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applicant’s eligibility to receive

advances as a nonmember mortgagee.

Id. § 935.22(c)(6).

Once certified, a nonmember

mortgagee has a continuing obligation to

promptly notify its FHLBank of any

changes in its status as a nonmember

mortgagee. Id. § 935.22(f)(1). In addition,

from time to time a FHLBank may

require a nonmember mortgagee to

provide evidence that it continues to

satisfy all nonmember mortgagee

qualifications and requirements. Id.

§ 935.22(g).

B. Burden Estimate

The total annual average number of

respondents is estimated at ten, with

one response per respondent. The

average hours per response is estimated

at ten hours. The total annual burden is

estimated at 100 hours (10 respondents

x 1 response/respondent x

approximately 10 hours).

C. Comment Request

Written comments are requested on:

(1) whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Finance Board, including whether the

information has practical utility; (2) the

accuracy of the Finance Board’s

estimates of the burdens of the

collection of information; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Dated May 22, 1996.

By the Federal Housing Finance Board.

Rita I. Fair,

Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13504 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6725–01–U

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they 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 indicated for that notice

or to the offices of the Board of

Governors. Comments must be received

not later than June 12, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. H.A. True, III, Trust, H.A. True, III,

Trustee, Diemer D. True, Trust, Diemer

D. True, Trustee, David L. True, Trust,

and David L. True, Trustee, all of

Casper, Wyoming; to acquire an

additional 24.6 percent, for a total of

33.3 percent, of the voting shares of

Midland Financial Corporation, Casper,

Wyoming, and thereby indirectly

acquire Hilltop National Bank, Casper,

Wyoming.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 23, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13505 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

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. 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 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,

including whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company 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’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for

a hearing 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, 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 21, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. First State Associates, Inc.,

Hawarden, Iowa; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 33.3

percent of the voting shares of

Hawarden Banking Company, Elkhorn,

Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire

First State Bank, Hawarden, Iowa.

In connection with this application

Alton Bancorporation, Alton, Iowa, and

Old O’Brien Bancshares, Inc.,

Sutherland, Iowa, also have applied to

each acquire 33.3 percent of the voting

shares of Hawarden Banking Company,

Elkhorn, Nebraska, and thereby

indirectly acquire First State Bank,

Hawarden, Iowa.

2. Sparta Union Bancshares, Inc.,

Sparta, Wisconsin; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring at least

95 percent of the voting shares of Union

National Bank & Trust Company, Sparta,

Wisconsin.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 23, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13506 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

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,