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1. Bank of America Corporation, 

Charlotte, North Carolina, to acquire 100 

percent of the voting shares of Merrill 

Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB, New 

York, New York, and thereby indirectly 

acquire Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Salt 

Lake City, Utah, and thereby engage in 

operating a savings association and an 

industrial bank, pursuant to section 

225.28(b)(4) of Regulation Y. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 2, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–23644 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Title: Cross-Site Evaluation of the 

Infant Adoption Awareness Training 

Program for Projects Initially Funded in 

Fiscal Year 2006-NEW. 

OMB No.: New Collection. 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), Children’s 

Bureau (CB), will conduct the Cross-Site 

Evaluation of the Infant Adoption 

Awareness Training Program (IAATP). 

Title XII, Subtitle A, of the Childrens 

Health Act of 2000 (CHA) authorizes the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services to make Infant Adoption 

Awareness Training grants available to 

national, regional, and local adoption 

organizations for the purposes of 

developing and implementing programs 

that train the staff of public and nonprofit private health service 

organizations to provide adoption 

information and referrals to pregnant 

women on an equal basis with all other 

courses of action included in nondirective counseling of pregnant 

women. Participants in the training 

include individuals who provide 

pregnancy or adoption information and 

those who will provide such services 

after receiving the training, with Title X 

(relating to voluntary family planning 

projects), Section 330 (relating to 

community health centers, migrant 

health centers, and centers serving 

homeless individuals and residents of 

public housing), and CHA-funded 

school-based health centers, receiving 

priority to receive the training. A total 

of six organizations were awarded 

IAATP funding in 2006. 

Section 1201(a)(2)(A) of the IAATP 

legislation requires grantees to develop 

and deliver trainings that are consistent 

with the Best Practice Guidelines for 

Infant Adoption Awareness Training. 

The IAATP guidelines address training 

goals, basic skills, curriculum and 

training structure. A complete 

description of the guidelines is available 

at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/ 

programs_fund/discretionary/iaatp.htm. 

In addition, grantees are required to 

conduct local evaluation of program 

outcomes and participate in the national 

evaluation of the extent to which IAATP 

training objectives are met. The Infant 

Adoption Awareness Training Program: 

Trainee Survey is the primary data 

collection instrument for the national 

cross-site evaluation. Respondents will 

complete the survey prior to receiving 

training and approximately 90 days after 

the training to assess the extent to 

which trainees demonstrate sustained 

gains in their knowledge about 

adoption, and to determine the impact 

of the training on their subsequent work 

with pregnant women. 

1. Do health care workers who 

participate in the IAATP training: 

Demonstrate enhanced knowledge, 

attitudes, skills, and behaviors with 

respect to adoption counseling 

following completion of the program? 

Provide adoption information to 

pregnant women on an equal basis with 

other pregnancy planning options? 

Demonstrate enhanced awareness of 

community adoption-related resources 

and refer expectant mothers to them as 

needed? 

2. Are trainees more confident about 

discussing all three pregnancy planning 

options (parenting, abortion, and 

adoption) in a non-directive counseling 

style than they were prior to 

participating in the training? Cross-site 

evaluation data will be collected on an 

annual basis throughout the five-year 

funding period. Pre-test and follow-up 

versions of the survey are expected to 

require approximately 10 to 15 minutes 

to complete. Estimated response time 

for the follow-up survey includes time 

for respondents to access the web-based 

survey, complete the survey online, and 

electronically submit the survey. 

Respondents will not need to 

implement a recordkeeping system or 

compile source data in order to 

complete the survey. Where possible, 

fields in the follow-up version of the 

survey will be pre-filled with static data 

from the respondents pre-test (e.g., 

demographics, agency type) in order to 

further expedite completion of the 

survey and minimize respondent 

burden. 

Respondents: Infant Adoption 

Awareness Program Trainees. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

IAATP: Trainee Survey Pre-Test Administration... .......................................... 1,200 1 0.15 180 

IAATP: Trainee Survey Follow-Up Administration.. ......................................... 1,200 1 0.10 120 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Additional Information 

Copies of the proposed collection may 

be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance 

Officer. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. E-mail address: 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

OMB Comment 

OMB is required to make a decision 

concerning the collection of information 

between 30 and 60 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register. Therefore, a comment 

is best assured of having its full effect 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

directly to the following: 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Paperwork Reduction Project, Fax: 202– 

395–6974, Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Administration for Children and 

Families. 

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58594 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 7, 2008 / Notices 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Janean Chambers, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23558 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Public Comment on the Proposed 

Adoption of ANA Program Policies and 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Administration for Native 

Americans (ANA), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment on 

the Proposed Adoption of ANA Program 

Policies and Procedures. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 814 of the 

Native American Programs Act of 1974, 

as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2992b–1, the 

Administration for Native Americans 

(ANA) herein describes its proposed 

interpretive rules, general statements of 

policy and rules of agency procedure or 

practice in relation to the following 

Program Announcements: Social and 

Economic Development Strategies 

(hereinafter referred to as SEDS), Social 

and Economic Development Strategies 

for Alaska (hereinafter referred to as 

SEDS–AK), Native Language 

Preservation and Maintenance 

Assessment (hereinafter referred to as 

Native Language Assessment), Native 

Language Preservation and Maintenance 

Planning (hereinafter referred to as 

Native Language Planning), Native 

Language Preservation and Maintenance 

Implementation (hereinafter referred to 

as Native Language Implementation), 

Native Language Preservation and 

Maintenance Immersion (hereinafter 

referred to as Native Language 

Immersion), Family Preservation— 

Improving the Well-Being of Children 

Project Planning (hereinafter referred to 

as Family Preservation Planning), 

Family Preservation—Improving the 

Well-Being of Children Project 

Implementation (hereinafter referred to 

as Family Preservation Implementation) 

and Environmental Regulatory 

Enhancement (hereinafter referred to as 

ERE). 

