Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 65523-65524 [E6-18772]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 8, 2006 / Notices Synopsis: The amendment extends the duration of the agreement to February 28, 2007. Agreement No.: 011953–001. Title: Florida Shipowners Group Agreement. Parties: The member lines of the Caribbean Shipowners Association and the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners and Operators Association. Filing Party: Wayne R. Rhode, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell, 1800 M Street, NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. Synopsis: The amendment updates the membership list of the FloridaBahamas Shipowners and Operators Association. Agreement No.: 011978. Title: USATLAN/Maruba Space Charter Agreement. Parties: Compania Sud Americana de Vapores S.A., Companhia Libra de Navegacao, Compania Libra de Navegacion Uruguay S.A., and Maruba S.A. Filing Party: Walter H. Lion, Esq; McLaughlin & Stern, LLP; 260 Madison Avenue; New York, New York 10016. Synopsis: The agreement authorizes the parties to FMC Agreement No. 011872 to charter space to Maruba S.A. between U.S. East Coast ports and ports in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Dated: November 3, 2006. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–18889 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM cprice-sewell on PRODPC62 with NOTICES 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 November 22, 2006. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Douglas A. Banks, Vice President) 1455 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:11 Nov 07, 2006 Jkt 211001 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566: 1. The Mark S. Reckman Trust; The Lynne W. Reckman Trust; Brent W. Reckman; Eric S. Reckman; The Richard F. Reckman Trust; The Mary Jo Pollock Trust; Casey E. Reckman; Christin N. Reckman; Nicholas M. Reckman; and Robert C. Reckman (collectively known as the Reckman Group); to acquire voting shares of Columbia Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of The Columbia Savings Bank, all of Cincinnati, Ohio. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. Margaret Ann Farmer, Sallisaw, Oklahoma; to acquire control of Armstrong Bancshares, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Armstrong Bank, Muskogee, Oklahoma. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2, 2006. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6–18773 Filed 11–7–06; 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 November 24, 2006. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Tommy L. Daughtrey, Janice Fowler and Jerry Vaughn, all of Duncan, Oklahoma, as individuals and as trustees of the Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (in formation); to acquire voting shares of Commerce Bancorp, Inc., and thereby PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65523 indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank of Commerce, all of Duncan, Oklahoma. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 3, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6–18823 Filed 11–7–06; 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 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 December 1, 2006. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: 1. Beacon Bancorp, Taunton, Massachusetts; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of, and thereby merge with Randolph Bancorp, Stoughton, Massachusetts, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Randolph Savings Bank, Randolph, Massachusetts. E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1 65524 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 8, 2006 / Notices B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. Alerus Financial Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Alerus Interim, National Association, Minnetonka, Minnesota, which will be merged with Stanton Trust Company, National Association, and the resulting institution will immediately thereafter be merged into Alerus Financial, National Association, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2, 2006. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6–18772 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM cprice-sewell on PRODPC62 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:11 Nov 07, 2006 Jkt 211001 Governors not later than December 4, 2006. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Reserve Financial Associates, LLC, Columbus, Ohio, Sofia Financial Associates, LLC, and Skilken Financial Associates, LLC, all of Columbus, Ohio; to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Business Bank of Florida Corp., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Florida Business Bank, both of Melbourne, Florida. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Franklin Bancorp, Inc., and d/b/a Sunrise Community Banks; to merge with University Financial Corp., and thereby indirectly acquire University National Bank, all of St. Paul, Minnesota. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Community Bancshares of Kansas, Inc., Goff, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Nemaha Investment Company, Inc., Merriam, Kansas, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank of Goff, Goff, Kansas. 2. Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc.; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Republic Bank & Trust, both of Norman, Oklahoma. 3. Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Armstrong Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Armstrong Bank, both of Muskogee, Oklahoma. D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201– 2272: 1. BT Holdings, Inc., Quitman, Texas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Quitman Bancorporation, Inc., Quitman, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Quitman Bancorporation of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Bank Texas, National Association, Quitman, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 3, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E6–18824 Filed 11–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 9 a.m. (EST), November 20, 2006. PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: Parts will be open to the public and parts closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: TIME AND DATE: Parts Open to the Public 1. Approval of the minutes of the October 16, 2006 Board member meeting. 2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by the Executive Director. 3. Participant Survey Update. 4. Analysis of Investment Funds Report. 5. Pension Protection Act Report. 6. 2007 Board Meeting Changes. 7. DOL Audit Report. 8. GAO Review of FRTIB Report. Parts Closed to the Public 9. Procurement 10. Security CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. Dated: November 6, 2006. Thomas K. Emswiler, Secretary to the Board, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. [FR Doc. 06–9142 Filed 11–6–06; 12:24 pm] BILLING CODE 6760–01–P GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [Docket FTR–2006–006; Sequence 5] Seventh National Federal Fleet Management Workshop and Information Fair, Including Aviation and Motor Vehicle Workshops (FedFleet 2007) Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is announcing that it will hold its Seventh National Federal Fleet Management Workshop and Information Fair (including Aviation and Motor Vehicle workshops) (FedFleet 2007). FedFleet 2007: Performance Measurement/Navigating Success will take place July 24–26 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida. FedFleet 2007 offers three days of valuable educational opportunities, with sessions being facilitated by fleet E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65523-65524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18772]


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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 December 1, 2006.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community 
Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204:
    1. Beacon Bancorp, Taunton, Massachusetts; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of, and thereby merge with Randolph Bancorp, 
Stoughton, Massachusetts, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares 
of Randolph Savings Bank, Randolph, Massachusetts.

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    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 
Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55480-0291:
    1. Alerus Financial Corporation, Grand Forks, North Dakota; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Alerus Interim, National 
Association, Minnetonka, Minnesota, which will be merged with Stanton 
Trust Company, National Association, and the resulting institution will 
immediately thereafter be merged into Alerus Financial, National 
Association, Grand Forks, North Dakota.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2, 
2006.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6-18772 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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