[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2668-2671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1236]


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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.

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    Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 120996 and 122096   
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    Name of acquiring person, name of                          Date     
acquired person, name of acquired entity      PMN No.       terminated  
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Gerald F. Cerce, BEC Group, Inc., Foster                                
 Grant Group, L.P., et al...............         97-0424        12/09/96
New York Life Insurance Company, John W.                                
 Titus, Snowstate Restaurant Corp. &                                    
 Franklin Restaurant Corp...............         97-0477        12/09/96
Hollingsworth & Vose Company, Exide                                     
 Corporation, Evanite Fiber Corporation.         97-0495        12/09/96
Gespa S.A., Tarmac PLC, Tarmac Minerals,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0508        12/09/96
HA-LO Industries, Inc., Linden D.                                       
 Nelson, Creative Concepts In                                           
 Advertising, Inc.......................         97-0533        12/09/96
Linden D. Nelson, HA-LO Industries,                                     
 Inc., HA-LO Industries, Inc............         97-0535        12/09/96
Union Bank of Switzerland, Ernst Ohnell,                                
 Communications Supply Corporation......         97-0539        12/09/96
Universal Outdoor Holdings, Inc.,                                       
 Merrill Lynch Capital Appreciation                                     
 Partnership, B-XXVII, Revere Holding                                   
 Corp...................................         97-0540        12/09/96
Seacor Holdings, Inc., Waveland Marine                                  
 Service, Inc., Waveland Marine Service,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0542        12/09/96
Bob Marbut, Gannett Co., Inc., Combined                                 
 Communications Corporation of Oklahoma,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0544        12/09/96
The Horne Family Voting Trust, Rosecliff                                
 Ames Partners, Ames Holdings, Inc......         97-0547        12/09/96
CAT Limited (a Bermuda company)                                         
 Enterprise Reinsurance Corporation,                                    
 Enterprise Reinsurance Corporation.....         97-0550        12/09/96
John L. Morris, Mako Marine                                             
 International, Inc., Mako Marine                                       
 International, Inc.....................         97-0551        12/09/96
General Electric Company, Enterprise                                    
 Reinsurance Corporation, Enterprise                                    
 Reinsurance Corporation................         97-0552        12/09/96
Central Parking Corporation, SLC                                        
 Holdings, L.L.C., Civic Parking, L.L.C.         97-0554        12/09/96
Menasha Corporation, Poly Hi Solidur,                                   
 Inc. (Newco), Poly Hi Solidur, Inc.                                    
 (Newco)................................         97-0555        12/09/96
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV,                                 
 L.P., Kwik Wash Laundries, Inc., Kwik                                  
 Wash Laundries, Inc....................         97-0560        12/09/96
Performance Contracting Group, Inc.,                                    
 National Service Industries, Inc.,                                     
 North Bros., Inc.......................         97-0564        12/09/96
The Progressive Corporation, Midland                                    
 Financial Group, Inc., Midland                                         
 Financial Group, Inc...................         97-0565        12/09/96
Louis J. Appell Residuary Trust, Bridge                                 
 Associates II, WHMA(AM) and WHMA(FM)...         97-0567        12/09/96
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,                                    
 Aldrich, Eastman, & Waltch, Inc                                        
 Aldrich, Eastman, & Waltch, Inc.,......         97-0569        12/09/96
Joaquin Viso and Olga Lizardi (Husband                                  
 and Wife), SmithKline Beecham plc, SB                                  
 Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc...............         97-0571        12/09/96
Gulf South Medical Supply, Inc., North                                  
 American Fund II, L.P., Gateway                                        
 HealthCare Corporation.................         97-0573        12/09/96
Insurance Partners, L.P., Superior                                      
 National Insurance Group, Inc.,                                        
 Superior National Insurance Group, Inc.         97-0574        12/09/96
Crestar Financial Corporation, Great                                    
 Western Financial Corporation, Great                                   
 Western Bank...........................         97-0575        12/09/96
The Deaconess Associations, Inc., Mark                                  
 Waters, Elk Valley Professional                                        
 Affiliates, Inc........................         97-0584        12/09/96
Union Bank of Switzerland, Metrocall,                                   
 Inc., Metrocall, Inc...................         97-0600        12/09/96
Reilly Family Limited Partnership,                                      
 Outdoor Advertising Company, Outdoor                                   
 East, L.P..............................         97-0158        12/10/96
Kellogg Company, Philip Morris                                          
 Companies, Inc., Kraft Foods, Inc......         97-0476        12/10/96
Pearson PLC, The Seagram Company Ltd. (a                                
 Canadian company), The Putnam Berkley                                  
 Group, Inc.............................         97-0519        12/10/96
Philip Environmental Inc., Luntz                                        
 Corporation, Luntz Corporation.........         97-0538        12/10/96
MCN Corporation, Main Pass Gas Gathering                                
 Company, Main Pass Gas Gathering                                       
 Company................................         97-0576        12/10/96
Paul Fred Ricart, Jr., Robert A. Layman,                                
 Jr., Bobby Layman Chevrolet, Inc.......         97-0578        12/10/96
Weatern Resources, Inc., Westinghouse                                   
 Electric Corporation, Westinghouse                                     
 Security Systems, Inc..................         97-0588        12/10/96
Tencor Instruments, Uniphase                                            
 Corporation, Ultrapointe Corporation...         97-0590        12/10/96
Proffitt's, Inc., G.R. Herberger's Inc.,                                
 G.R. Herberger's, Inc..................         97-0591        12/10/96
Claneil Enterprises, Inc., Scandipharm,                                 
 Inc., Scandipharm, Inc.................         97-0592        12/10/96
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., L.P.,                                
 Specialty Foods Acquisition                                            
 Corporation, Specialty Foods                                           
 Acquisition Corporation................         97-0596        12/10/96
IMCO Recycling, Inc., EnviroSource,                                     
 Inc., IMSAMET, Inc.....................         97-0603        12/10/96
Caritas Christi, Daughters of Charity                                   
 National Health System, Inc., Carney                                   
 Hospital, et al........................         97-0604        12/10/96
Rhett Calvin Ricart, Robert A. Layman,                                  
 Jr., Bobby Layman Chevrolet, Inc.......         97-0608        12/10/96
American International Group, Inc., CH-                                 
 Twenty, Inc., CH-Twenty, Inc...........         97-0614        12/10/96
Hyundai Electronics Industries Co.,                                     
 Ltd., General Wireless, Inc., General                                  
 Wireless, Inc..........................         97-0620        12/10/96
Linde AG, The Pro-Quip Corporation, The                                 
 Pro-Quipp Corporation..................         97-0624        12/10/96
McCown De Leeuw & Co. III, Unilever NV,                                 
 Conopco Inc............................         97-0628        12/10/96
MBNA Corporation, First Western BanCorp,                                
 Inc., First Western Bank, N.A. and                                     
 First Western Bank, f.s.b..............         97-0629        12/10/96
Dimeling, Schreiber & Park, Burlington                                  
 Motor Holdings, Inc., a Debtor-in-                                     
 possession, Burlington Motor Holdings,                                 
 Inc....................................         97-0636        12/10/96
Phillip Frost, M.D., BBI Healthcare                                     
 Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation         97-0421        12/11/96
Jane Hsaio, Ph.D, BBI Healthcare                                        
 Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation         97-0422        12/11/96
Robert E. Martini, BBI Healthcare                                       
 Corporation, BBI Healthcare Corporation         97-0433        12/11/96
Bergen Brunswig Corporation, IVAX                                       
 Corporation, IVAX Corporation..........         97-0441        12/11/96
IVAX Corporation, Bergen Brunswig                                       
 Corporation, Bergen Brunswig                                           
 Corporation............................         97-0442        12/11/96
Textron, Inc., Klockner-Werke, AG,                                      
 Kautex North America, Inc. & Kautex                                    
 Corporation............................         97-0515        12/11/96
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners II,                                 
 L.P., Franklin Resources, Inc, Franklin                                
 Resources, Inc.........................         97-0563        12/11/96
General Electric Company, NEFF                                          
 Corporation, NEFF Corporation..........         97-0470        12/12/96
Rosen's Diversified, Inc., Paul J.                                      
 Weiss, Skylark Meats, Inc. and Mid-                                    
 America Transportation, Inc............         97-0496        12/12/96
Rosen's Diversified, Inc., Reynold G.                                   
 Hochstein, Skylark Meats, Inc. and Mid-                                
 America Transportation, Inc............         97-0498        12/12/96
Saint Barnabas Corporation, Trico Health                                
 Care, Inc., West Hudson Hospital                                       
 Association; West Hudson Foundation....         97-0514        12/12/96
Warren A. Hood, Jr., U.S. Industries,                                   
 Inc., QPF Corporation..................         97-0516        12/12/96
PhyCor, Inc., Straub Clinic & Hospital,                                 
 Inc., Straub Clinic & Hospital, Inc....         97-0530        12/12/96
Ralph Milo, Cooperative Tradeka                                         
 Corporation, C.G. America Corporation..         97-0536        12/12/96
Gannett, Co., Inc., Bob Marbut, Argyle                                  
 Television, Inc........................         97-0543        12/12/96
Philip Environmental, Inc., Pechiney                                    
 S.A., PPC (ISW), Inc...................         97-0582        12/12/96
STERIS Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb                                
 Company, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.......         97-0593        12/12/96
J.W. Childs Equity Partners, L.P.,                                      
 Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc.,                                  
 Central Tractor Farm & Country, Inc....         97-0619        12/12/96
Bell Industries, Inc., Milgray                                          
 Electronics, Inc., Milgray Electronics,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0642        12/12/96
The Clorox Company, McKesson                                            
 Corporation, Armor All Products                                        
 Corporation............................         97-0644        12/12/96

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Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund, IV,                                
 L.P., Brim Inc., Brim Inc..............         97-0531        12/13/96
Atlantic Richfield Company, Mobil                                       
 Corporation, Mobil Alaska Pipeline                                     
 Company................................         97-0545        12/13/96
DI Industries, Loews Corporation,                                       
 Diamond M. Onshore, Inc................         97-0556        12/13/96
Atlantic Equity Partners, L.P., Quality                                 
 Foods, L.P., Quality Foods, L.P........         97-0558        12/13/96
Burger Bros., Inc., Holiday Companies,                                  
 Holiday Sports, Inc. and Holiday                                       
 Stationstores, Inc.....................         97-0562        12/13/96
Front Royal, Inc., Trirock Limited                                      
 Partnership, Rockwood Casualty                                         
 Insurance Co...........................         97-0566        12/13/96
Dynatech Corp., Texlon Corporation,                                     
 Itronix Corporation....................         97-0581        12/13/96
PIC Insurance Group, Inc., Front Royal                                  
 Inc., Front Royal Inc..................         97-0606        12/13/96
Front Royal, Inc., PIC Insurance Group,                                 
 Inc., Rockwood Casualty Insurance                                      
 Company................................         97-0611        12/13/96
Orgill, Inc., Beacon Holding                                            
 Corporation, Beacon Holding Corporation         97-0615        12/13/96
ING Groep, N.V., TransCare Corporation,                                 
 TransCare Corporation..................         97-0633        12/13/96
Primark Corporation, Bowne & Co., Inc.,                                 
 Baseline Financial Services, Inc.......         97-0634        12/13/96
Nabors Industries, Inc., ADCOR-Nicklos                                  
 Drilling Company, ADCOR-Nicklos                                        
 Drilling Company.......................         97-0639        12/13/96
VEBA AG, Burris Chemical, Inc., Burris                                  
 Chemical, Inc..........................         97-0641        12/13/96
Republic Industries, Inc., R. Todd                                      
 Neilson, Chapter 11 Trustee, New-Val                                   
 Ford Inc., Val-New Lincoln Mercury Inc.         97-0659        12/13/96
Suiza Foods Corporation, James N. Bahan,                                
 Model Dairy, Inc.......................         97-0413        12/14/96
Suiza Foods Corporation, Thomas E.                                      
 Bahan, Model Dairy, Inc................         97-0420        12/14/96
Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc.,                                  
 McCarty-Holman Co., Inc., McCarty-                                     
 Holman Co., Inc........................         97-0831        12/16/96
HIG Investment Group, L.P., Ronald L.                                   
 Koonsman, National Cellular, Inc.;                                     
 Telephone Warehouse, Inc...............         97-0694        12/16/96
JPE, Inc., Pebra GmbH Paul Braun I.K. (a                                
 German company), Pebra Inc.............         97-0462        12/17/96
Teleport Communications Group, Inc.,                                    
 Ralph J. Roberts, Comcast CAP of                                       
 Philadelphia, Inc......................         97-0548        12/17/96
Orkla, A.S., Frank W. Kulesza,                                          
 PolyOrganix, Inc.......................         97-0580        12/17/96
First Reserve Fund VII, Limited                                         
 Partnership, Teleo Ventures, Inc.,                                     
 Teleo Ventures, Inc....................         97-0597        12/17/96
Laidlaw Inc., Robert Ramsey, SW General,                                
 Inc....................................         97-0618        12/17/96
Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Sandoz Ltd., Sandoz Ltd         96-1399        12/17/96
Sandoz Ltd., Ciba-Geigy Ltd., Ciba-Geigy                                
 Ltd....................................         96-1402        12/17/96
Torstar Corporation, Sumner M. Redstone,                                
 American Teaching Aids, Inc............         97-0630        12/17/96
Carlo Salvi, Gensia, Inc., Gensia, Inc..         97-0635        12/17/96
Brooks Fiber Properties, Inc., World-Net                                
 Access, Inc., World-Net Access, Inc....         97-0643        12/17/96
Calgon Carbon Corporation, Florida                                      
 Progress Corporation, Advanced                                         
 Separation Technologies, Inc...........         97-0646        12/17/96
BASF AG, Sandoz Ltd., a Swiss company,                                  
 Sandoz Agro, Inc.......................         97-0647        12/17/96
Baxter International Inc., Immuno                                       
 International AG, Immuno International                                 
 AG.....................................         96-2926        12/18/96
Sisters of Mercy of the Amer., Regional                                 
 Comm. Cincinnati, The Sisters of the                                   
 Humility of Mary, Humility of Mary                                     
 Health Care System.....................         97-0483        12/18/96
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, PPF Holding                                
 AG, PPF Holding AG.....................         97-0549        12/18/96
Federal Express Corporation, UAL                                        
 Corporation, United Air Lines, Inc.                                    
 (Used DC10 Aircraft)...................         97-0653        12/18/96
Dovenmuehle Mortgage Company, L.P.,                                     
 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc,                                      
 Citizens Financial Group, Inc..........         97-0658        12/18/96
National Data Corporation, Blue Cross &                                 
 Blue Shield of Virginia, Health                                        
 Communication Services, Inc.; Health                                   
 Communication..........................         97-0660        12/18/96
Tessenderlo Chemie S.A., CI Holdings                                    
 Corp., Chelsea Industries, Inc.,                                       
 Chelfab, Inc...........................         97-0661        12/18/96
EQUUS II Incorporated, BankAmerica                                      
 Corporation, Sun Sportswear, Inc.......         97-0668        12/18/96
OMI Corp., Wilco AS, Wilomi, Inc........         97-0669        12/18/96
OMI Corp., Awilco ASA, Wilomi, Inc......         97-0670        12/18/96
Watsco, Inc., Inter-City Products                                       
 Corporation (a Canadian company), Inter-                               
 City Products Corporation (USA, CDS                                    
 Holdings Inc...........................         97-0671        12/18/96
Alco Standard Corporation, Thomas E.                                    
 Wallace, Mon-Wal, Inc..................         97-0672        12/18/96
BMI-MI, Inc., Lobdell Holdings, Inc.,                                   
 Lobdell Holdings, Inc..................         97-0675        12/18/96
Pioneer Financial Services, Inc., Secura                                
 Insurance, Secura Life Insurance                                       
 Company................................         97-0676        12/18/96
Heidelberger Zement AG, Cimenteries                                     
 C.B.R. S.A., Cimenteries C.B.R. S.A....         97-0677        12/18/96
The Greenbrier Companies, The Greenbrier                                
 Companies, Greenbrier Transportation                                   
 Limited Partnership....................         97-0683        12/18/96
Bayer AG, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc.,                                     
 Oxford Veterinary Laboratories, Inc....         97-0435        12/19/96
MCN Corporation, Lyondell Petrochemical                                 
 Company, Lyondell Petrochemical Company         97-0466        12/19/96
John Rutledge Partners II, L.P., H&C                                    
 Holding Corporation, H&C Holding                                       
 Corporation............................         97-0583        12/19/96
BankAmerica Corporation, EXOR Group, Duo-                               
 Tang, Inc..............................         97-0708        12/19/96
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund                                   
 III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors                                  
 of Michigan, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV                                    
 Investors of Michigan, L.P.............         97-0503        12/20/96
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund                                   
 III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors                                  
 of Rochester, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV                                   
 Investors of Rochester, L.P............         97-0504        12/20/96
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund                                   
 III, L.P., Jupiter/Smith TV Investors                                  
 of Salinas/Monterey, L.P., Jupiter/                                    
 Smith TV Investors of Salinas/Monterey,                                
 L.P....................................         97-0505        12/20/96
Barry Baker, Sinclair Broadcast Group,                                  
 Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc....         97-0513        12/20/96
Boston Ventures Limited Partnership IV,                                 
 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,                                        
 Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc..........         97-0521        12/20/96
Boston Ventures Limited Partnership IVA,                                
 Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc.,                                     
 Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc.......         97-0522        12/20/96
WinStar Communications, Inc., WinStar                                   
 Communications, Inc., Milliwave Limited                                
 Partnership............................         97-0553        12/20/96
Global DirectMail Corp., Paul G. Mandel,                                
 Alliance Peripheral Systems, Inc.......         97-0640        12/20/96
Ira Leon Rennert, Costain Group PLC, a                                  
 British company, Costain Coal, Inc.....         97-0681        12/20/96
Connective Therapeutics, Inc.,                                          
 SmithKline Beecham plc, SmithKline                                     
 Beecham Corporation, SmithKline Beecham         97-0688        12/20/96

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George L. Argyros, Specialty Foods                                      
 Acquisition Corporation, WFB Holdings,                                 
 Inc. and Specialty Foods Finance Corp..         97-0700        12/20/96
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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. 97-1236 Filed 1-16-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M