24140 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2001 / Notices

1. Promistar Financial Corporation,

Johnstown, Pennsylvania; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of, and

merge with FNH Corporation, Herminie,

Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of First National

Bank of Herminie, Herminie,

Pennsylvania.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63166–2034:

1. Porter Bancorp, Inc.,

Shepherdsville, Kentucky; to acquire

100 percent of the voting shares of

USAccess Holdings, Inc., Louisville,

Kentucky. USAccess Holdings, Inc.,

Louisville, Kentucky, has applied to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring at least 66 percent of the

voting shares of USAccess Bank, Inc.,

Louisville, Kentucky.

In connection with this application,

USAccess Holdings, Inc., Louisville,

Kentucky, and Porter Bancorp, Inc.,

Sheperdsville, Kentucky have applied to

acquire 100 percent of the voting shares

of Interim Henry County Bank, Inc.,

Pleasureville, Kentucky.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. FlatIrons Bank Holding Company,

Loveland, Colorado; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of FlatIrons

Bank, Boulder, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 7, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–11872 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

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

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

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 7, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. Ottawa Bancshares, Inc., Salina,

Kansas; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Admire Bancshares,

Inc., Emporia, Kansas, and thereby

indirectly acquire Admire Bank,

Emporia, Kansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 8, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–11934 Filed 5–10–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

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, including the

companies listed below, 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. Additional information on all

bank holding companies may be

obtained from the National Information

Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

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 June 4, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690–1414:

1. Republic Bancorp, Inc., Owosso,

Michigan; to acquire NetBank, Inc.,

Alpharetta, Georgia, and thereby

indirectly acquire NetBank, Alpharetta,

Georgia, and NetBank Partners, LLC,

Alpharetta, Georgia, and thereby engage

in operating a savings association,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of

Regulation Y, and in management

consulting and counseling activities,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(9)(i)(A)(1) of

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 7, 2001.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–11873 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[Program Announcement 01097]

Reducing the Impact of Arthritis and

Other Rheumatic Conditions; Notice of

Availability of Funds

A. Purpose

The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) announces the

availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for a cooperative agreement

program for Reducing the Impact of

Arthritis and Other Rheumatic

Conditions. This program addresses the

‘‘Healthy People 2010’’ focus area of

Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic

Back Conditions.

The purpose of the program is to

further implement the National Arthritis

Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy at

the state level by building, developing,

enhancing, implementing, and

evaluating arthritis control and

prevention programs. This arthritis

program emphasizes State-based