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## Filings received during the week ending December 26, 2009

|Filer                               | Filing Type    | Filing Proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                               | End of Comment Period                                
|----------------------------------- | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------------------------
|BANK OF CHINA LIMITED               | 4c8            | Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to engage in securities brokerage, riskless principal, and private placement activities through BOC International (USA) Inc., pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(7) of Regulation Y.        | Newspaper:Not applicableFederal Register:01/13/2010  
|Newspaper:                          | Not applicable
|Federal Register:                   | 01/13/2010    
|BANK OF CHINA LIMITED               | 4c8            | Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to continue to engage in certain nonbanking activities through BOC Aviation (USA) Corporation, Reno, Nevada, pursuant to section 225.24 of Regulation Y.                               | Newspaper:Not applicableFederal Register:01/13/2010  
|Newspaper:                          | Not applicable
|Federal Register:                   | 01/13/2010    
|FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | * 3A1          | First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., Buffalo, New York, to become a bank holding company by acquiring Harleysville National Corporation and Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, both of Harleysville, Pennsylvania. | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:Not available
|Newspaper:                          | Not available 
|Federal Register:                   | Not available 
|GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA              | * Branch       | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York, to open and occupy a branch office located at 200 West Street, New York, New York, pursuant to Section 208.6 of Regulation H.                                                     | Newspaper:12/28/2009Federal Register:Not applicable  
|Newspaper:                          | 12/28/2009    
|Federal Register:                   | Not applicable

## Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

|Institution / Location | RSSDID | Exam Date | CRAPublic Date | CRARating | Exam Method
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|NONE                  

## CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

|Institution | Location
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|NONE       

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

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