17362 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 1995 / Notices

[FR Doc. 95–8247 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–26–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

American State Bank ESOP, et al.;

Formations of; Acquisitions by; and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied for the Board’s approval

under section 3 of the Bank Holding

Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) and §

225.14 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.14) to become a bank holding

company or to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the applications

are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act

(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).

Each application is 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 to the

Reserve Bank or to the offices of the

Board of Governors. Any comment on

an application that requests a hearing

must include a statement of why a

written presentation would not suffice

in lieu of a hearing, identifying

specifically any questions of fact that

are in dispute and summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received not later than April 28,

1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. American State Bank ESOP, Broken

Bow, Oklahoma; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 37.04

percent of the voting shares of American

State Bancshares, Inc., Broken Bow,

Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly

acquire American State Bank, Broken

Bow, Oklahoma.

2. Mountain Parks Financial

Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota;

to acquire 100 percent of the voting

shares of Financial Holdings, Inc.,

Louisville, Colorado, and thereby

indirectly acquire Boulder Valley Bank

and Trust, Boulder, Colorado, and The

Bank of Louisville, Louisville, Colorado.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. InterWest Bancorp., Inc., Oak

Harbor, Washington; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of InterWest

Savings Bank, Oak Harbor, Washington.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 30, 1995.

Barbara R. Lowrey,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–8258 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Union National Financial Corporation,

et al.; Notice of Applications to Engage

de novo in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have filed an application 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.

Each application is 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

question whether consummation of the

proposal 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.

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 April 19, 1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:

1. Union National Financial

Corporation, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania;

to engage de novo through its subsidiary

Nissley Chocolate Factory Apartments

Limited Partnership, Mount Joy,

Pennsylvania, in community

development activities, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(6) of the Board’s Regulation Y.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. P&W Bancshares, Inc., Little Rock,

Arkansas; to engage de novo through its

subsidiary Central Bank & Trust, Little

Rock, Arkansas, in acquiring single

family first real estate mortgage loans,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(1)(iii) of the

Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, March 30, 1995.

Barbara R. Lowrey,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95–8257 Filed 4–4–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

The National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC)

announces the following meeting.

Name: Review of proposed protocol for the

study: ‘‘Epidemiologic Evaluation of Back

Belts for Prevention of Low Back Injury in

Material Handling Workers.’’

Time and Date: 1 p.m.–5 p.m., April 25,

1995.

Place: NIOSH, CDC, Suncrest Facility,

Large Conference Room, 3040 University

Avenue, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505.

Status: Open to the public, limited only by

the space available. The room accommodates

approximately 100 people.

Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to

obtain guidance regarding the technical and

scientific merits of the study ‘‘Epidemiology

Evaluation of Back Belts for Prevention of

Low Back Injury in Material Handling

Workers’’ (workers whose jobs require

lifting), being conducted by NIOSH. The

proposed research will determine whether

back belts are effective in reducing first-time

or recurring injury among workers who wear

them.

Participants will review the proposed

study protocol, provide individual

recommendations for scientific changes, and

provide individual advice to NIOSH on the

conduct of the study. Viewpoints and

suggestions from industry, labor, academia,

other government agencies, and the public

are invited. Written comments will be part of

the review and should be received by the