[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2885-2886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1476]


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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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                                                             Acquired
  Transaction No.    Acquiring person   Acquired person      entities
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/26/2001
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20020109...........  Mr. Peter R.      Navistar          Harco National
                      Kellogg.          International     Insurance
                                        Corporation.      Company
20020117...........  AT&T Wireless     AT&T Wireless     Salinas
                      Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.    Cellular
                                                          Telephone
                                                          Company
20020120...........  Baylor Health     All Saints        All Saints
                      Care System.      Health System.    Health System
20020123...........  BB&T Corporation  Cooney, Rikard &  Cooney, Rikard
                                        Curtin, Inc.      & Curtin, Inc.
20020124...........  Kerr-McGee        Devon Holdco....  Devon Holdco
                      Corporation.
20020129...........  Security Capital  Equity Office     ECH-517
                      Group             Properties        Marquette,
                      Incorporated.     Trust.            L.L.C.
                                                         ECH-Adams/
                                                          Wabash Parking
                                                          Garage, L.L.C.
                                                         ECH-North Loop/
                                                          Theater
                                                          District
                                                          Parking
                                                          Limited
                                                          Partnership
                                                         ECH-St. Louis
                                                          Parking
                                                          Garages,
                                                          L.L.C.
20020140...........  Observer AB.....  PRIMEDIA Inc....  Bacon's
                                                          Information,
                                                          Inc.
20020146...........  Berkshire         Fruit of the      Fruit of the
                      Hathaway Inc.     Loom, Ltd.        Loom, Ltd.
                                                         FTL Caribe,
                                                          Ltd.
                                                         Union Underwear
                                                          Company, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/27/2001
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20020132...........  JP Morgan Chase   Emerson Electric  Electronic
                      & Co.             Co.               Control
                                                          Systems, Inc.,
                                                          Ogden
                                                          Manufacturing
                                                          Co.
                                                         Emerson
                                                          Electric
                                                          (U.K.)
                                                          Limited, VUMA
                                                          A.S.
                                                         Emerson
                                                          Electric
                                                          Canada Limited
                                                         Emerson
                                                          Electric Co.
                                                         Etirex S.A.,
                                                          ELW
                                                          Industrial, S.
                                                          de R.L. de
                                                          C.V.

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20020136...........  ILEX Oncology,    Millennium        Millennium &
                      Inc.              Pharmaceuticals   ILEX Partners,
                                        , Inc.            L.P.
                                                         Millennium &
                                                          ILEX, L.L.C.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/28/2001
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20020153...........  Fiserv, Inc.....  William E. Sagan  Trewit, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--11/29/2001
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20020084...........  Wellspring        American Coin     American Coin
                      Capital           Merchandising,    Merchandising,
                      Partners II,      Inc.              Inc.
                      L.P.
20020097...........  Lockheed Martin   Cecile Barker...  OAO Corporation
                      Corporation.
20020138...........  QUALCOMM          VeloCom Inc.....  VeloCom Inc.
                      Incorporated.
20020143...........  School            Franklin Covey    Premier
                      Specialty, Inc.   Co.               Agendas, Inc.
20020147...........  Verizon           Everett R.        ACC Tennessee
                      Communications    Dobson            License LLC
                      Inc.              Irrevocable
                                        Family Trust.
                                                         Dobson Cellular
                                                          Systems, Inc.,
                                                          ACC of
                                                          Tennessee LLC
20020148...........  Verizon           AT&T Wireless     AT&T Wireless
                      Communications    Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                      Inc.
20020149...........  Weyerhaeuser      Willamette        Willamette
                      Company.          Industries, Inc.  Industries,
                                                          Inc.
20020159...........  MBNA Corporation  Wachovia          The First
                                        Corporation.      National Bank
                                                          of Atlanta
20020160...........  Kmart             Windsong/         Joe Boxer
                      Corporation.      Allegiance, LLC.  Company, LLC
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/03/2001
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20020119...........  Alliant           Blount            Estate
                      Techsystems Inc.  International,    Cartridge,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
                                                         Federal
                                                          Cartridge
                                                          Company
                                                         Newco
                                                         Simmons Outdoor
                                                          Corporation
20020145...........  IM International  Graham King.....  Initial
                      media AG.                           Entertainment
                                                          Group, Inc.
20020152...........  Long Beach        Ameriquest        Long Beach
                      Holdings Corp.    Capital           Acceptance
                                        Corporation.      Corp.
20020163...........  International     Cross Worlds      Cross Worlds
                      Business          Software, Inc.    Software, Inc.
                      Machines
                      Corporation.
20020168...........  Mr. Vic De Zen..  Fineter S.A.....  Marley
                                                          Mouldings LLC
20020173...........  Lap Shun (John)   eMachines, Inc..  eMachines, Inc.
                      Hui.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/04/2001
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20020133...........  WellPoint Health  Missouri          RightCHOICE
                      Networks Inc.     Foundation for    Managed Care,
                                        Health (The).     Inc.
20020171...........  Wind Point        U.S. Industries,  Ames True
                      Partners IV,      Inc.              Temper, Inc.
                      L.P.                               IXL
                                                          Manufacturing,
                                                          Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/06/2001
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20020257...........  The 1998          Quality Stores,   Quality Stores,
                      Confederation     Inc.              Inc.
                      Trust.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--12/07/2001
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2001241............  Koninklijke       Bruno's           Bruno's
                      Ahold N.V.        Supermarkets,     Supermarkets,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20020164...........  CRH, plc........  Royal Bank of     Global Clay
                                        Canada.           Products, LLC
20020185...........  First Reserve     Key Energy        Key Energy
                      Fund VIII, L.P.   Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
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    For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay or Chandra L. 
Kennedy, 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. 02-1476 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M