10504 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2001 / Notices

(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 March 12,

2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen,

Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin

Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480–0291:

1. First National Bank of Moose Lake

Profit Sharing and ESOP, Moose Lake,

Minnesota; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring up to 42.6

percent of the voting shares of First

Financial Services of Moose Lake, Inc.,

Moose Lake, Minnesota, and thereby

indirectly acquire The First National

Bank of Moose Lake, Moose Lake,

Minnesota.

In connection with this application,

Applicant also has applied to acquire

The First National Agency of Moose

Lake, Moose Lake, Minnesota, and

thereby engage in insurance in small

towns pursuant to § 225.28(b)(11)(iii)(A)

of the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, February 9, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–3791 Filed 2–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

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 March 12,

2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303–2713:

1. Persons Banking Company, Inc.,

Lithonia, Georgia; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of The

Farmers Bank, Forsyth, Georgia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690–1414:

1. Ida Grove Bancshares, Inc., Ida

Grove, Iowa; to acquire at least 80.1

percent of the voting shares of Alliance

Bancshares, Inc., Rockwell City, Iowa,

and thereby indirectly acquire Alliance

Bank, Rockwell City, Iowa.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, February 9, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–3794 Filed 2–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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, including the

companies listed below, that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.28) 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.

The notice also will 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. 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 the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than March 2, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045–0001:

1. Mizuho Holdings, Inc., Tokyo,

Japan, and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank,

Limited, Tokyo, Japan; to engage de

novo through its subsidiary, JCB

Finance LLC, Pooler, Georgia, in

making, acquiring, brokering or

servicing loans, pursuant to

§ 225.25(b)(1) of the Board’s Regulation

Y; in extending credit, including

collection agency services and asset

management and servicing, pursuant to

§ 225.25(b)(2) of the Board’s Regulation

Y; and leasing personal or real property

or acting as agency, broker or adviser in

leasing such property, pursuant to

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§ 225.28(b)(3) of the Board’s Regulation

Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, February 9, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–3793 Filed 2–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

White House Commission on

Complementary and Alternative

Medicine Policy; Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is given of a meeting of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy.

The purpose of the meeting is to

convene the Commission for a public

hearing to receive public testimony for

individuals and organizations interested

in the subject of Federal policy

regarding complementary and

alternative medicine. The major focus of

the meeting is on the education,

training, and licensing and credentialing

of all health care practitioners engaged

in the delivery of complementary and

alternative medicine (CAM) practices

and products. Comments received at the

meeting may be used by the

Commission to prepare the Report to the

President as required by the Executive

Order.

Comments should focus on the

education and training of health care

practitioners in complementary and

alternative medicine. Invited speaker

discussions include the following:

Establishing CAM educational and

training programs; Continuing CAM

education and training; Assuring quality

and accountability in CAM practice; and

Credentialing and licensing of CAM

practice. The discussion also may focus

on the following questions:

(1) Can uniform standards of

education, training, licensing, and

certification be applied to all

practitioners?

(2) What training and education

should be required of all practitioners to

assure access to safe and effective CAM

practices and products?

(3) What sources of funds exist for the

education and training of all

practitioners delivery of CAM practices

and products?

(4) Are performance standards or

practice guidelines needed to assure the

public will have access to the full range

of safe and effective CAM practices and

products?

Some Commission members may

participate by telephone conference.

Opportunities for oral statements by the

public will be provided on February 23,

from about 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Time

approximate).

Name of Committee: The White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy.

Date: February 22—23, 2001.

Time: February 22—8:15 a.m.–5:45 p.m.

February 23—8:15 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building,

Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20201.

Contact Persons: Michele M. Chang, CMT,

MPH, Executive Secretary, or, Stephen C.

Groft, Pharm.D., Executive Director, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 1010, MSC 7707,

Bethesda, MD 20817–7707, Phone: (301)

435–7592, Fax: (301) 480–1691, E-mail:

WHCCAMP@mail.nih.gov.

Because of the need to obtain the

views of the public on these issues as

soon as possible and because of the

early deadline for the report required of

the Commission, this notice is being

provided at the earliest possible time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President established the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy on March

7, 2000, by Executive Order 13147. The

mission of the White House

Commission on Complementary and

Alternative Medicine Policy is to

provide a report, through the Secretary

of the Department of Health and Human

Services, on legislative and

administrative recommendations for

assuring that public policy maximizes

the benefits of complementary and

alternative medicine to Americans.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public

with attendance limited by the

availability of space on a first come first

serve basis. Members of the public who

wish to present oral comment may

register no later than February 19, 2001,

by completing the on-line registration

form at the Commission’s website or

faxing a request to 301–480–1691.

Additional information, including

agenda item topics, for the meeting can

be found on the website of the

Commission at http://whccamp.hhs.gov.

Oral comments will be limited to

three minutes. Individuals who register

to speak will be assigned in the order in

which they registered. Due to time

constraints, only one representative

from each organization will be allotted

time for oral testimony. The number of

speakers and the time allotted may also

be limited by the number of registrants.

All requests to register should include

the name, address, telephone number,

and business or professional affiliation

of the interested party, and should

indicate the area of interest or question

(as described above) to be addressed.

Any person attending the meeting

who has not registered to speak in

advance of the meeting will be allowed

to make a brief oral statement during the

time set aside for public comment if

time permits, and at the Chairperson’s

discretion. Individuals unable to attend

the meeting, or any interested parties,

may send written comments by mail,

fax, or electronically to the staff office

of the Commission for inclusion in the

public record.

When mailing or faxing written

comments provide, if possible, an

electronic version on diskette. Persons

needing special assistance, such as sign

language interpretation or other special

accommodations, should contact the

Commission staff at the address or

telephone number listed no later than

February 16, 2001.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 01–3815 Filed 2–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN FOCUS

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Arthritis and

Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases;

Notice of Closed Meeting

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following

meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in sections

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,

as amended. The grant applications and

the discussions could disclose

confidential trade secrets or commercial

property such as patentable material,

and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the grant

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Institute of

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin

Diseases Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: April 3, 2001.

Time: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.