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6250 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / NoticesDirector, Bank Holding Company) 101Market Street, San Francisco, California94105-1579:1. Regency Bancorp, Fresno,California; to acquire RegencyInvestment Advisors, Inc., Fresno,California, and thereby engage ininvestment advisory activities, pursuantto § 225.25(b)(4) of the Board’sRegulation Y, and in fiduciary activities,pursuant to § 225.25(b)(3) of the Board’sRegulation Y.Comments on this application mustbe received by February 18, 1997.Board of Governors of the Federal ReserveSystem, February 5, 1997.Jennifer J. Johnson,Deputy Secretary of the Board.[FR Doc. 97–3263 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 6210-01-FFormations of, Acquisitions by, andMergers of Bank Holding CompaniesThe companies listed in this noticehave applied to the Board for approval,pursuant to the Bank Holding CompanyAct of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part225), and all other applicable statutesand regulations to become a bankholding company and/or to acquire theassets or the ownership of, control of, orthe power to vote shares of a bank orbank holding company and all of thebanks and nonbanking companiesowned by the bank holding company,including the companies listed below.The applications listed below, as wellas other related filings required by theBoard, are available for immediateinspection at the Federal Reserve Bankindicated. Once the application hasbeen accepted for processing, it will alsobe available for inspection at the officesof the Board of Governors. Interestedpersons may express their views inwriting on the standards enumerated inthe BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If theproposal also involves the acquisition ofa nonbanking company, the review alsoincludes whether the acquisition of thenonbanking company complies with thestandards in section 4 of the BHC Act,including whether the acquisition of thenonbanking company can ‘‘reasonablybe expected to produce benefits to thepublic, such as greater convenience,increased competition, or gains inefficiency, that outweigh possibleadverse effects, such as undueconcentration of resources, decreased orunfair competition, conflicts ofinterests, or unsound banking practices’’(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unlessotherwise noted, nonbanking activitieswill be conducted throughout theUnited States.Unless otherwise noted, commentsregarding each of these applicationsmust be received at the Reserve Bankindicated or the offices of the Board ofGovernors not later than March 7, 1997.A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034:1. First Commercial Corporation,Little Rock, Arkansas; to merge withSouthwest Bancshares, Inc., Jonesboro,Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquireFirst Bank of Arkansas, Jonesboro,Arkansas; First Bank of Arkansas,Russellville, Arkansas; First Bank ofArkansas, Searcy, Arkansas; and FirstBank of Arkansas, Wynne, Arkansas.2. Security Bancorp of Tennessee,Inc., Halls, Tennessee; to acquire at least30 percent of the voting shares of TheBank of Jackson, Jackson, Tennessee (inorganization).Board of Governors of the Federal ReserveSystem, February 5, 1997.Jennifer J. Johnson,Deputy Secretary of the Board.[FR Doc. 97–3261 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 6210-01-FNotice of Proposals to Engage inPermissible Nonbanking Activities orto Acquire Companies that areEngaged in Permissible NonbankingActivitiesThe companies listed in this noticehave given notice under section 4 of theBank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.1843) (BHC Act) and RegulationY, (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo,or to acquire or control voting securitiesor assets of a company that engageseither directly or through a subsidiary orother company, in a nonbanking activitythat is listed in § 225.25 of RegulationY (12 CFR 225.25) or that the Board hasdetermined by Order to be closelyrelated to banking and permissible forbank holding companies. Unlessotherwise noted, these activities will beconducted throughout the United States.Each notice is available for inspectionat the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.Once the notice has been accepted forprocessing, it will also be available forinspection at the offices of the Board ofGovernors. Interested persons mayexpress their views in writing on thequestion whether the proposal complieswith the standards of section 4 of theBHC Act, including whetherconsummation of the proposal can‘‘reasonably be expected to producebenefits to the public, such as greaterconvenience, increased competition, orgains in efficiency, that outweighpossible adverse effects, such as undueconcentration of resources, decreased orunfair competition, conflicts ofinterests, or unsound banking practices’’(12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for ahearing on this question must beaccompanied by a statement of thereasons a written presentation wouldnot suffice in lieu of a hearing,identifying specifically any questions offact that are in dispute, summarizing theevidence that would be presented at ahearing, and indicating how the partycommenting would be aggrieved byapproval of the proposal.Unless otherwise noted, commentsregarding the applications must bereceived at the Reserve Bank indicatedor the offices of the Board of Governorsnot later than February 25, 1997.A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia30303-2713:1. Barnett Banks, Inc., Jacksonville,Florida; to acquire Oxford ResourcesCorp., Melville, New York, and therebyengage in consumer finance and leasingpersonal or real property or acting asagent, broker of adviser in leasing suchproperty, pursuant to §§ 225.25(b)(1)(i)and (b)(5) of the Board’s Regulation Y.Board of Governors of the Federal ReserveSystem, February 5, 1997.Jennifer J. Johnson,Deputy Secretary of the Board.[FR Doc. 97–3260 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 6210-01-FFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSIONGranting of Request for EarlyTermination of the Waiting PeriodUnder the Premerger NotificationRulesSection 7A of the Clayton Act, 15U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of theHart-Scott-Rodino AntitrustImprovements Act of 1976, requirespersons contemplating certain mergersor acquisitions to give the Federal TradeCommission and the Assistant AttorneyGeneral advance notice and to waitdesignated periods beforeconsummation of such plans. Section7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies,in individual cases, to terminate thiswaiting period prior to its expirationand requires that notice of this action bepublished in the Federal Register.The following transactions weregranted early termination of the waitingperiod provided by law and thepremerger notification rules. The grants