44698 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices

customers pursuant to §§ 225.28(b)(1)

and (b)(3) of the Board’s Regulation Y.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire

Griffin Federal Savings Bank, Griffin,

Georgia, and thereby engage in

operating a savings association pursuant

to § 225.28(b)(4) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, August 18, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–22303 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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 application 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.

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 15,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-2171:

1. Union Bancshares, Inc., Fargo,

North Dakota; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 84.56 percent of

the voting shares of Union State Bank of

Fargo, Fargo, North Dakota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, August 18, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–22302 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Employee Thrift Advisory Council;

Open Meeting

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), a notice is hereby

given of the following committee

meeting:

Name: Employee Thrift Advisory Council.

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Date: September 16, 1997.

Place: 4th Floor, Conference Room, Federal

Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 1250 H

Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

Status: Open.

Matters to be Considered:

1. Approve minutes of the October 29,

1996, meeting.

2. Report of the Executive Director on

Thrift Savings Plan status.

3. May 15–July 31, 1997, Thrift Savings

Plan Open Season.

4. Legislation.

5. New Business.

Any interested person may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the Council.

For further information contact John J.

O’Meara, Committee Management Officer, on

(202) 942–1660.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

[FR Doc. 97–22381 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6760–01–M

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 62 F.R., Monday, July

21, 1997, Page No. 38996.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 2:00 p.m., Thursday,

August 14, 1997.

CHANGES IN THE AGENDA: The Federal

Trade Commission has changed the date

of its previously announced Oral

Argument Meeting to September 3,

1997, 2:00 p.m.

Benjamin I. Berman,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22477 Filed 8–20–97; 10:54 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal

Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Thursday,

September 4, 1997.

PLACE: Federal Trade Commission

Building, Room 532, 6th Street and

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20580.

STATUS: Parts of this meeting will be

open to the public. The rest of the

meeting will be closed to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Portions

Open to Public:

(1) Oral Argument in Brake Guard

Products, Inc., Docket 9277

Portions Closed to the Public:

(2) Executive Session to follow Oral

Argument in Brake Guard Products,

Inc., Docket 9277

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Victoria Streitfeld, Office of Public

Affairs: (202) 326–2180; Recorded

Message: (202) 326–2711.

Benjamin I. Berman,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22478 Filed 8–20–97; 10:59 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

Stake Holder Informational Meeting;

Mortality Study

The National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC) and the

National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the

National Institutes of Health announce

the following meeting.

Name: Stakeholder informational meeting

on the joint NIOSH/NCI study, ‘‘A Cohort

Mortality Study with a Nested Case-Control

Study of Lung Cancer and Diesel Exhaust

among Non-metal Miners.’’

Time And Date: 9 a.m.–12 noon,

September 24, 1997.

Location: Ground Floor Auditorium,

Hubert Humphrey Building, 200

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,

D.C. 20201.