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(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 July 5, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice

President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:

1. Independent Bancshares, Inc.,

Clarkfield, Minnesota, a de novo bank;

to become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of Granite Holding Corporation,

Granite Falls, Minnesota, and thereby

indirectly acquire Granite Falls Bank,

Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 4, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–14467 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. (EDT) June 17,

1996.

PLACE: 4th Floor, Conference Room,

1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Approval of the minutes of the May 20,

1996, Board meeting.

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by the

Executive Director.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of

External Affairs (202) 942–1640.

Dated: June 5, 1996.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

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GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Notice of Temporary Grant Regulations

AGENCY: Civil Liberties Public

Education Fund Board.

SUMMARY: The Civil Liberties Public

Education Fund (CLPEF) Board of

Directors (hereafter referenced as the

CLPEF Board), authorized as part of the

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (Public Law

100–388, enacted on August 10, 1988,

hereafter referenced as ‘‘the Civil

Liberties Act’’), is issuing this Notice of

Temporary Grant Regulations for its

research and educational grant program.

This Federal Register announcement

includes Supplemental Information and

Proposed Criteria for such grants.

Consistent with the Civil Liberties Act,

the CLPEF Board has adopted the

following mission statement:

To sponsor research and public

educational activities and to publish

and distribute the hearings, findings,

and recommendations of the

Commission on Wartime Relocation and

Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) so that

the events surrounding the evacuation,

relocation, and internment of United

States citizens and permanent resident

aliens of Japanese ancestry will be

remembered, and so that the causes and

circumstances of this and similar events

may be illuminated and understood.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 10, 1996, to

the Civil Liberties Public Education

Fund Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Written comments and inquiries can be

sent to the Civil Liberties Public

Education Fund Board c/o U.S. General

Services Administration, Attn: Calvin R.

Snowden, 7th and D Streets, S.W. Room

7120, Washington, DC 20407. Tel: (202)

708–5702, FAX: (202) 708–4769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Based on

the findings of the Commission on

Wartime Relocation and Internment of

Civilians (CWRIC), the purposes of the

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (P.L. 100–388

enacted August 10, 1988) include, in

part: (1) To acknowledge the

fundamental injustice of the evacuation,

relocation and internment of the United

States citizens and permanent resident

aliens of Japanese ancestry during

World War II; (2) to apologize on behalf

of the people of the United States for the

evacuation, internment and relocation

of such citizens and permanent resident

aliens; (3) to provide for a public

education fund to finance efforts to

inform the public about the internment

so as to prevent the recurrence of any

similar event; (4) to make restitution to

those individuals of Japanese ancestry

who were interned; (5) to discourage the

occurrence of similar injustices and

violations of civil liberties in the future;

and (6) to make more credible and

sincere any declaration of concern by

the United States over violations of

human rights committed by other

nations. In addition to provisions for

individuals restitution and other

remedial actions, the Civil Liberties Act

provides for the establishment of the

Civil Liberties Public Education Fund

(CLPEF) and the CLPEF Board of

Directors.

Proposed Criteria

The CLPEF Board will evaluate grant

proposals utilizing the following general

criteria. This listing is not in priority

order.

(1) Projects must be consistent with

the stated intent and purposes of the

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the

mission of the Civil Liberties Public

Education Fund (CLPEF) Board.

(2) Applicants must have and

demonstrate the capability to administer

and complete proposed project within

specified timelines and comply with

CLPEF Board policies and other

applicable federal requirements.

(3) Applicants must have the

experience, knowledge and

qualifications to conduct quality

educational and/or research activities

related to the exclusion and detention of

Japanese Americans.

(4) Projects should be designed to

maximize the long-term educational,

research and community development

impact of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

(5) Projects should build upon,

contribute to and expend the existing

body of educational and research

materials on the exclusion and

detention of Japanese Americans during

World War II.

(6) Projects should include the variety

of experiences of the exclusion and

detention of Japanese Americans during

World War II.

(7) Projects should link the Japanese

American exclusion and detention

experience with the experiences of other

populations so that the causes,

circumstances, lessons, and

contemporary applications of this and

similar events will be illuminated and

understood.

(8) Applicants are encouraged to

involve former detainees, those

excluded from the military areas, and

their descendants in the development

and execution of projects.

(9) Applicants are encouraged to

develop a national strategy and plan for

raising the level of awareness and

understanding among the American
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1See ‘‘Background’’ section and ‘‘Program

Requirements’’ section of the Program

Announcement included in the Application Kit for

information about BDRFSP.

public regarding the exclusion and

detention of Japanese Americans during

World War II so that the causes and

circumstances of this and similar events

may be illuminated and understood.

(10) Applicants are encouraged to

develop a strategy and plan for reaching

a broad, multicultural population

through project activities.

