[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57458-57462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27785]


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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

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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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       Trans No.                  Acquiring                     Acquired                      Entities
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/13/1999
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19994182..............  Gilbert Global Equity         OneCoast Network Corporation  OneCoast Network
                         Partners, L.P.                                              Corporation.
19994202..............  CGW Southeast Partners III,   Chatwins Group, Inc.........  Chatwins Group, Inc.
                         L.P.
19994234..............  ACE Limited.................  Capital Re Corporation......  Capital Re Corporation.
19994287..............  E-Loan, Inc.................  Bank of America Corporation.  Electronic Vehicle
                                                                                     Remarketing, Inc.
19994288..............  Bank of America Corporation.  E-Loan, Inc.................  E-Loan, Inc
19994306..............  Reunion Industries, Inc.....  Chatwins, Group, Inc........  Chatwins Group, Inc.
19994313..............  Aurora Equity Partners II     Glenn R. Hanson.............  The Hanson Group, Ltd.
                         L.P.
19994335..............  Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno      Ben O. Spickard.............  Kentucky Apparel LLP.
                         S.A. de C.V.
19994336..............  Fabrica de Ropa Nazareno      Guy D. Waggoner.............  Kentucky Apparel LLP.
                         S.A. de C.V.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/1999
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19994162..............  SPX Corporation.............  Rockwell International        North American Transformer,
                                                       Corporation.                  Inc.
19994233..............  Diageo plc..................  Nestle S.A..................  Nestle USA--Food Group, Inc.
19994305..............  Astec Industries, Inc.......  Neil E. & Linda M.            Superior Industries of
                                                       Schmidgall.                   Morris, Inc.
19994315..............  HMK Enterprises, Inc........  Design Space, Inc...........  Design Space, Inc.
19994320..............  Unit Corporation............  Parker Drilling Company.....  Parker Drilling Company
                                                                                     North America, Inc.
19994324..............  VS&A Communications Partners  HCIA, Inc...................  HCIA, Inc.
                         III, L.P.
19994325..............  DBT Online, Inc.............  Kenneth R. Thomson..........  Information America Inc.
19994343..............  Lend Lease Corporation        Boston Financial Group        Boston Financial Group
                         Limited.                      Limited Partnership (The).    Limited Partnership (The).
19994347..............  Gerald W. Schwartz..........  Hewlett-Packard Company.....  Hewlett-Packard Company.
19994348..............  Phoenix Children's Hospital,  Triad Hospitals, Inc........  Triad Hospitals, Inc.
                         Inc.
19994349..............  Kolin Holding AG............  Daniel L. Mcllhon...........  Iowa Industrial Products,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994350..............  The Christina Karen H.        Robert S. Stolmeier.........  KCL Corporation.
                         Durham Trust.
19994354..............  Southern Company (The)......  ORIX Corporation............  ORIX USA Corporation.
19994360..............  Daisytek International        Craig W. Funk...............  Arlington Industries, Inc.
                         Corporation.
19994362..............  Praxair, Inc................  The Hugues Trust............  Eutectic + Castolin
                                                                                     Technology Holdings, Inc.
19994363..............  The Reader's Digest           Earl P. Kaplan..............  Books Are Fun, Ltd.
                         Association, Inc.
19994364..............  The Reader's Digest           SZ Investments, L.L.C.......  Books Are Fun, Ltd
                         Association, Inc.
19994366..............  Dynegy Inc..................  Dynegy Inc..................  McKittrick Limited.
19994367..............  Akzo Nobel NV...............  Textron Inc.................  Textron Inc.
19994368..............  Solution 6 Holdings Limited.  Hummingbird Communications    CMS/Data Corporation.
                                                       Ltd.                         CMS/Data Corporation IP
                                                                                     Corporation
19994370..............  The 1818 Fund III, L.P......  Unwired Holding Company.....  US Unwired Inc.
19994376..............  Jean-Pierre Savare..........  De La Rue plc...............  De La Rue Card Systems, Inc.
