[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12522-12524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4759]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period 
Under the Premerger Notification Rules

    Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II 
of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the 
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance 
notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such 
plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual 
cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and 
requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal 
Register.
    The following transactions were granted early termination of the 
waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. 
The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of 
Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to 
these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

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      Trans #            Acquiring         Acquired          Entities
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/22/2001
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20011197...........  The Pantry, Inc.  East Coast Oil    East Coast Oil
                                        Company.          Company.

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20011273...........  Neptune Orient    Oak Hill          New Logistics
                      Lines Limited.    Partners, L.P.    Holdings
                                                          Corp., e-
                                                          Fulfillment
                                                          Corp.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/23/2001
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20011255...........  CRH plc.........  Carl Lizza, Jr..  Mt. Hope Rock
                                                          Products, Inc.
20011268...........  Sulzer AG.......  Intra             IntraTherapeuti
                                        Therapeutics,     cs, Inc.
                                        Inc.
20011281...........  SCP Pool          Hughes Supply,    Allstate Pool
                      Corporation.      Inc.              Supply, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/24/2001
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20011238...........  Newport           Kensington        Kensington
                      Corporation.      Laboratories,     Laboratories,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20011239...........  David S. Harris.  Newport           Newport
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20011240...........  Paul E. Bacchi..  Newport           Newport
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20011241...........  Paul S. Filipski  Newport           Newport
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20011249...........  Lightbridge, Inc  Corsair           Corsair
                                        Communications,   Communications
                                        Inc.              , Inc.
20011259...........  Frank Lyon Jr...  U.S. Bancorp....  U.S. Bancorp.
20011274...........  Professor Kurt    OSI               OSI
                      Jenny.            Pharmaceuticals   Pharmaceutical
                                        , Inc.            s, Inc.
20011275...........  Avaya Inc.......  VPNet             VPNet
                                        Technologies,     Technologies,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20011276...........  Loyal Trust No.   Berkley           Berkley
                      1.                Petroleum Corp.   Petroleum
                                                          Corp.
20011280...........  Internet Capital  AssetTRADE.com,I  AssetTRADE.com,
                      Group, Inc.       nc.               Inc.
20011282...........  B.N. Bahadur....  Pep Guide LLC...  Lightsource
                                                          Parent
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/26/2001
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20011029...........  Cook Inlet        Pocket            DCR PCS, Inc.
                      Region, Inc.      Communications,  Pocket
                                        Inc., debtor-in-  Communications
                                        possession.       , Inc., debtor-
                                                          in-possession.
20011160...........  Bouygues S.A....  Henry S.          Branscome
                                        Branscome.        Concrete, Inc.
20011209...........  i2 Technologies,  Boston Ventures   EC-Content,
                      Inc.              Limited           Inc.
                                        Partnership V.   Trade Service
                                                          Corporation.
20011262...........  Triad Hospitals,  Hillcrest         SouthCrest
                      Inc.              Healthcare        L.L.C.
                                        System.
20011294...........  Citigroup Inc...  Chase Industries  Chase
                                        Inc.              Industries
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/29/2001
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20001728...........  El Paso Energy    The Coastal       The Coastal
                      Corporation.      Corporation.      Corporation.
20011264...........  Six Flags, Inc..  Anheuser-Busch    Sea World of
                                        Companies, Inc.   Ohio.
20011269...........  Stronach Trust..  Hilton Group plc  Ladbroke Racing
                                                          Pennsylvania
                                                          Inc./Sports
                                                          Broadcasting,
                                                          Inc.
20011285...........  Paul G. Allen...  TechTV, LLC.....  TechTV, LLC.
20011290...........  Deutsche Post AG  DHL               DHL
                                        International     International
                                        Limited.          Limited.
20011291...........  Deutsche Post AG  DHL Worldwide     DHL Worldwide
                                        Express, Inc.     Express, Inc.
20011297...........  Amcor Limited...  CNC Containers    CNC Containers
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20011304...........  Kyocera           Windward Capital  Tycom
                      Corporation.      Associates, L.P.  Corporation.
20011311...........  Thomson           Carlton           Carlton
                      multimedia S.A.   Communications    Communications
                                        plc.              Investments.
20011313...........  Liberty Mutual    Liberty Mutual    Liberty Mutual
                      Holding Company.  Fire Insurance    Fire Insurance
                                        Company.          Company.
20011314...........  Liberty Mutual    Employers         Employers
                      Holding Company.  Insurance of      Insurance of
                                        Wausau Mutual     Wausau Mutual
                                        Holding Company.  Holding
                                                          Company.
20011317...........  J.P. Morgan       Advanta Corp....  Advanta Corp.
                      Chase & Co.
20011318...........  Allen B. Morgan,  Regions           Regions
                      Jr.               Financial         Financial
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20011319...........  Regions           Morgan Keegan,    Morgan Keegan,
                      Financial         Inc.              Inc.
                      Corporation.
20011322...........  BBA Group PLC...  General Dynamics  Gulfstream
                                        Corporation.      Aerospace
                                                          Services
                                                          Corporation.
20011323...........  Mr. Raul          International     KSFG-FM
                      Alarcon, Jr.      Church of the     Station.
                                        Foursquare
                                        Gospel.
20011341...........  North American    Birmingham Steel  American Steel
                      Metals, Ltd.      Corporation.      and Wire
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Birmingham
                                                          Steel
                                                          Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/30/2001
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20011309...........  Kaydon            William J. &      ACE Controls
                      Corporation.      Alice M.          International,
                                        Chorkey.          Inc.
                                                         ACE Controls,
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--01/31/2001
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20011261...........  Nextel            Motorola, Inc...  Motorola, Inc.
                      Communications,
                      Inc.
20011299...........  Hitachi, Ltd....  OpNext, Inc.....  OpNext, Inc.
20011301...........  Clarity           OpNext, Inc.....  OpNext, Inc.
                      Partners, L.P..
20011307...........  Carlyle Partners  Connecticut       Connecticare
                      III, L.P.         Health            Holding
                                        Foundation, Inc.  Company, Inc.
20011325...........  Olivetti S.p.A..  Empresa Nacional  Empresa
                                        de                Nacional de
                                        Telecomunicacio   Telecomunicaci
                                        nes.              ones.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/01/2001
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20011222...........  CIENA             Cyras Systems,    Cyras Systems,
                      Corporation.      Inc.              Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--02/22/2001
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20011327...........  Hit               Lyrick            Big Feats L.P.
                      Entertainment     Corporation.     Lyons
                      PLC.                                Partnership
                                                          L.P.
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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. 01-4759 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M