Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 73348 [E7-25015]

Download as PDF 73348 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 247 / Thursday, December 27, 2007 / Notices acquire voting shares of Farmers Citizens Bank, all of Bucyrus, Ohio. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 20, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7–25016 Filed 12–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM mstockstill on PROD1PC66 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 Governors not later than January 18, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. Capitol Bancorp Ltd., and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VII, both of Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51 percent of the voting shares of Mountain View Bank of Commerce (in organization), Westminster, Colorado. In connection with this application, Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd. III, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:00 Dec 26, 2007 Jkt 214001 Lansing, Michigan; has applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring 51 percent of the voting shares of Mountain View Bank of Commerce (in organization), Westminster, Colorado. 2. Kerndt Bank Services, Inc., Lansing, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of Family Merchants Bancorporation, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Family Merchants Bank, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 20, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc.E7–25015 Filed 12–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS–4134–N] Medicare Program; Medicare Appeals; Adjustment to the Amount in Controversy Threshold Amounts for Calendar Year 2008 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual adjustment in the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process. The adjustment to the AIC threshold amounts will be effective for requests for ALJ hearings and judicial review filed on or after January 1, 2008. The 2008 AIC threshold amounts are $120 for ALJ hearings and $1,180 for judicial review. EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective on January 1, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arrah Tabe-Bedward, (410) 786–7129; Katherine Hosna, (410) 786–4993. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 1869(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by Section 521 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (BIPA), established the AIC threshold amounts for ALJ hearing requests and judicial review at $100 and $1000, respectively, for Medicare Part A and Part B appeals. Section 940 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Medicare PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Modernization Act ‘‘MMA’’), amended section 1869(b)(1)(E) of the Act to require the AIC threshold amounts for ALJ hearings and judicial review be adjusted annually. The AIC threshold amounts are to be adjusted, as of January 2005, by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) for July 2003 to July of the year preceding the year involved and rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. Section 940(b)(2) of the MMA provided conforming amendments to apply the AIC adjustment requirement to Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage ‘‘MA’’) appeals and certain health maintenance organization and competitive health plan appeals. Health care prepayment plans are also subject to MA appeals rules, including the AIC adjustment requirement. Section 101 of the MMA provides for the application of the AIC adjustment requirement to Medicare Part D appeals. A. Medicare Part A and Part B Appeals The statutory formula for the annual adjustment to the AIC threshold amounts for ALJ hearings and judicial review of Medicare Part A and Part B appeals, set forth at section 1869(b)(1)(E) of the Act, is included in the applicable implementing regulations, 42 CFR part 405, Subpart I, at § 405.1006(b). The regulations require the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to publish changes to the AIC threshold amounts in the Federal Register (§ 405.1006(b)(2)). In order to be entitled to a hearing before an ALJ, a party to a proceeding must meet the AIC requirements at § 405.1006(c). Similarly, a party must meet the AIC requirement at the time judicial review is requested for the court to have jurisdiction over the appeal (§ 405.1136(a)). B. Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) Appeals Section 940(b)(2) of the MMA applies the AIC adjustment requirement to Part C (MA) appeals by amending section 1852(g)(5) of the Act. The implementing regulations for Medicare Part C appeals are found at 42 CFR part 422, Subpart M. Specifically, § 422.600 and § 422.612 discuss the AIC threshold amounts for ALJ hearings and judicial review. Section 422.600 grants any party, except the MA organization, a right to an ALJ hearing as long as the amount remaining in controversy after reconsideration meets the threshold requirement established annually by the Secretary. Section 422.612 states that E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 73348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25015]


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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 January 18, 2008.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Capitol Bancorp Ltd., and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited 
VII, both of Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51 percent of the voting 
shares of Mountain View Bank of Commerce (in organization), 
Westminster, Colorado.
    In connection with this application, Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd. 
III, Lansing, Michigan; has applied to become a bank holding company by 
acquiring 51 percent of the voting shares of Mountain View Bank of 
Commerce (in organization), Westminster, Colorado.
    2. Kerndt Bank Services, Inc., Lansing, Iowa; to acquire 100 
percent of Family Merchants Bancorporation, Inc., and thereby 
indirectly acquire voting shares of Family Merchants Bank, both of 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 20, 
2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.E7-25015 Filed 12-26-07; 8:45 am]
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