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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 January 26,

2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63166–2034:

1. Republic Bancorp, Inc., Louisville,

Kentucky; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Republic Bank and

Trust Company of Indiana (in

organization), Clarksville, Indiana.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198–0001:

1. American National Corporation,

Omaha, Nebraska; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of American

National Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska (in

organization).

2. Colorado Business Bankshares,

Inc., Denver, Colorado; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Capital Bank of Arizona, Phoenix,

Arizona.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 29, 2000.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–243 Filed 1–3–01; 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 January 29, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045–0001:

1. Westdeutsche Landesbank

Girozentrale, Dusseldorf, Germany; to

acquire voting shares of Boullioun

Aviation Services, Inc., Bellevue,

Washington, and thereby engage in

leasing personal property or acting as

agent, broker, or adviser in leasing such

property, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(3) of

Regulation Y; providing financial and

investment advice pursuant to §

225.28(b)(6) of Regulation Y; making,

acquiring, brokering or servicing loans

or other extensions of credit, pursuant

to § 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y; and

engaging under contract with a third

party in asset management, servicing

and collection of assets of a type that an

insured depository institution may

originate and own, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(2)(vi) of Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 28, 2000.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–160 Filed 1–3–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

[File No. 002 3194]

The Black & Decker Corporation, et al.;

Analysis To Aid Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed consent agreement.

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this

matter settles alleged violations of

federal law prohibiting unfair or

deceptive acts or practices or unfair

methods of competition. The attached

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes both the allegations in the

draft complaint that accompanies the

consent agreement and the terms of the

consent order—embodied in the consent

agreement—that would settle these

allegations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: FTC/Office of the Secretary,

Room 159, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elaine Kolish or Laura Koss, FTC/S–

4302, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20580. (202) 326–3042

or 326–2890.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 6(f) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C.

46 and section 2.34 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 2.34), notice

is hereby given that the above-captioned

consent agreement containing a consent

order to cease and desist, having been

filed with and accepted, subject to final

approval, by the Commission, has been

placed on the public record for a period

of thirty (30) days. The following

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes the terms of the consent

agreement, and the allegations in the

complaint. An electronic copy of the

full text of the consent agreement

package can be obtained from the FTC

Home Page (for December 28, 2000), on

the World Wide Web, at http://

www.ftc.gov/os/2000/12/index.htm. A

paper copy can be obtained from the

FTC Public Reference Room, Room H–

130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20580, either in person

or by calling (202) 326–3627.

Public comment is invited. Comments

should be directed to: FTC/Office of the

Secretary, Room 159, 600 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580. Two

paper copies of each comment should

be filed, and should be accompanied, if

possible, by a 31⁄2 inch diskette

containing an electronic copy of the

comment. Such comments or views will

be considered by the Commission and

will be available for inspection and

copying at its principal office in

accordance with section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice (16

CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).

Analysis of Proposed Consent Order To

Aid Public Comment

The Federal Trade Commission has

accepted an agreement, subject to final

approval, to a proposed consent order

from respondents The Black & Decker

Corporation and its wholly-owned

subsidiary, Kwikset Corporation.