Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 43776-43777 [2015-18010]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 43776 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices Reporters: Depository institutions. Estimated annual reporting hours: 2,551. Estimated average hours per response: 0.75 hours. Number of respondents: 3,401. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory by the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a), 461, 603, and 615) and Regulation D (12 CFR 204). The data are given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). Abstract: The FR 2910a is an annual report generally filed by depository institutions that are exempt from reserve requirements under the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 and whose total deposits, measured from depository institutions’ December quarterly condition reports, are greater than the exemption amount but less than the reduced reporting limit. The report contains three data items that are to be submitted for a single day, June 30: (1) Total transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits; (2) reservable liabilities; and (3) net transaction accounts. The data collected on this report serves two purposes. First, the data are used to determine which depository institutions will remain exempt from reserve requirements and consequently eligible for reduced reporting for another year. Second, the data are used in the annual indexation of the low reserve tranche, the exemption amount, the nonexempt deposit cutoff, and the reduced reporting limit. Current Actions: On May 12, 2015 the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 27171) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Annual Report of Deposits and Reservable Liabilities. The comment period for this notice expired on July 13, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, without revision, as proposed. 4. Report title: Report of Foreign (NonU.S.) Currency Deposits. Agency form number: FR 2915. OMB control number: 7100–0237. Frequency: Quarterly. Reporters: Depository institutions. Estimated annual reporting hours: 288. Estimated average hours per response: 0.5 hours. Number of respondents: 144. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory by the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a), 461, 603, and 615) and Regulation D (12 CFR 204). The data are VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jul 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). Abstract: All FR 2900 respondents, both weekly and quarterly, that offer deposits denominated in foreign currencies at their U.S. offices file the FR 2915 quarterly on the same reporting schedule as quarterly FR 2900 respondents. Foreign currency deposits are subject to reserve requirements and, therefore, are included in the FR 2900 data. However, because foreign currency deposits are not included in the monetary aggregates, the FR 2915 data are used to net foreign currencydenominated deposits from the FR 2900 data in order to exclude them from measures of the monetary aggregates. The FR 2915 is the only source of data on such deposits. Current Actions: On May 12, 2015 the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 27171) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Report of Foreign (Non-U.S.) Currency Deposits. The comment period for this notice expired on July 13, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, without revision, as proposed. 5. Report title: Allocation of Low Reserve Tranche and Reservable Liabilities Exemption. Agency form number: FR 2930. OMB control number: 7100–0088. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Reporters: Depository institutions. Estimated annual reporting hours: 30. Estimated average hours per response: 0.25 hours. Number of respondents: 120. General description of report: This information collection is mandatory by the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a), 461, 603, and 615) and Regulation D (12 CFR 204). The data are given confidential treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). Abstract: Institutions with offices (or groups of offices) in more than one state or Federal Reserve District, or those operating under operational convenience, are required to file the FR 2930 at least annually. An institution’s net transaction accounts up to the exemption amount ($14.5 million in 2015) are reserved at zero percent. Net transaction accounts up to the low reserve tranche ($103.6 million in 2015) are reserved at 3 percent while amounts in excess of this amount are reserved at 10 percent. Only a single exemption amount and a single low reserve tranche are allowed per depository institution (including subsidiaries). Therefore, an institution that submits separate FR 2900 reports covering different offices is PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 required to file the FR 2930 at least annually to allocate its reservable liabilities exemption and low reserve tranche among its offices. The Federal Reserve Board does not propose any changes to this report. Current Actions: On May 12, 2015 the Federal Reserve published a notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 27171) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of the Allocation of Low Reserve Tranche and Reservable Liabilities Exemption. The comment period for this notice expired on July 13, 2015. The Federal Reserve did not receive any comments. The information collection will be extended for three years, without revision, as proposed. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 20, 2015. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–18056 Filed 7–22–15; 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 will also 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. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 141 / Thursday, July 23, 2015 / Notices Governors not later than August 14, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Yvonne Sparks, Community Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. Bear State Financial, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent of Metropolitan National Bank, Springfield, Missouri. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. HYS Investments, LLC, to acquire additional voting shares up to 26.10 percent of BOTS, Inc., parent of VisionBank, all in Topeka, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 17, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–18010 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. SUMMARY: On June 15, 1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) its approval authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), to approve of and assign OMB numbers to collection of information requests and requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. Board-approved collections of information are incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved collections of information. Copies of the PRA Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of information instruments are placed into OMB’s public docket files. The Federal Reserve may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 21, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 2082 or RFP/Q, by any of the following methods: • Agency Web site: https:// www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ foia/proposedregs.aspx. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jul 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: regs.comments@ federalreserve.gov. Include OMB number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 3102. • Mail: Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board’s Web site at https:// www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW.) Washington, DC 20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission, including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB’s public docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made available on the Federal Reserve Board’s public Web site at: https:// www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below. Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 452–3829. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for comment on information collection proposals The following information collections, which are being handled under this delegated authority, have received initial Board approval and are hereby published for comment. At the end of the comment period, the PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43777 proposed information collections, along with an analysis of comments and recommendations received, will be submitted to the Board for final approval under OMB delegated authority. Comments are invited on the following: a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Federal Reserve’s functions; including whether the information has practical utility; b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and e. Estimates of capital or start up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Proposal to approve under OMB delegated authority the extension for three years, without revision, of the following report 1. Report title: Registration of a Securities Holding Company. Agency form number: FR 2082. OMB control number: 7100–0347. Frequency: On occasion. Reporters: Securities holding companies. Estimated annual reporting hours: 40 hours. Estimated average hours per response: 8 hours. Number of respondents: 5. General description of report: The confidentiality of the forms required to be filed pursuant to section 241.3(b)(3)(i) is covered in specific memoranda relating to those forms. With respect to the ‘‘Registration of a Securities Holding Company’’ form required pursuant to section 241.3(a)(1), the information submitted on and with the form is normally public. However, a company may seek confidential treatment for any such information that it believes is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)–(9)). A determination of confidentiality would be made on a case-by-case basis. Abstract: On June 4, 2012, the Federal Reserve published a final rulemaking for Securities Holding Companies (Regulation OO) in the Federal Register (77 FR 32881). Regulation OO implements section 618 of the Dodd- E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43776-43777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18010]


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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 will also 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.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the 
offices of the Board of

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Governors not later than August 14, 2015.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Yvonne Sparks, Community 
Development Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. Bear State Financial, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas; to acquire 
100 percent of Metropolitan National Bank, Springfield, Missouri.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant 
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. HYS Investments, LLC, to acquire additional voting shares up to 
26.10 percent of BOTS, Inc., parent of VisionBank, all in Topeka, 
Kansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 17, 2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-18010 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6210-01-P

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