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BILLING CODE 6732-01-M FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire 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 office 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 December 31, 2003. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (Sue Costello, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: *1. The Edwards Family Holdings, LLLP* , The Edwards Family Management Trust, J.

Joseph Edwards and Patricia C. Edwards, all of Barnesville, Georgia; James J. Edwards, Jr., Thomaston, Georgia; and Christopher C. Edwards, Griffin, Georgia; to retain voting shares of United Bank Corporation, Barnesville, Georgia, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of United Bank, Zebulon, Georgia. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco** (Tracy Basinger, Director, Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105-1579: *1. Arnold Clair Benton and Neva Clair Benton* , Reno, Nevada; to acquire additional shares of Heritage Bancorp, Reno, Nevada, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Heritage Bank of Nevada, Reno, Nevada.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 11, 2003. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E3-00564 Filed 12-16-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S 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 application also will 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. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center Web site at *www.ffiec.gov/nic/* . 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 January 9, 2004. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1.

Fentura Financial, Inc.* , Fenton, Michigan; to merge with West Michigan Financial Corporation, Hudsonville, Michigan, and thereby indirectly acquire West Michigan Community Bank, Hudsonville, Michigan. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 11, 2003. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E3-00563 Filed 12-16-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Meeting of the President's Council on Bioethics on January 15-16, 2004 AGENCY:

The President's Council on Bioethics, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The President's Council on Bioethics (Leon R. Kass, M.D., chairman) will hold its fifteenth meeting, at which, among other things, it will continue discussion of its stem cell research, “beyond therapy” (enhancement), and “biotechnology and public policy” (regulation) projects. Subjects discussed at past Council meetings (and potentially touched on at this meeting) include: human cloning; embryo research; aging retardation and lifespan-extension; organ procurement for transplantation; and assisted reproduction and reproductive genetics (including IVF, ICSI, PGD; sex selection, inheritable genetic modification; and the patentability of human genes, tissues, and organisms).

DATES: The meeting will take place Thursday, January 15, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. et; and Friday, January 16, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. et. ADDRESSES: Hotel Wyndham Washington DC, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. *Public Comments:* The meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.bioethics.gov. Interested members of the public are encouraged to offer comments, either in person or in writing. A period of time will be set aside during the meeting to receive comments from the public, beginning at 11:30 a.m., on Friday, January 16.

Comments will be limited to no more than five minutes per speaker or organization. As a courtesy, please inform Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, in advance of your intention to make a public statement, and please give her your name, affiliation, and a brief description of the topic or nature of your comments. To submit a written statement, mail or e-mail it to Ms. Gianelli at one of the addresses given below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Gianelli, Director of Communications, The President's Council on Bioethics, Suite 700, 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone: 202/296-4669. E-mail: *info@bioethics.gov.* Web site: *http://www.bioethics.gov.* Dated: December 10, 2003. Dean Clancy, Executive Director, The President's Council on Bioethics. [FR Doc. 03-31046 Filed 12-16-03; 8:45 am]

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