83_FR_9035 83 FR 8993 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

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)

Page Range8993-8993
FR Document2018-04297

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8993]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04297]


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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 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.
[FR Doc. 2018-04297 Filed 3-1-18; 8:45 am]
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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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FR Citation83 FR 8993 

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