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BILLING CODE 6560-50-P 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 2, 2005. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis** (Jacqueline G. King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: *1. Shirley A. Davidson; the Shirley A.

Davidson Marital Trust, Shirley A. Davidson trustee; Tamara M. Davidson-Sogard; the Tamara M. Davidson-Sogard Family Generation Skipping Trust, Tamara M. Davidson-Sogard trustee; Patrick Oliver Sogard; Barrett W. Sogard; the Barrett W. Sogard Trust; Isabella M. Sogard; the Isabella M. Sogard Trust; Oliver T. Sogard; the Oliver T. Sogard Trust; Thomas P. Sogard; and the Thomas P. Sogard Trust* , all of Williston, North Dakota and Thomas M. Davidson, Jr. and the Thomas M. Davidson Jr.

Family Generation Skipping Trust, Thomas M. Davidson Jr. trustee, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a group acting in concert; to acquire voting shares of American State Bank Holding Company, Inc., Williston, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston, Williston, North Dakota. In addition, Shirley A. Davidson, Tamara M. Davidson-Sogard, and Patrick O. Sogard to individually acquire voting shares of American State Bank Holding Company, Inc., Williston, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of American State Bank & Trust Company of Williston, Williston, North Dakota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 14, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-6369 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S 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 5, 2005. **A.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Scott Lee Bolding* , Fayetteville, Arkansas; John Spellings Everett, Collierville, Tennessee; John Edgar Griffin, Columbus, Mississippi; Dayton Reid Hedgepeth, Memphis, Tennessee; Donald Lee Hutson, Memphis, Tennessee; Pritesh Bhagubhai Patel, Fort Worth, Texas; Jon Abner Reeves, Southaven, Mississippi; James Lee Stafford, West Point, Mississippi;

James Lynn Teel, Winter Park, Florida; Brent Derek Trulove, Memphis, Tennessee; Frank Pearson Uhlhorn, Germantown, Tennessee; Theodore Gaillard Uhlhorn, V, Memphis, Tennessee; John Bullington Walker, Germantown, Tennessee; and William Gerald Washington, Randolph, Mississippi, a group acting in concert; to acquire voting shares of MemphisFirst Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of MemphisFirst Community Bank, Memphis, Tennessee. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 15, 2005.

Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-6388 Filed 11-17-05; 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 *http://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 December 12, 2005. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M.

Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. Belmont Financial Group, Inc.* , Chicago, Illinois; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Belmont Bank & Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois (in organization). **B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Clayton Bancorp, Inc.* , Henderson, Tennessee; to merge with Bancshares of Camden, Inc., Camden, Tennessee, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank of Camden, Camden, Tennessee.

In connection with this Application, Applicant also has applied to acquire BOC Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Crossville, Tennessee, and thereby engage in reinsuring credit life, credit accident, and health insurance activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(11)(ii) of Regulation Y. **C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas** (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: *1. LubCo BancShares, Inc.* , Slaton, Texas; to acquire 17 percent of the voting shares of Wilson Bancshares, Inc., Wilson, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Wilson State Bank, Wilson, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 14, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-6368 Filed 11-17-05; 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.

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 website 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 December 15, 2005. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: *1.

Synovus Financial Corp.* , Columbus, Georgia; to merge with Banking Corporation of Florida, Naples, Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of First Florida Bank, Naples, FLorida. **B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis** (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: *1. Home Bancshares, Inc.* , Conway, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares, for a total of 20 percent of the voting shares, of White River Bancshares Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Signature Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 15, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-6389 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The FTC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act (“PRA”) information collection requirements contained in its Automotive Fuel Ratings, Certification and Posting Rule (“Fuel Rating Rule” or “Rule”).

