Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 10401-10402 [05-4065]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 41 / Thursday, March 3, 2005 / Notices Determination Under Executive Order 12866 Western has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act Western has determined that this rule is exempt from congressional notification requirements under 5 U.S.C. 801 because the action is a rulemaking of particular applicability relating to rates or services and involves matters of procedure. Dated: Feburary 14, 2005. Michael S. Hacskaylo, Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–4118 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA–05–492] Fifth Meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC–07 Advisory Committee) Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the fifth meeting of the WRC–07 Advisory Committee will be held on April 4, 2005, at the Federal Communications Commission. The purpose of the meeting is to continue preparations for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference. The Advisory Committee will consider any preliminary views and draft proposals introduced by the Advisory Committee’s Informal Working Groups. DATES: April 4, 2005; 11 a.m.–12 noon. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW–C305, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Roytblat, FCC International Bureau, Strategic Analysis and Negotiations Division, at (202) 418– 7501. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) established the WRC–07 Advisory Committee to provide advice, technical support and recommendations relating SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate jul<14>2003 16:38 Mar 02, 2005 Jkt 205001 to the preparation of United States proposals and positions for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC–07). In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons of the fifth meeting of the WRC–07 Advisory Committee. The WRC–07 Advisory Committee has an open membership. All interested parties are invited to participate in the Advisory Committee and to attend its meetings. The proposed agenda for the fifth meeting is as follows: Agenda Fifth Meeting of the WRC–07 Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room TW–C305, Washington, DC 20554. April 4, 2005; 11 a.m.–12 noon. 1. Opening Remarks. 2. Approval of Agenda. 3. Approval of the Minutes of the Fourth Meeting. 4. Reports on Recent WRC–07 Preparatory Meetings. 5. NTIA Draft Preliminary Views and Proposals. 6. Informal Working Group Reports and Documents relating to: a. Consensus Views and Issues Papers; b. Draft Proposals. 7. Future Meetings. 8. Other Business. Federal Communications Commission. Don Abelson, Chief, International Bureau. [FR Doc. 05–4112 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–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 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10401 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 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 March 28, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Nadine M. Wallman, Assistant Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101–2566: 1. Sky Financial Group, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio: to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of, and thereby merge with Belmont Bancorp, Inc., Bridgeport, Ohio, and thereby indirectly acquire Belmont National Bank, Wheeling, West Virginia. 2. S&T Bancorp, Indiana, Pennsylvania; to acquire up to 9.9 percent of the voting shares of CBT Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Clearfield Bank & Trust Company, both of Clearfield, Pennsylvania. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick Wilder, Managing Examiner) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. Community State Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Union Grove, Wisconsin; to acquire up to 33.24 percent of the voting shares of Union Bancorporation, Union Grove, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Community State Bank, Union Grove, Wisconsin. 2. Great River Financial Group, Inc., Burlington, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Two Rivers Bank and Trust (in organization), Johnston, Iowa. 3. Prairieland Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Bushnell, Illinois; to acquire an additional 4.66 percent for a total of 49.69 percent of the voting shares of Prairieland Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Bushnell, both of Bushnell, Illinois. E:\FR\FM\03MRN1.SGM 03MRN1 10402 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 41 / Thursday, March 3, 2005 / Notices Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–4065 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 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 March 17, 2005.. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 1. Hylton Wright, Betty Wright, Tamara Thomas, Loudene Riggs, Alease Lambert, and Evelyn Wright, Mounty Airy, North Carolina; as a group acting in concert to acquire voting shares of Surrey Bancorp, Mount Airy, North Carolina, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Surrey Bank & Trust, Mount Airy, North Carolina. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–4066 Filed 3–2–05; 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 VerDate jul<14>2003 16:38 Mar 02, 2005 Jkt 205001 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 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 March 28, 2005. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 1. SCCB Financial Corp., Columbia, South Carolina; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of South Carolina Community Bank, Columbia, South Carolina. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: 1. Saladrigas Holdings, LP, Miami, Florida; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Premier American Bank, Miami, Florida. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. Nicholas, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Security State Bank Holding Company, Jamestown, North Dakota; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of CNB, Inc., Walker, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Centennial National Bank, Walker, Minnesota. D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Republic Bancorp, Inc., Munden, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 99.72 percent of the voting shares of National Family Bank, Munden, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 28, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–4154 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [Docket No. OP–1214] Reserve Bank Withdrawal From Noncash Collection Service Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Board has approved the withdrawal of the Federal Reserve Banks from the noncash collection service. The noncash collection service involves the collection and processing of definitive municipal bonds and coupons issued by state and local governments. The withdrawal from this service is prompted by the declining volume of definitive municipal securities, the expected underrecovery of costs in future years, and the availability of alternate service providers and substitutable services. DATES: Items for deposit will be accepted until September 30, 2005, and withdrawal will be completed on December 30, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Owens, Manager (202/728–5848), or Lyndsay Huot, Financial Services Analyst (202/452–5238), Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems; for the hearing impaired only: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, 202/263–4869. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION I. Background The Federal Reserve Banks currently provide a service to depository institutions for the collection of matured or called definitive municipal securities.1 Definitive municipal securities are registered or bearer bonds that have been issued with interest coupons in certificated, or physical, form by local governments, as well as by states and their political subdivisions and agencies.2 The Reserve Banks 1 The Reserve Banks will accept deposits of securities up to 30 days prior to maturity. 2 Such securities are ‘‘noncash’’ items under Regulation J (12 CFR 210.2(k)). E:\FR\FM\03MRN1.SGM 03MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 41 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10401-10402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4065]


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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 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 March 28, 2005.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Nadine M. Wallman, Assistant 
Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
    1. Sky Financial Group, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio: to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of, and thereby merge with Belmont 
Bancorp, Inc., Bridgeport, Ohio, and thereby indirectly acquire Belmont 
National Bank, Wheeling, West Virginia.
    2. S&T Bancorp, Indiana, Pennsylvania; to acquire up to 9.9 percent 
of the voting shares of CBT Financial Corporation, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Clearfield Bank & Trust Company, both of Clearfield, 
Pennsylvania.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick Wilder, Managing 
Examiner) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Community State Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, 
Union Grove, Wisconsin; to acquire up to 33.24 percent of the voting 
shares of Union Bancorporation, Union Grove, Wisconsin, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Community State Bank, Union Grove, Wisconsin.
    2. Great River Financial Group, Inc., Burlington, Iowa; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Two Rivers Bank and Trust (in 
organization), Johnston, Iowa.
    3. Prairieland Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, 
Bushnell, Illinois; to acquire an additional 4.66 percent for a total 
of 49.69 percent of the voting shares of Prairieland Bancorp, Inc., and 
thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants State Bank of 
Bushnell, both of Bushnell, Illinois.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25, 
2005.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 05-4065 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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