[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 1935-1936] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-905] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Holcomb Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) and Sec. 225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Each application is available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the [[Page 1936]] application has been accepted for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at a hearing. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received not later than February 16, 1996. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690: 1. Holcomb Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Holcomb, Illinois; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 33 percent of the voting shares of Holcomb Bancorp, Inc., Holcomb, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire Holcomb State Bank, Holcomb, Illinois. B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105: 1. Puget Sound Bancorp, Port Orchard, Washington; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Port Orchard, Port Orchard, Washington. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 18, 1996. Jennifer J. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 96-905 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F