The FTC is seeking public comments on the proposal to extend through December 31, 2008 the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in the regulations. That clearance expires on December 31, 2005. DATES: Comments must be filed by December 19, 2005. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments. Comments should refer to “Fuel Rating Rule: FTC File No. R811005” to facilitate the organization of comments. A comment filed in paper form should include this reference both in the text and on the envelope and should be mailed or delivered, with two complete copies, to the following address:

Federal Trade Commission, Room H 135 (Annex J), 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580. Because paper mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments in electronic form, (in ASCII format, WordPerfect, or Microsoft Word) as part of or as an attachment to e-mail messages directed to the following e-mail box: *<paperworkcomment@ftc.gov>.* However, if the comment contains any material for which confidential treatment is requested, it must be filed in paper form, and the first page of the document must be clearly labeled “Confidential.” 1 1 Commission Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d).

The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission's General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. *See* Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c). All comments should additionally be submitted to: Office of Management and Budget, Attention:

Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission. Comments should be submitted via facsimile to

(202)395-6974 because U.S. Postal Mail is subject to lengthy delays due to heightened security precautions. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of public comments to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. All timely and responsive public comments will be considered by the Commission and will be available to the public on the FTC website, to the extent practicable, at *www.ftc.gov.* As a matter of discretion, the FTC makes every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments it receives before placing those comments on the FTC Web site. More information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, may be found in the FTC's privacy policy at *http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the proposed information requirements should be sent to Neil Blickman, Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20580,

(202)326-3038. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 25, 2005, the FTC sought comment on the information collection requirements associated with the Fuel Rating Rule, 16 CFR Part 306 (OMB Control Number: 3084-0068). *See* 70 FR 49925. No comments were received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations that implement the PRA (5 CFR Part 1320), the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to extend the existing paperwork clearance for the Rule. All comments should be filed as prescribed in the ADDRESSES section above, and must be received on or before December 19, 2005. The Fuel Rating Rule, 16 CFR Part 306 (OMB Control Number: 3084-0068), establishes standard procedures for determining, certifying, and disclosing the octane rating of automotive gasoline and the automotive fuel rating of alternative liquid automotive fuels, as required by the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act. 15 U.S.C. 2822(a)-(c). The Rule also requires refiners, producers, importers, distributors, and retailers to keep records showing how the ratings were determined, including delivery tickets or letters of certification. *Estimated annual hours burden:* 2 40,000 total burden hours (16,000 recordkeeping hours + 24,000 disclosure hours). 2 All numbers pertaining to hours and cost burden estimates have been rounded to the nearest thousand. *Recordkeeping:* Based on industry sources, staff estimates that 195,000 fuel industry members each incur an average annual burden of approximately five minutes to ensure retention of relevant business records for the period required by the Rule, resulting in a total of 16,000 hours. *Disclosure:* Staff estimates that affected industry members incur an average burden of approximately one hour to produce, distribute, and post octane rating labels. Because the labels are durable, only about one of every eight industry members ( *i.e.* , approximately 24,000 of 195,000 industry members) incur this burden each year, resulting in a total annual burden of 24,000 hours. *Estimated annual cost burden:* $804,000 ($720,000 in labor costs and $84,000 in non-labor costs). *Labor costs:* Staff estimates that the work associated with the Rule's recordkeeping and disclosure requirements is performed by skilled information and record clerks at an average rate of $18.00 per hour. Thus, the annual labor cost to respondents of complying with the recordkeeping and disclosure requirements of the Rule is estimated to be $720,000 ((16,000 hours + 24,000 hours) × $18.00 per hour). *Capital or other non-labor costs:* $84,000. Staff believes that there are no current start-up costs associated with the Rule. Because the Rule has been effective since 1979 for gasoline, and since 1993 for liquid alternative automotive fuels, industry members already have in place the capital equipment and other means necessary to comply with the Rule. Retailers (approximately 170,000 industry members), however, do incur the cost of procuring (and replacing) fuel dispenser labels to comply with the Rule. According to industry input, the price per label is about fifty cents. Industry estimates of the useful life of dispenser labels range from 6 to 10 years. The estimate is based on the bottom of that range, i.e., 6 years. Based on industry input, staff believes that the average retailer has six dispensers, all being obtained or replaced in the same year. Assuming that, in any given year, 1/6 th of all retailers (28,000 retailers) will replace their dispenser labels, staff estimates total labeling cost to be $84,000 (28,000 × 6 × .50 ). William Blumenthal, General Counsel. [FR Doc. 05-22848 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]

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