Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies, 45008-45009 [E8-17670]

Download as PDF 45008 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices Federal Communications Commission. Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. E8–17695 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [WT Docket No. 07–250; DA 08–1331] Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Reminds Digital Wireless Handset Manufacturers and Public Mobile Service Providers of Obligation To Designate an Agent for Hearing Aid Compatibility Issues Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) reminds public mobile service providers and digital wireless handset manufacturers of their obligation to designate an agent for service of informal complaints received by the Commission, as well as notices, inquiries, and orders, relating to hearing aid compatibility. DATES: The requirement to designate a service and contact agent became effective June 6, 2008. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Alexander, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability Rights Office at (202) 418–0581 (voice), (202) 418–0183 (TTY), or e-mail Arlene.Alexander@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau’s document DA 08–1331, released June 5, 2008. A copy of document DA 08–1331 will be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. Document DA 08–1331 also may be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact the Commission’s duplicating contractor at its Web site https:// www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1–800– 378–3160. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Bureau at VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:39 Jul 31, 2008 Jkt 214001 (202) 418–0530 (voice) or (202) 418– 0432 (TTY). Document DA 08–1331 also can be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/ hearing.html. The designation required by Amendment of the Commission’s Rules Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets, Petition of American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee C63 (EMC) ANSI ASC C63, WT Docket No. 07–250, First Report and Order, FCC 08–68, published at 73 FR 25566, May 7, 2008 (2008 Hearing Aid Compatibility First Report and Order), may be sent to the Commission via e-mail to SECTION255_POC@fcc.gov, or by mail to the Commission, Attention: Arlene Alexander, Room 3–C408 (see ADDRESSES section of this document for mailing address). Designated service agent information may be viewed through the Bureau’s Disability Rights Office Web site at https://www.fcc.gov/ cgb/dro/section255.html. Synopsis On February 28, 2008, the Commission released the 2008 Hearing Aid Compatibility First Report and Order, which modified the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility requirements applicable to providers of public mobile services and manufacturers of digital wireless handsets used in the delivery of those services. These modifications include requiring manufacturers and service providers to provide hearing aid compatibility contact information directly to the Commission for posting on the Commission’s Web site. Specifically, the Commission amended 47 CFR 68.418 to require that manufacturers and service providers designate and identify one or more agents upon whom service may be made of all informal complaints, as well as notices, inquiries, orders, decisions, and other pronouncements of the Commission in any matter before the Commission. The regulations further provide that ‘‘[s]uch designation shall be provided to the Commission and shall include a name or department designation, business address, telephone number, and, if available, TTY number, facsimile number, and Internet e-mail address.’’ Finally, the regulations require the Commission to make this information available to the public. Apart from requiring the provision of contact information directly to the Commission, the new regulations do not otherwise change the procedures for handling complaints alleging a violation PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of the Commission’s hearing aid compatibility rules. Federal Communications Commission Nicole McGinnis, Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. E8–17696 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Federal Maritime Commission. TIME AND DATE: August 6, 2008—10 a.m. PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW., First Floor Hearing Room, Washington, DC. STATUS: A portion of the meeting will be in Open Session and the remainder of the meeting will be in Closed Session. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Matters To Be Considered Open Session (1) FMC Agreement No. 201188— Houston Terminal, LLC Cooperative Working Agreement, effective August 9, 2008. (2) FMC Agreement No. 201189—New Orleans Terminal, LLC Cooperative Working Agreement, effective August 9, 2008. Closed Session (1) Los Angeles/Long Beach Port/ Terminal Agreements. (2) Internal Administrative Practices and Personnel Matters. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary, (202) 523–5725. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary, [FR Doc. E8–17838 Filed 7–30–08; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6730–01–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 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / 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 August 18, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. John Smoluch and Donna Smoluch, both of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, to retain and acquire control of Community Pride Bank Corporation, Ham Lake, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain and acquire control of Community Pride Bank, Isanti, Minnesota. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. The Barbara Dean Flaming Trust and Brenda Jean Flaming Salinas, trustee; the Brenda Jean Flaming Trust and Barbara Dean Flaming Waite, trustee; the Michael Todd Flaming Trust and Brenda Jean Flaming Salinas, trustee; and the Flaming Children 2008 Irrevocable Trust and Gerald R. Chelgren, trustee; all of Cherokee, Oklahoma, part of a group acting in concert, to acquire and retain control of Alfalfa County Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire and retain control of ACB Bank, both in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 29, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–17670 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 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 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 August 25, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105– 1521: 1. Embassy Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 28, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–17652 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:39 Jul 31, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45009 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 August 28, 2008. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. BOSP Bancshares, Inc., Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 29, 2008. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–17668 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 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 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 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 149 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45008-45009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17670]


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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 Sec. [thinsp]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

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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 August 18, 2008.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 
Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55480-0291:
    1. John Smoluch and Donna Smoluch, both of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 
to retain and acquire control of Community Pride Bank Corporation, Ham 
Lake, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain and acquire control of 
Community Pride Bank, Isanti, Minnesota.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant 
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. The Barbara Dean Flaming Trust and Brenda Jean Flaming Salinas, 
trustee; the Brenda Jean Flaming Trust and Barbara Dean Flaming Waite, 
trustee; the Michael Todd Flaming Trust and Brenda Jean Flaming 
Salinas, trustee; and the Flaming Children 2008 Irrevocable Trust and 
Gerald R. Chelgren, trustee; all of Cherokee, Oklahoma, part of a group 
acting in concert, to acquire and retain control of Alfalfa County 
Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire and retain control of 
ACB Bank, both in Cherokee, Oklahoma.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 29, 2008.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-17670 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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