[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42563-42564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15841]


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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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      Transaction No.              Acquiring person             Acquired person            Acquired entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/28/2002
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20020702...................  Performance Food Group       Don and Carolyn             Quality Foods, Inc.
                              Company.                     Kirkpatrick.
20020713...................  Kroll Inc..................  ONTRACK Data                ONTRACK Data
                                                           International, Inc.         International, Inc
20020738...................  UnitedHealth Group           GeoAccess, Inc............  GeoAccess, Inc
                              Incorporated.
20020743...................  John Hancock Financial       International Paper         Sustainable Forest, L.L.C.
                              Services, Inc.               Company.
20020754...................  Providence Equity Partners   AT&T Corp.................  AT&T Broadband of
                              IV, L.P..                                                Colorado, LLC.
                                                                                      AT&T Broadband, LLC.
                                                                                      United Cable Television of
                                                                                       Western Colorado, Inc
20020757...................  Goodman Company, Ltd.......  Avantec Vascular            Avantec Vascular
                                                           Corporation.                Corporation.
20020763...................  ASSA ABLOY AB..............  AB INDUSTRIVARDEN.........  BESAM AB.
20020764...................  Bethlehem Steel Corporation  LTV Corporation (Debtor-in- Columbus Processing
                                                           Possession).                Company.
                                                                                      Columbus Coatings Company.
20020765...................  Royal Bank of Canada.......  Assicurazioni Generali      Business Men's Assurance
                                                           S.p.A.                      Company of America.
                                                                                      Jones & Babson Inc
                                                                                      Transocean Holding
                                                                                       Corporation.
20020766...................  Headwaters Incorporated....  Larry E. Koenig...........  H Briquetters, Ltd.
                                                                                      I Briquetters, Ltd.
                                                                                      P Briquetters, Ltd.
20020767...................  Headwaters Incorporated....  Startec, Inc..............  H Briquetters, Ltd.
                                                                                      I Briquetters, Ltd.
                                                                                      P Briquetters, Ltd.
20020770...................  Grande Communications        ClearSource, Inc..........  ClearSource, Inc,
                              Holdings, Inc.
20020772...................  Bank of Montreal...........  Morgan Stanley Dean Witter  Morgan Stanley DW Inc.
                                                           & Co.
20020774...................  Kellwood Company...........  Gerber Childrenswear, Inc.  Gerber Childrenswear, Inc.
20020779...................  Nordstrom.com, Inc.........  Nordstrom, Inc............  Nordstrom.com, Inc.
20020785...................  John A. Catsimatidis.......  Marks & Spencer p.l.c.....  Kings Super Markets, Inc.
20020787...................  United Rentals, Inc........  National Equipment          National Equipment
                                                           Services, Inc.              Services, Inc.
20020791...................  Cardinal Health, Inc.......  Boron, Lepore and           Boron, Lepore and
                                                           Associates, Inc.            Associates, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/30/2002
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20020760...................  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.....  Lumbermens Mutual Casualty  Kemper Insurance Group,
                                                           Company.                    Inc
20020773...................  Liberty Media Corporation..  Naspers, Ltd..............  OpenTV Corp.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/03/2002
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20020784...................  Cumulus Media Inc..........  Wicks Communications &      Wilks Broadcasting LLC.
                                                           Media Partners, L.P.
20020792...................  Welsh, Carson, Anderson &    SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.  SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.
                              Stowe IX, L.P.
20020793...................  Welsh, Carons, Anderson &    SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.  SpectraSite Holdings, Inc.
                              Stowe VIII, L.P.
20020799...................  Olin Corporation...........  Chase Industries Inc......  Chase Industries Inc.
20020801...................  Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst    ConAgra Foods, Inc........  Australia Meat Holdings
                              Equity Fund V, L.P.                                      Pty, Ltd.
                                                                                      ConAgra Beef Company.
                                                                                      ConAgra Refrigerated
                                                                                       Foods, S.A. de C.V.
                                                                                      kabushiki Kaisha ConAgra
                                                                                       Japan.
                                                                                      Monfort Finance Company,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      S&C Holdco, Inc.
                                                                                      Swift & Company.
20020807...................  Landry's Restaurants, Inc..  Chart House Enterprises,    Chart House, Inc.
                                                           Inc.
20020810...................  Windward Capital Partners    Apostolos G. Allamanis....  Castle Park.
                              II, L.P.                                                Jazzland.
                                                                                      Mountain Creek/Water
                                                                                       World.
                                                                                      N-Ovation Park Management,
                                                                                       LLC.
                                                                                      Raging Waters--San Dimas.
                                                                                      Raging Waters--San Jose.
                                                                                      Silver Springs/Wild
                                                                                       Waters.
                                                                                      Wet'N Wild Las Vegas
20020813...................  Mr. Alian Merieux..........  Nouvelle bioMerieux         Nouvelle bioMerieux
                                                           Alliance S.A.               Alliance S.A.
20020814...................  Mr. Pierre Fabre...........  bioMerieux Pierre Fabre     bioMerieux Pierre Fabre
                                                           S.A.                        S.A.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/04/2002
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20020788...................  Affiliated Computer          FleetBoston Financial       AFSA Data Corporation.
                              Services, Inc.               Corporation.
20020805...................  STMicroelectronics N.V.....  Alcatel...................  Alcatel Microelectronics.
20020815...................  Vallourec..................  Cargill, Incorporated.....  North Star Steel Company.
                                                                                      Universal Tubular
                                                                                       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. 02-15841 Filed 6-21-02; 8:45 am]
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