[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67889-67894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32657]


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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. Sec. 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.

                                      Transaction Granted Early Termination
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               ET date                   Trans No.           ET req status                  Party name
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09-NOV-98...........................        19983303  G                           John J. Rigas.
                                                      G                           Tele-Media Company of
                                                                                   Southeast Florida, Inc.
                                                      G                           Tele-Media Company of
                                                                                   Southeast Florida, Inc.
                                            19990282  G                           Odyssey Investment Partners
                                                                                   Fund, LP.
                                                      G                           Celadon Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Celadon Group, Inc.
                                            19990283  G                           General American Mutual
                                                                                   Holding Company.
                                                      G                           First Data Corporation.
                                                      G                           EPBLife Insurance Company.
                                            19990292  G                           Cendant Corporation.
                                                      G                           Apollo Investment Fund III,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           NRT Incorporated.
                                            19990294  G                           Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Geroge Rutigliano.
                                                      G                           Rutigliano Paper Stock, Inc.
                                            19990297  G                           Cornerstone Propane Partners,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Propane Continental, Inc.
                                                      G                           Propane Continental, Inc.
                                            19990301  G                           Katy Industries, Inc.

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                                                      G                           Limited Liability Company.
                                                      G                           Limited Liability Company.
                                            19990304  G                           U.S. Foodservice.
                                                      G                           Joseph Webb Foods, Inc.
                                                      G                           Joseph Webb Foods, Inc.
                                            19990305  G                           Platinum Software Corporation.
                                                      G                           DataWorks Corporation.
                                                      G                           DataWorks Corporation.
                                            19990306  G                           VEBA AG.
                                                      G                           Michael C. Argyelan.
                                                      G                           Whittaker, Clark & Daniels,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990321  G                           Spartan Stores, Inc.
                                                      G                           Ashcraft's Market, Inc.
                                                      G                           Ashcraft's Market, Inc.
                                            19990341  G                           National Express Group PLC.
                                                      G                           Leon Robinson, Jr.
                                                      G                           Robinson Bus Service, Inc
                                                      G                           Maierhofer, Inc.
10-NOV-98...........................        19990126  G                           AT&T Corp.
                                                      G                           AT&T Corp.
                                                      G                           Houston Cellular Telephone
                                                                                   Company, L.P.
                                            19990221  G                           Odyssey Investment Partners
                                                                                   Fund, LP
                                                      G                           Kelso Investment Associates
                                                                                   IV, L.P.
                                                      G                           TransDigm Holding Company.
                                            19990251  G                           Asif A. Sayeed.
                                                      G                           Coventry Health Care, Inc.
                                                      G                           Principal Health Care of
                                                                                   Illinois, Inc.
                                            19990275  G                           Health Risk Management, Inc.
                                                      G                           Oxford Health Plans, Inc.
                                                      G                           Oxford Health Plans of PA,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990310  G                           Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
                                                      G                           Peerless Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Peerless Group, Inc.
                                            19990311  G                           William Blair Capital Partners
                                                                                   VI, L.P.
                                                      G                           Inland Steel Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Inland Engineered Materials
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990324  G                           JH. Whitney III, L.P.
                                                      G                           Kjell Inge Rokke.
                                                      G                           Brooks Sports, Inc.
                                            19990325  G                           American Express Company.
                                                      G                           Electronic Data Systems
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Shamrock ATM Inc.
                                            19990338  G                           Pioneer International Limited.
                                                      G                           Roy P. McNeil.
                                                      G                           Metro West Ready-Mix, Ind.
                                            19990339  G                           Frank A. and Katherine
                                                                                   Argenbright.
                                                      G                           Steven C. Kletijan.
                                                      G                           Unicco Security Service, Inc.
12-NOV-98...........................        19990156  G                           Time Warner Inc.
                                                      G                           Time Warner Inc.
                                                      G                           Paragon Communications.
                                            19990195  G                           Cisco Systems, Inc.
                                                      G                           Lagardere SCA, a French
                                                                                   company.
                                                      G                           Selsius Systems Inc.
                                            19990262  G                           AT&T Corp.
                                                      G                           Vanguard Cellular Systems,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Vanguard Cellular Systems,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990269  G                           Blackstone CCI Capital
                                                                                   Partners L.P.
                                                      G                           Blackstone CCI Capital
                                                                                   Partners L.P.
                                                      G                           Sioux Falls Cellular Limited
                                                                                   Partnership.
                                            19990280  G                           MarketSpan Corporation d/b/a
                                                                                   KeySpan Energy.
                                                      G                           Philip Fritze & Sons, Inc.
                                                      G                           Philip Fritze & Sons, Inc.
                                            19990302  G                           Bessemer Securities LLC.
                                                      G                           Metapath Software
                                                                                   International, Inc.
                                                      G                           Metapath Software
                                                                                   International, Inc.
                                            19990316  G                           ING Groep N.V.
                                                      G                           Federal Life Insurance
                                                                                   Company.
                                                      G                           Life Insurance Company of
                                                                                   Illinois.
                                            19990351  G                           Southern Company (The).
                                                      G                           Commonwealth Energy System.
                                                      G                           Cambridge Electric Light Co.,
                                                                                   Commonwealth Electric Co.

