Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 16680-16681 [E8-6288]

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E8–6405 Filed 3–27–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 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 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 April 14, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. Timothy A. Tierney, Madison, Wisconsin, as an individual, and as part of a group with Mark R. Tierney, Superior, Wisconsin, and David S. Tierney, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; to acquire control of Superior Bancorporation LTD, Superior, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire control Community Bank, Superior, Wisconsin. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 25, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–6361 Filed 3–27–08; 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 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 61 / Friday, March 28, 2008 / Notices 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 April 23, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. Hazen Bancorporation, Inc., Hazen, North Dakota; to increase its ownership to 19.20 percent of the voting shares of North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank, Jamestown, North Dakota and Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona (a de novo bank). 2. McIntosh County Bank Holding Company, Inc., Ashley, North Dakota; to acquire additional shares and maintain 33.33 percent of the voting shares of North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank, Jamestown, North Dakota and Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona. 3. North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona (a de novo bank). 4. Wishek Bancorporation, Inc., Wishek, North Dakota; to acquire, through its ownership of North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota, shares of Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona ( a de nova bank). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 24, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–6288 Filed 3–27–08; 8:45 am] related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. 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 the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than April 25, 2008 . A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. Banco do Brasil, S.A., Brasilia, Brazil; to acquire, Banco do Brasil, Federal Savings Bank, New York, New York, and thereby engage in operating a savings association and engage in trust company functions to Section 225.28(b)(4) and (5) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 25, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–6360 Filed 3–27–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension BILLING CODE 6210–01–S Federal Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FTC’’). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:06 Mar 27, 2008 Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: The information collection requirements described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’). The FTC is seeking public comments on its proposal to extend through July 31, 2011, the current Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Funeral Industry Practice Rule (‘‘Funeral Rule’’ or ‘‘Rule’’). That clearance expires on July 31, 2008. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 27, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16681 Comments should refer to ‘‘Paperwork Comment: FTC File No. P084401’’ 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 H-135 (Annex S), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. Because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments in electronic form, as prescribed below. However, if the comment contains any material for which confidential treatment is requested, the comment must be filed in paper form, and the first page of the document must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential.’’1 Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted by clicking on the following: https:// secure.commentworks.com/ftcfuneralrulepra and following the instructions on the web-based form. To ensure that the Commission considers an electronic comment, you must file it on the web-based form at https:// secure.commentworks.com/ftcfuneralrulepra. You also may visit https://www.regulations.gov to read this Rule, and may file an electronic comment through that website. The Commission will consider all comments that regulations.gov forwards to it. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 61 (Friday, March 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16680-16681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6288]


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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

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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 April 23, 2008.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 
Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55480-0291:
    1. Hazen Bancorporation, Inc., Hazen, North Dakota; to increase its 
ownership to 19.20 percent of the voting shares of North Star Holding 
Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Unison Bank, Jamestown, North Dakota and Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona (a 
de novo bank).
    2. McIntosh County Bank Holding Company, Inc., Ashley, North 
Dakota; to acquire additional shares and maintain 33.33 percent of the 
voting shares of North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North 
Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank, Jamestown, North 
Dakota and Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona.
    3. North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona 
(a de novo bank).
    4. Wishek Bancorporation, Inc., Wishek, North Dakota; to acquire, 
through its ownership of North Star Holding Company, Inc., Jamestown, 
North Dakota, shares of Unison Bank, Mesa, Arizona ( a de nova bank).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 24, 
2008.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-6288 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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