Under the statute, ANA is required to 

provide members of the public an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

changes in interpretive rules, general 

statements of policy and rules of agency 

procedure or practice, and to give notice 

of the final adoption of such changes at 

least 30 days before the changes become 

effective. This notice also provides 

additional information about ANA’s 

plan for administering the programs. 

DATES: The deadline for receipt of 

comments is 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Comments in response to 

this notice should be addressed to 

Christopher Beach, Acting Director of 

Program Operations, Administration for 

Native Americans, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade, SW., Mail Stop: Aerospace 

2-West, Washington, DC 20447. Delays 

may occur in mail delivery to Federal 

offices; therefore, a copy of comments 

should be faxed to (202) 690–7441. 

Comments will be available for 

inspection by members of the public at 

Administration for Native Americans, 

Aerospace Center, 901 D Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20447. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Beach at (877) 922–9262. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

814 of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, requires ANA 

to provide notice of its proposed 

interpretive rules, general statements of 

policy and rules of agency organization, 

procedure or practice. The proposed 

clarifications, modifications and new 

text will appear in the nine ANA FY 

2009 Program Announcements (PA): 

SEDS, SEDS–AK, Native Language 

Assessment, Native Language Planning, 

Native Language Implementation, 

Native Language Immersion, Family 

Preservation Planning, Family 

Preservation Implementation and ERE. 

This notice serves to fulfill this 

requirement. 

Introduction: This Notice of Public 

Comment (NOPC) addresses two groups 

of changes: 

• Changes made across all program 

areas (Part I of NOPC). Changes in Part 

I apply to all PAs. 

• Changes made to specific program 

areas (Part II of NOPC). ANA has made 

significant changes to the SEDS, SEDS– 

AK, Native Language Assessment, 

Native Language Planning, Native 

Language Implementation, Native 

Language Immersion, Family 

Preservation Planning, Family 

Preservation Implementation, and ERE. 

These changes are outlined in Part II. 

Note: The Environmental Mitigation 

program area is no longer offered through 

ANA. Most funds from the appropriation 

under 8094A of Pub. L. 103–335 were 

expended. A nominal amount of funding was 

returned to the Treasury due to low public 

demand for the program area. 

I. All PAs will be revised to clarify 

program and application submission 

requirements for the public. These 

changes appear in the following 

sections: ANA Administrative Policies 

(Part A of NOPC), Definitions (Part B of 

NOPC) and Application Evaluation 

Criteria (Part C of NOPC). 

(A) ANA Administrative Policies: Two 

statements will be revised to clarify 

ANA’s policies. The first statement 

relates to the CFDA number and 

clarifies that grantees cannot be funded 

in more than one program area at the 

same time. The division of program 

announcements from four to nine does 

not impact this policy. Furthermore, the 

statement clarifies that grantees cannot 

have both a SEDS project and a Family 

Preservation Planning or a Family 

Preservation Implementation grant at 

the same time. The second statement 

relates to applications from Tribally 

authorized divisions. 

The revised statements in the FY 2009 

PA will be: 

An applicant can have only one active 

ANA grant per CFDA number operating 

at any given time. 

ANA will not accept applications 

from Tribal components that are 

Tribally chartered or authorized 

divisions of a Tribe unless the ANA 

application includes a Tribal resolution. 

(B) ANA Definitions: ANA has added 

two new definitions and clarified the 

definition of two words. These new and 

revised definitions are provided for 

areas that applicants have found 

difficult to interpret, have previously 

prompted numerous questions or have 

created application and project 

development inconsistencies. (Legal 

authority: Section 803(a) and (d) and 

803C of the Native American Programs 

Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2991b and 2991b–3.) 

i. New Definitions: The FY 2009 PA 

includes definitions for the following 

terms: contingency plan and governing 

body. 

The FY 2009 PAs will include these 

new definitions: 

Contingency plan: A plan that 

identifies specific actions to be taken in 

the event a specific challenge arises. 

The purpose of a contingency plan is to 

reduce the negative impacts on the 

project. The contingency plan should 

ensure that the project will be 

successfully completed within the 

proposed funding timeframe. A 

contingency plan is not to pre-empt 

challenges, but rather to address 

challenges if they arise. 

Governing Body: A body: (1) 

Consisting of duly elected or designated 

representatives, (2) appointed by duly 

elected officials or (3) selected in 

accordance with traditional Tribal 

means. The body must have authority to 

provide service to, and to enter into 

contracts, agreements and grants under 

this part on behalf of the organization or 

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