Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 1996 / Notices 26181

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. Fortress Bancshares, Inc., Cresco,

Iowa; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Fortress Bank of

Cresco, Cresco, Iowa (in organization).

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 20, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13133 Filed 5–23–96; 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 7, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

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

East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio

44101:

1. KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio; to

acquire 100 percent of the voting shares

of Key Bancorp of New Hampshire, Inc.,

Albany, New York, and thereby

indirectly acquire Key Bank, Bedford,

New Hampshire, a de novo bank.

In connection with this application

Key Bancorp of New Hampshire, Inc.,

Albany, New York; has applied to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of Key Bank, Bedford, New

Hampshire, a de novo bank.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. Chester County Bancshares, Inc.,

Henderson, Tennessee; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of

Southwest Tennessee Bancshares, Inc.,

Adamsville, Tennessee, and thereby

indirectly acquire Farmers & Merchants

Bank, Adamsville, Tennessee.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Lindoe, Inc., Ordway, Colorado; to

acquire 10 percent of the voting shares

of Pueblo Bancorporation, Inc., Pueblo,

Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire

Pueblo Bank and Trust Company,

Pueblo, Colorado.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. California Community LLC, Los

Angeles, California; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring up to

83.3 percent of the voting shares of First

Coastal Bank, N.A., El Segundo,

California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 20, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13134 Filed 5–23–96; 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,

or to acquire or control voting securities

or assets of a company that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.25 of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.25) 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.

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 the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act, including 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’’

(12 U.S.C. 1843). 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 June 7, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Middle Georgia Bankshares, Inc.,

Unadilla, Georgia; to engage de novo

through its subsidiary, ProImage, Inc.,

Macon, Georgia, in a joint venture with

First Macon Bank & Trust, Macon,

Georgia (First Macon Bank and Trust is

not an affiliate of Applicant), and

Provesa, Inc., Macon, Georgia, and