Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 70 / Friday, April 11, 1997 / Notices 17827

Speco International, Inc., 3405 N.W. 9th

Avenue, Suite 1205, Ft. Lauderdale,

FL 33309; Officer: Martin Katari,

President

GEP International Freight Forwarder

L.L.C. 111 Deerwood Road, Suite 280,

San Ramon, CA 94583; Officers:

Guillermo E. Pena, President, Frank

Rosenberg, Vice President

Samson Transport (USA) Inc., 441

Schiller Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206;

Officers: Robert Walsh, President,

Lars Buchwardt, Vice President

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9323 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–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. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they will also 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 April 25, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Ben Jay Scott, Coleman, Texas; to

acquire an additional 8.78 percent, for a

total of 16.79 percent, of the voting

shares of Coleman Bancshares, Inc.,

Coleman, Texas, and thereby indirectly

acquire Coleman County State Bank,

Coleman, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 7, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–9330 Filed 4–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they will also 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 April 28, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Tammy Bolton Montgomery,

Golden, Mississippi, as Trustee for The

Weatherford Foundation of Red Bay,

Alabama, Inc., Red Bay, Alabama; to

vote 60.90 percent of the voting shares

of Independent Bancshares, Inc., Red

Bay, Alabama, and thereby indirectly

acquire Bank of Red Bay, Red Bay,

Alabama.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 8, 1997

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–9443 Filed 4–10–97; 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. 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 May 5, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, NW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc.,

Thomson, Georgia; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of McDuffie

Bank & Trust, Thomson, Georgia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. First National Security Company,

DeQueen, Arkansas; to acquire an

additional 2.5 percent, for a total of 34.7

percent of the voting shares of First

National Bancshares of Hempstead,

County, Inc., Hope, Arkansas, and

thereby indirectly acquire First National

Bank of Hope, Hope, Arkansas; Bank of

Blevins, Blevins, Arkansas; and First

National Bank of Lewisville, Lewisville,

Arkansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, April 7, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–9329 Filed 4–10–97; 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