45008 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Nicole McGinnis, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E8–17695 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WT Docket No. 07–250; DA 08–1331] 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau Reminds Digital Wireless 

Handset Manufacturers and Public 

Mobile Service Providers of Obligation 

To Designate an Agent for Hearing Aid 

Compatibility Issues 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau (Bureau) reminds public mobile 

service providers and digital wireless 

handset manufacturers of their 

obligation to designate an agent for 

service of informal complaints received 

by the Commission, as well as notices, 

inquiries, and orders, relating to hearing 

aid compatibility. 

DATES: The requirement to designate a 

service and contact agent became 

effective June 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlene Alexander, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability 

Rights Office at (202) 418–0581 (voice), 

(202) 418–0183 (TTY), or e-mail 

Arlene.Alexander@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Bureau’s document DA 

08–1331, released June 5, 2008. A copy 

of document DA 08–1331 will be 

available for public inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

at the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

Document DA 08–1331 also may be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 

12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. Customers may 

contact the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor at its Web site http:// 

www.bcpiweb.com or by calling 1–800–

378–3160. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an e-mail to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Bureau at 

(202) 418–0530 (voice) or (202) 418–

0432 (TTY). Document DA 08–1331 also 

can be downloaded in Word and 

Portable Document Format (PDF) at 

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/ 

hearing.html. 

The designation required by 

Amendment of the Commission’s Rules 

Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible 

Mobile Handsets, Petition of American 

National Standards Institute Accredited 

Standards Committee C63 (EMC) ANSI 

ASC C63, WT Docket No. 07–250, 

First Report and Order, FCC 08–68, 

published at 73 FR 25566, May 7, 2008 

(2008 Hearing Aid Compatibility First 

Report and Order), may be sent to the 

Commission via e-mail to 

SECTION255_POC@fcc.gov, or by mail 

to the Commission, Attention: Arlene 

Alexander, Room 3–C408 (see 

ADDRESSES section of this document for 

mailing address). Designated service 

agent information may be viewed 

through the Bureau’s Disability Rights 

Office Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/dro/section255.html. 

Synopsis 

On February 28, 2008, the 

Commission released the 2008 Hearing 

Aid Compatibility First Report and 

Order, which modified the 

Commission’s hearing aid compatibility 

requirements applicable to providers of 

public mobile services and 

manufacturers of digital wireless 

handsets used in the delivery of those 

services. These modifications include 

requiring manufacturers and service 

providers to provide hearing aid 

compatibility contact information 

directly to the Commission for posting 

on the Commission’s Web site. 

Specifically, the Commission amended 

47 CFR 68.418 to require that 

manufacturers and service providers 

designate and identify one or more 

agents upon whom service may be made 

of all informal complaints, as well as 

notices, inquiries, orders, decisions, and 

other pronouncements of the 

Commission in any matter before the 

Commission. The regulations further 

provide that ‘‘[s]uch designation shall 

be provided to the Commission and 

shall include a name or department 

designation, business address, 

telephone number, and, if available, 

TTY number, facsimile number, and 

Internet e-mail address.’’ Finally, the 

regulations require the Commission to 

make this information available to the 

public. 

Apart from requiring the provision of 

contact information directly to the 

Commission, the new regulations do not 

otherwise change the procedures for 

handling complaints alleging a violation 

of the Commission’s hearing aid 

compatibility rules. 

Federal Communications Commission 

Nicole McGinnis, 

Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. E8–17696 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal 

Maritime Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: August 6, 2008—10 a.m. 

PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 

First Floor Hearing Room, Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: A portion of the meeting will be 

in Open Session and the remainder of 

the meeting will be in Closed Session. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Open Session 

(1) FMC Agreement No. 201188—

Houston Terminal, LLC Cooperative 

Working Agreement, effective August 9, 

2008. 

(2) FMC Agreement No. 201189—New 

Orleans Terminal, LLC Cooperative 

Working Agreement, effective August 9, 

2008. 

Closed Session 

(1) Los Angeles/Long Beach Port/ 

Terminal Agreements. 

(2) Internal Administrative Practices 

and Personnel Matters. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary, 

(202) 523–5725. 

Karen V. Gregory, 

Assistant Secretary, 

[FR Doc. E8–17838 Filed 7–30–08; 4:15 pm] 

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank 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. The notices 

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also will be available for inspection at 

the office 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 August 

18, 2008. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King, 

Community Affairs Officer) 90 

Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota 55480–0291: 

1. John Smoluch and Donna Smoluch, 

both of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, to 

retain and acquire control of 

Community Pride Bank Corporation, 

Ham Lake, Minnesota, and thereby 

indirectly retain and acquire control of 

Community Pride Bank, Isanti, 

Minnesota. 

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice 

President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198–0001: 

1. The Barbara Dean Flaming Trust 

and Brenda Jean Flaming Salinas, 

trustee; the Brenda Jean Flaming Trust 

and Barbara Dean Flaming Waite, 

trustee; the Michael Todd Flaming Trust 

and Brenda Jean Flaming Salinas, 

trustee; and the Flaming Children 2008 

Irrevocable Trust and Gerald R. 

Chelgren, trustee; all of Cherokee, 

Oklahoma, part of a group acting in 

concert, to acquire and retain control of 

Alfalfa County Bancshares, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly acquire and retain 

control of ACB Bank, both in Cherokee, 

Oklahoma. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, July 29, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–17670 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

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. The applications also will 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 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

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 August 25, 

2008. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of 

Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 

Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–

1521: 

1. Embassy Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem, 

Pennsylvania, to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Embassy Bank for 

the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, 

Pennsylvania. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, July 28, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–17652 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

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. The applications also will 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 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

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 August 28, 

2008. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 

1. BOSP Bancshares, Inc., Sun Prairie, 

Wisconsin, to become a bank holding 

company by acquiring 100 percent of 

the voting shares of Bank of Sun Prairie, 

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, July 29, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–17668 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

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, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) 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. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

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