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Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 116/Thursday, June 17, 1999/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 116 / Thursday, June 17, 1999 / Notices 32497 considered in acting on the notices are a nonbanking company, the review also Burlington, Iowa; Firstar Bank, National set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 includes whether the acquisition of the Association, Cincinnati, Ohio; Firstar U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). nonbanking company complies with the Bank Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; The notices are available for standards in section 4 of the BHC Act. Firstar Bank of Minnesota, National immediate inspection at the Federal Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking Association, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Reserve Bank indicated. The notices activities will be conducted throughout Firstar Bank Wausau, National also will be available for inspection at the United States. Association, Wausau, Wisconsin. the offices of the Board of Governors. Unless otherwise noted, comments B. Federal Reserve Bank of Interested persons may express their regarding each of these applications Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen, views in writing to the Reserve Bank must be received at the Reserve Bank Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin indicated for that notice or to the offices indicated or the offices of the Board of Avenue, P.O. Box 291, Minneapolis, of the Board of Governors. Comments Governors not later than July 12, 1999. Minnesota 55480-0291: must be received not later than July 1, A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1. United Financial Corp., Great Falls, 1999. (Philip Jackson, Applications Officer) Montana; to acquire an additional 11.3 A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, percent, for a total of 36.3 percent, of the City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice Illinois 60690-1413: voting shares of Valley Bancorp, President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 1. Firstar Corporation, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Arizona, and thereby City, Missouri 64198-0001: Wisconsin; to acquire Mercantile indirectly acquire additional voting 1. Crawford Family Investments Bancorporation, Inc., St. Louis, shares of Valley Bank of Arizona, Limited Partnership, Frederick, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Phoenix, Arizona. Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of Ameribanc, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; First Southwest Corporation, Frederick, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Mercantile Bank Midwest, Des Moines, System, June 11, 1999. Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly Iowa; Mercantile Bank National acquire voting shares of First Southwest Robert deV. Frierson, Association, St. Louis, Missouri; Bank, Frederick, Oklahoma. Associate Secretary of the Board. Mercantile Bank, Overland Park, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Kansas; Mercantile Bank of Trenton, [FR Doc. 99±15345 Filed 6±16±99; 8:45 am] System, June 11, 1999. Trenton, Missouri; Mercantile Bank, BILLING CODE 6210±01±F Robert deV. Frierson, Paducah, Kentucky; Mercantile Bank of Associate Secretary of the Board. Illinois, Springfield, Illinois; and [FR Doc. 99±15344 Filed 6±16±99; 8:45 am] Mercantile Bank of Arkansas, National FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION BILLING CODE 6210±01±F Association, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Granting of Request for Early In connection with this application, Termination of the Waiting Period FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Applicant also has applied to acquire Under the Premerger Notification FFG Trust, Inc., Springfield, Illinois, Rules Formations of, Acquisitions by, and and Mercantile Trust Company National Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Association, St. Louis, Missouri, and Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 The companies listed in this notice thereby engage in trust company U.S.C. 18a, as added by title II of the have applied to the Board for approval, functions, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(5) of Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Regulation Y, and thereby engage in Improvements Act of 1976, requires Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) trust company functions, pursuant to § persons contemplating certain mergers (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225.28(b)(5) of Regulation Y; D.D. or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade 225), and all other applicable statutes Development of Sterling, Sterling, Commission and the Assistant Attorney and regulations to become a bank Illinois, and thereby engage in General advance notice and to wait holding company and/or to acquire the community development financing and designated periods before assets or the ownership of, control of, or investment activities, pursuant to § consummation of such plans. Section the power to vote shares of a bank or 225.28(b)(12)(i) of Regulation Y; 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, bank holding company and all of the Mercantile Consumer Loan Company, in individual cases, to terminate this banks and nonbanking companies Rock Island, Illinois, and thereby engage waiting period prior to its expiration owned by the bank holding company, in making and servicing loans, pursuant and requires that notice of this action be including the companies listed below. to § 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y. published in the Federal Register. The applications listed below, as well 2. Mercantile Bancorporation, Inc., St. The following transactions were as other related filings required by the Louis, Missouri; to acquire up to 9.9 granted early termination of the waiting Board, are available for immediate percent of the voting shares of Firstar period provided by law and the inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, premerger notification rules. The grants indicated. The application also will be and thereby indirectly acquire Firstar were made by the Federal Trade available for inspection at the offices of Bank Milwaukee, National Association, Commission and the Assistant Attorney the Board of Governors. Interested Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Firstar Bank General for the Antitrust Division of the persons may express their views in USA, National Association, Waukegan, Department of Justice. Neither agency writing on the standards enumerated in Illinois; Firstar Metro Bank & Trust intends to take any action with respect the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the Company, Phoenix, Arizona; Firstar to these proposed acquisitions during proposal also involves the acquisition of Bank Burlington, National Association, the applicable waiting period. Trans # Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early TerminationÐ04/26/1999 19990760 ........... B.F. Goodrich Company, (The) ............. Coltec Industries Inc .............................. Coltec Industries Inc. VerDate 26-APR-99 21:03 Jun 16, 1999 Jkt 183247 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JNN1.XXX pfrm01 PsN: 17JNN1 32498 Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 116 / Thursday, June 17, 1999 / Notices Trans # Acquiring Acquired Entities 19992111 ........... Northside Operating Co ......................... Doctors Community Healthcare Cor- Doctors Community Healthcare Cor- poration. poration. 19992112 ........... ONEOK, Inc ........................................... Koch Industries, Inc ............................... Koch Oklahoma Midstream Processing Company, LLC, Koch Oklahoma Mid- stream Services Company, Koch Oklahoma Midstream Transmission Company, LLC. 19992163 ........... Utilicorp United, Inc ................................ Western Gas Resources, Inc ................. Western Gas Resources Storage, Inc. 19992173 ........... Steelcase Inc ......................................... Lee Pierce .............................................. Lee Pierce Holdings, Inc. 19992176 ........... GS Capital Partners II, L.P .................... H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., The Seven Claussen. Islands Foundation, Inc. 19992199 ........... Kellstrom Industries, Inc ........................ R. Dean Stickler ..................................... Certified Aircraft Parts, Inc. 19992200 ........... Kellstrom Industries, Inc ........................ Donald Marshall ..................................... Certified Aircraft Parts, Inc. 19992221 ........... BellSouth Corporation ............................ Champion International Corporation ...... Champion International Corporation. 19992247 ........... J.W. Childs Equity Partners, L.P ........... Quality Future, Inc ................................. Quality Stores, Inc. 19992248 ........... Quality Future, Inc ................................. J.W. Childs Equity Partners, L.P ........... CT Holding, Inc. 19992273 ........... Quilvest American Equity Ltd ................ ATSCO Products, Inc ............................ ATSCO Products, Inc 19992300 ........... Weatherford International, Inc ............... Clearwater Holdings, Inc ........................ ECD/Northwest, Inc. 19992301 ........... Interim Services Inc ............................... Norrell Corporation ................................. Norrell Corporation. 19992302 ........... Guy W. Millner ....................................... Interim Services Inc ............................... Interim Services, Inc. 19992319 ........... The Hain Food Groups, Inc ................... Frontenac VI Limited Partnership .......... Natural Nutrition Group, Inc. 19992323 ........... The Atlantic Foundation ......................... Brio Technology, Inc .............................. Brio Technology, Inc. 19992324 ........... Alistar Pilot Fund, LLC ........................... William P. Johnson ................................ Goshen Rubber Companies, Inc. 19992326 ........... mobile mini, inc ...................................... The 1997 Jansons Trust .......................
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