E6-7675. 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 § 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 June 5, 2006.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Donna J. Ward, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Richard J. Watts, Ramona, California; as an individual; and Richard J. Watts, Ramona, California; Janice Roccoforte, El Cajon, California, and Jack A. Roccoforte, El Cajon, California; acting as a group in concert; to acquire voting shares of Ameribanc Holdings, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank of Durango, both of Durango, Colorado.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 16, 2006.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.