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Ritchie County, Harrisville, West

Virginia, The Dime Bank, Marietta,

Ohio, Union Bank Of Tyler County,

Middlebourne, West Virginia, The

Community Bank, Pennsboro, West

Virginia, and Gateway Bancshares, Inc.,

McMechen, West Virginia, and thereby

indirectly acquire The Bank of

McMechen, McMechen, West Virginia.

In connection with this application,

Applicant also has applied to acquire

Commbanc Investment, Inc., Marietta,

Ohio, and Hometown Finance Co., Inc.,

Parkersburg, West Virginia, and thereby

engage in securities brokerage activities

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(7)(i) of the

Board’s Regulation Y, in financial and

advisory activities pursuant to § 225.28

(b)(6) of the Board’s Regulation Y;

extending credit and servicing loans

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(1) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; and acting as agent for the

sale of death and disability insurance

directly related to its consumer lending

activities pursuant to § 225.28(b)(11)(ii)

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 merge with

Key Florida Bancorp, Inc., Bradenton,

Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire

Liberty National Bank, Bradenton,

Florida.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Community Bank Shares of

Indiana, Inc., New Albany, Indiana; to

acquire 100 percent of the voting shares

of NCF Financial Corporation,

Bardstown, Kentucky, and thereby

indirectly acquire NCF Bank & Trust

Company, Bardstown, Kentucky.

2. Union Planters Corporation,

Memphis, Tennessee; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Security

Bancshares, Inc., Des Arc, Arkansas, and

thereby indirectly acquire Farmers &

Merchants Bank, Des Arc, Arkansas, and

Merchants & Farmers Bank, West

Helena, Arkansas.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand,

Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue,

P.O. Box 291, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480-0291:

1. Forstrom Bancorporation, Inc.,

Clara City, Minnesota; to merge with

First Valley Bankcorp, Seeley Lake,

Montana, and thereby indirectly acquire

First Valley Bank, Seeley Lake,

Montana.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 9, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–1001 Filed 1–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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 January 29, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Manager

of Analytical Support, Consumer

Regulation Group) 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. Banque Nationale de Paris, Paris,

France; to engage de novo through its

subsidiary BNP Securities (U.S.A.), Inc.,

Radnor, Pennsylvania, in buying and

selling in the secondary market all types

of securities on the order of customers

as a ‘‘riskless principal’’ to the extent of

engaging in a transaction in which the

company, after receiving an order to buy

(or sell) a security from a customer,

purchases (or sells) the security for its

own account to offset a

contemporaneous sale to (or purchase

from) the customer, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(7)(ii) of the Board’s Regulation

Y. The proposed activities will be

conducted worldwide.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 9, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–1002 Filed 1–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Advisory Commission on Consumer

Protection and Quality in the Health

Care Industry; Notice of Public Meeting

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

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby

given of the meeting of the Advisory

Commission on Consumer Protection

and Quality in the Health Care Industry.

This two-day meeting will be open to

the public, limited only by the space

available.

Place of meeting: William Natcher

Conference Center, National Institutes of

Health (Building 45), 45 Center Drive;

Bethesda, MD, 20892. Exact locations of the

sessions will be available at the conference

center (lower level) and on the Commission’s

web site, ‘‘www.hcqualitycommission.gov’’.

Times and Dates: The public meeting will

span two days. On Tuesday, January 27,

1998, the subcommittee break-out sessions

will take place from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, January 28, 1998, the general

plenary session will begin at 8:00 a.m. and

it will continue until 4:00 p.m.

Purpose/Agenda: To hear testimony and

continue formal proceedings of the

Commission’s three (3) remaining

subcommittees (Subcommittee on Consumer

Rights has completed its work). Agenda items

are subject to change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person: For more information,

including substantive program information

and summaries of the meeting, please

contact: Edward (Chip) Malin, Hubert

Humphrey Building, Room 118F, 200

Independence Avenues, S.W., Washington,

DC 20201; [202/205–3333].

Dated: January 8, 1998.

Janet Corrigan,

Executive Director, Advisory Commission on

Consumer Protection and Quality in the

Health Care Industry.

[FR Doc. 98–962 Filed 1–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4110–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[30DAY–07–98]

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork

Reduction Act Review

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of