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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,

including whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company 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’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for

a hearing 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, 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 June 10, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. Granville Bancshares, Inc.,

Granville, Illinois; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Sheridan

State Bank, Sheridan, Illinois.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Pembroke Bancshares, Inc., Kansas

City, Missouri, and Union Bancshares,

Inc., Kansas City, Missouri; to acquire

100 percent of the voting shares and

merge with Missouri Valley Bancshares,

Inc., Mountain Grove, Missouri, and

thereby indirectly acquire Citizen’s

Bank of Southern Missouri, Ava,

Missouri.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 13, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–12400 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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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 that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.25 of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.25) 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.

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 outweigh

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 31, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. VCR Bancorporation LTD, Carlisle,

Iowa; to engage de novo in making and

collecting commercial loans, and

acquiring and liquidating low quality

commercial, real estate, and consumer

loans from affiliated and non-affiliated

banks, pursuant to § 225.25 (b)(1) of the

Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 13, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–12402 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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Board of Governors; Sunshine Act

Meeting

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 61 FR 21469–70, May

10, 1996.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

May 15, 1996.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The open

meeting has been canceled, and the

scheduled items were handled via

notation voting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204.

Dated: May 15, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–12598 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services

Administration

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

Part H, Chapter HB (Health Resources

and Services Administration) of the

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (47 FR 39409–24, August 31,

1982, as amended most recently at 61

FR 19942–43, May 3, 1996), is amended

to establish an Office of External Affairs

within the Health Resources and

Services Administration (HRSA).

Under HB–20, Organization and

Functions, amend the functional

statements for the Office of the

Administrator (HBA) by doing the

following:

A. Delete the Office of

Communications (HBA5) in its entirety

and replace it with the following: Office

of External Affairs (HBA5). Under the

direction of Associate Administrator

who is a member of the Administrator’s

immediate staff: (1) Provides leadership

and general policy and program

direction for, and conducts coordinates

communications, public affairs

activities of the Health Resources and

Services Administration; (2) establishes
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and maintains liaison with general

public, professional and citizen

organizations and public interest groups

on a nationwide basis; (3) facilities

activities that impact upon the delivery

of health care on a national basis; (4)

speaks for the Administrator in public

meetings and conferences; (5) provides

communications assistance to the

Agency; writes and prepares speeches

for the Administrator, (6) serves as the

Agency focal point for women’s health

(7) serves as the principal advisor for

Agency-supported program activities

that address women’s health and for

policy issues internal to and external to

the Agency related to the health of

women; (8) oversees the coordination

and resolution of program and policy

issues related to women’s health; (9)

collects and consolidates data and

prepares Agency-level reports, planning

and briefing documents on ongoing

women’s health activities and related

accomplishments; (10) identifies and

negotiates collaborative women’s health

efforts within the Agency, PHS,

Department and external components;

(11) represents the Agency in

Departmental, regional, State and

National women’s health deliberations;

chairs and provides support to the

HRSA Coordinating Committee on

Women’s health; (12) services as Federal

women’s health liaison and resource

and assures equity to women in their

access to education and training

resources and to health/science careers;

and (13) coordinates the

implementation of Freedom of

Information Act for the Agency.

B. Establish within the Office of

External Affairs the Division of

Communications and Public Affairs

(HBA52)—(1) provides communication

and public affairs expertise and staff

advice and support to the Administrator

in program and policy formulations and

execution consistent with policy

direction established by the Assistant

Secretary (Public Affairs); (2) develops

and implements policies related to

external media relations and internal

employee communications; (3)

establishes and implements procedures

for the development, review, processing,

quality control, and dissemination of

Administration communications

materials; (4) serves as Communications

and Public Affairs Officer for the

Administrator including establishment

and maintenance of productive

relationships and with communications

media; (5) provides central

communications service to all

Administration programs; and (6) serves

as focal point for coordination of

Administration communications

activities with those of other health

agencies within the Department of

Health and Human Services and with

field, State, local, voluntary and

professional organizations.

C. In the statement for the ‘‘Office of

Operations and Management (HBA4),

delete item number (4) in its entirety

and renumber the remaining items in

sequential order.

Section HB–30 Delegations of

Authority. All delegations and

redelegations of authority to Offices

affected by this reorganization which

were in effect immediately prior to the

effective date of this reorganization will

continue in effect in them or their

successors pending further redelegation.

This reorganization is effective upon

date of signature.

Dated: May 6, 1996.

Ciro V. Sumaya,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–12362 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

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Administration for Children and

Families

Proposed Information Collection

Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

Title: Integrated Review Schedule.

OMB No.: 0970–0035.

Description: State agencies are

required to perform quality control

reviews for the AFDC, Food Stamp, and

Adult Assistance Programs. The

Integrated Review Schedule is jointly

designed and used by ACF and FCS.

The schedule serves as the

comprehensive data entry form for all

active quality control reviews in these

programs.

Respondents: State Governments.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument No. of respondents

No. of responses per

respondent

Average burden hours per

response

Total burden

hours

ACF–4357 ......................................................................................................... 55,000 1 1 55,000

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 55,000.

In compliance with the requirements

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Administration for Children and

Families is soliciting comment on the

specific aspects of the information

collection described above. Copies of

the proposed collection of information

can be obtained and comments may be

forwarded by writing to the

Administration for Children and

Families, Office of Information Services,

Division of Information Resources

Management Services, 370 L’Enfant

Promenade, SW., Washington, DC.

20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance

Officer. All requests should be

identified by title.

In addition, requests for copies may

be made and comments forwarded to

the Resorts Clearance Officer over the

Internet by sending message to

rkatson@acf.dhhs.gov. Internet message

must be submitted as an ASCII file

without special characters or

encryption.

The Department specifically requests

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted

within 60 days of this publication.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Larry Guerrero,

Director, Office of Information Systems

Services.

[FR Doc. 96–12462 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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