[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17895-17897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8301]


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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

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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--03/05/2001
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20011132.............................  Lhoist S.A.............  Baker Holding Company..  Baker Holding Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/06/2001
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20011513.............................  SBC Communications Inc.  SBC Communications Inc.  Washington Baltimore
                                                                                          Limited Partnership.
20011521.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Fairchild Semiconductor  Fairchild Semiconductor
                                                                 International, Inc.      International Inc.
20011525.............................  Wellspring Capital       Gilberto Marin Quintero  Grupo P.I. Mabe S.A. de
                                        Partners II, L.P.                                 C.V., Paragon-Mabesa
                                                                                          International, S.A. de
                                                                                          C.V., Stronger
                                                                                          Corporation, S.A.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/09/2001
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20011529.............................  Ameritrade Holding       Robert L. Earthman, Jr.  TradeCast, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20011530.............................  Ameritrade Holding       James F. Howell........  TradeCast, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20011534.............................  ABN AMRO Holding N.V...  Sam Cupp...............  QEK Global Solutions,
                                                                                          L.P., QEK USA
                                                                                          Management LLC.
20011545.............................  General Motors           Michael J. Menzer......  Paramount Financial
                                        Corporation.                                      Group, LLC, Protech
                                                                                          Development
                                                                                          Corporation.
20011549.............................  Welsh, Carson, Anderson  Triad Hospitals, Inc...  Triad Hospitals, Inc.
                                        & Stowe VIII, L.P.
20011553.............................  KTC/AMG Holdings Corp..  Kenan Transport Company  Kenan Transport
                                                                                          Company.
20011561.............................  CVS Corporation........  Alan W. Hamm...........  Data-Tech, Inc., United
                                                                                          Provider Services,
                                                                                          Inc.
20011564.............................  Sybase, Inc............  New Era of Networks,     New Era of Networks,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20011566.............................  WinsLoew Furniture,      Hancock Park Capital,    Brown Jordan
                                        Inc..                    LP.                      International.
20011568.............................  Siemens, AG............  Efficient Networks,      Efficient Networks,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20011569.............................  The Dun & Bradstreet     The Dun & Bradstreet     D&B Investors, L.P.
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.
20011574.............................  Glencore Holding AG....  Century Aluminum         Century Aluminum
                                                                 Company.                 Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/12/2001
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20011533.............................  President and Fellows    International Paper      IP Pacific Timberlands,
                                        of Harvard College.      Company.                 Inc.
20011546.............................  Enron Corp.............  Diashowa Paper           Diashowa Paper
                                                                 Manufacturing, Co.,      Manufacturing, Co.,
                                                                 Ltd.                     Ltd.
20011570.............................  RADICIFIN SpA..........  Code, Hennessey &        Globe Holdings, Inc.
                                                                 Simmons II, L.P.
20011581.............................  Delphi Automotive        Eaton Corporation......  Eaton's Vehicle Switch/
                                        Systems Corporation.                              Electronics Division.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/13/2001
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20011557.............................  Albert Frere...........  Hecla Mining Company...  Kentucky-Tennessee Clay
                                                                                          Company, K-T Feldspar
                                                                                          Corporation,
                                                                                          Southeastern Land
                                                                                          Resources Corp.
20011558.............................  Paul G. Desmarais......  Hecla Mining Company...  Kentucky-Tennessee Clay
                                                                                          Company, K-T Feldspar
                                                                                          Corporation,
                                                                                          Southeastern Land
                                                                                          Resources Corp.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/14/2001
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20011519.............................  HCA--The Healthcare      HEALTHSOUTH Corporation  HEALTHSOUTH
                                        Company.                                          Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/16/2001
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20011333.............................  AMR Corporation........  Trans World Airlines,    Trans World Airlines,
                                                                 Inc. (Debtor-in-         Inc. (Debtor-in-
                                                                 Possession).             Possession), TWA Stock
                                                                                          Holding Company.
20011567.............................  Bruckmann, Rosser,       II Fornaio (America)     II Fornaio (America)
                                        Sherill & Co. II, L.P.   Corporation.             Corporation.
20011578.............................  Gustavo A. Cisneros....  America Online Latin     America Online Latin
                                                                 America, Inc.            America, Inc.
20011579.............................  Ricardo J. Cisneros....  America Online Latin     America Online Latin
                                                                 America, Inc.            America, Inc.
20011585.............................  Brockway Moran &         Mr. John F. Croddick,    Cosmetic Essence, Inc.
                                        Partners Fund, L.P.      Sr.
20011592.............................  AT&T Corp..............  UnitedGlobalCom, Inc...  UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.
20011593.............................  Avaya Inc..............  Quintus Corporation....  Quintus Corporation.
20011594.............................  IONA Technologies PLC..  Netfish Technologies,    Netfish Technologies,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.

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20011596.............................  Buhrmann N.V...........  US Office Products       US Office Products--
                                                                 Company.                 North America.
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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. 01-8301 Filed 4-3-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M