66 FR 10 pgs. 3597-3602 - Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 10Pages: 3597 - 3602
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-1169 Filed 1-12-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal Register.

The following transactions were granted early termination of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/11/2000
20010684 Heerema Holding Company, Inc INTEC Engineering Partnership, Ltd. INTEC Engineering Partnership, Ltd.
20010892 Cardinal Health, Inc Martina Nowak International Processing Corporation.
20010893 Cardinal Health, Inc Kenneth W. Olsen International Processing Corporation.
20010898 The Virginia Insurance Reciprocal Healthcare Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund Healthcare Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund.
20010912 ABN AMRO Holding N.V Trade.com Global Markets, Inc Trade.com Global Markets, Inc
20010915 Kerry J. Dukes Trade.com Global Markets, Inc Trade.com Global Markets, Inc
20010922 Kamal Mustafa Trade.com Global Markets, Inc Trade.com Global Markets, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/12/2000
20010909 Matthew D. Castagna Trade.com Global Markets, Inc Trade.com Global Markets, Inc
20010925 Bernard Arnault Datek Online Holdings, Corp The Island ECN, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/13/2000
20010818 General Electric Company James A. Glaser ACT Communications, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/14/2000
20010563 Eastman Kodak Company Lumisys Incorporated Lumisys Incorporated.
20010613 Telecom Partners III, L.P VeloCom Inc VeloCom Inc
20010616 Centennial Fund VI, L.P VeleCom Inc VeleCom Inc
20010703 Wrenchead.com, Inc Raymond J. and Lewena Noorda Profit Pro, Inc
20010704 Raymond J. Noorda and Lewena Noorda Wrenchead.com, Inc Wrenchead.com, Inc
20010722 Trintech Group PLC GlobeSet, Inc GlobeSet, Inc J. Driscoll Associates, Inc
20010731 Lone Star Opportunity Fund, L.P Greenbriar Corporation Greenbriar Corporation.
20010750 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation The Kansas Farm Bureau The Kansas Farm Bureau.
20010773 NSB Retail Systems PLC 3068358 Canada Inc STS Systems, Inc
20010775 TeleCorp PCS, Inc ALLTEL Corporation ALLTEL Communications, Inc
20010776 The Kansas Farm Bureau Iowa Farm Bureau Federation FBL Financial Group, Inc
20010778 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Mayfield Publishing Company Mayfield Publishing Company.
20010782 First Data Corporation Wells Fargo Company Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC.
20010808 Scott Kurmit PRIMEDIA Inc PRIMEDIA Inc
20010824 Weyerhaeuser Company Williamette Industries, Inc Willamette Industries, Inc
20010897 MDMI Holdings, Inc American Technical Molding, Inc American Technical Molding, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/15/2000
20003935 The Valspar Corporation Lilly Industries, Inc Lilly Industries, Inc
20004870 Transocean Sedco Forex Inc RB Falcon Corporation RB Flcon Corporation.
20010334 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P NOVA Chemicals Corporation NOVA Chemicals Corporation.
20010483 French Fragrances, Inc Unilever N.V Conopco, Inc
20010611 Summer M. Redstone Robert L. Johnson BET Holdings II, Inc
20010659 Pierre Fabre Alain Merieux bioMerieux Alliance, SA.
20010817 Wind Point Partners IV, L.P SMR ECR Holding, Inc Alexandria Sports, Inc, Burke Sports, Inc Eden Sports, Inc, Leesburg Sports, Inc, Trumbull PT Corp SMR Banyan Tree, Inc, Professional rehab Associates, Inc
