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31102 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 109 / Friday, June 6, 1997 / Notices and regulations to become a bank Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM holding company and/or to acquire the System, June 2, 1997. assets or the ownership of, control of, or Jennifer J. Johnson, Federal Open Market Committee; the power to vote shares of a bank or Deputy Secretary of the Board. Domestic Policy Directive of March 25, bank holding company and all of the [FR Doc. 97±14748 Filed 6±5±97; 8:45 am] 1997 banks and nonbanking companies BILLING CODE 6210±01±F In accordance with § 271.5 of its rules owned by the bank holding company, regarding availability of information (12 including the companies listed below. CFR part 271), there is set forth below The applications listed below, as well FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM the domestic policy directive issued by as other related filings required by the Formations of, Acquisitions by, and the Federal Open Market Committee at Board, are available for immediate its meeting held on March 25, 1997.1 Mergers of Bank Holding Companies inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank The directive was issued to the Federal indicated. Once the application has The companies listed in this notice Reserve Bank of New York as follows: been accepted for processing, it will also have applied to the Board for approval, The information reviewed at this be available for inspection at the offices pursuant to the Bank Holding Company meeting suggests that relatively strong of the Board of Governors. Interested Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) economic growth has continued in the persons may express their views in (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part first quarter. Private nonfarm payroll writing on the standards enumerated in 225), and all other applicable statutes employment increased substantially the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the and regulations to become a bank further in January and February, and the proposal also involves the acquisition of holding company and/or to acquire the civilian unemployment rate, at 5.3 a nonbanking company, the review also assets or the ownership of, control of, or percent in February, was unchanged includes whether the acquisition of the the power to vote shares of a bank or from its level in the second half of 1996. nonbanking company complies with the bank holding company and all of the Industrial production rose moderately standards in section 4 of the BHC Act. banks and nonbanking companies on balance in January and February. Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking owned by the bank holding company, Nominal retail sales increased sharply activities will be conducted throughout including the companies listed below. further over January and February after the United States. The applications listed below, as well a considerable advance in the fourth Unless otherwise noted, comments as other related filings required by the quarter. Housing activity strengthened regarding each of these applications Board, are available for immediate markedly over January and February, must be received at the Reserve Bank inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank though much of the rise probably indicated or the offices of the Board of indicated. Once the application has related to unusually favorable weather. Recent data on orders and contracts Governors not later than June 30, 1997. been accepted for processing, it will also point to a further sizable gain in A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago be available for inspection at the offices business fixed investment in the first (Philip Jackson, Applications Officer) of the Board of Governors. Interested quarter. The nominal deficit on U.S. 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, persons may express their views in trade in goods and services widened Illinois 60690-1413: writing on the standards enumerated in substantially in January from its the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 1. Edgar County Banc Shares, Inc., temporarily depressed rate in the fourth proposal also involves the acquisition of Paris, Illinois; to merge with Kansas quarter. Underlying price inflation has a nonbanking company, the review also Banc Corporation, Kansas, Illinois, and remained subdued. thereby indirectly acquire Kansas State includes whether the acquisition of the Most market interest rates have risen Bank, Kansas, Illinois, and Edgar nonbanking company complies with the somewhat since the Committee meeting County Bank & Trust Co., Paris, Illinois. standards in section 4 of the BHC Act. on February 4-5, 1997. In foreign In addition, Applicant has also Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking exchange markets, the trade-weighted applied to become a bank holding activities will be conducted throughout value of the dollar in terms of the other company by acquiring 100 percent of the United States. G-10 currencies increased further over the voting shares of Kansas Banc Unless otherwise noted, comments the intermeeting period. Corporation, Kansas, Illinois, and regarding each of these applications Growth of M2 moderated somewhat thereby indirectly acquire Kansas State must be received at the Reserve Bank in January and February from a brisk Bank, Kansas, Illinois, and Edgar indicated or the offices of the Board of pace over the fourth quarter while the County Bank & Trust Co., Paris, Illinois. Governors not later than July 3, 1997. expansion of M3 remained relatively B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago robust; data for the first part of March City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice (Philip Jackson, Applications Officer) pointed to diminished growth in both President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, aggregates. Total domestic nonfinancial City, Missouri 64198-0001: Illinois 60690-1413: debt has expanded moderately on 1. CoVest Bancshares, Inc., Des 1. Lauritzen Corporation, Omaha, balance over recent months. Plaines, Illinois; to become a bank Nebraska; to acquire 3.68 percent, for a The Federal Open Market Committee holding company by acquiring 100 total of 24.9 percent, of the voting shares seeks monetary and financial conditions percent of the voting shares of CoVest of First National of Nebraska, Inc., that will foster price stability and Banc, N.A. (formerly known as First Omaha, Nebraska, and thereby promote sustainable growth in output. Federal Bank for Savings), Des Plaines, indirectly acquire First National Bank In furtherance of these objectives, the Illinois. South Dakota, Yankton, South Dakota; 1 First National Bank, Fort Collins, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open System, June 3, 1997. Market Committee meeting of March 25, 1997, Colorado; Union Colony Bank, Greeley, which include the domestic policy directive issued Colorado; and The Bank of Boulder, Jennifer J. Johnson, at that meeting, are available upon request to the Boulder, Colorado. Deputy Secretary of the Board. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551. The minutes are published Comments regarding this application [FR Doc. 97±14865 Filed 6±5±97; 8:45 am] in the Federal Reserve Bulletin and in the Board's must be received by June 20, 1997. BILLING CODE 6210±01±F annual report..