Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 40054 [2019-17319]

Download as PDF 40054 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 13, 2019 / Notices funds and the procedures for filing such a request. The comment period for this notice expired on June 18, 2019. The Board did not receive any comments. The revisions will be implemented as proposed. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 7, 2019. Michele Taylor Fennell, Assistant Secretary of the Board. Woodlands, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Woodforest National Bank, Houston, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 8, 2019. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2019–17319 Filed 8–12–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P [FR Doc. 2019–17266 Filed 8–12–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM jspears on DSK3GMQ082PROD 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 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 Governors not later than September 11, 2019. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–2272: 1. Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (with 401(k) Provisions) and the related Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Trust, both of The Woodlands, Texas; to acquire up to 30 percent of the voting shares of Woodforest Financial Group, Inc., The VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:51 Aug 12, 2019 Jkt 247001 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, the Written Security Program for State Member Banks (FR 4004; OMB No. 7100–0112). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Office of Management and Budget (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. On June 15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and assign OMB control 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 instrument(s) are placed into OMB’s public docket files. The Board 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 control number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of the Extension for Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Information Collection Report title: Written Security Program for State Member Banks. Agency form number: FR 4004. OMB control number: 7100–0112. Frequency: On occasion. Respondents: State member banks. Estimated number of respondents: 26. Estimated average hours per response: 1 hour. Estimated annual burden hours: 26. General description of report: This information collection arises from a recordkeeping requirement contained in section 208.61 of the Board’s Regulation H, which requires each state member bank to develop and maintain a written security program for the bank’s main office and branches within 180 days of becoming a member of the Federal Reserve System. There is no formal reporting form for this collection of information (the FR 4004 designation is for internal purposes only), and the information is not submitted to the Federal Reserve System. Legal authorization and confidentiality: The FR 4004 recordkeeping requirement is authorized by section 3 of the Bank Protection Act of 1968, which requires federal banking agencies to issue rules establishing minimum standards for banks with respect to the installation, maintenance, and operation of security devices and procedures to discourage robberies, burglaries, and larcenies and to assist in the identification and apprehension of persons who commit such acts.1 The FR 4004 is mandatory. Because there is no reporting requirement associated with this recordkeeping requirement, the issue of confidentiality does not normally arise. If a bank’s written security program were retained during the course of an examination, it may be exempt from disclosure under exemption 8 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which protects bank examination material.2 In addition, the records may also be exempt from disclosure under exemption 4 of the FOIA, which protects from disclosure ‘‘trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person [that is] privileged or confidential.’’ 3 Current actions: On April 19, 2019, the Board published a notice in the Federal Register (84 FR 16492) requesting public comment for 60 days on the extension, without revision, of 1 12 U.S.C. 1882(a). U.S.C. 552(b)(8). 3 12 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 25 E:\FR\FM\13AUN1.SGM 13AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 40054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17319]


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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 Governors not later than September 11, 2019.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Robert L. Triplett III, Senior 
Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (with 
401(k) Provisions) and the related Woodforest Financial Group Employee 
Stock Ownership Trust, both of The Woodlands, Texas; to acquire up to 
30 percent of the voting shares of Woodforest Financial Group, Inc., 
The Woodlands, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Woodforest 
National Bank, Houston, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 8, 
2019.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2019-17319 Filed 8-12-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P
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