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BILLING CODE 6714-01-M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB SUMMARY: Background Notice is hereby given of the final approval of proposed information collection by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) under OMB delegated authority, as per 5 CFR 1320.16 (OMB Regulations on Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public). Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information.

Copies of the OMB 83-Is and supporting statements and approved collection of information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer—Michelle Long—Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202-452-3829) .

OMB Desk Officer—Mark Menchik—Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email to *mmenchik@omb.eop.gov.* *Final approval under OMB delegated authority of the extension for three years, with revision, of the following report:* *Report title:* Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions. *Agency form number:* FR 2230. *OMB Control number:* 7100-0212. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Reporters:* Depository institutions, bank holding companies, nonbank subsidiaries of bank holding companies, Edge and agreement corporations, and U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks. *Annual reporting hours:* 93,600 hours. *Estimated average hours per response:* 1 hour. *Number of respondents:* 7,000. *General description of report:* This information collection is mandatory, pursuant to authority contained in the following statutes: 12 U.S.C. 248(a)(1), 324, 334, 625, 1844(c), 3105(c)(2), and 3106(a).

The obligation to file a Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions

(SAR)is set forth in the Federal Reserve's rules, and is mandatory (12 CFR 208.62(c) (state member banks), 12 CFR 225.4(f) (entities subject to the Bank Holding Company Act), 12 CFR 211.5(k) (Edge and agreement corporations), and 12 CFR 211.24(f) (branches, agencies, and representative offices of foreign banks)). Section 5318(g)(2)(a)(ii) of Title 31 prohibits an officer or employee of the federal government from disclosing the existence of a SAR to anyone involved in the transaction, and section 5319 of Title 31 provides that all reports, including SARs filed thereunder, are exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information collected on a SAR is covered by exemptions three and seven of the FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3)(7)) and exemption two of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2)). *Abstract:* Since 1996, the federal banking agencies (the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration) and the Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (collectively, the agencies) have required certain types of financial institutions to report known or suspected violations of law and suspicious transactions. To fulfill these requirements, supervised banking organizations file SARs. Law enforcement agencies use the information submitted on the reporting form to initiate investigations and the Federal Reserve uses the information in the examination and oversight of supervised institutions. *Current Actions:* On February 17, 2006, the federal banking agencies and FinCEN published a joint **Federal Register** notice (71 FR 8640) seeking comment on proposed revisions to the existing SAR. The agencies proposed several revisions to the reporting form and instructions in order to enhance clarity, allow for joint filing of SARs, and to improve the usefulness of the SAR to law enforcement. The agencies collectively received twenty-three comment letters. The commenters raised several minor issues and provided editorial comments about certain data items. The other agencies published a separate **Federal Register** notice on June 19, 2006 (71 FR 35325) and will each separately submit their SAR information collection to OMB. Several commenters suggested that the agencies provide a test site for filing electronic submissions. Due to time constraints, FinCEN is unable to provide a test site; however, respondents will have a six-month transition period before being required to use the revised reporting form for submitting data. Two commenters stated that the overall burden estimate appeared to be low even though it was increased from thirty minutes to one hour. One commenter specifically noted that the burden estimate did not account for regulatory compliance, fraud detection, and mitigation. While important, these regulatory requirements are outside the scope of the burden calculation required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The agencies, however, continue to welcome comments from the industry and would reevaluate and make adjustments to the burden, as appropriate. Several commenters expressed concern over the new format of the reporting form and whether it would cause important information to be omitted by respondents. The agencies rearranged data items on the reporting form, per law enforcement request, to improve the usefulness of the data. Also, additional clarifications were included in the instructions to provide respondents with better guidance on how to submit the revised data. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 28, 2006. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-10410 Filed 7-3-06; 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 *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 July 28, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York** (Anne McEwen, Financial Specialist) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: *1. The Toronto—Dominion Bank* , Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and TD Banknorth Inc., Portland, Maine; to acquire shares of Interchange Financial Services Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Interchange Bank, both of Saddle Brook, New Jersey. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Cross County Bancshares, Inc.* , Wynne, Arkansas; to acquire 6.6 percent of the voting shares of Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Pinnacle Bank, both in Bentonville, Arkansas. *2. Lonoke Bancshares, Inc.* , Lonoke, Arkansas; to acquire 6.6 percent of the voting shares of Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Pinnacle Bank, both in Bentonville, Arkansas. *3. Pinnacle Bancshares Inc.* , Bentonville, Arkansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Pinnacle Bank, Bentonville, Arkansas. *4. German American Bancorp, Inc.* , Jasper, Indiana; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of German American Bancorp, Jasper, Indiana (in organization). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 28, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-10399 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. E6-9670) published on page 35423 of the issue for Tuesday, June 20, 2006. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the entry for NRBC Holding Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, is revised to read as follows: **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *NRBC Holding Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding shares of The National Republic Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.* Comments on this application must be received by July 14, 2006. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 29, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6-10438 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary Findings of Research 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: *Lingjie Zhao, University of Iowa:* Based on the investigation reports drafted by the University of Iowa

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

(PHS)found that Lingjie Zhao, former Doctoral Student, UI, engaged in research misconduct. The research was supported by National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant P01 CA66081. PHS found that Ms. Zhao engaged in research misconduct by falsifying research records included in:

(a)A manuscript submitted for publication in *Cancer Research* ,

(b)drafts of her work reported in the laboratory, and

(c)drafts of her work reported to her dissertation committee. Specifically, PHS found: 1. That Ms. Zhao darkened with a marking device the thioredoxin

(Trx)band of Lanes 1 and 2 on the autoradiographic film that was to become part of Figure 9 of the manuscript. 2. That Ms. Zhao

(a)falsified this same original film of the western blot by darkening Lanes 1, 2, 4, and 5 with a marking device at the *origin* of the gel and

(b)further falsified Figure 9 of the *Cancer Research* manuscript by claiming falsely that these marked bands were thioredoxin reductase

(TR)untreated and with mismatch oligodeoxynucleotide in the presence and absence of tumor necrosis factor alpha. 3. That Ms. Zhao falsified the glutathione reductase

(GR)activity data in either Figure 4 or Figure 9 of the *Cancer Research* manuscript (the data are identical but stated to be from entirely different experimental conditions). 4. That Ms. Zhao falsified the actin data in either Figure 4 or Figure 9 of the *Cancer Research* manuscript or in the experiments simultaneously using Prx III-As and Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase-As reported in slide presentations (the actin data are identical under 3 entirely different experimental conditions). 5. That Ms. Zhao falsified the manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) data in either Figure 1A or Figure 4 of the *Cancer Research* manuscript (these MnSOD data are identical while being clearly described as coming from different experiments). 6. That Ms. Zhao falsified the MnSOD data in Figure 2 of the *Cancer Research* manuscript by enhancing with a marking device Lanes 6 and 7, mismatch and antisense Prx oligos at 3 days of incubation (unmarked, Prx III-As decreased the expression of MnSOD). Ms. Zhao has entered into a Voluntary Exclusion Agreement in which she has voluntarily agreed, for a period of three

(3)years, beginning on June 3, 2006:

(1)To exclude herself from any contracting or subcontracting with any agency of the United States Government and from eligibility or involvement in nonprocurement programs of the United States Government as defined in the debarment regulations at 45 CFR part 76;

(2)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. 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. E6-10440 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-31-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notices. SUMMARY: This notice announced the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

(AHRQ)to request that the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)allow the proposed information collection project: “Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.” In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 5, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Room #5036, Rockville, MD 20850. Copies of the proposed collection plans, data collection instruments, and specific details on the estimated burden can be obtained from AHRQ's Reports Clearance Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ, Reports Clearance Officer,

(301)427-1477. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Project “Eisenberg Center Voluntary Customer Survey Generic Clearance for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.” AHRQ's newly-established Eisenberg Center is an innovative effort aimed at improving communication of findings to a variety of audiences (“customers”), including consumers, clinicians, payers, and health care policy makers. The Eisenberg Center, one of three components of AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program announced in September 2005, is directed through a contract by the Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Medicine, located in Portland, Oregon. The Eisenberg Center intends to employ the latest survey research techniques to

(1)determine how well its products and services are meeting customers' current and anticipated needs;

(2)identify problem areas with existing products and services and determine what improvements should be made to improve these products and services; and

(3)identify and develop new products and services. To address customer requirements and to evaluate current and future AHRQ products and services, the Eisenberg Center must periodically determine how well the Eisenberg Center products and services are meeting customer's' current and anticipated needs. Work conducted under this clearance will improve the products and services the Center develops for AHRQ for a three year period. The health care environment changes rapidly and requires a quick response from AHRQ to provide appropriately refined products and services. A generic clearance for this work will facilitate AHRQ's timely response to customers' needs. Methods of Collection Participation in survey testing will be fully voluntary and non-participation will have not affect on eligibility for, or receipt of, future AHRQ health services research support, on future opportunities to participate in research or to obtain informative research results. Specific estimation procedures, when used, will be described when we notify OMB as to actual studies conducted under the clearance. Estimated Annual Respondent Burden Type of survey Number of respondents Average hours per response Total hours Focus groups for needs assessment 30 1 30 Individual interviews for needs assessment 50 .75 37.5 Formative focus groups for information tools 120 1 120 Cognitive testing of information tools 500 1 500 Clinician interview for information tools 160 .75 120 Decision aid laboratory testing 100 1 100 Formative focus groups for decision aids 60 1 60 Automated/web-based surveys for product evaluation 600 .163 98 Telephone interviews for product evaluation 100 1 100 Focus groups for product evaluation 20 1 20 Totals 1,740 NA 1,186 Estimated Costs to the Federal Government The maximum cost to the Federal Government is $750,000 annually for FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009. Most of the work will be carried out through contracts. The costs were estimated to $200 for each face-to-face interview, $100 for each telephone interview, $5,000 for each focus group, $10,000 for web-based surveys, and $20,000 for each laboratory testing module. Any deviation from these limits will be noted in reports made to OMB with respect to a particular study or studies conducted under the clearance. Request for Comments In accordance with the above-cited legislation, comments on AHRQ's information collection are requested with regard to any of the following:

(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of health care information dissemination functions of AHRQ, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of AHRQ's estimate of burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection(s) of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information upon the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of the proposed information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 23, 2006. Carolyn M. Clancy, Director. [FR Doc. 06-5960 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]

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