20010826 Global TeleSystem Inc MCT of Russia, L.P MCT Corp
20010827 Varco Innternational, Inc The Beacon Group Energy Investment Fund, L.P Quality Tubing, Inc
20010831 Cisco Systems, Inc Active Voice Corporation Active Voice Corporation.
20010837 Dycom Industries, Inc Point to Point Communications, Inc Point to Point Communications, Inc
20010854 Dr. Roy J. Shanker Waste Management, Inc Signal Capital Sherman Station One Inc Signal Capital Sherman Station, Inc Waste Management, Inc Wheelabrator Cum Services, Inc Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Company Inc Wheelabrator Frackville Properties Inc Wheelabrator Fuel Services, Inc Wheelabrator Hudson Energy Company, Inc Wheelabrator Lassen Inc Wheelabrator Martell Inc Wheelabrator NHC Inc Wheelabrator Polk Inc Wheelabrator Ridge Energy Inc Wheelabrator Shasta Energy Company, Inc Wheelabrator Sherman Station Two Inc
20010855 Duke Energy Corporation Waste Management, Inc Signal Capital Sherman Station One Inc Signal Capital Sherman Station, Inc Waste Management, Inc Wheelabrator Cum Services, Inc Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Company Inc Wheelabrator Frackville Properties Inc Wheelabrator Fuel Services, Inc Wheelabrator Hudson Energy Company Inc Wheelabrator Lassen Inc Wheelabrator Martell Inc Wheelabrator NHC Inc Wheelabrator Polk Inc Wheelabrator Ridge Energy Inc Wheelabrator Shasta Energy Company, Inc Wheelabrator Sherman Station Two Inc
20010856 Duke Energy Corporation BTA Holdings, Inc BTA Holdings, Inc
20010871 Carson/LIN SBS, L.P Western New York Public Broadcasting Association Western New York Public Broadcasting Association.
20010872 Joe Fojtasek Western New York Public Broadcasting Association Western New York Public Broadcasting Association.
20010981 Metsaliito Osuuskunta International Paper Company International Paper Deutschland, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/18/2000
20010764 Equilease Holding Corp Delta, plc Delta America Inc, United Power Corporation.
20010843 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Conectiv Conectiv.
20010903 Spectrum Holding, Inc BP Amoco p.l.c. BP Amoco p.l.c.
20010919 Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc PPGx, Inc
20010931 Maurice B. Tose XYPOINT Corporation XYPOINT Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/19/2000
20010691 Froedtert Health Systems, Inc Community Health Care Services of Menomonee Falls, Inc Community Health Care Services of Menomonee Falls, Inc
20010729 Bruce Wasserstein Dresdner Bank AG Dresdner Bank AG.
20010780 Stephen Adams PNE Media Holdings, LLC PNE Media, LLC.
20010802 eVolution Global Partners L.P American Express Company MarketMile, Inc
20010836 Manafort Brothers, Inc Allied Waste Industries, Inc American Disposal Services of Missouri, Inc
20010838 Hunting PLC Estate of Charles A. Sammons Composite Thread Protectors, Inc Vinson Supply Company.
20010841 C-MAC Industries Inc Honeywell International, Inc Honeywell International, Inc
20010842 Alec E. Gores Honeywell International Inc Honeywell International Inc
20010850 Tyco International Ltd Eaton Corporation Eaton Corporation.
20010851 Hick, Muse, Tate Furst Equity Fund III, L.P ABFM Corporation ABFM Corporation.
20010852 Willis Stein Partners II, L.P Anthony G. Telese Quality Metal Works, Inc
20010862 SPX Corporation Ray Ryan and Nancy Ryan Central Tower, Inc Ryan Construction, Inc
20010863 Zahren Alternative Power Corporation Northeast Utilities Countryside Genco, LLC, Countryside Landfill Gasco, LLC. Morris Genco, LLC, Morris Gasco, LLC.
