83 FR 8993 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 42 (March 2, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-04297

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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 March 29, 2018.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Bosshard Financial Group, Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin; to merge 
with Oregon Bancorp, Inc., La Crosse, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Oregon Community Bank, Oregon, Wisconsin.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 27, 
2018.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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discriminatory access to attach facilities Federal Communications Commission. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
to poles, ducts, conduits, or rights-of- Marlene H. Dortch, HUMAN SERVICES
way owned or controlled by the utilities Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
(collectively, ‘‘pole attachments’’). [FR Doc. 2018–04224 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am] Agency for Healthcare Research and
However, utilities may deny in writing BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Quality
those pole attachment applications
where there is insufficient capacity on Patient Safety Organizations:
a pole, or for reasons of safety, Voluntary Relinquishment From the
reliability, and generally applicable NCH Healthcare System, PSO
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
engineering purposes. Commission rules AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
also create a series of deadlines or Formations of, Acquisitions by, and and Quality (AHRQ), Department of
‘‘timelines’’ by which attachers request Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Health and Human Services (HHS).
and receive permission from utilities for
pole attachments. The first stage of the The companies listed in this notice ACTION: Notice of delisting.
timeline requires utilities to survey the have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company SUMMARY: The Patient Safety Rule
requested poles where access is
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) authorizes AHRQ, on behalf of the
requested and to perform an engineering
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Secretary of HHS, to list as a PSO an
analysis. Utilities may notify attachers
225), and all other applicable statutes entity that attests that it meets the
when they have completed their surveys
and regulations to become a bank statutory and regulatory requirements
of the affected poles. With regard to the
for listing. A PSO can be ‘‘delisted’’ by
second stage of the timeline, utilities holding company and/or to acquire the
must present to attachers an estimate of assets or the ownership of, control of, or the Secretary if it is found to no longer
charges for preparing a pole for a new the power to vote shares of a bank or meet the requirements of the Patient
attachment (‘‘make-ready’’ work). With bank holding company and all of the Safety Act and Patient Safety Rule,
regard to the make-ready stage of the banks and nonbanking companies when a PSO chooses to voluntarily
timeline, utilities are required to send owned by the bank holding company, relinquish its status as a PSO for any
notices of impending make-ready work including the companies listed below. reason, or when a PSO’s listing expires.
to entities with existing attachments on AHRQ has accepted a notification from
The applications listed below, as well NCH Healthcare System of the voluntary
the pole. Such notification letters are as other related filings required by the
sent when a make-ready schedule is relinquishment of its status as a PSO
Board, are available for immediate and has delisted it accordingly.
established. If the make-ready period is inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
interrupted, or if the pole owner asserts DATES: The directories for both listed
indicated. The applications will also be
its right to a 15-day extension of time to available for inspection at the offices of and delisted PSOs are ongoing and
perform make-ready work, then the Board of Governors. Interested reviewed weekly by AHRQ. The
notification letters also are required persons may express their views in delisting was effective at 12:00 Midnight
from the utility to the new attacher. writing on the standards enumerated in ET (2400) on January 31, 2018.
Additionally, the Order adopted a the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the ADDRESSES: Both directories can be
rule requiring utilities to make available proposal also involves the acquisition of accessed electronically at the following
and keep up-to-date a reasonably a nonbanking company, the review also HHS website: http://www.pso.ahrq.gov/
sufficient list of approved contractors to listed.
includes whether the acquisition of the
perform surveys and make-ready work
nonbanking company complies with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
in the communications space of a utility
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act Eileen Hogan, Center for Quality
pole. If an attacher uses a utility-
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise Improvement and Patient Safety, AHRQ,
approved contractor, then it must notify
noted, nonbanking activities will be 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 06N94B,
the utility and invite the utility to send
conducted throughout the United States. Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone (toll
a representative to oversee the work.
Finally, the Order also broadened the Unless otherwise noted, comments free): (866) 403–3697; Telephone (local):
existing enforcement process by regarding each of these applications (301) 427–1111; TTY (toll free): (866)
permitting incumbent local exchange must be received at the Reserve Bank 438–7231; TTY (local): (301) 427–1130;
carriers (LECs) to file complaints indicated or the offices of the Board of Email: pso@ahrq.hhs.gov.
alleging that the pole attachment rates, Governors not later than March 29, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
terms, or conditions demanded by 2018.
Background
utilities are unjust or unreasonable. If an A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
incumbent LEC can demonstrate that it (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice The Patient Safety and Quality
is similarly situated to an attacher that President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Improvement Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C.
is a telecommunications carrier or a Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 299b–21 to b–26, (Patient Safety Act)
cable television system (through 1. Bosshard Financial Group, Inc., La and the related Patient Safety and
relevant evidence, including pole Crosse, Wisconsin; to merge with Quality Improvement Final Rule, 42
attachment agreements), then it can gain Oregon Bancorp, Inc., La Crosse, CFR part 3 (Patient Safety Rule),
comparable pole attachment rates, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly published in the Federal Register on
terms, and condition as the similarly- acquire Oregon Community Bank, November 21, 2008, 73 FR 70732–
situated carrier. The paperwork burdens Oregon, Wisconsin. 70814, establish a framework by which
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for this provision are contained in OMB hospitals, doctors, and other health care
Control No. 3060–0392. The Order also Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve providers may voluntarily report
System, February 27, 2018. information to Patient Safety
encourages incumbent LECs that benefit
from lower pole attachment costs to file Ann E. Misback, Organizations (PSOs), on a privileged
data at the Commission that Secretary of the Board. and confidential basis, for the
demonstrate that the benefits are being [FR Doc. 2018–04297 Filed 3–1–18; 8:45 am] aggregation and analysis of patient
passed on to consumers. BILLING CODE 6210–01–P safety events.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 8993