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National Bank, Mount Sterling,

Kentucky.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. Tower Bancorp Holding Company,

Oak Brook, Illinois; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of

WestBank Interim Bank, Westchester,

Illinois (an entity formed to facilitate a

merger with WestBank, Westchester,

Illinois).

C. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice

President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:

1. Inter-Mountain Bancorp., Inc.,

Bozeman, Montana; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Security Bank of Belgrade, Belgrade,

Montana, a de novo bank.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. First National Bancshares, Inc.,

Edmond, Oklahoma; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of First

National Bank of Edmond, Edmond,

Oklahoma (in organization).

E. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. First Commerce Bancorp, Inc.,

Logan, Utah; to merge with Nubanc

Corporation, dba First Commerce Bank,

Logan, Utah. Comments on this

application must be received by January

10, 1996.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 19, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–31232 Filed 12–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Summit Bancorp; Notice of Proposal to

Engage de novo in Permissible

Nonbanking Activities

The company listed in this notice has

given notice under § 225.23(a)(1) of the

Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR

225.23(a)(1)) for the Board’s approval

under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank

Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to

engage de novo, either directly or

through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

The notice is available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. Once the notice 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 question whether

commencement of the activity can

‘‘reasonably be expected to produce

benefits to the public, such as greater

convenience, increased competition, or

gains in efficiency, that outweigh

possible adverse effects, such as undue

concentration of resources, decreased or

unfair competition, conflicts of

interests, or unsound banking

practices.’’ Any request for a hearing on

this question must be accompanied by

a statement of the reasons a written

presentation would not suffice in lieu of

a hearing, identifying specifically any

questions of fact that are in dispute,

summarizing the evidence that would

be presented at a hearing, and indicating

how the party commenting would be

aggrieved by approval of the proposal.

Comments regarding the application

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than January 10,

1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

(John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice President) 1455

East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101:

1. Summit Bancorp, Akron, Ohio; to

engage de novo through its subsidiary,

Summit Banc Investments Corporation,

Akron, Ohio, in providing portfolio and

investment advice, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(4)(iii) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; and in securities

brokerage services, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(15)(i) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, December 19, 1995.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–31233 Filed 12–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Hearings on FTC Policy in Relation to

the Changing Nature of Competition

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time for

comment on public hearings.

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade

Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)

announces that the time has been

extended for submitting written

comments for the hearings record on

whether there have been broad-based

changes in the contemporary

competitive environment that require

any adjustments in antitrust and

consumer protection enforcement in

order to keep pace with those changes.

The period for submitting written

comments is extended to Friday,

January 26, 1995.

The Commission hearings address

whether any accommodations in the law

or enforcement policy are warranted in

the following areas in light of any

developments in global competition and

innovation: (1) The measurements of

market power; (2) the ability of firms to

enter new markets; (3) treatment of

efficiencies in merger and nonmerger

areas; (4) treatment of efficiencies in

innovation, particularly those resulting

from collaboration; (5) failing firms or

distressed industries; (6) the impact of

antitrust and consumer protection law

on small businesses; (7) the relationship

of antitrust to intellectual property law;

(8) foreclosure, access and efficiency

issues related to networks and

standards; (9) strategic conduct in the

context of innovation-based

competition; (10) cross-border consumer

protection issues (such as standard

setting, product labeling harmonization,

and/or technology-related scams); and

(11) agency institutional processes (such

as quality of evidence and burden of

proof; safe harbors; evidence gathering).

The hearings are being transcribed and

placed on the public record.

DATES: The hearings began on October

12, 1995. The final hearing date was

December 13, 1995. Any interested

person may submit written comments

responsive to any of the topics

addressed; such comments must be

submitted for the record by January 26,

1995.

ADDRESSES: To facilitate efficient review

of public comments, all comments

should be submitted, if possible, in

electronic and written form. Electronic

submissions should be on either a 5 and

1⁄4 or 3 and 1⁄2 inch computer disk, with

a label on the disk stating the name of

the commenter and the name of and

version of the word processing program

used to create the document. (Programs

based on DOS are acceptable. Files from

other operating systems should be

submitted in ASCII text format.)

