Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of January 29-30, 2008, 11920 [E8-4230]

Download as PDF 11920 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 5, 2008 / Notices FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of January 29–30, 2008 In accordance with § 271.25 of its rules regarding availability of information (12 CFR part 271), there is set forth below the domestic policy directive issued by the Federal Open Market Committee at its meeting held on January 29–30, 2008.1 The Federal Open Market Committee seeks monetary and financial conditions that will foster price stability and promote sustainable growth in output. To further its long–run objectives, the Committee in the immediate future seeks conditions in reserve markets consistent with reducing the federal funds rate at an average of around 31⁄2 percent. By order of the Federal Open Market Committee, February 26, 2008. Brian F. Madigan, Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. [FR Doc. E8–4230 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES of the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 29–30, 2008, which includes the domestic policy directive issued at the meeting, are available upon request to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551. The minutes are published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board’s annual report. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:03 Mar 04, 2008 Jkt 214001 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 29, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–4211 Filed 3–4–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 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 applications 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 1 Copies 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 31, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. First Liberty Capital Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and First Liberty Capital Corporation, both of Hugo, Colorado; to acquire up to 100 percent of the voting shares of First Mountain Bank, Leadville. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; Correction This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc. E8-3313) published on page 9806 of the issue for Friday, February 22, 2008. Under the Federal Reserve Bank of New York heading, the entry for Tompkins Financial Corporation, Ithaca, New York, is revised to read as follows: A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045–0001: 1. Tompkins Financial Corporation, Ithaca, New York; to acquire and thereby merge with Sleepy Hollow Bancorp Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Sleepy Hollow Bank, both of Sleepy Hollow, New York. Comments on this application must be received by March 20, 2008. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 29, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–4212 Filed 3–4–08 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION [File No. 072 3210] American Cash Market, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment Federal Trade Commission. Proposed Consent Agreement. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices or unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the draft complaint and the terms of the consent order—embodied in the consent agreement—that would settle these allegations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. Comments should refer to ‘‘American Cash Market, File No. 072 3210,’’ to facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope, and should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade Commission/ Office of the Secretary, Room 135-H, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Comments containing confidential material must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’ and must comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c). 16 CFR 4.9(c) (2005).1 The FTC is requesting that any comment filed in paper form be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions. Comments that do not contain any nonpublic information may instead be filed in electronic form by following the instructions on the webbased form at https:// secure.commentworks.com/ftcAmericanCashMarket. To ensure that the Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on that webbased form. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to 1 The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission’s General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Federal Open Market Committee; Domestic Policy Directive of 
January 29-30, 2008

    In accordance with Sec.  271.25 of its rules regarding availability 
of information (12 CFR part 271), there is set forth below the domestic 
policy directive issued by the Federal Open Market Committee at its 
meeting held on January 29-30, 2008.\1\
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    \1\[thinsp]Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open Market 
Committee meeting on January 29-30, 2008, which includes the 
domestic policy directive issued at the meeting, are available upon 
request to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Washington, D.C. 20551. The minutes are published in the Federal 
Reserve Bulletin and in the Board's annual report.
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    The Federal Open Market Committee seeks monetary and financial 
conditions that will foster price stability and promote sustainable 
growth in output. To further its long-run objectives, the Committee in 
the immediate future seeks conditions in reserve markets consistent 
with reducing the federal funds rate at an average of around 3\1/2\ 
percent.
    By order of the Federal Open Market Committee, February 26, 2008.

Brian F. Madigan,
Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee.
[FR Doc. E8-4230 Filed 3-4-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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