Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 4264 [E7-1406]

Download as PDF 4264 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 19 / Tuesday, January 30, 2007 / Notices Dated: January 19, 2007. For the Commission. Naomi C. Earp, Chair. [FR Doc. E7–1357 Filed 1–29–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6570–01–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 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 February 26, 2007. Trans # A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: 1. New England Bancshares, Inc., Enfield, Connecticut, to become a bank holding company by acquiring First Valley Bancorp, Inc., Bristol, Connecticut, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Valley Bank, Bristol, Connecticut. In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to retain voting shares of Enfield Federal Savings and Loan Association, Enfield, Connecticut, and thereby engage in operating a Federal savings and loan association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 25, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7–1406 Filed 1–29–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S Federal Reserve System Sunshine Act Meeting Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2007. PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. STATUS: Closed. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Personnel actions (appointments, promotions, assignments, reassignments, and salary actions) involving individual Federal Reserve System employees. 2. Any items carried forward from a previously announced meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office of Board Members at 202–452–2955. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may call 202–452–3206 beginning at AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Acquiring approximately 5 p.m. two business days before the meeting for a recorded announcement of bank and bank holding company applications scheduled for the meeting; or you may contact the Board’s Web site at https:// www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic announcement that not only lists applications, but also indicates procedural and other information about the meeting. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 26, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 07–428 Filed 1–26–07; 3:54 pm] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register.The following transactions were granted early termination of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period. Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/03/2007 ycherry on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES 20061489 ........... Allied Waste Industries, Inc ................... Waste Services, Inc ............................... 20070494 ........... 20070496 ........... 20070498 ........... Forest Laboratories, Inc ......................... Carlyle Partners IV, L.P ......................... Odyssey Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. CPG International Holdings LP .............. Natixis .................................................... Torchmark Corporation .......................... Cerexa, Inc ............................................. ElkCorp .................................................. DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P 20070501 ........... 20070502 ........... 20070503 ........... VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:36 Jan 29, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Pro-Cell, LLC ......................................... Hansberger Group, Inc .......................... Barry Wolf .............................................. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM Cactus Waste Systems, LLC, Waste Services of Arizona, Inc. Cerexa, Inc. ElkCorp. WQP Holdings, Inc. Pro-Cell, LLC. Hansberger Group, Inc. Direct Marketing Advertising Distributors. 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1406]


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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 February 26, 2007.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community 
Affairs Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204:
    1. New England Bancshares, Inc., Enfield, Connecticut, to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring First Valley Bancorp, Inc., Bristol, 
Connecticut, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Valley 
Bank, Bristol, Connecticut.
    In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to 
retain voting shares of Enfield Federal Savings and Loan Association, 
Enfield, Connecticut, and thereby engage in operating a Federal savings 
and loan association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 25, 
2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7-1406 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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