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                                            19990352  G                           Southern Company (The)
                                                      G                           Eastern Utilities Associates.
                                                      G                           Montaup Electric Company.
13-NOV-98...........................        19990005  G                           Chancellor Media Corporation.
                                                      G                           Gregory W. Kunz.
                                                      G                           Kunz & Company.
                                            19990185  G                           Naspers Limited.
                                                      G                           Hyundia Electronics Industries
                                                                                   Co., Ltd., a Korean company.
                                                      G                           TV/COM International, Inc.
                                            19990248  G                           Lucent Technologies Inc.
                                                      G                           Koninklijke Philips
                                                                                   Electronics N.V.
                                                      G                           Phillips Consumer
                                                                                   Communications L.P.
                                            19990249  G                           Koninklijke Philips Electronic
                                                                                   N.V.
                                                      G                           Koninklijke Philips Electronic
                                                                                   N.V.
                                                      G                           Philips Consumer Communication
                                                                                   L.P.
16-NOV-98...........................        19990157  G                           Deloro Stellite Group Limited.
                                                      G                           Conforma Clad Inc.
                                                      G                           Conforma Clad Inc.
                                            19990194  G                           Wolseley plc.
                                                      G                           Milton Dannelly Law.
                                                      G                           Fields and Company of Lubbock,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990289  G                           ING Groep N.V.
                                                      G                           Investors Financial Group,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Investors Financial Group,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990296  G                           General Motors Corporation.
                                                      G                           Jean W. Carlson.
                                                      G                           Eastern Massachusetts Real
                                                                                   Estate, Inc.
                                            19990312  G                           Jerald Kent.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications, Inc.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications Group.
                                            19990313  G                           Howard Wood.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications Group.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications, Inc.
                                            19990314  G                           Barry Babcock.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications Group.
                                                      G                           Charter Communications, Inc.
                                            19990332  G                           Centennial HealthCare
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Thomas J. Flatley.
                                                      G                           Flatley Rehabiliation &
                                                                                   Nursing Centers.
                                            19990350  G                           Louis Elias.
                                                      G                           Shoney's Inc.
                                                      G                           SHN Properties, LLC, TPI
                                                                                   Properies, Inc.
                                                      G                           TPI Restaurants, Inc.,
                                                                                   Shoney's of Michigan, Inc.
                                            19990358  G                           OCM Principal Opportunities,
                                                                                   Fund, L.P.
                                                      G                           Forcenergy Inc.
                                                      G                           Forcenergy Inc.
                                            19990359  G                           Madison Dearborn Capital
                                                                                   Partners II, L.P.
                                                      G                           Forcenergy Inc.
                                                      G                           Forcenergy Inc.
                                            19990361  G                           John H. MacBain and Louise T.
                                                                                   Blouin MacBain.
                                                      G                           Cendant Corporation.
                                                      G                           3012013 Nova Scotia Co., Rapid
                                                                                   Distribution Co.
                                            19990363  G                           Estate of Charles A. Sammons.
                                                      G                           J. Brian Moran.
                                                      G                           Parkway Mortgage, Inc.
                                                      G                           Parkway Mortgage, Inc.
                                                      G                           Republic Mortgage of Cherry
                                                                                   Hill, Inc.
                                            19990367  G                           Chancellor Media Corporation.
                                                      G                           Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
                                                                                   Equity Fund, III, L.P.
                                                      G                           Ranger Equity Holdings
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990369  G                           International Technology
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Fluor Corporation.
                                                      G                           Fluor Daniel GTI, Inc.
                                            19990370  G                           Ford Motor Company.
                                                      G                           Larry Hilcher.
                                                      G                           Larry Hilcher Ford, Inc.
                                            19990371  G                           Kroll-O'Gara Company (The).
                                                      G                           Laboratory Specialists of
                                                                                   America, Inc.
                                                      G                           Laboratory Specialists of
                                                                                   America, Inc., Oklahoma
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990373  G                           NACCO, Inc.
                                                      G                           NationsRent, Inc.
                                                      G                           The Bode Finn Company.

