Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2003 / Notices 32043 General Description of Report: This aspects of the information collection bank holding company and all of the information collection is mandatory: 12 request. banks and nonbanking companies U.S.C. 3906 for all agencies; 12 U.S.C. Board of Governors of the Federal owned by the bank holding company, 3105 and 3108 for the Board of Reserve System, May 22, 2003. including the companies listed below. Governors of the Federal Reserve Jennifer J. Johnson, The applications listed below, as well System; sections 7 and 10 of the Federal Secretary of the Board. as other related filings required by the Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817, Board, are available for immediate [FR Doc. 03–13344 Filed 5–28–03; 8:45 am] 1820) for the Federal Deposit Insurance inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank Corporation; and the National Bank Act BILLING CODE 6210–01–S indicated. The application also will be (12 U.S.C. 161) for the Office of the available for inspection at the offices of Comptroller of the Currency). This FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM the Board of Governors. Interested information collection is given persons may express their views in confidential treatment. (5 U.S.C. Change in Bank Control Notices; writing on the standards enumerated in 552(b)(8)). Small businesses (that is, Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the small U.S. branches and agencies of Holding Companies proposal also involves the acquisition of foreign banks) are affected. a nonbanking company, the review also Abstract: All individual U.S. branches The notificants listed below have includes whether the acquisition of the and agencies of foreign banks that have applied under the Change in Bank nonbanking company complies with the more than $30 million in direct claims Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and standards in section 4 of the BHC Act on residents of foreign countries must § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise file the FFIEC 019 report quarterly. CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank noted, nonbanking activities will be Currently, all respondents report holding company. The factors that are conducted throughout the United States. adjusted exposure amounts to the five considered in acting on the notices are Additional information on all bank largest countries having at least $20 set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 holding companies may be obtained million in total adjusted exposure. The U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). from the National Information Center Agencies collect this data to monitor the The notices are available for website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. extent to which such branches and immediate inspection at the Federal Unless otherwise noted, comments agencies are pursuing prudent country Reserve Bank indicated. The notices regarding each of these applications risk diversification policies and limiting also will be available for inspection at must be received at the Reserve Bank potential liquidity pressures. No the office of the Board of Governors. indicated or the offices of the Board of changes are proposed to the FFIEC 019 Interested persons may express their Governors not later than June 20, 2003. views in writing to the Reserve Bank reporting form or instructions. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago indicated for that notice or to the offices (Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer) Request for Comment of the Board of Governors. Comments 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Comments are invited on: must be received not later than June 11, Illinois 60690-1414: a. Whether the information 2003. collections are necessary for the proper A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1. Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc., Beloit, performance of the agencies’ functions, (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Wisconsin; to acquire 100 percent of the including whether the information has Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166- voting shares of DunC Corp., Rockford, practical utility; 2034: Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire b. The accuracy of the agencies’ 1. Farbod S. Zohouri, Flowery Branch, voting shares of First Bank, BC, Capron, estimates of the burden of the Georgia; to acquire voting shares of Illinois. information collections, including the Texico Bancshares Corporation, Texico, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve validity of the methodology and Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire System, May 22, 2003. assumptions used; voting shares of Texico State Bank, Robert deV. Frierson, c. Ways to enhance the quality, Texico, Illinois. Deputy Secretary of the Board. utility, and clarity of the information to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve [FR Doc. 03–13345 Filed 5–28–03; 8:45 am] be collected; System, May 22, 2003. BILLING CODE 6210–01–S d. Ways to minimize the burden of Robert deV. Frierson, information collections on respondents, Deputy Secretary of the Board. including through the use of automated FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM collection techniques or other forms of [FR Doc. 03–13346 Filed 5–28–03; 8:45 am] information technology; and BILLING CODE 6210–01–S Sunshine Act Meeting e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Monday, June 2, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM and purchase of services to provide 2003. information. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Comments submitted in response to Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Reserve Board Building, 20th and C this notice will be shared among the Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551 agencies and will be summarized or The companies listed in this notice included in the Board’s request for OMB have applied to the Board for approval, STATUS: Closed. approval. All comments will become a pursuant to the Bank Holding Company MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: matter of public record. Written Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 1. Personnel actions (appointments, comments should address the accuracy (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part promotions, assignments, of the burden estimates and ways to 225), and all other applicable statutes reassignments, and salary actions) minimize burden including the use of and regulations to become a bank involving individual Federal Reserve automated collection techniques or the holding company and/or to acquire the System employees. use of other forms of information assets or the ownership of, control of, or 2. Any items carried forward from a technology as well as other relevant the power to vote shares of a bank or previously announced meeting. VerDate Jan<31>2003 18:32 May 28, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1 32044 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2003 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: discussed at past Council meetings (and of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee Michelle A. Smith, Assistant to the potentially touched on at this meeting) on Genetics, Health, and Society Board; 202–452–2955. include: human cloning; embryonic (SACGHS). The meeting will also be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may stem cell research; the patentability of webcast. (See also Federal Register: call 202–452–3206 beginning at human genes, tissues, and organisms; May 7, 2003, Volume 68, Number 88, approximately 5 p.m. two business days assisted reproduction; preimplantation Page 24488.) genetic diagnosis (PGD) and screening; before the meeting for a recorded The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. announcement of bank and bank sex selection techniques; inheritable genetic modification (IGM); to 6 p.m. on June 11, 2003 and 8:30 a.m. holding company applications to 5 p.m. on June 12, 2003 at the scheduled for the meeting; or you may international models of biotech Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., contact the Board’s Web site at http:// regulation; organ procurement for Washington, DC. The meeting will be www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic transplantation; extra-therapeutic announcement that not only lists powers to enhance or improve human open to the public with attendance applications, but also indicates mood, memory, and muscles; and limited to space available. procedural and other information about research to extend the human lifespan. The first day will be devoted to the meeting. DATES: The meeting will take place presentations on and discussion of the Dated: May 23, 2003. Thursday, June 12, 2003, from 9:00 am status and future directions of genetic Robert deV. Frierson, to 5:15 pm ET; and Friday, June 13, technologies, their potential 2003, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm ET. applications, and the issues surrounding Deputy Secretary of the Board. ADDRESSES: their use. The second day will involve [FR Doc. 03–13504 Filed 5–27–03; 8:47 am] Wyndham Washington DC, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC deliberations aimed at formulating the BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 20005. SACGHS issues agenda. Time will be Public Comments: The meeting provided each day for public comment. agenda will be posted at http:// DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Under authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, www.bioethics.gov. Members of the HUMAN SERVICES section 222 of the Public Health Service public may comment, either in person Act, as amended, the Department of or in writing. A period of time will be Public Meeting of the President’s Health and Human Services established set aside during the meeting to receive Council on Bioethics on June 12–13, SACGHS to serve as a public forum for 2003 comments from the public, beginning at 11:30 am, on Friday, June 13. Comments deliberations on the broad range of AGENCY: The President’s Council on will be limited to no more than five human health and societal issues raised Bioethics, HHS.