19994377..............  Eurobike AG.................  Denis S. LaBonge............  Intersport Fashions West,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994378..............  Eurobike AG.................  Richard D. Miller...........  Intersport Fashions West,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994379..............  Swifty Serve, LLC...........  William Frederick Lindsey...  Dixie Gas & Oil Co., Inc.
                                                                                    Gas Marts, Inc.
19994382..............  The Lyden Company, an Ohio    Royal Dutch Petroleum         N.V. Koninklike Nederlandshe
                         corporation.                  Company.                      Petroleum Maatschappij
19994383..............  Royal Dutch Petroleum         The Lyden Company, an Ohio    Lyden Oil Company.
                         Company.                      corporation.
19994386..............  TPG Partners II, L.P........  NextWave Telecom Inc........  NextWave Telecom Inc.
19994387..............  Oak Investment Partners       NextWave Telecom Inc........  NextWave Telecom Inc.
                         VIII, L.P.
19994393..............  Cisco Systems, Inc..........  Monterey Networks Inc.......  Monetery Networks, Inc.
19994399..............  O. Bruton Smith.............  Thomas Saitta...............  Integrity Dodge, Inc. (a
                                                                                     Nevada Corporation).
19994401..............  Martha Stewart..............  Martha Stewart..............  Martha Stewart Living
                                                                                     Omnimedia, Inc.
19994402..............  Time Warner Inc.............  Martha Stewart..............  Martha Stewart Living
                                                                                     Omnimedia, Inc.
19994404..............  AT&T Corp...................  AT&T Corp...................  Metroplex Telephone Company.
19994409..............  Jerry Zucker................  Hoechst Aktiengesellchaft...  Celgard LLC.
19994410..............  Edison International........  Unicom Corporation..........  Commonwealth Edision
                                                                                     Company.
19994413..............  Morgan Stanley Venture        Allscripts, Inc.............  Allscript, Inc.
                         Partners III, L.P.
19994414..............  PAG Partners, L.P...........  Drury Development             Drury Development
                                                       Corporation.                  Corporation.
19994421..............  Pearson plc.................  Avery Publishing Group Inc..  Avery Publishing Group Inc.
19994449..............  PNE Media Holdings, LLC.....  Reilly Family Limited         The Lamar Corporation.
                                                       Partnership.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/15/1999
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19993154..............  Reilly Family Limited         Chancellor Media Corporation  Chancellor Media
                         Partnership.                                                Corporation.
19993155..............  Chancellor Media Corporation  Reilly Family Limited         Lamar Advertising Company.
                                                       Partnership.
19994433..............  ABRY Broadcast Partners III,  PNV.net, Inc................  PNV.net, Inc.
                         L.O.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/16/1999
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19994230..............  Rolls-Royce plc.............  Cooper Cameron Corporation..  Cooper Cameron Corporation.
19994280..............  PECO Energy Company.........  Extant, Inc.................  Extant, Inc.
19994384..............  Joseph Littlejohn & Levy      Paty Lumber Company.........  Paty Lumber Company
                         Fund II, L.P.
19994406..............  Iowa Health System..........  Trinity Regional Health       Trinity Regional Health
                                                       System.                       System.
19994407..............  Chesapeake Corporation......  Michael A. De Gennaro.......  Consumer Promotions
                                                                                     International, Inc.
19994415..............  AT&T Corp...................  AT&T Corp...................  Peak Cablevision, LLC.
19994417..............  Green Equity Investors III,   White Cap Industries, Inc...  White Cap Industries, Inc.
                         L.P.
19994418..............  Duane R. Roberts............  Don Tyson...................  Tyson Foods, Inc.
19994424..............  Synagro Technologies, Inc...  Compost America Holding       Environmental Protection &
                                                       Company, Inc.                 Improvement Co., Inc.
19994426..............  Textron Inc.................  Conseco, Inc................  Green Tree Financial
                                                                                     Servicing Corporation.
19994427..............  Meditrust Corporation.......  Debra Lee Herman............  TeleMatrix, Inc.
19994428..............  Bruce K. Anderson...........  Quorum Health Group, Inc....  Quorum Health Group, Inc.
19994429..............  MLC Holdings Inc............  Centura Banks, Inc..........  CLG, Inc.