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                                            19990374  G                           Snyder Communications, Inc.
                                                      G                           Paul J. McMahon,
                                                      G                           National Sales Services, Inc.
                                            19990381  G                           Warburg, Pincus Investors,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Children's Broadcasting
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Children's Radio of Dallas,
                                                                                   Inc., Children's Radio of
                                                                                   Phoeni.
                                                      G                           Children's Radio of New York,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990404  G                           United Rentals, Inc.
                                                      G                           Michael Watts.
                                                      G                           Trench Safety Equipment
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990411  G                           Irving Rubenstein.
                                                      G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                            19990412  G                           Ralph Rubenstein.
                                                      G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                            19990417  G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Ralph Rubenstein.
                                                      G                           Premier Promotions and
                                                                                   Marketing, Inc.
                                            19990418  G                           HA-LO Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Irving Rubenstein.
                                                      G                           Premier Promotions and
                                                                                   Marketing, Inc.
17-NOV-98...........................        19984549  G                           MotivePower Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Fred M. Young, Jr.
                                                      G                           Young Radiator Company.
                                            19990197  G                           Windward Capital Associates,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           AEC-Able Engineering Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           AEC-Able Engineering Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990256  G                           Harbour Group Investment III,
                                                                                   LP.
                                                      G                           Metapoint Partners, Fund-II,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Wood Structures, Inc.
                                            19990300  G                           Walt Disney Company (The)
                                                      G                           Silver Screen Partners IV,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Disney-Silver Screen IV Joint
                                                                                   Venture.
                                            19990308  G                           Waste Connections, Inc.
                                                      G                           The Murrey Trust.
                                                      G                           American Disposal Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Murrey's Disposal Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Tocoma Recycling Company, Inc.
                                                      G                           D.M. Disposal Company, Inc.
                                            19990309  G                           The Murrey Trust.
                                                      G                           Waste Connections, Inc.
                                                      G                           Waste Connections, Inc.
                                            19990323  G                           Perstorp AB (a Swedish
                                                                                   company)
                                                      G                           Nycomed Amersham plc
                                                      G                           Amersham Pharmacia Biotech
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990333  G                           Johnson & Johnson.
                                                      G                           Mitsubishi Chemical
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Mitsubishi Chemical
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990365  G                           Michael R. Krupp.
                                                      G                           Nortek, Inc.
                                                      G                           Allied Plywood Corporation.
                                            19990368  G                           Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst
                                                                                   Equity Fund III, L.P.
                                                      G                           Chancellor Media Corporation.
                                                      G                           Chancellor Media Corporation.
                                            19990376  G                           Gerald W. Schwartz.
                                                      G                           International Manufacturing
                                                                                   Service, Inc.
                                                      G                           International Manufacturing
                                                                                   Service, Inc.
                                            19990377  G                           Stewart & Stevenson Services,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Don L. Chapman.
                                            19990377  G                           Tug Manufacturing Corporation.
                                            19990384  G                           Level One Communications, Inc.
                                                      G                           Walter T. Thirion.
                                                      G                           Jato Technologies, Inc.
                                            19990385  G                           Walter T. Thirion.
                                                      G                           Level One Communications, Inc.
                                                      G                           Level One Communications, Inc.
                                            19990386  G                           Software Logistics Corporation
                                                                                   dba Logistix.
                                                      G                           Massayoshi Son.
                                                      G                           SoftBank Content Services,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990393  G                           GKN plc.
                                                      G                           The Dow Chemical Company.

