[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-22825]


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[Federal Register: September 15, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

First Bancshares of Valley City, Inc., 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 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 October 10, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. First Bancshares of Valley City, Inc., Valley City, North 
Dakota; to merge with Insurance By Strehlow, Inc., Casselton, North 
Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank of Casselton, 
Casselton, North Dakota.
    2. First Interstate BancSystem of Montana, Inc., Billings, Montana; 
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Citizens Bancshares, 
Inc., Hutchinson, Montana, and thereby indirectly acquire First 
Citizens Bank of Bozeman, Bozeman, Montana.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 9, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-22825 Filed 9-14-94; 8:45 am]
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