19994430..............  GKN plc.....................  Dana Corporation............  Dana Corporation.
19994432..............  Associated Milk Producers,    Glencoe Butter and Produce    Glencoe Butter and Produce
                         Inc.                          Association.                  Association.
19994437..............  Sun Microsystems, Inc.......  Forte Software, Inc.........  Forte Software, Inc.
19994439..............  Textron Inc.................  Robert and Iris Rickenbach..  Rifcos Corp.
19994440..............  Caritas Christi.............  Good Samaritan Medical        Good Samaratan Medical
                                                       Center.                       Center.
19994422..............  Metropolitan Life Insurance   General American Mutual       GenAmerica Corporation.
                         Company.                      Holding Company.
19994444..............  Aavid Thermal Technologies,   Bowthorpe plc...............  Bowthorpe plc
                         Inc.                                                        (Subsidiaries).
19994447..............  Dyckerhoff AG...............  Lone Star Industries, Inc...  Lone Star Industries, Inc.
19994452..............  Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund    Big Flower Holdings, Inc....  Big Flower Holdings, Inc
                         IV-B, L.P.
19994453..............  Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund     Big Flower Holdings, Inc....  Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
                         IV, L.P.
19994454..............  EBF Group L.L.C.............  Big Flower Holdings, Inc....  Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
19994456..............  Evercore Capital Partners     Big Flower Holdings, Inc....  Big Flower Holdings, Inc.
                         L.P.
19994457..............  TPG Partners II, L.P........  Oerlikon-Buhrle.............  Bally International AG.
19994459..............  PECO Energy Company.........  American International        Fischbach and Moore Electric
                                                       Group, Inc.                   LLC.
                                                                                    Fischbach and Moore, Inc.
19994464..............  The Hub Group Limited.......  Mack and Parker, Inc........  Mack and Parker, Inc.
19994484..............  PECO Energy Company.........  OSP Consultants, Inc........  OSP Consultants, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/1999
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19994474..............  Acetex Corporation..........  L'Air Liquide, S.A..........  Air Liquide America
                                                                                     Corporation.
19994502..............  The Source Information        Dennis M. Prock.............  Huck Store Fixture Company.
                         Management Company.
19994512..............  State Street Corporation....  Wachovia Corporation........  Wachovia Bank, N.A.
19994552..............  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter &  InterNAP Network Services     InterNAP Network Services
                         Co.                           Corporation.                  Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/1999
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19994292..............  Russell L. Carson...........  Quorum Health Group, Inc....  Quorum Health Group, Inc.
19994394..............  The Veritas Capital Fund,     North American Fund II, L.P.  AMTEC Precision Products,
                         L.P.                                                        Inc.
19994438..............  Safeguard Scientifics, Inc..  Extant, Inc.................  Extant, Inc.
19994460..............  SW Acquisition, L.P.........  TNP Enterprises, Inc........  TNP Enterprises, Inc.
19994461..............  Fiserv, Inc.................  American International        Resource Trust Company
                                                       Group, Inc.
19994466..............  Consolidated Electrical       All-Phase Electric Supply Co  All-Phase Electric Supply
                         Distributors, Inc.                                          Co.
19994467..............  Appollo Investment Fund, L.P  Samsonite Corporation.......  Samsonite Corporation.
19994468..............  Phoenix Home Life Mutual      The Guarantee Life            AGL Life Assurance Company.
                         Insurance Company.            Companies, Inc.              PFG Distribution Company.
                                                                                    Philadelphia Financial Group
                                                                                     Agency.
                                                                                    Philadelphia Financial
                                                                                     Group, Inc.
                                                                                    Philadelphia Financial
                                                                                     Insurance Agency of Mass,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994476..............  Koninklijke Pakhoed N.V.....  Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V.  Koninklijke Van Ommeren N.V.
19994488..............  BASF Akiengesellschaft......  VEBA AG.....................  Ultraform Company.
19994492..............  InfoSpace.com,Inc...........  OpenSite Technologies, Inc..  OpenSite Technologies, Inc.