(11) Applicants are encouraged to

develop local and regional consortia of

organizations and individuals engaged

in similar educational, research and

community development efforts.

(12) Applicants are encouraged to

coordinate and collaborate with

organizations and individuals engaging

in similar educational, research and

community development endeavors to

maximize the effect of grants with

respect to (a) Impact on geographic

regions; and/or (b) impact on

institutions, public policy, or culture;

and/or (c) impact on academic field or

discipline.

(13) Applicants are encouraged to

utilize creative and/or innovative

methods and approaches in the

development and implementation of

their projects.

(14) Applicants are encouraged to

seek matching funds, in-kind

contributions or other sources of

support to enhance their proposal.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Betty T. Sedgwick,

Program Analyst.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Announcement 643]

Cooperative Agreement To Establish

Centers of Excellence To Provide

Surveillance, Research, Services and

Evaluation Aimed at Prevention of

Birth Defects

Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 1996

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for Centers of Excellence to

provide surveillance, research, services

and evaluation aimed at the prevention

of birth defects. The CDC is committed

to achieving the health promotion and

disease prevention objectives of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ a national

activity to reduce morbidity and

mortality and improve the quality of

life. This announcement is related to the

priority areas of Alcohol and Other

Drugs, Environmental Health, Maternal

and Infant Health, and Surveillance and

Data Systems. (For ordering a copy of

‘‘Healthy People 2000,’’ see the section

‘‘Where to Obtain Additional

Information.’’)

Authority

This program is authorized under

sections 301 and 317C of the Public

Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241 and

247b–4], as amended.

Smoke-Free Workplace

The CDC strongly encourages all grant

recipients to provide a smoke-free

workplace and to promote the nonuse of

all tobacco products, and Public Law

103–227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities

that receive Federal funds in which

education, library, day care, health care,

and early childhood development

services are provided to children.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants are State and local

health departments, or their bona fide

agents or instrumentalities. This

includes the District of Columbia,

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, Guam,

the Northern Mariana Islands, the

Republic of the Marshall Islands, the

Republic of Palau, and federally

recognized Indian tribal governments.

Applicant institutions must have

ongoing access to data generated from a

state-based birth defects surveillance

(ascertainment) program based on a

population of not less than 30,000 live

births per year within a State. This

access will provide the source of birth

defect cases for participation in the

Birth Defects Risk Factor Surveillance

Program (BDRFSP).1 Applicants must

also have a suitable source for obtaining

controls from the same population from

which cases are derived. State health

departments or their bona fide agents

must also have an ongoing surveillance

program with a capability of

contributing not less than a total of 400

interviews (300 cases and 100 controls)

per year to the ongoing BDRFSP.

Availability of Funds

Approximately $2,400,000 will be

available in FY 1996 to fund three

cooperative agreements (includes both

direct and indirect costs). It is expected

that each award will be approximately

$800,000. It is expected that the awards

will begin on or about September 30,

1996, and will be made for a 12-month

budget period within a project period of

up to 5 years. The funding estimate may

vary and is subject to change.

Continuation awards within the project

period will be made on the basis of

satisfactory progress and the availability

of funds.

Purpose

The purpose of these awards is to

assist States to:

1. Bolster their ongoing surveillance

activities, including the integration of

prenatal diagnoses into their

surveillance registry.

2. Develop, implement, and evaluate

local studies chosen from among the

following categories of activities:

a. Evaluation of methods for primary

prevention of birth defects;

b. Evaluation of potential

teratogenicity of drugs;

c. Evaluation of potential

environmental causes of birth defects;

d. Evaluation of genetic

susceptibilities to environmental causes

of birth defects;

e. Evaluation of behavioral causes of

birth defects;

f. Evaluation of costs of birth defects.

3. Contribute not less than 400

interviews per year to the BDRFSP,

using the existing BDRFSP parental

interview instrument.

Program Requirements

In conducting activities to achieve the

purpose of this program, the applicant

shall be responsible for conducting the

following activities under A., below,

and CDC shall be responsible for

conducting activities under B., below:

A. Recipient Activities

1. Develop and implement methods

and approaches which will improve and

expand the capacity of the applicant’s

existing surveillance system to ascertain

cases and generate timely populationbased data of birth defects including the

integration of prenatal diagnoses into

their registry. This may include

provision of background surveillance

data generated through recipient’s

surveillance program for collaborative

efforts.

2. Develop a comprehensive plan for

implementing studies that are tailored

to the applicants activities, and is

chosen from one of the following

categories:

a. An evaluation of methods related to

the primary prevention of birth defects;

b. An evaluation of the potential

teratogenicity of drugs related to the

possible causes of birth defects;