20010876 Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, L.P Innovance, Inc Innovance, Inc
20010906 Johnson Johnson SK Corporation SK Corporation.
20010917 InterCept Group, Inc (The) Shrigovin Misir ICPT, LLC. SLMsoft.com, Inc
20010923 Reuters Group plc Pearson plc Financial Times Energy, Inc
20010934 Artisan Components, Incorporated Synopsys Incorporated Synopsys Incorporated.
20010961 Republic Services, Inc Allied Waste Industries, Inc BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc
20010983 Limestone Electron Trust El Paso Energy Corporation West Georgia Generating Company, L.L.C.
20010986 Nokia Corporation Ramp Networks, Inc Ramp Networks, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/20/2000
20003903 Computer Sciences Corporation Policy Management Systems Corporation Policy Management Systems Corporation.
20010672 The B.F. Goodrich Company Raytheon Company Raytheon Optical Systems.
20010765 Danaher Corporation Equilease Holding Corp. United Power Corporation.
20010792 Highland Holdings Brian L. Roberts Comcast Corporation.
20010793 Brian L. Roberts Highland Holdings Highland Holdings.
20010796 Harry J. Pappas Thomas O. Hicks Southwest Sports Television, L.P
20010866 SSPS Inc ShowCase Corporation ShowCase Corporation.
20010869 Radian Group Inc Enhance Financial Services Group Inc Enhance Financial Services Group Inc
20010870 Morgenthaler Partners VI, L.P Innovance, Inc Innovance, Inc
20010874 The AES Corporation Andrew R. Fellon Fellon-McCord Associates, Inc, Alliance Gas Services, Inc
20010875 The AES Corporation John C. McCord Fellon-McCord Associates, Inc, Alliance Gas Services, Inc
20010877 Azure Capital Partners Innovance, Inc Innovance, Inc
20010904 Cree, Inc Spectrian Corporation Spectrian Corporation.
20010907 Enron Corp. Dr. Roy J. Shanker Cabazon Holdings, LLC. Victory Garden Power Partners LLC.
20010910 Germain Motor Company Richard F. Ruhl Dick Ruhl Ford Sales, Inc
20010911 FL Selenia S.a.r.l Pennzoil-Quaker State Company. Pennzoil-Quaker State Company.
20010913 Jim Ratcliffe Imperial Chemical Industries Plc Chlor-Chemicals Businesses, Klea and Crosfield businesses.
20010920 Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P Everest Broadband Networks, Inc Everest Broadband Networks, Inc
20010921 Leap Wireless International, Inc Century Tel, Inc MVI Corp., Inc, Century Personal Access Network, Inc
20010924 Pogo Producing Company NORIC Corporation NORIC Corporation.
20010926 Capital One Financial Corporation InnoVentry Corp. InnoVentry Corp.
20010928 Tyco International Ltd. Simplex Time Recorder Business Trust Simplex Time Recorder Business Trust.
20010929 Twin City Co-ops Federal Credit Union Pioneer Plus Federal Credit Union Pioneer Plus Federal Credit Union.
20010932 Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P Patrick J. Purcell Herald Media, Inc
20010933 Weston Presidio Captial IV, L.P Patrick J. Purcell Herald Media, Inc
20010937 SCI Systems, Inc Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson Ericsson, Inc
20010940 Telecom Partners III, L.P Formus Communications, Inc Formus Communications, Inc
20010942 Finisar Corporation Shomiti Systems, Inc Shomiti Systems, Inc
20010945 724 Solutions, Inc TANTAU Software, Inc TANTAU Software, Inc
20010980 The Huron Fund LP Jordan Industries, Inc Riverside Book and Bible House Incorporated. World Bible Publishers, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12//21/2000
20010763 El Paso Energy Corporation PGE Corporation PGE Gas Transmission Teco, Inc PGE Gas Transmission, Texas Corporation.
20010433 Thoratec Laboratories Corporation Thermo Electron Corporation Thermo Cardiosystems Inc
20010436 Thermo Electron Corporation Thoratec Laboratories Corporation Thoratec Laboratories Corporation.
20010751 Biovail Corporation Aventis Aventis Pharma, Inc. Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
20010908 Franciscan Services Corporation Franciscan Sisters of the Poor The Franciscan at St. Leonard.
20010947 London Bridge Software Holdings plc Phoenix International Ltd., Inc Phoenix International A.P. New Zealand. Phoenix International New York, Inc.
