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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.

59 / Tuesday, March 29, 2005 / Notices 15859

Board, are available for immediate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank call (202) 452–3206 beginning at Cynthia D. McMichael, AHRQ Reports
indicated. The application also will be approximately 5 p.m. two business days Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1651.
available for inspection at the offices of before the meeting for a recorded SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the Board of Governors. Interested announcement of bank and bank
persons may express their views in holding company applications Proposed Project
writing on the standards enumerated in scheduled for the meeting; or you may ‘‘National Study of the Hospital Adverse
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the contact the Board’s Web site at http:// Event Reporting Survey’’
proposal also involves the acquisition of www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic The National Study of the Hospital
a nonbanking company, the review also announcement that not only lists Adverse Event Reporting Survey will
includes whether the acquisition of the applications, but also indicates use a survey instrument which was
nonbanking company complies with the procedural and other information about developed to examine and characterize
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act the meeting. adverse event reporting in the Nation’s
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise Dated: March 25, 2005. hospitals. The survey will collect
noted, nonbanking activities will be Jennifer J. Johnson, information from staff for a nationally
conducted throughout the United States. representative sample of non-Federal
Secretary of the Board.
Additional information on all bank hospitals. Risk managers will complete
holding companies may be obtained [FR Doc. 05–6320 Filed 3–25–05; 2:18 pm]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P the questionnaire.
from the National Information Center To achieve responses from 960
Web site at http://www.ffiec.gov/nic/. hospitals, we will contact 1200
Unless otherwise noted, comments hospitals to enlist their cooperation
regarding each of these applications (thus, we anticipate an 80% response
must be received at the Reserve Bank DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES rate). Contacting 1200 hospitals should
indicated or the offices of the Board of yield 960 Risk Managers with whom to
Governors not later than April 21, 2005. Agency for Healthcare Research and conduct an interview.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Quality The questionnaire will ask whether
Minneapolis (Richard M. Todd, Vice hospitals collect information on adverse
President and Community Affairs Agency Information Collection events, and how the information is
Officer), 90 Hennepin Avenue, Activities: Proposed Collection; stored. The questionnaire also asks
Minneapolis, MN 55480–0291: Comment Request about the hospital’s case definition of a
1. Rum River Bancorporation, Inc., reportable event and whether
Milaca, Minnesota; to become a bank AGENCY:Agency for Healthcare Research information on the severity of the
holding company by acquiring 100 and Quality, HHS. adverse event is collected. It inquires
percent of the voting shares of The First ACTION: Notice. about who might report information and
National Bank of Milaca, Milaca, whether they can report to a system
Minnesota. SUMMARY: This notice announces the which is confidential and/or
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve intention of the agency for Healthcare anonymous. The questionnaire also asks
System, March 22, 2005. Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request about the uses of the data that are
Robert deV. Frierson, the Office of Management and Budget collected, reporting systems, and
Deputy Secretary of the Board. (OMB) to allow the proposed whether information is used for
[FR Doc. 05–6122 Filed 3–28–05; 8:45 am]
information collection project: purposes including analytic uses,
‘‘National Study of the Hospital Adverse personnel action, and intervention
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
Event Reporting Survey’’. In accordance design. Finally, the questionnaire asks
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of about the other sources of information
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), AHRQ that are useful for patient safety-related
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM invites the public to comment on this interventions.
proposed information collection. The sample will be randomly drawn
Sunshine Act Meeting This proposed information collection from the American Hospital Association
was previously published in the Federal Field Guide (the ‘‘AHA Guide’’). The
TIME AND DATE: Register on January 24, 2005, and AHA Guide is a listing of 5,890
11:30 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2005. allowed 60 days for public comment. No registered hospitals, which include
PLACE: public comments were received. The Department of Defense, and Veteran’s
Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve purpose of this notice is to allow an Administration hospitals. The AHA
Board Building, 20th and C Streets, additional 30 days for public comment. believes its database is close to 100
NW., Washington, DC 20551. percent complete. AHA gathers
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
information directly from hospitals via
STATUS: Closed. received by April 28, 2005.
an annual survey. The resulting
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: ADDRESSES: Written comments should database includes 0ver 600 fields in
1. Personnel actions (appointments, be submitted to: John Kraemer, at the areas such as organizational structure,
promotions, assignments, Office of Information and Regulatory facilities, bed numbers, finances and
reassignments, and salary actions) Affairs, OMB at the e-mail address services specialities. Their survey
involving individual Federal Reserve John_Kraemer@omb.eop.gov and the fax results are published annually in the
System employees. number is (202) 395–6974. AHA Guide. In our sample frame, we
2. Any items carried forward from a Copies of the proposed collection will include approximately 5,795 non-
previously announced meeting. plans, data collection instruments, and Federal hospitals (public hospitals
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: specific details on the estimated burden operated by cities, counties, and States
Michelle A. Smith, Director, Office of can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports and private hospital including both for
Board Members; 202–452–2955. Clearance Officer. profit and not-for-profit), and we will

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