82_FR_842 82 FR 840 - Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

82 FR 840 - Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 2 (January 4, 2017)

Page Range840-840
FR Document2016-31914

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 840]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31914]


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Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank 
or Bank Holding Company

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank 
holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the 
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for 
inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons 
may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for 
that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must 
be received not later than January 18, 2017.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant 
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. The Bryant James Gingrich 2012 Irrevocable Trust, the Bryant 
James Gingrich 2016 Irrevocable Trust, and Bryant James Gingrich, 
acting in his capacity as trustee of both trusts, all of Alva, 
Oklahoma; the Chad Wisdom McManus 2012 Irrevocable Trust, the Chad 
Wisdom McManus 2016 Irrevocable Trust, and Chad Wisdom McManus, acting 
in his capacity as trustee of both trusts, all of Enid, Oklahoma; and 
the Kelsey Grace Gingrich 2012 Irrevocable Trust, the Kelsey Grace 
Hunter 2016 Irrevocable Trust, and Kelsey Grace Hunter (n[eacute]e 
Gingrich), acting in her capacity as trustee of both trusts, all of 
Edmond, Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of Grace Investment Company, 
Inc., Alva, Oklahoma, and thereby join the existing Peggy J. Wisdom 
Family Control Group previously approved to control 25 percent or more 
of the voting shares of Grace Investment Company, Inc. Grace Investment 
Company, Inc. is the parent holding company of Alva State Bank and 
Trust Company, Alva, Oklahoma; First National Bank in Okeene, Okeene, 
Oklahoma; and The First State Bank, Kiowa, Kansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 29, 
2016.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-31914 Filed 1-3-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  nonbanking company complies with the                    Chad Wisdom McManus 2016                               600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Mailstop
                                                  standards in section 4 of the BHC Act                   Irrevocable Trust, and Chad Wisdom                     CC–8232, Washington, DC 20580.
                                                  (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise                      McManus, acting in his capacity as                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTC
                                                  noted, nonbanking activities will be                    trustee of both trusts, all of Enid,                   IoT Home Inspector Challenge (the
                                                  conducted throughout the United States.                 Oklahoma; and the Kelsey Grace                         ‘‘Contest’’) encourages the public to
                                                    Unless otherwise noted, comments                      Gingrich 2012 Irrevocable Trust, the                   create a tool that consumers can deploy
                                                  regarding each of these applications                    Kelsey Grace Hunter 2016 Irrevocable                   to guard against security vulnerabilities
                                                  must be received at the Reserve Bank                    Trust, and Kelsey Grace Hunter (née                   in software on the IoT devices in their
                                                  indicated or the offices of the Board of                Gingrich), acting in her capacity as                   homes. The tool would, at a minimum,
                                                  Governors not later than January 27,                    trustee of both trusts, all of Edmond,                 help protect consumers from security
                                                  2017.                                                   Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of                  vulnerabilities caused by out–of-date
                                                    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis                  Grace Investment Company, Inc., Alva,                  software. The competition’s purpose is
                                                  (David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager)                      Oklahoma, and thereby join the existing                to stimulate innovation and progress in
                                                  P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri                       Peggy J. Wisdom Family Control Group                   protecting and empowering consumers
                                                  63166–2034. Comments can also be sent                   previously approved to control 25                      against security risks associated with
                                                  electronically to                                       percent or more of the voting shares of                IoT devices in the home.
                                                  Comments.applications@stls.frb.org:                     Grace Investment Company, Inc. Grace
                                                    1. American Pacific Bancorp, Inc.,                                                                           A. Background
                                                                                                          Investment Company, Inc. is the parent
                                                  Harrisburg, Illinois; to become a bank                  holding company of Alva State Bank                        Every day, American consumers use
                                                  holding company by acquiring 67                         and Trust Company, Alva, Oklahoma;                     Internet-connected devices 1 to make
                                                  percent of Main Street Bancshares, Inc.,                First National Bank in Okeene, Okeene,                 their homes ‘‘smarter.’’ Consumers can
                                                  Harrisburg, Illinois, and thereby                       Oklahoma; and The First State Bank,                    remotely program their smart home
                                                  indirectly acquiring Grand Rivers                       Kiowa, Kansas.                                         devices to turn on their lights, start the
                                                  Community Bank, Grand Chain, Illinois.                                                                         oven, and turn on soft music so they
                                                                                                            Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve                                                                    return to a comfortable environment
                                                                                                          System, December 29, 2016.
                                                  System, December 29, 2016.                                                                                     when they get home from work. Smart
                                                                                                          Yao-Chin Chao,
                                                  Yao-Chin Chao,                                                                                                 video monitors enable consumers to
                                                                                                          Assistant Secretary of the Board.                      remotely view their homes, pets, or
                                                  Assistant Secretary of the Board.                       [FR Doc. 2016–31914 Filed 1–3–17; 8:45 am]             children. Smart fire and burglar alarms
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–31913 Filed 1–3–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                 address safety issues through sensors
                                                  BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                 and alerts. And smart thermostats can
                                                                                                                                                                 automatically adjust temperature
                                                                                                          FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION                               settings depending on the time of day
                                                  FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
                                                                                                                                                                 and presence of people in the house. To
                                                  Change in Bank Control Notices;                         IoT Home Inspector Challenge                           tie all these devices together, smart
                                                  Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or                     AGENCY:   Federal Trade Commission.                    home platforms are also beginning to
                                                  Bank Holding Company                                                                                           proliferate across the marketplace.
                                                                                                          ACTION:   Notice; public challenge.                       While these smart devices enable
                                                     The notificants listed below have                    SUMMARY:    The Federal Trade                          enormous convenience and safety
                                                  applied under the Change in Bank                        Commission (‘‘FTC’’) announces a prize                 benefits, they can also create security
                                                  Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and                     competition that challenges the public                 risks. For example, press reports from
                                                  § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12                to create a technical solution (‘‘tool’’)              October 2016 demonstrated how smart
                                                  CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank                 that consumers can deploy to guard                     devices could be used in ‘‘botnets’’ to
                                                  or bank holding company. The factors                    against security vulnerabilities in                    disrupt the Internet.2 This incident
                                                  that are considered in acting on the                    software on the Internet of Things                     demonstrated that lax IoT device
                                                  notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of                 (‘‘IoT’’) devices in their homes. The tool             security can threaten not just device
                                                  the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).                         would, at a minimum, help protect                      owners, but the entire Internet. In
                                                     The notices are available for                                                                               another incident, a group of hackers
                                                                                                          consumers from security vulnerabilities
                                                  immediate inspection at the Federal                                                                            allegedly gained unauthorized access to
                                                                                                          caused by out-of-date software.
                                                  Reserve Bank indicated. The notices                                                                            routers manufactured by the tech
                                                                                                          Contestants have the option of adding
                                                  also will be available for inspection at                                                                       company ASUS and left a text file
                                                                                                          features, such as those that would
                                                  the offices of the Board of Governors.                                                                         warning stating, ‘‘Your Asus router (and
                                                                                                          address hard-coded, factory default or
                                                  Interested persons may express their                                                                           your documents) can be accessed by
                                                                                                          easy-to-guess passwords. The prize for
                                                  views in writing to the Reserve Bank                                                                           anyone in the world with an internet
                                                                                                          the competition is up to $25,000, with
                                                  indicated for that notice or to the offices                                                                    connection.’’ 3 The FTC announced a
                                                                                                          $3,000 available for each honorable
                                                  of the Board of Governors. Comments
                                                                                                          mention winner(s). Winners will be
                                                  must be received not later than January                                                                           1 As used herein, ‘‘Internet-connected,’’ ‘‘IoT,’’ or
                                                                                                          announced on or about July 27, 2017.                   ‘‘smart’’ devices are devices other than desktop or
                                                  18, 2017.
                                                                                                          DATES: The deadline for registering and                laptop computers or smartphones.
                                                     A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas                                                                              2 See, e.g., ‘‘Americans uneasy with IoT devices
                                                  City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice                     submitting entries is May 22, 2017 at
                                                                                                                                                                 like those used in Dyn DDoS attack, survey finds,’’
                                                  President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas                     12:00 p.m. EDT. Further instructions                   Tech Crunch, Darrell Etherington (October 24,
                                                  City, Missouri 64198–0001:                              and requirements regarding the                         2016) (stating that a ‘‘coordinated botnet attack
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                                                     1. The Bryant James Gingrich 2012                    registration and submission process will               effectively choked internet access to a large number
                                                                                                                                                                 of popular sites’’ and was attributed ‘‘in large part
                                                  Irrevocable Trust, the Bryant James                     be provided on the Contest Web site                    due to the spread of connected Internet of Things
                                                  Gingrich 2016 Irrevocable Trust, and                    (ftc.gov/iothomeinspector).                            (IoT) devices’’), available at https://
                                                  Bryant James Gingrich, acting in his                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/americans-uneasy-
                                                                                                                                                                 with-iot-devices-like-those-used-in-dyn-ddos-attack-
                                                  capacity as trustee of both trusts, all of              Ruth Yodaiken, 202–326–2127, Division                  survey-finds/.
                                                  Alva, Oklahoma; the Chad Wisdom                         of Privacy and Identity Protection,                       3 ‘‘ASUS Settles FTC Charges That Insecure Home

                                                  McManus 2012 Irrevocable Trust, the                     Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC;                    Routers and ‘‘Cloud’’ Services Put Consumers’



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 840 

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