11454 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Notices

On completion of the test, the

genetically engineered AcMNPV treated

plants will remain standing for at least

2 weeks prior to shredding, mowing,

and plowing under. Following review of

DuPont’s notification and any

comments received in response to this

notice, EPA may approve the test, ask

for additional data, require additional

modifications to the test protocols, or

require an Experimental Use Permit

application to be submitted. In

accordance with 40 CFR 172.50, under

no circumstances shall the proposed test

proceed until the submitter has received

notice from EPA of its approval of such

test.

A record has been established for this

notice under docket control number

[OPP–50827] (including comments and

data submitted electronically as

described below). A public version of

this record, including printed, paper

versions of electronic comments, which

does not include any information

claimed as CBI, is available for

inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. The public record is located in

Rm. 1132 of the Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 172

Environmental protection, Genetically

engineered microbial pesticides.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Janet L. Andersen,

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–6208 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–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. Once the application has

been accepted for processing, it will also

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 April 4, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Cumberland Bancorp, Inc.,

Carthage, Tennessee; to acquire 9.2

percent of the voting shares of The Bank

of Mason, Mason, Tennessee.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 5, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–6094 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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. Once the application has

been accepted for processing, it will also

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 April 4, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(R. Chris Moore, Senior Vice President)

1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101-2566:

1. Commercial Bancshares Savings

and Employee Stock Ownership Plan,

West Liberty, Kentucky; to become a

bank holding company by acquiring 32

percent of the voting shares of

Commercial Bancshares, Inc., West

Liberty, Kentucky, and thereby

indirectly acquire Commercial Bank,

West Liberty, Kentucky.

2. Southeast Bancorp, Inc., Corbin,

Kentucky; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of First Bank of East

Tennessee, National Association, La

Follette, Tennessee.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St.

Louis, Missouri, and Ameribanc, Inc.,

St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Roosevelt

Financial Group, Inc., Chesterfield,

Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire

Missouri State Bank & Trust Company,

St. Louis, Missouri.

In connection with this application,

Applicants have also applied to acquire

Roosevelt Bank, Chesterfield, Missouri,

a federal savings bank, and thereby

engage in the operation of a federal

savings bank, pursuant to § 225.25(b)(9)

of the Board’s Regulation Y.