00-5462. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks 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 offices 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 March 21, 2000.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen, Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:

1. Dennis A. Lind, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, individually and as trustee for four trusts; to acquire additional voting shares of Parkers Prairie Bancshares, Inc., Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Midwest Bank, NA, Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, and Midwest Bank, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 1, 2000.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.