary on intergovernmental

affairs, with the responsibility for

facilitating the coordination and

implementation of Administration and

Secretarial initiatives as they pertain to

intergovernmental affairs at the

headquarters, regional, State, tribal,

local and community levels. The

Director for Intergovernmental Affairs is

the central point of reference in the

Department for issues, problems and

questions involving these matters. The

Director for Intergovernmental Affairs

provides leadership, coordination,

evaluation, and administrative direction

to the Regional Director; also provides

general guidance and direction to the

Office of Veterans Affairs and Military

Liaison; and to special initiatives, such

as, Human Service Transportation

Coordination and the National Rural

Development Partnership. As directed

the Director provides coordination

services for functions and activities of

the Deputy Secretary.

ABC.10 Organization. the Office for

Intergovernmental Affairs is under the

direction and control of the Director for

Intergovernmental Affairs, who reports

directly to the Secretary and Deputy

Secretary.

ABC.20 Functions. The Director for

Intergovernmental Affairs undertakes a

variety of assignments for the Secretary

and Deputy Secretary on critical

intergovernmental problems which are

beyond the authority of the Regional

Director or which cross program/

agency/departmental lines.

Advises on State, tribal and local

impact of proposed Departmental action

whether in legislation, regulation, or

administrative decision. Serves as the

point of contact between the Regional

Directors (RDs) and the Secretary and

Deputy Secretary. Responds to

Secretarial initiatives having regional,

State and local implications by directing

the RDs to take specific actions.

Ensures a full and timely opportunity

for the RDs to contribute to the

planning, development and

implementation of Departmental policy.

In consultation with OPDIV heads

ensures the resolution of policy issues

involving intergovernmental concerns of

operating divisions and the regional

offices. Resolves intergovernmental

problems and situations that cut across

the OPDIVs in headquarters and in the

regions. Formulates and recommends

Departmental policies on the delivery of

services to States and communities.

Serves as a focal point for coordinated

HHS efforts to deal with community

problems as a whole. Has primary

responsibility to ensure consistency of

approach, administration, and action of

programs within HHS as they impact on

state and local governments.

Represents the Secretary and Deputy

Secretary with officials of other Federal

agencies, officials of State, tribal and

local governments, and nongovernmental organizations including

national associations which represent

State and local general purpose

governments and relevant subdivisions

in functions which cut across program

lines. Develops strategies to strengthen

intergovernmental relationships and

collaborates with Governors, their key

officials, county and city officials, on

national goals and programs in health

and human services. Serves as liaison

with the White House on

intergovernmental matters and concerns

through the Assistant to the President

for Intergovernmental Affairs.

Under the Direction of the Director for

Intergovernmental Affairs, the Office of

Veterans Affairs and Military Liaison

provides advice and counsel and

appropriate information and liaison to

the White House, the Secretary, and

veteran’s and military organizations and

associations; develops initiatives within

the Department to improve services to

veterans and the military; and focuses

health and human resources on the

needs of all veterans and military

families as part of a Health and Human

Services/Department of Veterans

Affairs/Department of Defense initiative

to better serve their health and human

service needs. Provides coordinative

support relating to sick, disabled and

disadvantaged veterans/military for

research targeted toward specific areas.

As directed, the Director IGA

coordinates program and management

functions and activities that the Deputy