Notices. Delegation of Authority

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BILLING CODE 6730-01-M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than April 7, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Stumpf Family Control Group (consisting of Kenneth W.

Stumpf, Evelyn L. Stumpf, Gary A. Stumpf, Cheri A. Riebeling, Jay W. Stumpf, Jane L. Mener, and Kurt D. Stumpf)* , all of Columbia, Illinois; to acquire additional voting shares of Columbia Bancshares, Inc., Columbia, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Columbia National Bank, Columbia, Illinois. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 20, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-4243 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S 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 must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than April 17, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston** (Richard Walker, Community Affairs Officer) P.O.

Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: *1. Chicopee Bancorp, Inc.* , Chicopee, Massachusetts; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Chicopee Savings Bank, Chicopee, Massachusetts. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond** (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: *1. Centra Financial Holdings* , Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia; to acquire up to 100 percent of the voting shares of Smithfield State Bank of Smithfield, Pennsylvania, Smithfield, Pennsylvania. **C.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: *1. South Georgia Bank Holding Company* , Omega, Georgia; to merge with Community National Bancorporation, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Community National Bank, both of Ashburn, Georgia. *2. Southwest Capital Holdings, Inc.* Fort Myers, Florida; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Southwest Capital Bank, National Association, Fort Myers, Florida. **D.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis** (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: *1. Forstrom Bancorporation Inc.* , Clara City, Minnesota; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Yellow Medicine Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Yellow Medicine County Bank, both of Granite Falls, Minnesota. **E. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas** (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: *1.

FC Holdings, Inc.* , Houston, Texas; to merge with Texas National Bancshares, Inc., Tomball, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Tomball Delaware Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, and Texas National Bank, Tomball, Texas. *2. Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A., Monterrey* , Nuvevo Leon, Mexico; Banco Mercantil del Norte, S.A. Institucion de Banca Multipile, Grupo Financiero Banorte, Monterrey Nuvevo Leon, Mexico; and Banorte USA Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware; to become bank holding companies by acquiring 70 percent of the voting shares of INB Financial Corporation, McAllen, Texas, and indirectly, INB Delaware Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, and Inter National Bank, McAllen, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 20, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-4242 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Delegation of Authority To Respond To Requests From Costa Rica's Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Delegation of Authority. SUMMARY: The Commission has delegated authority to the Associate Director for International Consumer Protection to respond to disclosure and other requests from Costa Rica's Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Commerce

(MEIC)pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the Commission. DATES: Effective March 9, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pablo Zylberglait, Legal Advisor for International Consumer Protection, International Division of Consumer Protection, 202 326-3260, *pzylberglait@ftc.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1961, 26 FR 6191, that the Commission has delegated to the Associate Director for International Consumer Protection the authority to respond to disclosure and other requests from Costa Rica's MEIC pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the Commission about consumer protection information sharing and enforcement cooperation. This delegated authority does not apply to competition-related investigations. When exercising its authority under this delegation, staff may only disclose information regarding consumer protection matters involving Costa Rica, and will require assurances of confidentiality from MEIC. Disclosures shall be made only to the extent consistent with current limitations on disclosure, including section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), section 21 of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 57b-2, and Commission Rule 4.10(d), 16 CFR 4.10(d), and with the Commission's enforcement policies and other important interests. Where the subject matter of the information to be shared raises significant policy concerns, staff shall consult with the Commission before disclosing such information. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6-4213 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Findings of Scientific Misconduct AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Research Integrity

(ORI)and the Assistant Secretary for Health have taken final action in the following case: *Hiwot A. Woreta, Duke University Medical Center:* Based on the report of an inquiry into admitted fabrication of data conducted by the Duke University Medical Center

(DUMC)and additional analysis conducted by ORI in its oversight review, the U.S. Public Health Service

(PHS)found that Hiwot A. Woreta, former medical student, DUMC, engaged in research misconduct while supported by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant P30 DK034987. Specifically, PHS found that Ms. Woreta engaged in research misconduct by fabricating data included in Figure 2 of her third year Medical School Thesis at DUMC. These data were also included in a poster presented during the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society symposium in May 2004. Ms. Woreta has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement in which she has voluntarily agreed, for a period of three

(3)years, beginning on February 24, 2006:

(1)To exclude herself from serving in any advisory capacity to PHS including but not limited to service on any PHS advisory committee, board, and/or peer review committee, or as consultant; and

(2)That any institution that submits an application for PHS support for a research project on which the Respondent's participation is proposed or which uses the Respondent in any capacity on PHS supported research, or that submits a report of PHS-funded research in which the Respondent is involved, must concurrently submit a plan for supervision of the Respondent's duties to the funding agency for approval. The supervisory plan must be designed to ensure the scientific integrity of the Respondent's research contribution. Respondent agreed to ensure that a copy of the supervisory plan is also submitted to ORI by the institution. Respondent agreed that she will not participate in any PHS-supported research until such a supervisory plan is submitted to ORI. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Division of Investigative Oversight, Office of Research Integrity, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, Rockville, MD 20852,

(240)453-8800. Chris B. Pascal, Director, Office of Research Integrity. [FR Doc. 06-2843 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]

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