55402 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Joseph C. Polking, Secretary, (202) 523–

5725.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28325 Filed 10–21–97; 4:40 pm]

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 9:00 a.m.—October 22,

1997.

PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,

Room 1000, Washington, DC.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTER(S) TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Docket

No. 96–20—Port Restrictions and

Requirements in the United States/Japan

Trade.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Joseph C. Polking, Secretary, (202) 523–

5725.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28431 Filed 10–22–97; 3:06 pm]

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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

November 10, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-2171:

1. Charles W. Ekstrum, Philip, South

Dakota, and Morris W. Jones, Jerry P.

Jones, Ralph D. Jones, and Thomas B.

Jones, all of Midland, South Dakota,

acting in concert; to acquire additional

voting shares of Philip Bancorporation,

Inc., Philip, South Dakota, and thereby

indirectly acquire First National Bank in

Philip, Philip, South Dakota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 21, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28266 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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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 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 November 17,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521:

1. MBNA Corporation, Wilmington,

Delaware; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of MBNA Bank America

Bank (Delaware), Wilmington,

Delaware.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(Jeffery Hirsch, Banking Supervisor)

1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101-2566:

1. F.N.B. Corporation, Hermitage,

Pennsylvania, and Southwest Banks,

Inc., Naples, Florida; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of West

Coast Bank, Sarasota, Florida.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Philip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690-1413:

1. Verona Bancshares, Limited,

Verona, Wisconsin; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Bank of

Verona, Verona, Wisconsin.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Southern Missouri Bancshares, Inc.,

Marshfield, Missouri; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Southern

Missouri Bank (in organization),

Marshfield, Missouri.

E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Light Bancshares Corporation,

Liberal, Kansas; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of The

Community Bank, Liberal, Kansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 20, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28169 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

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