[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67894-67897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32658]


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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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15-Oct-98...........................        19984680  G                           BWY Corporation.
                                                      G                           United States Can Company.
                                                      G                           United States Can Company.
                                            19984715  G                           Johns Manville Corporation.
                                                      G                           Samuel J. Heyman.
                                                      G                           BMCA Insulation Products, Inc.
                                            19984758  G                           CSR Limited.
                                                      G                           Standard Sand & Silica
                                                                                   Company, a Florida
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Standard Sand & Silica
                                                                                   Company, a Florida
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19984770  G                           CH-CGH, Inc.
                                                      G                           CGH Health Services.
                                                      G                           CGH Health Services.
                                            19984827  G                           USFreightways Corporation.
                                                      G                           Golden Eagle Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Golden Eagle Group, Inc.
                                            19990004  G                           Hartley D. Peavey.
                                                      G                           John Lee.
                                                      G                           Crest Audio, Inc.
                                            19990012  G                           HNC Software, Inc.
                                                      G                           Open Solutions, Inc.
                                                      G                           Open Solutions, Inc.
                                            19990018  G                           Frontenac VII Limited
                                                                                   Partnership.
                                                      G                           Derlan Industries Limited.
                                                      G                           Brenton Engineering Company.
                                                      G                           Roberts Polypro, Inc.
                                            19990026  G                           Warren E. Buffett and Susan T.
                                                                                   Buffett.
                                                      G                           Berkshire Hathaway Inc./
                                                                                   General Re Corporation.
                                                      G                           Berkshire Hathaway Inc./
                                                                                   General Re Corporation.

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                                            19990027  G                           Malcolm G. Chace.
                                                      G                           Berkshire Hathaway Inc./
                                                                                   General Re Corporation.
                                                      G                           Berkshire Hathaway Inc./
                                                                                   General Re Corporation.
16-Oct-98...........................        19984469  G                           Marsh & McLennan Companies,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                                      G                           Sedgwick Group plc.
                                                      G                           Sedgwick Group plc.
19-Oct-98...........................        19984764  G                           Stephen E. Myers.
                                                      G                           Providence Media Partners,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Mark Twain Cablevision Limited
                                                                                   Partnership.
                                            19984834  G                           Cornerstone Properties Inc.
                                                      G                           William Wilson III.
                                                      G                           William Wilson & Associates
                                            19984835  G                           Code, Hennessy & Simmons III,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Mr. Randolph McCormick, Sr.
                                                      G                           Dixie Auto Glass Inc, Capital
                                                                                   Glass Inc., Glass Depot Inc.
                                                      G                           Dixie Auto Glass Co., Inc.
                                                      G                           Dixie Glass Co. of Thibodaux,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19984865  G                           Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Gaspare Campo.
                                                      G                           Standard Disposal Services,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990007  G                           The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
                                                      G                           Powerscreen International PLC.
                                                      G                           Powerscreen USC, Inc.
                                            19990023  G                           Thayer Equity Investors III,
                                                                                   L.P.
                                                      G                           Lewis O. Coley, III.
                                                      G                           Pacific Circuits, Inc.
                                            19990028  G                           Gleming Companies, Inc.
                                                      G                           The Penn Traffic Company.
                                                      G                           The Penn Traffic Company.
                                            19990031  G                           William J. Kidd.
                                                      G                           Paul A. Keany.
                                                      G                           W.F. Wood, Incorporated.
                                            19990034  G                           Phillip Morris Companies, Inc.
                                                      G                           Starbucks Corporation.
                                                      G                           Starbucks Corporation.
                                            19990037  G                           Minnesota Mining &
                                                                                   Manufacturing Company.
                                                      G                           Lindsay Stevens.
                                                      G                           Ja-Leu, Inc.
                                            19990038  G                           Minnesota Mining &
                                                                                   Manufacturing Company.
                                                      G                           Christian Stevens.
                                                      G                           Ja-Leu, Inc.
                                            19990046  G                           Florida Progress Corporation.
                                                      G                           Royce G. Kershaw, Jr.
                                            19990046  G                           Kershaw Manufacturing Company,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990047  G                           HydroChem Holding, Inc.
                                                      G                           Rollins Investment Fund.
                                                      G                           Valley Systems, Inc.
                                                      G                           Valley Systems of Ohio, Inc.
                                            19990048  G                           GKN plc.
                                                      G                           Anthony Viglione.
                                                      G                           Alpine Pressed Metals, Inc.
20-Oct-98...........................        19981697  G                           Lafarge, S.A.
                                                      G                           Thomas Schmidheiny.
                                                      G                           Holnam, Inc.
                                            19984775  G                           Cablevision Systems
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Clearview Cinema Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           Clearview Cinema Group, Inc.
                                            19984780  G                           MedQuist Inc.
                                                      G                           The MRC Group, Inc.
                                                      G                           The MRC Group, Inc.
                                            19984841  G                           Giant Eagle, Inc.
                                                      G                           Reider's, Inc.
                                                      G                           Reider's, Inc.
                                            19984848  G                           PartnerRe Ltd.
                                                      G                           Credit Suisse Group.
                                                      G                           Winterthur Reinsurance Corp. &
                                                                                   Winterthur Life Reinsurance.
                                            19990014  G                           Premier Parks Inc.
                                                      G                           United Services Automobile
                                                                                   Association.
                                                      G                           Fiesta Texas Inc.
                                                      G                           San Antonio Theme Park, L.P.
                                            19990053  G                           U.S. Foodservice.
                                                      G                           Geoffrey M. Haar.

