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13. Special Presentations
14. Update List of the NANC
Accomplishments
15. Summary of Action Items
16. Public Comments and
Participation (five minutes per speaker)
17. Other Business
Adjourn no later than 5 p.m.
*The Agenda may be modified at the
discretion of the NANC Chairman with
the approval of the DFO.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marilyn Jones,
Attorney, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. E7–1277 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice of Agency Meeting; Sunshine
Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31,
2007, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation’s Board of Directors will
meet in closed session, pursuant to
section 552b(c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),
(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10), Title 5,
United States Code, to consider matters
relating to the Corporation’s supervisory
and corporate activities.
The meeting will be held in the Board
Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC
Building located at 550 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC.
Requests for further information
concerning the meeting may be directed
to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive
Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)
898–7122.
Dated: January 24, 2007.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07–370 Filed 1–24–07; 3:52 pm]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–M
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice of Agency Meeting; Sunshine
Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation’s Board of Directors will
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meet in open session at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 31, 2007, to
consider the following matters:
Summary Agenda: No substantive
discussion of the following items is
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anticipated. These maters will be
resolved with a single vote unless a
member of the Board of Directors
requests that an item be moved to the
discussion agency.
Summary reports, status reports, and
reports of actions taken pursuant to
authority delegated by the Board of
Directors.
Discussion Agenda:
Matters relating to the Moratorium on
Deposit Insurance Applications and
Change in Bank Control Notices
Submitted by, or with Respect to,
Industrial Loan Companies.
The meeting will be held in the Board
Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC
Building located at 550 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC.
The FDIC will provide attendees with
auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language
interpretation) required for this meeting.
Those attendees needing such assistance
should call (703) 562–6067 (Voice or
TTY), to make necessary arrangements.
Requests for further information
concerning the meeting may be directed
to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive
Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)
898–7122.
Dated: January 24, 2007.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07–371 Filed 1–24–07; 3:52 pm]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–M
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD
[No. 2007–N–03]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance
Board.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Housing Finance Board (Finance Board)
is seeking public comments concerning
the information collection known as
‘‘Capital Requirements for the Federal
Home Loan Banks,’’ which has been
assigned control 3069–0059 by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Finance Board intends to
submit the information collection to
OMB for review and approval of a 3 year
extension of the control number, which
is due to expire on February 28, 2007.
DATES: Interested persons may submit
comments on or before March 27, 2007.
Comments: Submit comments only
once by any of the following methods:
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E-mail: comments@fhfb.gov.
Fax: 202–408–2580.
Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal Housing
Finance Board, 1625 Eye Street, NW.,
Washington DC 20006, ATTENTION:
Public Comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. If
you submit your comment to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also
send it by e-mail to the Finance Board
at comments@fhfb.gov to ensure timely
receipt by the agency.
Include the following information in
the subject line of your submission:
Federal Housing Finance Board.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request:
Capital Requirements for the Federal
Home Loan Banks. 2007–N–03.
We will post all public comments we
receive on this notice without change,
including any personal information you
provide, such as your name and
address, on the Finance Board Web site
at http://www.fhfb.gov/
Default.aspx?Page=93&Top=93.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathon F. Curtis, Senior Financial
Analyst, Regulations & Research
Division, Office of Supervision, by e-
mail at curtisj@fhfb.gov, by telephone at
202–408–2866, or by regular mail at the
Federal Housing Finance Board, 1625
Eye Street, NW., Washington DC 20006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Need For and Use of the Information
Collection
Section 6 of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Act establishes the capital
structure for the Federal Home Loan
Banks (Banks) and requires the Finance
Board to issue regulations prescribing
uniform capital standards applicable to
each Bank. 12 U.S.C. 1426. To
implement the statutory capital
structure for the Banks, the Finance
Board added parts 930, 931, 932, and
933 to its regulations. 12 CFR parts 930,
931, 932, and 933. Part 930 establishes
definitions applicable to risk
management and the capital regulations;
part 931 concerns Bank capital stock;
part 932 establishes Bank capital
requirements; and part 933 sets forth the
requirements for Bank capital structure
plans. The implementing regulations
also include conforming changes to
parts 917, 925, and 956, which concern,
respectively, the powers and
responsibilities of Bank boards of
directors and senior management, Bank
members, and Bank investments. 12
CFR parts 917, 925, and 956.
The Banks use the information
collection contained in the rules
implementing section 6 to determine the
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amount of capital stock a member must
purchase to maintain membership in
and to obtain services from a Bank.
More specifically, sections 931.3 and
933.2(a) of the Finance Board rules
authorize a Bank to offer its members
several options to satisfy required
investments in capital stock as activity-
based and/or membership stock
purchase requirements. 12 CFR 931.3
and 933.2(a). The information collection
is necessary to provide the Banks with
the flexibility to meet the statutory and
regulatory capital structure
requirements while allowing Bank
members to choose the option best
suited to their business requirements.
The OMB control number for the
information collection is 3069–0059,
and it is due to expire on February 28,
2007. The likely respondents include
Banks and Bank members.
B. Burden Estimate
While the number of member
respondents has increased, the burden
has decreased significantly because the
Banks can access most of the data
required by the information collection
electronically from call reports the
members already must file with their
primary regulator. The estimate for the
total annual hour burden for all member
respondents is 35,100 hours. The
estimate for the total annual cost burden
is $1,509,300. These estimates are based
on the following calculations:
The Finance Board estimates the total
annual average number of member
respondents for activity-based stock
purchase requirements at 5,500, with 4
responses per member. The estimate for
the average hours per response is 0.65
hours. The estimate for member
respondents’ annual hour burden
related to activity-based stock purchase
requirements is 14,300 hours (5,500
activity-based member respondents x 4
responses per member x 0.65 hours per
response). The estimate for the annual
cost burden is $614,900 (14,300 hours x
$43 hourly rate).
The Finance Board estimates the total
annual average number of member
respondents for membership stock
purchase requirements at 8,000, with 4
responses per member. The estimate for
the average hours per response is 0.65
hours. The estimate for member
respondents’ annual hour burden
related to membership stock purchase
requirements is 20,800 hours (8,000
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membership investment member
respondents x 4 responses per member
x 0.65 hours per response). The estimate
for the annual cost burden is $894,400
(20,800 hours x $43 hourly rate).
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C. Comment Request
The Finance Board requests written
comments on the following: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
Finance Board functions, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Finance
Board’s estimates of the burdens of the
collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (4)
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.
Dated: January 23, 2007.
By the Federal Housing Finance Board.
Neil R. Crowley,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E7–1267 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6725–01–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 http://www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
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must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than February 20,
2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director,
Regional and Community Bank Group)
101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105–1579:
1. Western Alliance Bancorporation,
Las Vegas, Nevada; to be merged with
First Independent Capital of Nevada,
Reno, Nevada, and thereby indirectly
acquire First Independent Bank of
Nevada, Reno, Nevada.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, January 22, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7–1128 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–S
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
[Document Identifier: OS–04040–0003; 60-
day notice]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Agency: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Grants.gov Program Management Office,
one of the 26 E-Government initiatives,
managed by the Department of Health
and Human Services is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collection for public comment.
Interested individuals are invited to
send comments regarding any aspect of
this collection of information 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.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension.
Title of Information Collection: SF–
424 Short Organizational.
Form/OMB No.: 4040–0003.
Use: The SF–424 (short) is a
simplified, alternative government-wide
data set and application cover page for
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