Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 36395 [2010-15474]

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In addition, section 701 requires banks that VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:23 Jun 24, 2010 Jkt 220001 wish to utilize the exemption in that section to provide a notice to its brokerdealer partner regarding names and other identifying information about bank employees. Section 723 requires a bank that chooses to rely on the exemption in that section to exclude certain trust or fiduciary accounts in determining its compliance with the chiefly compensated test in section 721 to maintain certain records relating to the excluded accounts. Section 741 requires a bank relying on the exemption provided by that section to provide customers with a prospectus for the money market fund securities, not later than the time the customer authorizes the bank to effect the transaction in such securities, if the class of series of securities are not noload. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 22, 2010. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2010–15492 Filed 6–24–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36395 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 July 22, 2010. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Clifford Stanford, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. USAmeriBancorp, Inc., Largo, Florida; to acquire at least 50 percent of the voting shares of Aliant Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Aliant Bank, both of Alexander City, Alabama. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. First Holding Company of Park River, Inc., Park River, North Dakota; to establish a wholly owned subsidiary, Sheyenne Bancorp, Inc., Park River, North Dakota, and thereby acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of First Sharon Holding Company, Inc., Aneta, North Dakota, and indirectly acquire voting shares of First State Bank of Sharon, Sharon, North Dakota. In connection with this application, Sheyenne Bancorp, Inc., has also applied to become a bank holding company. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 22, 2010. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2010)]
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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 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 July 22, 2010.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Clifford Stanford, Vice 
President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
    1. USAmeriBancorp, Inc., Largo, Florida; to acquire at least 50 
percent of the voting shares of Aliant Financial Corporation, and 
thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Aliant Bank, both of 
Alexander City, Alabama.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 
Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55480-0291:
    1. First Holding Company of Park River, Inc., Park River, North 
Dakota; to establish a wholly owned subsidiary, Sheyenne Bancorp, Inc., 
Park River, North Dakota, and thereby acquire 100 percent of the voting 
shares of First Sharon Holding Company, Inc., Aneta, North Dakota, and 
indirectly acquire voting shares of First State Bank of Sharon, Sharon, 
North Dakota. In connection with this application, Sheyenne Bancorp, 
Inc., has also applied to become a bank holding company.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 22, 2010.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-15474 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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