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proposed penalty assessment, or

otherwise participate in the proceeding

should contact Vanessa Cobbs, Regional

Hearing Clerk, at (913) 551–7630.

The administrative record for the

proceeding is located in the EPA

Regional Office at the address stated

above, and the file will be open for

public inspection during normal

business hours. All information

submitted by ProSoCo, Inc., is available

as part of the administrative record,

subject to provisions of law restricting

public disclosure of confidential

information. In order to provide

opportunity for public comment, EPA

will issue no final order assessing a

penalty in this proceeding prior to thirty

(30) days from the date of this

document.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

William A. Spratlin,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25648 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5899–37]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Penalty Assessment

and Opportunity To Comment

Regarding Morton International, Inc.,

Hutchinson, KS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed

administrative penalty assessment and

opportunity to comment regarding

Morton International, Inc., Hutchinson,

Kansas.

SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of

opportunity to comment on the

proposed assessment.

Under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), EPA is

authorized to issue orders assessing

civil penalties for various violations of

the Act. EPA may issue such orders after

filing a Complaint commencing either a

Class I or Class II penalty proceeding.

EPA provides public notice of the

proposed assessment pursuant to 33

U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C).

Class II proceedings are conducted

under EPA’s Consolidated Rules of

Practice Governing the Administrative

Assessment of Civil Penalties and the

Revocation or Suspension of Permits, 40

CFR part 22. The procedures by which

the public may submit written comment

on a proposed Class II order or

participate in a Class II proceeding, and

the procedures by which a respondent

may request a hearing, are set forth in

the Consolidated Rules. The deadline

for submitting public comment on a

proposed Class II order is thirty (30)

days after issuance of public notice. On March 31, 1997, EPA commenced

the following Class II proceeding for the

assessment of penalties by filing with

the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,

Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551–

7630, the following Complaint:

In the Matter of, Morton International,

Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas; EPCRA

Docket No. VII–96E–218 and CWA

Docket No. VII–97–W–0008.

The Complaint proposes a penalty of

Six Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars

($6,900) for the discharge of a hazardous

substance in violation of section 11(b)(3)

of the Clean Water Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing to receive a copy of

EPA’s Consolidated Rules, review the

Complaint or other documents filed in

this proceeding, comment upon the

proposed penalty assessment, or

otherwise participate in the proceeding

should contact Vanessa Cobbs, Regional

Hearing Clerk at (913) 551–7630.

The administrative record for the

proceeding is located in the EPA

Regional Office at the address stated

above, and the file will be open for

public inspection during normal

business hours. All information

submitted by Morton International, Inc.

is available as part of the administrative

record, subject to provisions of law

restricting public disclosure of

confidential information. In order to

provide opportunity for public

comment, EPA will issue no final order

assessing a penalty in this proceeding

prior to thirty (30) days from the date of

this document.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

William A. Spratlin,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–25649 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Notice of Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10:46 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23,

1997, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider a

personnel matter and other matters

which relate to the Corporation’s

corporate and supervisory activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director

Joseph H. Neely (Appointive), seconded

by Director Eugene A. Ludwig

(Comptroller of the Currency),

concurred in by Director Nicolas P.

Retsinas (Acting Director, Office of

Thrift Supervision), and Acting

Chairman Andrew C. Hove, Jr., that

Corporation business required its

consideration of the matters on less than

seven days’ notice to the public; that no

earlier notice of the meeting was

practicable; that the public interest did

not require consideration of the matters

in a meeting open to public observation;

and that the matters could be

considered in a closed meeting by

authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(4),

(c)(6), (c)(8), and (c)(9)(A)(ii) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b (c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

and (c)(9)(A)(ii).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550—17th Street, N.W., Washington,

DC.

Dated: September 23, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25780 Filed 9–24–97; 2:37 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices

of the Board of Governors. Comments

must be received not later than October

10, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Bradley Investments, L.L.L.P.,

Golden, Colorado, Leo N. Bradley,

Golden, Colorado, Susan Q. Bradley,

Denver, Colorado, and Jeffrey N.
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Bradley, Denver, Colorado; to acquire

shares of Evergreen Bancorporation,

Evergreen, Colorado, and thereby

indirectly acquire Evergreen National

Bank, Evergreen, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–25567 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisition of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies, Correction

This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc.

97-24579) published on page 48662 of

the issue for Tuesday, September 16,

1997.

Under the Federal Reserve Bank of

Chicago heading, the entry for James

Randel Smith, Auburn, Nebreska, is

revised to read as follows:

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Philip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690-1413:

1. James Randel Smith, Auburn,

Nebraska, to acquire 33.3 percent; Jerry

A. Jobe, Tabor, Iowa, to retain 33.3

percent; and Grant T. Schaaf, Randolph,

Iowa, to retain 33.3 percent, of the

voting shares of Tabor Enterprises, Inc.,

Tabor, Iowa, and thereby indirectly

acquire First State Bank, Tabor, Iowa.

Comments on this application must

be received by October 1, 1997.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–25570 Filed 9–25–97; 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 October 20,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521:

1. Penns Wood Bancorp, Inc.,

Williamsport, Pennsylvania; to acquire

10 percent of the voting shares of

Columbia Financial Corporation,

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and thereby

indirectly acquire First Columbia Bank

& Trust Company, Bloomsburg,

Pennsylvania.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Horizon Bancorp of South

Arkansas, Inc., Magnolia, Arkansas; to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of Horizon Bank of Columbia

County, Magnolia, Arkansas.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-2171:

1. The First National Bank at St.

James ESOP, St. James, Minnesota; to

acquire an additional 2.3 percent of the

voting shares of The First National

Agency at St. James, St. James,

Minnesota, and thereby indirectly

acquire The First National Bank at St.

James, St. James, Minnesota. Applicant

is also applying to retroactively acquire

.55 percent of the voting shares of The

First National Agency at St. James.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Community Bankshares, Inc.,

Denver, Colorado; to acquire 90 percent

of the voting shares of Dove Creek State

Bank, Dove Creek, Colorado.

2. Trustbank Financial Corporation,

Denver, Colorado, to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Trust

Bank of Colorado, Denver, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–25569 Filed 9–25–97; 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 October 23,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521:

1. Preimer Bancorp, Inc., Doylestown,

Pennsylvnia; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Preimer Bank,

Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Philip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690-1413: