2832 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 1996 / Notices

Persons selected to appear will be

required to submit to the Secretary, by

close of business February 20, 1996, an

original and 9 copies of their proposed

remarks, a summary of those remarks of

no more than one page, a brief speaker

biography, and a description of the

organization represented. In addition,

10 copies of the material submitted to

the Secretary must be submitted to Amy

Lesch, Office of Plans and Policy by

close of business on February 20, 1996.

Persons wishing to respond to testimony

presented at the hearing are invited to

do so by the reply comment deadline,

March 26, 1996.

For more information contact Amy

Lesch, Office of Plans and Policy at

(202) 418–2049 or Steve Sharkey, Office

of Engineering Technology, (202) 418–

2404. Members of the media should

contact Maureen Peratino, Office of

Public Affairs, (202) 418–0500.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1502 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Regions Financial Corporation, 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 February

22, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to merge with

First Gwinnett Bancshares, Inc.,

Norcross, Georgia, and thereby

indirectly acquire First Gwinnett Bank,

Norcross, Georgia.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. Bank of Waunakee Employee Stock

Ownership Plan, Waunakee, Wisconsin;

to acquire 45.70 percent of the voting

shares of Waunakee Bank Shares, Inc.,

Waunakee, Wisconsin, and thereby

indirectly acquire Bank of Waunakee,

Waunakee, Wisconsin.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Executive Bancshares, Inc., Paris,

Texas; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Collin County National

Bank, McKinney, Texas, a de novo bank.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 23, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–1490 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

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Regions Financial Corporation, et al.;

Acquisitions of Companies Engaged in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities

The organizations listed in this notice

have applied under § 225.23(a)(2) or (f)

of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR

225.23(a)(2) or (f)) 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 acquire or

control voting securities or assets of a

company engaged 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 each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated for the application or the

offices of the Board of Governors not

later than February 12, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303:

1. Regions Financial Corporation,

Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire First

Federal Bank of Northwest Georgia,

Federal Savings Bank, Cedartown,

Georgia, and thereby engage in

operating a savings association,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(9) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Woodforest Bancshares, Inc.,

Houston, Texas; to acquire Mutual

Money Investments, Inc. (doing

business as Tri-Star Financial), Houston,

Texas, and thereby engage in providing

investment or financial advisory

services, pursuant to § 225.25(b)(4) of

the Board’s Regulation Y; in providing

to others data processing services,

pursuant to § 225.25(b)(7) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; and in providing

securities brokerage services, pursuant

to § 225.25(b)(15) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 23, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–1491 Filed 1–26–96; 8:45 am]

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