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                                                      G                           Dow-United Technologies
                                                                                   Composite Products, Inc.
                                            19990394  G                           GKN plc.
                                                      G                           United Technologies
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Dow-United Technologies
                                                                                   Composite Products, Inc.
                                            19990425  G                           Ford Motor Company.
                                                      G                           Garff Enterprises, Inc.
                                                      G                           Garff Wade, Inc., and Tri-City
                                                                                   Motor Co., Inc.
                                            19990387  G                           Elkem ASA.
                                                      G                           Airgas, Inc.
                                                      G                           American Carbide and Carbon
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990391  G                           RWE AG.
                                                      G                           The Pearl of Kuwait Real
                                                                                   Estate Company.
                                                      G                           Baumfolder Corporation.
19-NOV-98...........................        19990266  G                           Danisco A/S.
                                                      G                           Beck Vanilla Products Co.
                                                      G                           Beck Vanilla Products Co.
                                            19990271  G                           OEI International, Inc.
                                                      G                           Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990303  G                           Ohio Casualty Corporation.
                                                      G                           American Financial Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Great American Insurance
                                                                                   Company.
                                            19990360  G                           Lund International Holdings,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           John W. Jordan, II.
                                                      G                           Ventshade Holdings, Inc.
                                            19990372  G                           Triton Cellular Partners, L.P.
                                                      G                           Kyle W. Mussman.
                                                      G                           BMCT, L.P.
                                            19990415  G                           McLeod USA Incorporated.
                                                      G                           Dakota Telecommunications
                                                                                   Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Dakota Telecommunications
                                                                                   Group, Inc.
                                            19990416  G                           DLJ Merchant Banking Partners,
                                                                                   II, L.P.
                                                      G                           Daniel D. Stokes,
                                                      G                           Eyelets for Industry, Inc.
                                            19990426  G                           Family Golf Centers, Inc.
                                                      G                           Peter Munk.
                                                      G                           Skate Nation, Inc.
20-NOV-98...........................        19990298  G                           Scott A. Blum.
                                                      G                           David B. Ingram.
                                                      G                           SpeedServe, Inc.
                                            19990299  G                           David B. Ingram.
                                                      G                           Scott A. Blum.
                                                      G                           Buy Corp.
                                            19990344  G                           Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
                                                      G                           TPG Partners II, L.P.
                                                      G                           Popular Club Plan, Inc.
                                            19990392  G                           Thyssen Aktiengesellschaft (a
                                                                                   German company).
                                                      G                           Michael E. Mahoney.
                                                      G                           Access Industries, Inc.
                                            19990421  G                           Citadel Communications
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           62nd Street Holdings, L.L.C.
                                                      G                           62nd Street Broadcasting of
                                                                                   Saginaw. LLC (etal).
                                            19990430  G                           PRIMEDIA Inc.
                                                      G                           Peter J. Callahan.
                                                      G                           The Sterling/Macfadden
                                                                                   Partnership.
                                            19990431  G                           PRIMEDIA, Inc.
                                                      G                           Morton Tuller.
                                                      G                           The Sterling/Macfadden
                                                                                   Partnership.
                                            19990433  G                           Zurich Allied AG.
                                                      G                           Superior National Insurance
                                                                                   Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Business Insurance Company.
                                            19990435  G                           Rhone Capital LLC.
                                                      G                           The Beacon Group III-Focus
                                                                                   Value Fund, L.P.
                                                      G                           Hollywood Theater Holdings,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990444  G                           Insurance Services Office,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           James F. Beedle.
                                                      G                           IDR Holdings, Inc.
                                                      G                           Insurance Data Resources, Inc.
                                                      G                           IDR Statistical Services, Inc.
                                            19990449  G                           CompuDyne Corporation.
                                                      G                           Apogee Enterprise, Inc.
                                                      G                           Norment Industries, Inc./
                                                                                   Norshield Corporation.

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                                            19990456  G                           Iowa Health System.
                                                      G                           Trinity Health Systems, Inc.
                                                      G                           Trinity Health Systems, Inc.
                                            19990460  G                           Fannie May Holdings, Inc.
                                                      G                           Sweet Factory Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Sweet Factory Group, Inc.
                                            19990469  G                           Groupe Danone.
                                                      G                           AquaPenn Spring Water Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           AquaPenn Spring Water Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990478  G                           The Seagram Company Ltd.
                                                      G                           Frederick W. Field.
                                                      G                           Interscope TVT JV
                                            19990481  G                           VNU N.V.
                                                      G                           Peter J. Callahan.
                                                      G                           Macfadden Trade Publishing,
                                                                                   LLC.
                                            19990504  G                           Crestline Capital Corporation.
                                                      G                           Host Marriott Corporation.
                                                      G                           Host Marriott Corporation.
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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.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32657 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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