[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15811-15812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8017]


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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 No.                               Acquiring                                           Acquired                              Entities
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                                                    Transaction Granted Early Termination, 03/05/2002
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20020467.................  Express Scripts, Inc..............................  Richard O. Ullman.................................  Airport Properties,
                                                                                                                                    LLC (``APLLC'')
                                                                                                                                   CFI of New Jersey,
                                                                                                                                    Inc. (``CFINJ'')
                                                                                                                                   CFI, Inc. (``CFI'')
                                                                                                                                   National Prescription
                                                                                                                                    Administrators, Inc.
                                                                                                                                    (``NPA'')
                                                                                                                                   NPA of New York, IPA,
                                                                                                                                    Inc. (``IPA'')
                                                                                                                                   The Ullman Family
                                                                                                                                    Partnership, LP
                                                                                                                                    (``LP'')
20020476.................  Givaudan, S.A.....................................  Nestle S.A........................................  FIS-North America,
                                                                                                                                    Inc
20020477.................  Royal Dutch Petroleum Company.....................  Siemens und Shell Solar GmbH......................  Siemens und Shell
                                                                                                                                    Solar GmbH
20020484.................  Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. Voting Trust.....  MCT Inc...........................................  MCT, Inc
20020485.................  Lee Enterprises Incorporated......................  Robert S. Howard and Lillian I. Howard............  Howard Publications,
                                                                                                                                    Inc
20020487.................  Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.................  Dow Jones & Company, Inc..........................  The Ashland Daily
                                                                                                                                    Independent, Inc
                                                                                                                                   The Joplin Globe, Inc
                                                                                                                                   The Mankato Free
                                                                                                                                    Press, Inc
                                                                                                                                   The Sharon Herald
20020488.................  ALLTEL Corporation................................  Verizon Communications Inc........................  Verizon South Inc
200020489................  Welsh, Carson, Anderson 7 Stowe VIII, L.P.........  SAVVIS Communications Corporation.................  SAVVIS Communications
                                                                                                                                    Corporation
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                                                    Transaction Granted Early Termination, 03/08/2002
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20020441.................  The Titan Corporation.............................  Jaycor, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan........  Jaycor, Inc
20020462.................  Stonebridge Partners Equity Fund III, L.P.........  General Electric Company..........................  Hunter Fan Company
20020471.................  Ripplewood Partners, L.P..........................  Proxim, Inc.......................................  Proxim, Inc
20020482.................  BJ Services Company...............................  Great Lakes Chemical Corporation..................  OSCA, Inc
20020502.................  The Shaw Group Inc................................  The IT Group, Inc., Debtor in Possession..........  The IT Group, Inc.,
                                                                                                                                    Debtor in Possession
20020503.................  Societe des Participations du Commissariat........  Duke Energy Corporation...........................  Duke Engineering &
                                                                                                                                    Services, Inc
20020504.................  Vector Group Ltd..................................  Gary L. Hall......................................  The Medallion
                                                                                                                                    Company, Inc
20020506.................  Mr. Paris Mouratoglou.............................  Innogy Holdings plc...............................  Delaware Mountain
                                                                                                                                    Wind Farm L.P.
                                                                                                                                   NWP Indian Mesa Wind
                                                                                                                                    Farm L.P
                                                                                                                                   Pennsylvania
                                                                                                                                    Windfarms Inc
20020511.................  Province Healthcare Company.......................  Memorial Health Systems, Inc......................  Henry County, Inc
20020513.................  Sun Capital Partners II, L.P......................  Questron Technology, Inc..........................  Questron Technology,
                                                                                                                                    Inc

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200020517................  Centrica plc......................................  NewPower Holdings, Inc............................  NewPower Holdings,
                                                                                                                                    Inc
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                                                    Transaction Granted Early Termination, 03/11/2002
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20020475.................  Maverick Tube Corporation.........................  Precision Tube Holding Corporation................  Precision Tube
                                                                                                                                    Holding Corporation
20020486.................  aaiPharma Inc.....................................  Eli Lilly and Company.............................  Eli Lilly and Company
20020494.................  Pharmacia Corporation.............................  Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc................  Nastech
                                                                                                                                    Pharmaceutical
                                                                                                                                    Company Inc
20020512.................  PeopleSoft, Inc...................................  Peoplesoft, Inc...................................  Momentum Business
                                                                                                                                    Applications, Inc
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                                                    Transaction Granted Early Termination, 03/12/2002
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20020483.................  Level 3 Communications, Inc.......................  Rebar, LLC........................................  CorpSoft, Inc
20020497.................  Moody's Corporation...............................  KMV Corporation...................................  KMV Corporation
20020498.................  MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company...............  The Williams Companies, Inc.......................  Kern River Gas
                                                                                                                                    Transmission Company
20020505.................  U.S. Bancorp......................................  First Defiance Financial Corp.....................  The Leader Mortgage
                                                                                                                                    Company, LLC
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                                                    Transaction Granted Early Termination, 03/15/2002
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20020524.................  WLR Recovery Fund, L.P............................  The LTV Corporation...............................  EGL-LTV Holding Com.
                                                                                                                                   LTV Steel Company,
                                                                                                                                    Inc.
20020530.................  Code, Hennessy & Simmons, IV, L.P.................  Furnishings International Inc.....................  Berkline Corporation
                                                                                                                                   Blue Mountain
                                                                                                                                    Trucking Corporation
                                                                                                                                   Universal Furniture
                                                                                                                                    Limited
20020533.................  Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership V, L.P..  MCLeodUSA Incorporated............................  MCLeodUSA
                                                                                                                                    Incorporated
20020534.................  Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt & Equit    MCLeodUSA Incorporated............................  MCLeodUSA
                            Mgmt. VI.                                                                                               Incorporated
20020535.................  Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership--VII,     MCLeodUSA Incorporated............................  MCLeodUSA
                            L.P.                                                                                                    Incorporated
20020536.................  Forstmann Little & Co. Sub. Debt & Equity Mgmt.     MCLeodUSA Incorporated............................  MCLeodUSA
                            Buyout VII.                                                                                             Incorporated
20020537.................  Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt & Equity   MCLeodUSA Incorporated............................  MCLeodUSA
                            Mgmt. VIII.                                                                                             Incorporated
20020544.................  AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.......................  AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.......................  AT&T Wireless PCS of
                                                                                                                                    Philadelphia, LLC
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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. 02-8017 Filed 4-2-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M