[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21545]


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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 Sec. [thinsp]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 January 3, 2007.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice 
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. The J.C. Gray Trust and Johnny C. Gray, as trustee, both of 
Artesia, New Mexico, and The T.L. Chandler Trust and Terry L. Chandler, 
as trustee, both of Carlsbad, New Mexico, to acquire additional voting 
shares of First Artesia Bancshares, Inc., Artesia, New Mexico, and 
indirectly acquire additional voting shares of The First National Bank, 
Artesia, New Mexico.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, 
Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105-1579:
    1. Stuart J. Shelk, Jr; Linda S. Shelk, Clark J. Shelk Trust UA; 
Anne Marie Shelk Trust UA; and John B. Shelk Trust UA, all of Powell 
Butte, Oregon; to acquire additional voting shares of Prineville 
Bancorporation, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares 
of Community First Bank, both of Prineville, Oregon.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13, 
2006.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6-21545 Filed 12-18-06; 8:45 am]
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