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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 November 20,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Gulf Coast Bancorp, Inc., Port

Charlotte, Florida; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Gulf

Coast Community Bank, N.A., Port

Charlotte, Florida (in organization).

2. Skylake Bankshares, Inc., North

Miami Beach, Florida; to merge with

Kislak Financial Corporation, Miami

Lakes, Florida, and thereby indirectly

acquire Kislak National Bank, North

Miami, Florida.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. MNB Bancshares, Inc., Manhattan,

Kansas; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Freedom Bancshares,

Inc., Osage City, Kansas, and thereby

indirectly acquire Citizens State Bank,

Osage City, Kansas.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Wills Point Financial Corporation,

Wills Point, Texas; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Citizens

National Bank of Wills Point, Wills

Point, Texas.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of

Analytical Support, Consumer

Regulation Group) 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. Pedcor Bancorp, Indianapolis,

Indiana; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 80.9 percent of

the voting shares of International City

Bank, N.A., Long Beach, California.

2. Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake

City, Utah; to merge with Vectra

Bancorporation, Denver, Colorado, and

thereby indirectly acquire Vectra Bank,

Denver, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 21, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28267 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Notice of Proposals To Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

To Acquire Companies That are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to

acquire or control voting securities or

assets of a company that engages either

directly or through a subsidiary or other

company, in a nonbanking activity that

is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.28) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notice also will be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than November 17, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(Jeffery Hirsch, Banking Supervisor)

1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101-2566:

1. Central Bancshares, Inc.,

Lexington, Kentucky; to acquire Central

Bank, F.S.B., Nicholasville, Kentucky

(in formation), and thereby engage

through a de novo federal-chartered

savings bank, in permissible savings and

loan association activities, pursuant to §

225.28 (b)(4) of the Board’s Regulation

Y.

2. Star Bank Corporation, Cincinnati,

Ohio; to acquire Great Financial

Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky, and

thereby indirectly acquire Great

Financial Bank, F.S.B, Louisville,

Kentucky, and thereby engage in

permissible savings and loan association

activities, pursuant to § 225.28 (b)(4) of

the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 20, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28168 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Notice of Proposals To Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

To Acquire Companies That are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to

acquire or control voting securities or

assets of a company that engages either

directly or through a subsidiary or other

company, in a nonbanking activity that

is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.28) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notice also will be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than November 10, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045-0001:

1. J.P. Morgan & Incorporated, New

York, New York; to acquire American

Century Companies, Inc., Kansas City,

Missouri, and thereby engage in

providing investment or financial

advice, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(6) of the

Board’s Regulation Y; securities

brokerage services, pursuant to

225.28(b)(7); and providing certain

administrative services, see, Bankers

Trust New York Corporation, 83 Fed.

Res. Bull. 780 (1997); and

Commerzbank A.G., 83 Fed. Res. Bull.

678 (1997); Commersbank AG, June 16,

1997; The Governor and Company of

the Bank of Ireland, 82 Fed. Res. Bull.

1129 (1996); Dresdner Bank AG, 82 Fed.

Res. Bull. 676 (1996); Barclays Bank

PLC, 82 Fed. Res. Bull. 158 (1996);

Mellon Bank Corporation, 79 Fed. Res.

Bull. 626 (1993). With respect to mutual

fund transfer agency services, see 12

C.F.R. § 225.15(i).

B. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill III,

Assistant Vice President) 701 East Byrd

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528: