[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35178-35180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17035]


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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 Improvement 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.

   Transactions Granted Early Termination Between: 6-9-97 and 6-20-97   
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    Name of acquiring person, Name of                          Date     
acquired person, Name of acquired entity      PMN No.       terminated  
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Cascade Communications, Corp., Ascend                                   
 Communications, Inc., Ascend                                           
 Communications, Inc....................         97-1904        06/09/97
Ascend Communications, Inc., Cascade                                    
 Communications Corp., Cascade                                          
 Communications Corp....................         97-1905        06/09/97
Fenner plc, Scandura Holdings, Inc.,                                    
 Scandura Holdings, Inc.................         97-2203        06/09/97
Berwind Group Partners, William E.                                      
 Poole, III, Fypon, Incorporated........         97-2217        06/09/97
Daimler-Benz AG (a German company), Ford                                
 Motor Company, Ford Heavy Truck                                        
 Business...............................         97-1310        06/10/97

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Allied Waste Industries Inc., USA Waste                                 
 Services, Inc., Ellis-Scott, Inc.:                                     
 Modern Sanitation, Inc: Sanifill.......         97-1810        06/10/97
Mr. & Mrs. J.D. Lawrence, First Reserve                                 
 Fund VI, Limited Partnership, Phoenix                                  
 Drilling Services, Inc.................         97-2238        06/10/97
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,                                  
 L.P, James DeArkland, Payphone                                         
 Services, Inc.; SCPPC, Inc.; Star                                      
 Network Corp...........................         97-2248        06/10/97
Media/Communications Partners II,                                       
 Limited Partnership, Barry B. Lewis,                                   
 Triad Investment Minnesota, Inc........         97-2253        06/10/97
Presbyterian Health Services Corp,                                      
 Carolina Medicorp, Inc, Carolina                                       
 Medicorp, Inc..........................         97-2268        06/10/97
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Lubbock                                
 Methodist Hospital System, Lubbock                                     
 Methodist Hospital System..............         97-2297        06/10/97
E. Marlin Jones Living Trust, Original                                  
 Knaub's Delicious Cakes, Inc. Original                                 
 Knaub's Delicious Cakes, Inc...........         97-2299        06/10/97
Paul G. Allen, Barry Diller, HSN Inc....         97-2309        06/10/97
Barry Diller, Ticketmaster Group, Inc.,                                 
 Ticketmaster Group, Inc................         97-2317        06/10/97
Baan Company N.V., Aurum Software, Inc.,                                
 Aurum Software, Inc....................         97-2318        06/10/97
General Electric Company, Genesis                                       
 Direct, L.P., Genesis Direct, Inc......         97-2320        06/10/97
Tyco International Ltd./ADT Limited,                                    
 Inbrand Corporation, Inbrand                                           
 Corporation............................         97-2327        06/10/97
Allied Waste Industries, Inc., Browning-                                
 Ferris Industries, Inc., Browning-                                     
 Ferris Industries of South Atlantic,                                   
 Inc.; Bro..............................         97-2334        06/10/97
MDU Resources Group, Inc., Adelaide                                     
 Brighton, Ltd. (an Australian Company),                                
 Hawaii Cement (a Hawaii Partnership)...         97-2363        06/10/97
The Robert Rosenkranz Trust, Robert                                     
 Blanton, Jr., Foods Service Supplies,                                  
 Inc....................................         97-2312        06/11/97
Vencor, Inc., Transitional Hospitals                                    
 Corp., Transitional Hospitals Corp.....         97-2078        06/12/97
Novellus Systems, Inc., Varian                                          
 Associates, Inc., Thin Film Systems                                    
 Business...............................         97-2186        06/12/97
Gildo Masso Gonzalez and Carmen G.                                      
 Aponte Buxo-Spouses, Kmart Corporation,                                
 Builders Square, Inc...................         97-2216        06/12/97
Freemont General Corporation, Xerox                                     
 Corporation, Industrial Indemnity, Inc.         97-2249        06/12/97
Household International, Inc.                                           
 Transamerica Corporation, Transamerica                                 
 Financial Services Holding Company.....         97-2286        06/12/97
Compagnie Laitiere Europeenne, Philip                                   
 Morris Companies, Inc., Kraft Foods,                                   
 Inc. and Churny Company, Inc...........         97-2325        06/12/97
Cross-Continent Auto Retailers, Inc.,                                   
 The Chaisson Family Trust--R501, JRJ                                   
 Investments, Inc.......................         97-2085        06/13/97
Elkin McCallum, Collins & Aikman                                        
 Corporation, Collins & Aikman Products,                                
 Co.; Ack-Ti-Lining, Inc................         97-2230        06/13/97
Chattem Inc., Ms. Tina Sohn, Sunsource                                  
 International, Inc. and Mindbody, Inc..         97-2288        06/13/97
Mr. Thomas M. Clarke and Linda M.                                       
 Clarke, Don G. Angell, Meadowbrook                                     
 Partnerships...........................         97-2301        06/13/97
Thomas M. Clarke and Linda M. Clarke,                                   
 Daniel D. Mosca, Meadowbrook                                           
 Partnerships...........................         97-2302        06/13/97
The Beacon Group III--Focus Value Fund,                                 
 LP., Doctors Health System, Inc.,                                      
 Doctors Health System, Inc.............         97-2315        06/13/97
Avanti Holdings, Inc., Gerald L. and                                    
 Carol A. Deetz, Budget Oil Co..........         97-2330        06/13/97
Pinkerton's Inc., Sensormatic                                           
 Electronics Corporation, Enterprise                                    
 Accounts Division......................         97-2354        06/13/97
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P.,                                 
 Tyler Capital Fund, L.P., Duane Reade                                  
 Holding Corp...........................         97-2355        06/13/97
G&K Services, Inc., National Service                                    
 Industries, Inc. (DEA), National                                       
 Service Industries, Inc. (GA)..........         97-2356        06/13/97
Caledonia Investments plc, Offshore                                     
 Logistics, Inc., Offshore Logistics,                                   
 Inc....................................         97-2357        06/13/97
Enron Corp., Kenetech Corporation, Enron/                               
 CNF Power Construction L.P. & Enron/CNF                                
 Equipment..............................         97-2358        06/13/97
Hugo E. Pimienta, Circle Investors,                                     
 Inc., Circle Investors, Inc............         97-2365        06/13/97
Robert Skandalaris, James Bronce                                        
 Henderson, III, Utilase, Inc...........         97-2367        06/13/97
Kirtland Capital Partners II, L.P., RPM,                                
 Inc., Tremco Incorporated..............         97-2368        06/13/97
American Capital Access Holdings,                                       
 L.L.C., Financial Security Assurance                                   
 Holdings Ltd., Financial Security                                      
 Assurance of Maryland, Inc.............         97-2370        06/13/97
Heilig-Meyers Company, Steven M. Lytell,                                
 Mattress Discounters Corporation.......         97-2375        06/13/97
Heilig-Meyers Company, Warren S.                                        
 Teitelbaum, Mattress Discounters                                       
 Corporation and T.J.B., Inc............         97-2376        06/13/97
Steven M. Lytell, Heilig-Meyers Company,                                
 Heilig-Meyers Company..................         97-2377        06/13/97
SEMCO Energy, Inc., Stewart N. Kniff,                                   
 Sub-Surface Construction Company.......         97-2378        06/13/97
James A. Patterson, BC Sugar Refinery,                                  
 Limited, BC Sugar Refinery, Limited....         97-2385        06/13/97
MSX International, Inc., Ford Motor                                     
 Company, Geometric Results, Inc........         97-2387        06/13/97
Mrs. Marianne Lemmerz (a German person),                                
 Hayes Wheels Internationals, Inc.,                                     
 Hayes Wheels International, Inc........         97-2390        06/13/97
JMB Realty Corporation, Liberty House,                                  
 Inc., Liberty House, Inc...............         97-2406        06/13/97
Johnson & Johnson, Biopsys Medical,                                     
 Inc., Biopsys Medical, Inc.............         97-2432        06/13/97
FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc., Thomas A.                                
 Price, Transcar Leasing, Inc.; Cziska-                                 
 Price, Inc.; Serramonte................         97-2433        06/13/97
National Computer Systems, Inc., The                                    
 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., McGraw-                                   
 Hill/London House; McGraw-Hill School                                  
 Systems................................         97-1782        06/14/97
Carmike Cinemas, Inc., First                                            
 International Theaters, First                                          
 International Theaters.................         97-2255        06/16/97
Mercy Medical Center, Inc., Cardinal                                    
 William H. Keeler, Stella Maris                                        
 Operating Corporation; The Cardinal                                    
 Shehan.................................         97-2292        06/16/97
Conmed Corporation, C.R. Bard, Inc.,                                    
 Davol Inc..............................         97-2311        06/16/97
Bruce J. Leven, Browning-Ferris                                         
 Industries, Inc., Browning-Ferris                                      
 Industries of Washington, Inc..........         97-2335        06/16/97
BellSouth Corporation, American                                         
 Telecasting, Inc., American Telecasting                                
 of Central Florida, Inc................         97-2343        06/16/97
Carso Global Telecom S.A. de C.V.,                                      
 Prodigy, Inc., Prodigy, Inc............         97-2346        06/16/97
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,                                  
 L.P., Users Incorporated, Users                                        
 Incorporated...........................         97-2399        06/16/97
MBNA Corporation, First Oak Brook                                       
 Bancshares, Inc., Oak Brook Bank/Assets         97-2402        06/16/07
MBNA Corporation, Republic Bancorp,                                     
 Inc., Republic Bank & Trust Company....         97-2403        06/16/97
National-Oilwell, Inc., Dreco Energy                                    
 Services Ltd., Dreco Energy Services                                   
 Ltd....................................         97-2332        06/17/97
Westrn Micro Technology, Inc., Harvey E.                                
 Najim, Star Management Services, Inc...         97-2388        06/17/97
Koch Industries, Inc., Atlantic                                         
 Richfield Company, Atlantic Richfield                                  
 Company................................         97-2383        06/18/97
Ameritech Corporation, Masada Security                                  
 Holdings, Inc., Masada Security, Inc.;                                 
 Alarms by HRD, Inc.; Kristynik S.......         97-2408        06/18/97
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,                                  
 L.P., Joseph B. Swinbank, Sprint                                       
 Industrial Services, Inc...............         97-2409        06/18/97
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,                                  
 L.P., Donald L. Poarch, Sprint                                         
 Industrial Services, Inc...............         97-2410        06/18/97

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Mahendra Parekh, Continental                                            
 Aktiengesellschaft, DynaGen, Inc.......         97-0147        06/19/97
Carlyle-Genesis, Inc., William W.                                       
 McDonald, Lake Cablevision, Inc........         97-2267        06/19/97
Moore Corporation Limited, United Ad                                    
 Label Co., Inc., United Ad Label Co.,                                  
 Inc....................................         97-2269        06/19/97
PhyMatrix Corp., Clinical Studies, Ltd.,                                
 Clinical Studies, Ltd..................         97-2322        06/20/97
John V. Holten, PepsiCo, Inc. PFS, an                                   
 unincorporated division................         97-2372        06/20/97
LSI Industries, Inc., Dennis J. Grady,                                  
 Grady, McCauley Incorporated...........         97-2379        06/20/97
LSI Industries, Inc., David W. McCauley,                                
 Grady, McCauley, Incorporated..........         97-2380        06/20/97
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Star Furniture                                
 Company, Star Furniture Company........         97-2391        06/20/97
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V,                                  
 L.P., John L. Hurley, Associated                                       
 Bureaus, Inc                                    97-2404        06/20/97
Paul M. Montrone, Trident Equity                                        
 Investments, Inc., Peridot Holdings,                                   
 Inc....................................         97-2413        06/20/97
Paging Network, Inc., Geotek                                            
 Communications, Inc., Geotek                                           
 Communications, Inc....................         97-2415        06/20/97
Geotek Communications, Inc., Paging                                     
 Network, Inc., Paging Network, Inc.....         97-2416        06/20/97
Price Communications Corporation, Palmer                                
 Communications Incorporated, Palmer                                    
 Wireless, Inc..........................         97-2425        06/20/97
ALZA Corporation, Bayer AG, Bayer                                       
 Corporation............................         97-2426        06/20/97
Marmon Holdings, Inc., FCP Southeast                                    
 Investors IV, L.P., Manan Holding                                      
 Corporation............................         97-2441        06/20/97
Entergy Corporation, Ed Woodlee, Ranger                                 
 American, Inc.; Ranger American of                                     
 Georgia, Inc...........................         97-2442        06/20/97
Entergy Corporation, F. Wayne Hayes,                                    
 Alarmtel U.S.A. Corp...................         97-2443        06/20/97
The Washington Post Company, Meredith                                   
 Corporation, Meredith Corporation......         97-2445        06/20/97
Meredith Corporation, The Washington                                    
 Post Company, Post-Newsweek Stations,                                  
 Connecticut, Inc.......................         97-2446        06/20/97
Egghead, Inc., Surplus Software, Inc.,                                  
 Surplus Software, Inc..................         97-2461        06/20/97
UCB S.A., W. Lindsey Walters, Flexel,                                   
 Inc. (Debtor in possession)............         97-2463        06/20/97
Hollywood Park, Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown                                
 Inc....................................         97-2470        06/20/97
Peter G. Angelos, Bethlehem Steel                                       
 Corporation, Bethlehem Steel                                           
 Corporation............................         97-2476        06/20/97
Jones Medical Industries, Inc.,                                         
 SmithKline Beecham plc, SmithKline                                     
 Beecham Corporation....................         97-2477        06/20/97
Vestar Capital Partners III, L.P.,                                      
 Vestar/R-S Investment Limited                                          
 Partnership, Russell-Stanley                                           
 Corporation............................         97-2482        06/20/97
Intuit, Inc., Excite, Inc., Excite, Inc.         97-2494        06/20/97
RMI Titanium Company, Galt Alloys, Inc.,                                
 Galt Alloys, Inc.......................         97-2506        06/20/97
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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, D.C. 
20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Benjamin I. Berman,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17035 Filed 6-27-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M