20010948 Institutional Venture Partners VIII, L.P. Homestead.com, Inc Homestead.com,Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination-12/22/2000
20010676 Vallence Technology, Inc Science Applications International Corporation Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
20010677 Science Applications International Valence Technology, Inc Valence Technology, Inc.
20010800 The B.F. Goodrich Company Autoliv, Inc OEA Aerospace, Inc.
20010873 MediaNews Group, Inc ATT Corp Kearns-Tribune, LLC.
20010878 Paul Marciano Guess?, Inc Guess?, Inc.
20010879 Armand Marciano Guess?, Inc Guess?, Inc.
20010883 Yodlee.com, Inc S1 Corporation VerticalOne Corporation.
20010884 S1 Corporation Yodlee.com, Inc Yodlee.com, Inc.
20010887 Ferro Corporation Imperial Chemical Industries, PLC Indpoco Inc. (d/b/a/National Starch and Chemical Company).
20010889 Robert G. Liggett, Jr Louis Elias Elias Brothers Restaurants, Inc.
20010890 North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Inc Doctors' Hospital of Staten Island, Inc Doctors' Hospital of Staten Island, Inc.
20010891 William A. Robinson DHL International Limited DHL International Limited.
20010894 Amerada Hess Corporation LASMO plc LASMO plc.
20010895 The Regence Group Northwest Washington Medical Bureau Northwest Washington Medical Bureau.
20010899 Verizon Communication Inc ALLTEL Corporation ALLTEL Communications, Inc.
20010901 Reilly Family Limited Partnership Thomas Leclair American Outdoor Advertising LLC.
20010902 Reilly Family Limited Partnership Jonathan Levine American Outdoor Advertising LLC.
20010938 The Procter Gamble Company Dr. Johns Products, Ltd Dr. Johns Products, Ltd.
20010946 Exelon Corporation Richard E. Wenniger The Wenninger Company, Inc.
20010949 Tyco International Ltd Rollin W. Mettler, Jr Mechatronics, L.L.C. Molded Interconnect Device, LLC.
20011950 Tyco International, Ltd John H. Mettler Mechatronics, L.L.C. Molded Interconnect Device, LLC.
20010951 State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company Meridian Mutual Insurance Company Meridian Mutual Insurance Company.
20010952 Delta Galil Industries, Ltd Norton Sloan Inner Secrets Inc.
20010956 Advance Food Company Cargill, Inc. Excel Corporation.
20010957 Cargill, Incorporated Advance Food Company Advance Retail Holdings, Inc.
20010964 State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company Meridian Insurance Group, Inc Meridian Insurance Group, Inc.
20010965 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc Rolls-Royce plc Certified Alloy Products, Inc. Trucast Inc. Ross Catherall Group plc and Ross Catherall Limited. Trucast Limited, Vickers Engineering plc.
20010969 Verizon Communications Inc James E. Douglas, Jr. and Jean A. Douglas HLD Cellular Corporation.
20010973 James A. Radley Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc Alliance Assurance Company of America.
20010974 Affiliated Computer Services, Inc Tyler Technologies, Inc Business Resources Corporation Capital Commerce Reporter, Inc. Government Records Services, Inc. PRETS Holdings, Inc. RAM Quest Software, Inc. RTS Holdings, Inc. Title Records Corporation.
20010978 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Western Gas Resources, Inc Pinnacle Gas Treating, Inc.
20010982 The SKM Equity Fund III, L.P Whole Duty Investment, Ltd Viewpoint International, Inc.
20010985 New York University The Grand Union Company (debtor-in-possession) The Grand Union Company (debtor-in-possession).
20010987 DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P Credit Suisse Group Focus Technologies, Inc.
20010988 Medisys PLC Chronimed Inc MEDgenesis Inc.
20010989 Paul B. Prager The Montana Power Company Continental Energy Services, Inc.
20010990 William E. Bindley Cardinal Health, Inc Cardinal Health, Inc.
20010992 Safeway Inc Genuardi's Willco, Inc Genuardi's Willco, Inc.
20010995 Agilera.com, Inc Applicast, Inc Applicast, Inc.
20010996 Leica Geosystems Holdings AG Dennis F. Nardoni Laser Alignment, Inc.
20010997 Reinhard Mohn Mortimer B. Zuckerman F.C. Holdings, L.L.C. Fast Company Media, LLC.
20010998 Gerald W. Schwartz I and K Distributors, Inc I and K Distributors, Inc.
20010999 International Rectifier Corporation Unisem, Inc Unisem, Inc.
20011000 Agilent Technologies, Inc Objective Systems Integrators, Inc Objective systems Integrators, Inc.
20011001 SEACOR SMIT Inc Philip G. Judy C. Plaisance Plaisance Marine Inc., LaSalle Offshore Inc. Seahorse Marine Inc.
20011002 L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. Thermo Electron Corporation Coleman Research Corporation.
20011005 GATX Corporation Rolls-Royce Plc. Pembroke Group Limited.
20011008 Sesame Workshop EM. TV Merchandising AG The Jim Henson Company, Inc.
20011011 GTFC Equity Investors, L.L.C. MicroAge, Inc. MicroAge Technology Services, L.L.C.
20011013 Reed International P.L.C. George Schussel DCI Management, Inc. DCI Massachusetts Business Trust. IT Media Group, Inc. OP Incorporated. Software Lists, Inc.
20011014 Elsevier NV George Schussel DCI Management, Inc. DCI Massachusetts Business Trust. IT Media Group, Inc. OP Incorporated. Software Lists, Inc.
20011017 Nextel Communications, Inc. Chadmoore Wireless Group, Inc. Chadmoore Wireless Group, Inc.
20011018 Constellation Brands, Inc. Daniel R. Baty Corus Brands, Inc.
20011032 Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, L.P. Jeffrey D. Church Trevecca Holdings, Inc.
20011036 Nordea Plc Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse ASA.
20011037 SEACOR SMIT Inc. Rincon Marine, Inc. Rincon Marine, Inc.
20011038 NextMedia Investors LLC NextMedia Group II, Inc. NextMedia Group II, Inc.
20011039 Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Plum Creek Manufacturing Holding Company, Inc Plum Creek Manufacturing Holding Company, Inc.
20011043 National Software Corporation Catapulse, Inc. Catapulse, Inc.
20011045 Centrica plc Sempra Energy Energy America LLC.
20011046 Kingspan Group plc Daniel and Patricia Baker, husband and wife Tate Global Corporation.
20011048 Francisco Partners, L.P. marchFirst, Inc marchFirst, Inc.
20011050 Krug International Corp. Charterhouse Equity Partners, II, L.P. Southern Health Corp./Clanton Hospital, Inc./Dexter Hospital.
20011052 Microsoft Corporation USinternetworking, Inc USinternetworking, Inc.
20011057 Bodycote International plc Lindberg Corporation Lindberg Corporation.
20011059 Medline Industries, Inc. Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.
20011060 The Drees Company Allen G. Zaring, III Zaring Homes, Inc., Zaring Homes of Indiana LLC. Zaring National Corporation.
20011064 Mott MacDonald Group Limited Thermo Electron Corporation The Killam Group Inc.
20011065 IAWS Group plc Marvin M. Schwan Orion Food Systems International, Inc.
20011072 Stone Energy Corporation Basin Exploration, Inc. Basin Exploration, Inc.
20011074 Toyota Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. Toyota-Lift of Los Angeles, Inc.
20011077 The Auto Club Group f/k/a/ AAA Michigan/Wisconsin, Inc Cornhusker Motor Club Cornhusker Motor Club.
20011082 Caterpillar Inc. J. Garner Scott Federal Financial Services, Inc. IronMart, Inc. Pioneer Machinery, Inc.
20011095 Boston Ventures Limited Partnership V Jeremiah J. Harris Production Resource Group, L.L.C., Signal Perfection, Ltd.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01-1169 Filed 1-12-01; 8:45 am]

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