19994494..............  Harris Corpration...........  AirNet Communications         AirNet Communications
                                                       Corporation.                  Corporation.
19994540..............  Associates First Capital      Lawrence Lewis..............  Fleetmark, Inc.
                         Corporation.
19994541..............  HEICO Corporation...........  Edward C. Blanchet..........  Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc.
19994542..............  HEICO Corporation...........  Stephen W. McHugh...........  Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc.
19994544..............  Fortune Brands, Inc.........  Michael K. Boone............  Boone International, Inc.
19994545..............  CFM Majestic, Inc...........  Monessen Hearth Systems       Monessen Hearth Systems
                                                       Company.                      Company.
19994557..............  Akzo Nobel NV...............  Hoechst AG..................  Hoechst AG.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/1999
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19994312..............  CSK Auto, Inc...............  PACCAR, Inc.................  PACCAR Automotive, Inc.
19994381..............  Dan Shaw....................  Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.  Showboat, Inc.

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19994495..............  NationsRent, Inc............  Ellicott and Lynn Prigozen..  Sylvan Equipment
                                                                                     Corporation.
19994496..............  NationsRent, Inc............  Gary A. Runyon..............  Jack's Tool Rental, Inc.
19994498..............  Xomed Surgical Products, Inc  Mentor Corporation..........  Mentor Ophthalmics, Inc.,
                                                                                     Mentor Medical, Inc.
19994499..............  Motorola, Inc...............  Metrowerks Inc..............  Metrowerks Inc.
19994500..............  Geac Computer Corporation     Clarus Corporation..........  Clarus Corporation.
                         Limited.
19994503..............  Heinz C. Prechter...........  JPE, Inc....................  JPE, Inc.
19994504..............  Biomet, Inc.................  Implant Innovations           Implant Innovations
                                                       International Corporation.    International Corporation.
19994505..............  Medtronic, Inc..............  Xomed Surgical Products, Inc  Xomed Surgical Products,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994506..............  Markel Corporation..........  Terra Nova (Bermuda)          Terra Nova (Bermuda)
                                                       Holdings, Ltd.                Holdings, Ltd.
19994507..............  Harte-Hanks, Inc............  SOFTBANK Corp...............  Ziff Davis, Inc.
19994517..............  Leucadia National             Jeffrey Congdon.............  Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex
                         Corporation.                                                Auto Securitization, L.L.C.
19994518..............  Leucadia National             Gary L. Levine..............  Tranex Credit Corp., Tranex
                         Corporation.                                                Auto Securitization, L.L.C.
19994519..............  Cisco Systems, Inc..........  Cerent Corporation..........  Cerent Corporation.
19994522..............  Clear Channel                 Thomas E. Ingstad...........  Iowa City Broadcasting
                         Communications, Inc.                                        Company, Inc.
                                                                                    T&J Broadcasting, Inc.
19994523..............  Henlys Group, plc...........  Blue Bird Corporation.......  Blue Bird Corporation.
19994525..............  Red Man Pipe & Supply Co....  R. J. Gallagher Company.....  R. J. Gallagher Company.
19994527..............  ARCADIS N.V.................  Giffels Associates, Inc.....  Giffels Associates, Inc.
19994529..............  Matthew Schoenberg..........  Murry J. Evans..............  Midtown Restaurants
                                                                                     Corporation and Affiliated
                                                                                     Companies.
19994554..............  Greenwich Street Capital      Vincent Von Zwehl...........  JV TEX Realty Corp.
                         Partners, L.P.                                             Varnco Products, Inc.,
                                                                                     Varnco Holdings, Inc.
19994556..............  ALLTEL Corporation..........  Lawrence Tew................  Southern Data, Inc.
19994559..............  Alex Meruelo................  East Los Angeles Community    Herman Weissker, Inc.
                                                       Union.
19994567..............  McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV,     Fitness Holdings, Inc.......  Fitness Holdings, Inc.
                         L.P.
19994568..............  Tyco International Ltd......  Bank of America Corporation.  Advanced Quick Circuits,
                                                                                     L.P.
19994571..............  Deere & Company.............  Juilfs Legacy Limited         Senstar Capital Corporation.
