Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 92 /Wednesday, May 13, 1998 / Notices 26607

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 June 8, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Farmers Bancshares, Inc.,

Hardinsburg, Kentucky; to acquire up to

30 percent of the voting shares of

Leitchfield Deposit Bancshares, Inc.,

Leitchfield, Kentucky, and thereby

indirectly acquire Leitchfield Deposit

Bank & Trust Company, Leitchfield,

Kentucky.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Farmers Bancshares, Lincoln,

Kansas; to merge with Beverly

Bankshares, Inc., Beverly, Kansas, and

thereby indirectly acquire Beverly State

Bank, Beverly, Kansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 7, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–12621 Filed 5–12–98; 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. 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 June 8, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill III,

Assistant Vice President) 701 East Byrd

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:

1. Union Bankshares Corporation,

Bowling Green, Virginia; to merge with

Rappahannock Bankshares, Inc.,

Washington, Virginia, and thereby

indirectly acquire The Rappahannock

National Bank of Washington,

Washington, Virginia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. First TeleBanc Corporation,

Sanford, Florida; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Boca

Raton First National Bank, Boca Raton,

Florida.

2. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to merge with

Villages Bankshares, Inc., Tampa,

Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire

The Village Bank of Florida, Tampa,

Florida.

3. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to merge with

First Community Banking Services

(formerly Fayette County Bancshares),

Peachtree City, Georgia, and thereby

indirectly acquire First Community

Bank (formerly Fayette County Bank),

Peachtree City, Georgia

4. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of Etowah

Bank, Canton, Georgia.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 8, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–12657 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The FTC is soliciting public

comments on proposed extensions of

Paperwork Reduction Act clearances for

information collection requirements for

a regulation that the Commission issues

and enforces and for a study to assess

the effectiveness of Commission

divestiture orders in merger cases.

These Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) clearances expire on July 31,

1998. The FTC proposes that OMB

extend its approval for the regulation an

additional three years from clearance

expiration and that approval for the

divestiture order study be extended

through December 31, 1999. The

proposed information collection

requirements described below will be

submitted to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Gary M. Greenfield, Office of the

General Counsel, Federal Trade

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580,

(202) 326–2753. All comments should

be identified as responding to this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

requirements should be addressed to

Gary M. Greenfield, Attorney, Office of

the General Counsel, 202–326–2753.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this Notice is to solicit

comments from members of the public