82_FR_29204 82 FR 29082 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

82 FR 29082 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

Page Range29082-29082
FR Document2017-13419

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29082]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13419]


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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 will also 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.
    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 July 24, 2017.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant 
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. Bern Bancshares, Inc., Bern, Kansas; to acquire up to 6.47 
percent of the voting shares of UBT Bancshares, Inc., and thereby 
indirectly acquire shares of United Bank & Trust, both in Marysville, 
Kansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 22, 2017.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017-13419 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               lobbyists to serve on the Council in a
                                                  Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:                HUMAN SERVICES                                         representative capacity.
                                                  (202) 694–1220.                                                                                                  The Council meets in the Washington,
                                                                                                          Agency for Healthcare Research and
                                                  Dayna C. Brown,                                                                                                DC, metropolitan area, generally in
                                                                                                          Quality
                                                  Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.                                                                         Rockville, Maryland, approximately
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–13545 Filed 6–23–17; 4:15 pm]             National Advisory Council for                          three times a year to provide broad
                                                  BILLING CODE 6715–01–P                                  Healthcare Research and Quality:                       guidance to the Secretary and AHRQ’s
                                                                                                          Request for Nominations for Public                     Director on the direction of and
                                                                                                          Members                                                programs undertaken by AHRQ.
                                                  FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                  AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research                   Seven individuals will be selected by
                                                                                                          and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.                               the Secretary to serve on the Council
                                                  Formations of, Acquisitions by, and                                                                            beginning with the meeting in the
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice of request for
                                                  Mergers of Bank Holding Companies                                                                              spring of 2018. Members generally serve
                                                                                                          nominations for public members.
                                                                                                                                                                 3-year terms. Appointments are
                                                    The companies listed in this notice
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Council advises the                     staggered to permit an orderly rotation
                                                  have applied to the Board for approval,
                                                  pursuant to the Bank Holding Company                    Secretary of HHS (Secretary) and the                   of membership. To fill these positions,
                                                  Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)                    Director of the Agency for Healthcare                  we are seeking individuals with
                                                  (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part                    Research and Quality (AHRQ) on                         experience and success in (1) the
                                                  225), and all other applicable statutes                 matters related to activities of the                   conduct of research, demonstration
                                                  and regulations to become a bank                        Agency to carry out its mission. AHRQ’s                projects, and evaluations with respect to
                                                  holding company and/or to acquire the                   mission is to produce evidence to make                 health care; (2) the fields of health care
                                                  assets or the ownership of, control of, or              health care safer, higher quality, more                quality research or health care
                                                  the power to vote shares of a bank or                   accessible, equitable, and affordable,                 improvement; (3) the practice of
                                                  bank holding company and all of the                     and to work within the U.S. epartment                  medicine; (4) other health professions;
                                                  banks and nonbanking companies                          of Health and Human Services and with                  (5) representing the private health care
                                                  owned by the bank holding company,                      other partners to make sure that the                   sector (including health plans,
                                                  including the companies listed below.                   evidence is understood and used. Seven                 providers, and purchasers) or
                                                    The applications listed below, as well                current members’ terms will expire in                  administrators of health care delivery
                                                  as other related filings required by the                November 2017
                                                                                                                                                                 systems; (6) the fields of health care
                                                  Board, are available for immediate                      DATES: Nominations should be received                  economics, information systems, law,
                                                  inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank                  on or before 60 days after date of                     ethics, business, or public policy; and,
                                                  indicated. The applications will also be                publication.                                           (7) representing the interests of patients
                                                  available for inspection at the offices of              ADDRESSES:   Nominations should be sent                and consumers of health care.
                                                  the Board of Governors. Interested                      to Jaime Zimmerman AHRQ, 5600                            Interested persons may nominate one
                                                  persons may express their views in                      Fishers Lane, 06E37A, Rockville,
                                                  writing on the standards enumerated in                                                                         or more qualified persons for
                                                                                                          Maryland 20857. Nominations may also                   membership on the Council. Self-
                                                  the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the                 be emailed to NationalAdvisory
                                                  proposal also involves the acquisition of                                                                      nominations are accepted. Nominations
                                                                                                          Council@ahrq.hhs.gov.
                                                  a nonbanking company, the review also                                                                          shall include: (1) A copy of the
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae;
                                                  includes whether the acquisition of the                 Jaime Zimmerman, AHRQ, at (301) 427–
                                                  nonbanking company complies with the                                                                           and (2) a statement that the nominee is
                                                                                                          1456.                                                  willing to serve as a member of the
                                                  standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 42 U.S.C.                   Council. Selected candidates will be
                                                  (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
                                                  noted, nonbanking activities will be                    299c establishes a National Advisory                   asked to provide detailed information
                                                  conducted throughout the United States.                 Council for Healthcare Research and                    concerning their financial interests,
                                                    Unless otherwise noted, comments                      Quality (the Council) and provides that                consultant positions and research grants
                                                  regarding each of these applications                    the Secretary shall appoint to the                     and contracts, to permit evaluation of
                                                  must be received at the Reserve Bank                    National Advisory Council for
                                                                                                                                                                 possible sources of conflict of interest.
                                                  indicated or the offices of the Board of                Healthcare Research and Quality twenty
                                                                                                                                                                 Please note that once a candidate is
                                                  Governors not later than July 24, 2017.                 one appropriately qualified individuals.
                                                                                                          At least seventeen members shall be                    nominated, AHRQ may consider that
                                                    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas                                                                            nomination for future positions on the
                                                  City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice                     representatives of the public and at least
                                                                                                          one member shall be a specialist in the                Council.
                                                  President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
                                                  City, Missouri 64198–0001:                              rural aspects of one or more of the                      The Department seeks a broad
                                                    1. Bern Bancshares, Inc., Bern,                       professions or fields listed in the above              geographic representation. In addition,
                                                  Kansas; to acquire up to 6.47 percent of                summary. In addition, the Secretary                    AHRQ conducts and supports research
                                                  the voting shares of UBT Bancshares,                    designates, as ex officio members,                     concerning priority populations, which
                                                  Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire                    representatives from other Federal                     include: Low-income groups; minority
                                                  shares of United Bank & Trust, both in                  agencies, principally agencies that                    groups; women; children; the elderly;
                                                                                                          conduct or support health care research,               and individuals with special health care
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                                                  Marysville, Kansas.
                                                                                                          as well as Federal officials the Secretary             needs, including individuals with
                                                    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve             may consider appropriate. 42 U.S.C.
                                                  System, June 22, 2017.                                                                                         disabilities and individuals who need
                                                                                                          299c(c)(3). Consistent with revised                    chronic care or end-of-life health care.
                                                  Yao-Chin Chao,                                          guidance regarding the ban on lobbyists
                                                  Assistant Secretary of the Board.
                                                                                                                                                                 See 42 U.S.C. 299(c). Nominations of
                                                                                                          serving as members of advisory boards                  persons with expertise in health care for
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–13419 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]             and commissions, AHRQ will accept
                                                  BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                  nominations for Federally registered


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FR Citation82 FR 29082 

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