27352 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 1996 / Notices

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13668 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

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 13, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Randy W. and Karla L. Britt, both

of Clifton Hill, Missouri; to acquire an

additional .65 percent, for a total of

19.64 percent, and D. Wayne and Mary

E. Britt, both of Callao, Missouri, to

acquire an additional .19 percent, for a

total of 5.98 percent, of the voting shares

of RMB Bancshares, Inc., Marceline,

Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire

Regional Missouri Bank, Marceline,

Missouri.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 24, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13652 Filed 5–30–96; 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 24, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior

Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23261:

1. MainStreet BankGroup

Incorporated, Martinsville, Virginia; to

acquire 100 percent of the voting shares

of The First National Bank of Clifton

Forge, Clifton Forge, Virginia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice

President) 250 Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:

1. Peterka Family Partnership, Miller,

South Dakota; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 24.5 percent of

the voting shares of M&H Financial

Services, Inc., Miller, South Dakota, and

thereby indirectly acquire First State

Bank of Miller, Miller, South Dakota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 24, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13653 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Notice of Proposal to Engage in

Nonbanking Activities.

Banc One Corporation, Columbus,

Ohio, CoreStates Financial Corp,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PNC Bank

Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

National City Corporation, Cleveland,

Ohio, and KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio,

have given notice pursuant to section

4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company

Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) (BHC Act) and

section 225.23 of the Board’s Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.23), to engage de novo

through their joint venture subsidiary,

Electronic Payment Services, Inc.,

Wilmington, Delaware (Company), in

providing data processing services in

connection with enhanced automated

teller machine functions, enabling

financial institutions to dispense: (1)

public transportation tickets; (2) event

and attraction tickets; (3) gift

certificates; (4) prepaid phone cards; (5)

other forms of alternate media that

evidence a cardholder’s prepayment for

goods or services; and (6) other forms of

alternate media, the dispensing of

which is the automated equivalent of a

customary banking activity. Company

proposes to conduct these activities

throughout the United States.

Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act

provides that a bank holding company

may, with Board approval, engage in

any activity ‘‘which the Board after due

notice and opportunity for hearing has

determined (by order or regulation) to

be so closely related to banking or

managing or controlling banks as to be

a proper incident thereto....’’ 12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8). In publishing the proposal

for comment, the Board does not take a

position on issues raised by the

proposal. Notice of the proposal is

published solely in order to seek the

views of interested persons on the

issues presented by the notice, and does

not represent a determination by the

Board that the proposal meets or is

likely to meet the standards of the BHC

Act.

Any comments or requests for hearing

should be submitted in writing and

received by William W. Wiles,

Secretary, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, Washington,

D.C. 20551, not later than June 17, 1996.

Any request for a hearing on this

proposal must, as required by section

262.3(e) of the Board’s Rules of
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Procedure (12 CFR 262.3(e)), be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons why 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. The notice

may be inspected at the offices of the

Board of Governors or the Federal

Reserve Banks of Cleveland or

Philadelphia.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 24, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13651 Filed 5–30–96; 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 13, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Newnan Holdings, Inc., Newnan,

Georgia; to acquire Newnan Financial

Services, Inc., Newnan, Georgia, and

thereby engage in real estate appraisal

services, including construction draw

inspections, primarily for Newnan

Savings Bank, but also to third parties,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(13) of the

Board’s Regulation Y. The geographic

scope of this activity is throughout the

State of Georgia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Farmers Enterprises, Inc., Albert,

Kansas; to acquire Kinban, Inc., Kinsley,

Kansas, and thereby engage in the sale

of general insurance in a town of less

than 5,000, pursuant to §

225.25(b)(8)(iii)(A) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 24, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13654 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Board of Governors; Sunshine Meeting

Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

June 5, 1996.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 21st Streets,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Summary

Agenda: Because of its routine nature,

no discussion of the following item is

anticipated. This matter will be voted

on without discussion unless a member

of the Board requests that the item be

moved to the discussion agenda.

1. Proposed amendments to Subpart A

of Regulation S (Reimbursement for

Providing Financial Records;

Recordkeeping Requirements for Certain

Financial Records) regarding

reimbursement of certain costs incurred

by financial institutions (proposed

earlier for public comment; Docket No.

R–0906).

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

Discussion Agenda: PLEASE NOTE

THAT NO DISCUSSION ITEMS ARE

SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING.

Note: If the items are moved from the

Summary Agenda to the Discussion Agenda,

discussion of the items will be recorded.

Cassettes will then be available for listening

in the Board’s Freedom of Information Office,

and copies can be ordered for $5 per cassette

by calling (202) 452–3684 or by writing to:

Freedom of Information Office, Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

Washington, D.C. 20551.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–13784 Filed 05–29–96; 11:23

am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

Board of Governors, Sunshine Meeting

Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: Approximately 10:15

a.m., Wednesday, June 5, 1996,

following a recess at the conclusion of

the open meeting.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 2lst Streets,

NW., Washington, DC 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Proposals regarding a Federal Reserve

Bank’s renovation.

2. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments, reassignments, and

salary actions) involving individual Federal

Reserve System employees.

3. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204. You may call

(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before this meeting, for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.