Notices. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

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BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on an agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the **Federal Register** . Copies of agreements are available through the Commission's Office of Agreements (202-523-5793 or *tradeanalysis@fmc.gov* ). *Agreement No.:* 009857-010. *Title:* Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. *Parties:* Carnival Cruise Lines;

Celebrity Cruises; Costa Cruise Lines; Cunard Line; Disney Cruise Line; Holland America Line; MSC Cruises

(USA)Inc.; Norwegian Cruise Line; Princess Cruises; Radisson Seven Seas Cruises; Royal Caribbean International; and Windstar Cruises. *Filing Party:* Matthew Thomas, Esq.; Troutman Sanders LLP; 401 9th Street NW., Suite 1000; Washington, DC 20004-2134. Synopsis: The amendment removes Topaz International Cruises as a party to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011587-013. *Title:* United States South Europe Conference. *Parties:* A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; P&O Nedlloyd Limited; and Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH. *Filing Party:* Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell; 1850 M Street, NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment removes Hapag-Lloyd as a party to the agreement. *Agreement No.:* 011637-012. *Title:* AMPAC Cooperative Working Agreement. *Parties:* Hamburg-Sd and Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica, S.A. *Filing Party:* Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. *Synopsis:* The amendment deletes the Far East from the geographic scope, reduces the number and size of vessels deployed under the agreement, establishes a new minimum duration for the revised agreement, makes various corresponding and technical changes, and restates the agreement. By order of the Federal Maritime Commission. Dated: December 9, 2005. Bryant L. VanBrakle, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-7340 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730-01-P 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 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 January 9, 2006. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago** (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: *1. FBOP Corporation* , Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire 28.26 percent of the voting shares of Community Bank of Lemont, Lemont, Illinois. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 9. 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-7334 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage *de novo* , or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. 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 the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than December 29, 2005. **A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta** (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: *The Savannah Bancorp, Inc.* , Savannah, Georgia; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Harbourside Community Bank, Hilton Head, South Carolina (in organization), and thereby engage in operating a savings association pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 9, 2005. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E5-7335 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-S FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD Sunshine Act; Meeting TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (EDT), December 19, 2005. PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: Parts will be open to the public and parts closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Parts Open to the Public 1. Approval of the minutes of the November 29, 2005, Board member meeting. 2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by the Executive Director. Parts Closed to the Public 3. Agency personnel matters. Contact Person for More Information: Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of External Affairs,

(202)942-1640. Dated: December 12, 2005. Elizabeth S. Woodruff, Secretary to the Board, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. [FR Doc. 05-24087 Filed 12-12-05; 2:22 pm]

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