Submissions should be captioned

‘‘Comments on Hearings on Global

Competition and Innovation’’ and

addressed to Donald S. Clark, Office of

the Secretary, Federal Trade

Commission, Sixth Street and
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Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan DeSanti or Debra A. Valentine,

Policy Planning, Federal Trade

Commission, Sixth and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Room 503, Washington,

D.C. 20580; or by telephone (202) 326–

2167 or (202) 326–2390. Electronic Mail

Address: susan.desanti @ftc.gov, or

debra.valentine @fte.gov. A detailed

agenda for the hearings is available on

the FTC Home Page (http://

www.fte.gov), through various

publications. and through Sula Miller at

(202) 326–3190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

hearings are to examine consumer

protection and antitrust law

enforcement in light of the above issues.

The hearings record is expected to

provide a basis for assessing what, if

any, adjustments may be desirable. After

the hearings, a report will be issued,

which may indicate changes that may be

adopted or recommended, areas for

further study, or coordinated action by

the Commission and the Department of

Justice. The Commission has general

authority under the FTC Act to interpret

its substantive laws through guidelines,

advisory opinions, and policy

statements

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31207 Filed 12–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(WY–030–06–1990–01)

Notice of Availability of Jackpot Mine

Project Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

availability of the Jackpot Mine Project

Final Environmental Impact Statement

which analyzes the environmental

consequences of an underground

uranium mine proposed for the

southern side of Green Mountain, 14

miles southeast of Jeffrey City in

Fremont County, Wyoming. The BLM

preferred alternative for the FEIS is

approval of the plan of operation for the

underground mine, the proposed

alternative, and disposal of mine waste

rock at the Big Eagle Mine.

DATES: Comments on the FEIS should be

postmarked no later than 30 days after

the date that the Environmental

Protection Agency publishes their

Notice of Availability in the Federal

Register. The EPA notice is expected to

be published on December 22, 1995. All

comments should be postmarked no

later than January 22, 1996. All

comments will be considered in the

Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FEIS

should be sent to the Bureau of Land

Management, Rawlins District Office,

Attn: Larry Kmoch, P.O. Box 670,

Rawlins, WY 82301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed project is to explore for and

develop uranium reserves present in the

Battle Springs Formation at depths of

approximately 2,500 to 3,500 feet below

the surface of Green Mountain. Projectrequired lands encompass a maximum

of 515 acres within portions of

Townships 24 through 28 North, Ranges

91 through 93 West. The proposed

project entails the construction,

operation, and reclamation of an

underground uranium mine and

associated facilities by the Green

Mountain Mining Venture. A

transportation corridor connecting the

proposed mine with the Sweetwater

Uranium Mill, approximately 27 miles

to the south, would involve the

construction of a new transportation

route. A combination of the upgrading

of existing roads, in the proposed

action, and construction of new haul

road segments, were the preferred

access/haul roads.

Dated: December 12, 1995.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 95–30894 Filed 12–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

[MT–960–1120–00]

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Montana, Miles City District,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Miles City District

Resource Advisory Council will have an

emergency meeting Wednesday, January

17, 1996 at 10:00 a.m. in the Miles City

District Office Conference Room located

at 111 Garryowen Road, just west of

Miles City. The meeting is called

primarily to discuss and review the

proposed Montana/Dakotas Standards

and Guidelines for Rangeland Health

and is expected to last until 4:00 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public and

the public comment period is set for

10:00 a.m. The public may make oral

statements before the Council or file

written statements for the Council to

consider. Depending on the number of

persons wishing to make an oral

statement, a per person time limit may

be established. Summary minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying during regular

business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Krause, Public Affairs

Specialist, Miles City District, 111

Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana

59301, telephone (406) 232–4331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with

public land management. The 15

member Council includes individuals

who have expertise, education, training

or practical experience in the planning

and management of public lands and

their resources and who have a

knowledge of the geographical

jurisdiction of the Council.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

David D. Swogger,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–31208 Filed 12–22–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

[CA–010–06–1220]

Meeting of the Bakersfield Resource

Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Meeting of the Bakersfield

Resource Advisory Council.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(public law 92–463) and the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976 (sec. 309), the Bureau of Land

Management Bakersfield District

Resource Advisory Council will meet at

Fort Ord/California State University,

Monterey Bay.

DATES: January 18–19, 1996, 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. both days.

ADDRESS: Watershed Institute Building,

B Street and Sixth Avenue, Fort Ord.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council

is a 12 member council appointed by

the Secretary of the Interior to give

counsel and advice regarding planning

and management of public land

resources to the District Manager of the

Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield

District. The Council will meet on

Thursday, January 18 to discuss and

tour rehabilitation efforts on those