81_FR_72257 81 FR 72055 - Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities

81 FR 72055 - Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 202 (October 19, 2016)

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FR Document2016-25267

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 72055]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25267]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies 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 
Sec.  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 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.
    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 November 15, 2016.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director, 
Applications and Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105-1579:
    1. H Bancorp LLC, Irvine, California, to acquire additional shares 
of Bay Bancorp, Inc., and indirectly of Bay Bank, FSB, both in 
Columbia, Maryland, and thereby engage in operating a savings and loan 
association.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 14, 
2016.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-25267 Filed 10-18-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                foreign entity should be reported as an                 holdings differently, and (6) update the                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                LLC. After review and consideration,                    RSSD search function. The Federal                     System, October 14, 2016.
                                                the Federal Reserve decided not to make                 Reserve need additional time to                       Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
                                                these changes. Given the vast number of                 investigate whether these enhancements                Deputy Secretary of the Board.
                                                diverse organizational structures, the                  are feasible and may consider them as                 [FR Doc. 2016–25267 Filed 10–18–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Federal Reserve believes that it is up to               a part of a future proposal as costs and              BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
                                                each respondent to apply judgement in                   resources permit.
                                                determining whether a particular entity
                                                type fits within the legal entity                         Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                                                                                                                              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
                                                structures listed in the form, including                System, October 13, 2016.
                                                whether a foreign entity should be                      Robert deV. Frierson,                                 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
                                                reported as an LLC. If a respondent                     Secretary of the Board.                               Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
                                                determines that a business organization                 [FR Doc. 2016–25203 Filed 10–18–16; 8:45 am]            The companies listed in this notice
                                                does not fit within any of the legal                    BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                have applied to the Board for approval,
                                                entity structures listed in the form,
                                                                                                                                                              pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
                                                including the definition of LLC, it may
                                                                                                                                                              Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
                                                report the legal entity as ‘‘Other’’ and                FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
                                                provide a description of its unique                                                                           (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
                                                characteristics.                                                                                              225), and all other applicable statutes
                                                                                                        Notice of Proposals To Engage in or                   and regulations to become a bank
                                                   The commenter requested                              To Acquire Companies Engaged in
                                                clarification on how to report ownership                                                                      holding company and/or to acquire the
                                                                                                        Permissible Nonbanking Activities                     assets or the ownership of, control of, or
                                                interests in LLCs when the
                                                organization’s governing documents are                                                                        the power to vote shares of a bank or
                                                                                                           The companies listed in this notice                bank holding company and all of the
                                                silent regarding the designation of a                   have given notice under section 4 of the
                                                managing member and where an entity                                                                           banks and nonbanking companies
                                                                                                        Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.                   owned by the bank holding company,
                                                is designated as a manager (i.e., actively
                                                                                                        1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12                 including the companies listed below.
                                                manages the day-to-day operation of the
                                                                                                        CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to                  The applications listed below, as well
                                                LLC), but has no ownership interest in
                                                the LLC. In addition, the commenter                     acquire or control voting securities or               as other related filings required by the
                                                suggested that a flowchart be provided                  assets of a company, including the                    Board, are available for immediate
                                                in the instructions to indicate how to                  companies listed below, that engages                  inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
                                                report these interests. After review and                either directly or through a subsidiary or            indicated. The applications will also be
                                                consideration, the Federal Reserve                      other company, in a nonbanking activity               available for inspection at the offices of
                                                decided not to make these changes.                      that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y            the Board of Governors. Interested
                                                Since each respondent’s relationship                    (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has                 persons may express their views in
                                                with the LLC will vary and the                          determined by Order to be closely                     writing on the standards enumerated in
                                                determination of whether to report its                  related to banking and permissible for                the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
                                                ownership interest as a managing or                     bank holding companies. Unless                        proposal also involves the acquisition of
                                                non-managing member may depend                          otherwise noted, these activities will be             a nonbanking company, the review also
                                                upon a combination of factors,                          conducted throughout the United States.               includes whether the acquisition of the
                                                including applicable state laws, the                                                                          nonbanking company complies with the
                                                                                                           Each notice is available for inspection            standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
                                                respondent should consult with its legal
                                                                                                        at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.                (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
                                                staff to take into account these unique
                                                facts and circumstances and report its                  The notice also will be available for                 noted, nonbanking activities will be
                                                interest in the manner it deems most                    inspection at the offices of the Board of             conducted throughout the United States.
                                                appropriate.                                            Governors. Interested persons may                       Unless otherwise noted, comments
                                                   The commenter requested an                           express their views in writing on the                 regarding each of these applications
                                                established and consistent process for                  question whether the proposal complies                must be received at the Reserve Bank
                                                withdrawing an erroneous FR Y–10                        with the standards of section 4 of the                indicated or the offices of the Board of
                                                report that should not have been filed.                 BHC Act.                                              Governors not later than November 15,
                                                The Federal Reserve support                                Unless otherwise noted, comments                   2016.
                                                incorporating procedures for this                       regarding the applications must be                      A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
                                                process and will consider adding them                   received at the Reserve Bank indicated                (Nadine Wallman, Vice President) 1455
                                                as part of a future proposal.                                                                                 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio
                                                                                                        or the offices of the Board of Governors
                                                   Finally, the commenter requested                                                                           44101–2566. Comments can also be sent
                                                several other technical enhancements to                 not later than November 15, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                              electronically to
                                                the FR Y–10 online application: (1)                        A. Federal Reserve Bank of San                     comments.applications@clev.frb.org:
                                                Establish a process for withdrawing an                  Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director,                    1. Standard Financial Corporation,
                                                FR Y–10 report that should not have                     Applications and Enforcement) 101                     Murrysville, Pennsylvania; to acquire
                                                been filed, (2) add straight-through                    Market Street, San Francisco, California              Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc., and
                                                processing of the FR Y–10 either                        94105–1579:                                           thereby acquire control of Allegheny
                                                directly from internal systems or
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                                                                                                           1. H Bancorp LLC, Irvine, California,              Valley Bank of Pittsburgh, both of
                                                through a data load process, (3) add a                  to acquire additional shares of Bay                   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
                                                notification that informs the reporter                                                                          B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
                                                                                                        Bancorp, Inc., and indirectly of Bay
                                                after an event has been processed, (4)                                                                        City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
                                                                                                        Bank, FSB, both in Columbia, Maryland,
                                                add foreign branch entities, (5) remove                                                                       President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
                                                restriction in the FR Y–10 online                       and thereby engage in operating a
                                                                                                                                                              City, Missouri 64198–0001:
                                                application to allow reporters that own                 savings and loan association.                           1. Margaret Parker Platter Charitable
                                                interest in the same entity to report their                                                                   Trust, Osceola, Missouri; to become a


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 72055 

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