Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 2, 1996 / Notices 34435

1. Mesaba Bancshares, Inc., Biwabik,

Minnesota; and River Bancorp, Inc.,

Ramsey, Minnesota; to acquire 22.22

percent of Northland Security Bank,

Ramsey, Minnesota, a de novo bank. In

connection with this proposal, River

Bancorp has applied to become a bank

holding company by acquiring shares of

Northland Security Bank.

D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Big Bend Bancshares Corporation,

Presidio, Texas; and Rio Bancshares

Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware; to

acquire an additional 29.37 percent of

the voting shares of Marfa National

Bank, Marfa, Texas.

2. East Texas Bancorp, Inc.,

Longview, Texas; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of East

Texas Delaware Financial Corporation,

Dover, Delaware; and thereby indirectly

acquire Community Bank, Longview,

Texas.

3. East Texas Delaware Financial

Corporation, Dover, Delaware; to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring 100 percent of the voting

shares of Community Bank, Longview,

Texas.

E. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. Western Acquisitions, L.L.C.,

Buffalo Grove, Illinois; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 43.5

percent of the voting shares of Sunwest

Bank, Tustin, California.

2. Western Acquisition Partners, L.P.,

Buffalo Grove, Illinois; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 43.5

percent of the voting shares of Sunwest

Bank, Tustin, California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 26, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Deputy Secretary of the Board

[FR Doc. 96–16811 Filed 7–1–96; 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 July 16, 1996.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Christopher J. McCurdy, Senior

Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New

York, New York 10045:

1. Great Falls Bancorp, Totowa, New

Jersey; to engage de novo through its

subsidiary Greater Community

Financial L.L.C., Totowa, New Jersey, in

full service brokerage activities

providing portfolio investment advice

and securities credit activities related to

the company’s securities brokerage

activities and dealing in bank eligible

securities pursuant to § 225.25(b)(4),

(15) and (16) of the Board’s Regulation

Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 26, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson

Deputy Secretary of the Board

[FR Doc. 96–16812 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

Government in the Sunshine Act

Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System.

TIME AND DATE: 11:00 a.m., Monday, July

8, 1996.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, C Street

entrance between 20th and 2lst Streets,

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

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments, reassignments, and

salary actions) involving individual Federal

Reserve System employees.

2. 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.

Dated: June 28, 1996.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–17055 Filed 6–28–96; 3:22 pm]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Notice of 30-Day Extension in

Comment Period and Change in Date

for Public Forum on Disclosures in the

Resale of Vehicles Repurchased Due

to Warranty Defects

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade

Commission (‘‘the Commission’’ or

‘‘FTC’’) has extended the date by which

comments must be submitted and has

changed the date for the public forum

concerning the practices used in the

resale of vehicles previously

repurchased from consumers because of

warranty defects. This notice informs

prospective participants of the changes

and sets new dates of July 29, 1996, for

the end of the comment period and

October 3, 1996, for the forum.

On November 8, 1995, the Consumers

for Auto Reliability and Safety and other

consumer groups (‘‘Consumer

Coalition’’ or ‘‘Petitioners’’) filed a

petition in which they requested that

the Commission initiate either a

rulemaking proceeding or an