                                                       Partnership.
19994579..............  United Technologies           Gregory Van Boxel...........  Great Lakes Turbines Corp./
                         Corporation.                                                Great Lakes Engines Sales,
                                                                                     Inc.
19994582..............  Voting Trust dated December   Marcel & Margrit Schurman...  Schurman Fine Papers, Inc.
                         4, 1968 of v/s of Hallmark
                         Cards.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/22/1999
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19994169..............  World Wide Parts and          Patrick W. A. Handreke......  Metrix Holdings, Inc.
                         Accessories Corporation.
19994284..............  Kelso Investment Associates   Citation Corporation........  Citation Corporation.
                         VI, L.P.
19994285..............  KEP VI, LLC.................  Citation Corporation........  Citation Corporation.
19994355..............  Lucent Technologies Inc.....  Mr. Robert Madonna..........  Excel Switching Corporation.
19994356..............  Mr. Robert Madonna..........  Lucent Technologies Inc.....  Lucent Technologies Inc.
19994396..............  Douglas G. Smith............  VoiceStream Wireless          VoiceStream Wireless Holding
                                                       Corporation.                  Corporation.
19994434..............  Cox Enterprises, Inc........  AMFM Inc....................  Capstar Radio Operating
                                                                                     Company.
                                                                                    Chancellor Media Corporation
                                                                                     of Miami.
                                                                                    Chancellor Media/Shamrock
                                                                                     Broadcasting, Inc.
19994435..............  AMFM Inc....................  Cox Enterprises, Inc........  Cox Radio, Inc.
19994486..............  Rhone Capital LLC...........  Bjorne Hanson...............  Hanson Machine Corporation.
19994515..............  Thomson-CSF, S.A............  Thomson-CSF, S.A............  Sextant In-Flight Systems
                                                                                     LLC.
19994538..............  The Washington Post Company.  Tribune Company.............  Tribune Career Events, Inc.,
                                                                                     ASI, Business Tech. Spec.
                                                                                     Inc.
19994539..............  Tribune Company.............  The Washington Post Company.  HireSystems, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/23/1999
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19994478..............  Castle Harlan Partners III,   John Rutledge Partners II,    H&C Purchase Corporation.
                         L.P.                          L.P.
19994546..............  Loews Corporation...........  NextWave Telecom Inc.,        NextWave Telecom Inc.,
                                                       Debtor-in-Possession.         Debtor-in-Possession.
19994548..............  The Walt Disney Company.....  Infoseek Corporation........  Infoseek Corporation.
19994555..............  Samuel J. Heyman............  Monsanto Company............  Monsanto Company.
19994562..............  The Reader's Digest           BrandDirect Marketing, Inc..  BrandDirect Marketing, Inc.
                         Association, Inc..
19994569..............  Crescent Operating, Inc.....  Marubeni Corp...............  Trax, Inc.
19994575..............  Stephen J. Luczo............  Seagate Technology, Inc.....  Seagate Technology, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/24/1999
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19994027..............  Grapevine Television, LLC...  Gocom Communications, L.L.C.  Gocom Communications, L.L.C.
19994487..............  Rhone Capital LLC...........  Michael Hansen..............  Hanson Machine Corporation.

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19994563..............  Phelps Dodge Corporation....  ASARCO Incorporated.........  ASARCO Incorporated.
19994564..............  Phelps Dodge Corporation....  Cyprus Amax Minerals Company  Cyprus Amax Minerals
                                                                                     Company.
19994573..............  AutoNation, Inc.............  Paul and Mary Nori..........  Ontario Dodge, Inc.
19994592..............  AutoNation, Inc.............  Kenneth L. Schnitzer, Jr....  Park Place Motorcars of
                                                                                     Houston, Ltd.
19994593..............  AutoNation, Inc.............  Douglas W. Schnitzer........  Park Place Motorcars of
                                                                                     Houston, Ltd.
19994594..............  AutoNation, Inc.............  SAL Auto Finance Co., Ltd...  Park Place Motorcars of
                                                                                     Houston, Ltd.
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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. 99-27785 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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