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                                                      G                           J.H. Haar & Sons, Inc.
                                            19990059  G                           Isaac Saba Raffoul.
                                                      G                           Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft.
                                                      G                           Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft.
                                            19990060  G                           Koch Industries, Inc.
                                                      G                           Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft.
                                                      G                           Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft.
                                            19990062  G                           BCE Inc.
                                                      G                           SkyView Media Group Inc.
                                                      G                           SkyView Media Group Inc.
                                            19990063  G                           Precision Industrial
                                                                                   Automation, Inc.
                                                      G                           Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand
                                                                                   KG.
                                                      G                           Robert Bosch Corporation.
                                            19990081  G                           Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.
                                                      G                           Ronald D. Douglas.
                                                      G                           Technical Plastics
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                            19990096  G                           The Garfield Weston Charitable
                                                                                   Foundation.
                                                      G                           Harrowston Inc.
                                                      G                           SPI Holding Company.
21-Oct-98...........................       199984818  G                           Alfred Lerner.
                                                      G                           The Browns Holding Trust.
                                                      G                           The Browns Holding Trust.
                                            19984838  G                           Unilab Corporation.
                                                      G                           Meris Laboratories, Inc.
                                                                                   (debtor-in-possession).
                                                      G                           Meris Laboratories, Inc.
                                                                                   (debtor-in-possession).
                                            19990029  G                           The Nomura Securities Co.,
                                                                                   Ltd.
                                                      G                           Global Interactive
                                                                                   Technologies Corporation.
                                                      G                           Global Interactive
                                                                                   Technologies Corporation.
                                            19990033  G                           LodgeNet Entertainment
                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                      G                           Global Interactive
                                                                                   Technologies Corporation.
                                                      G                           Global Interactive
                                                                                   Technologies Corporation.
                                            19990052  G                           Jacor Communications, Inc.
                                                      G                           ML Media Partners, L.P.
                                                      G                           Anaheim Radio Associates.
                                            19990066  G                           The Coastal Corporation.
                                                      G                           E.I. duPont de Nemours and
                                                                                   Company.
                                                      G                           Conoco Inc.
                                            19990067  G                           Rowe Furniture Corporation.
                                                      G                           Mitchell S. Gold.
                                                      G                           The Mitchell Gold Co.
                                            19990068  G                           Rowe Furniture Corporation.
                                                      G                           Robert T. Williams, Jr.
                                                      G                           The Mitchell Gold Co.
                                            19990071  G                           Pinnacle Healthcare.
                                                      G                           Putnam Center, Inc.
                                                      G                           Putnam Hospital Center.
                                            19990079  G                           Griffon Corporation.
                                                      G                           Leonard C. Adams.
                                                      G                           Adams Bros. Interiors &
                                                                                   Cabinets, Inc.
                                                      G                           Adams Bros, Interiors of
                                                                                   Nevada, Inc.
                                                      G                           AB Installations, Inc.
                                            19990084  G                           V.F. Corporation.
                                                      G                           Louis Lazarus.
                                                      G                           Penn State Textile
                                                                                   Manufacturing, Inc.
                                            19990090  G                           Trivest Fund II, Ltd.
                                                      G                           Dyno Holdings Corporation.
                                                      G                           Dyno Holdings Corporation.
                                            19990103  G                           Gerald W. Schwartz.
                                                      G                           Raymond Aspiri.
                                                      G                           Tempress, Inc.
                                            19990104  G                           Heinz Prechter.
                                                      G                           Raymond Aspiri.
                                                      G                           Tempress, Inc.
                                            19990064  G                           Global Private Equity III
                                                                                   Limited Partnership.
                                                      G                           Pinnacle Automation, Inc.
                                                      G                           McHugh Software International,
                                                                                   Inc.
                                            19990108  G                           Tyco International Ltd.
                                                      G                           William T. Brown.
                                                      G                           Midnight Burglar Alarm
                                                                                   Systems, Inc.
                                            19990121  G                           AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
                                                      G                           Jaako O. Uuranniemi.

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                                                      G                           Georgia Pipe Company.
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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. 98-32658 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M