[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52484-52485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20336]


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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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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/08/2002
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20020908.............................  Southern Wines &         Anthony Terlato........  Pacific/Southern Wine &
                                        Spirits of America,                               Spirits of Illinois,
                                        Inc.                                              LLC.
20020912.............................  Philadelphia Suburban    Pennichuck Corporation.  Pennichuck Corporation.
                                        Corporation.
20020918.............................  Staples, Inc...........  FS Equity Partners IV,   Medical Arts Press,
                                                                 L.P.                     Inc.
20020922.............................  The Southern Company...  The New Power Company..  The New Power Company.
20020923.............................  General Electric         Ralph Stern............  CareCredit LLC
                                        Company.
20020927.............................  J.W. Childs Equity       Esselte AB.............  Esselte AB
                                        Partners III, L.P.
20020932.............................  Richard B. Cohen.......  Koninklijke Ahold N.V..  Tops Markets, LLC
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/09/2002
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20020886.............................  AT&T Broadband Corp....  Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff  Casco Cable Television
                                                                 Co.                      Inc.
                                                                                         SBC Cable Co.
                                                                                         Susquehanna Cable
                                                                                          Company.
                                                                                         York Cable Television,
                                                                                          Inc.
20020894.............................  Group 1 Automotive, Inc  Michael E. Miller......  Miller Automotive
                                                                                          Group, Inc.
20020903.............................  AmerisourceBergen        Robert L. Fisher.......  Automed Technologies,
                                        Corporation.                                      Inc.
20020910.............................  BellSouth Corporation..  Republican Technologies  Republic Technologies
                                                                 Integrated LLC.          Integrated LLC
20020913.............................  DLJ Merchant Banking     Seabulk International    Seabulk International
                                        Partners III, L.P.       Inc.                     Inc.
20020920.............................  Warburg Pincus Private   Proxim Corporation.....  Proxim Corporation
                                        Equity VIII, L.P.
20020931.............................  General Electric         The Williams Companies,  Williams Gas
                                        Company.                 Inc.                     Processing--Kansas
                                                                                          Hugoton Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/10/2002
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20020897.............................  Enbridge Energy          Enbridge Inc...........  Enbridge Midcoast
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Energy, Inc.
20020909.............................  Providence Equity        Krause Publication,      Krause Publication,
                                        Partners IV L.P.         Inc. Employee Stock      Inc.
                                                                 Ownership Plan.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/11/2002
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20020916.............................  Providence Equity        Lewis T. Teffeau.......  Communications
                                        Partners IV L.P.                                  Concepts, Inc.,
                                                                                         Database Marketing
                                                                                          Solutions, Inc.
                                                                                         Mail-Gard Concepts,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Marketing Communication
                                                                                          Systems of Delaware,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Marketing Communication
                                                                                          Systems, Inc.
                                                                                         Pacific Communication
                                                                                          Concepts, Inc.,
20020929.............................  Bemis Company, Inc.....  E.I. du Pont de Nemours  E.I. du Pont de Nemours
                                                                 and Company.             and Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/12/2002
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20020317.............................  Amgen Inc..............  Immunex Corporation....  Immunex Corporation
20020915.............................  Sempra Energy..........  TNP Enterprises, Inc...  Texas Generating
                                                                                          Company L.P.
                                                                                         Texas-New Mexico Power
                                                                                          Company.

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20020933.............................  The St. Paul Companies,  Old Mutual plc.........  NWQ Investment
                                        Inc..                                             Management Co., Inc.
20020940.............................  Newhouse Broadcasting    AOL Time Warner Inc....  Time Warner
                                        Corporation.                                      Entertainment Advance/
                                                                                          Newhouse Partnership
20020942.............................  Vestar Capital Partners  Pro-Fac Cooperative,     Agrilink Foods, Inc.
                                        IV, L.P.                 Inc.
20020945.............................  Francisco Partners, L.P  General Electric         GE Information
                                                                 Company.                 Services, Inc.
                                                                                         RMS Electronic Commerce
                                                                                          Systems, Inc.
20020947.............................  Code, Hennessy &         Atlantic Equity          Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.
                                        Simmons IV, L.P..        Partners International
                                                                 II L.P..
20020950.............................  AOL Timer Warner, Inc..  AOL Time Warner, Inc...  Time Warner
                                                                                          Entertainment Advance/
                                                                                          Newhouse Partnership.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/15/2002
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20020778.............................  FPL Group Inc..........  BayCorp Holdings, Ltd..  BayCorp Holdings, Ltd.
20020781.............................  FPL Group, Inc.........  Northeast Utilities....  Northeast Utilities.
20020782.............................  FPL Group, Inc.........  UIL Holdings             UIL Holdings
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20020783.............................  FPL Group, Inc.........  The National Grid Group  The National Grid Group
                                                                 PLC.                     PLC.
20020875.............................  Pliva d.d..............  Sobel N.V..............  Sobel Holdings Inc.
20020919.............................  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  Atlantic Equity          BPC Holdings
                                                                 Partners                 Corporation.
                                                                 International, II, L.P.
20020921.............................  Public Service           Wisconsin Energy Corp..  Wisvest-Connecticut,
                                        Enterprise Group Inc.                             LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/17/2002
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20020943.............................  Intuit, Inc............  Eclipse, Inc...........  Eclipse, Inc.
20020953.............................  The News Corporation     The News Corporation     Affiliated Regional
                                        Limited.                 Limited.                 Communications, Ltd.
                                                                                         ARC Holding, Ltd.
                                                                                         Fox Sports Net National
                                                                                          Network Holdings, LLC.
                                                                                         Fox Sports Net Rocky
                                                                                          Mountain LLC
                                                                                         Liberty/Fox ARC, L.P.
                                                                                         Prime Network LLC
20020959.............................  MDCP IV Global           Jefferson Smurfit Group  Jefferson Smurfit Group
                                        Investments LP.          plc.                     plc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/18/2002
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20020951.............................  State Street             James Kelly............  International Fund
                                        Corporation.                                      Services (N.A.),
                                                                                          L.L.C.
                                                                                         Investment Management
                                                                                          Services, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--07/19/2002
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20020935.............................  Daniel Gilbert.........  Intuit Inc.............  Quicken Loans, Inc.
                                                                                         Title Source, Inc.
20020954.............................  AT&T Wireless Services,  AT&T Wireless Services,  Boise City Cellular
                                        Inc.                     Inc.                     Partnership.
20020955.............................  AT&T Wireless Services,  AT&T Wireless Services,  Greeley Cellular
                                        Inc.                     Inc.                     Telephone Company.
20020957.............................  EPCOR Utilities, Inc...  Duke Energy Corporation  Frederickson Power L.P.
                                                                                         Frederickson Power
                                                                                          Management, Inc.
20020963.............................  Francisco Partners, L.P  Agere Systems Inc......  Agere Systems Inc.
20020964.............................  The Katz Trust.........  Phar-Mor, Inc..........  Phar-Mor, Inc.
20020969.............................  First Data Corporation.  BP p.l.c...............  PayPoint Electronic
                                                                                          Payment Systems, Inc.
20020973.............................  Elkem ASA..............  Sapa AB................  Sapa AB.
20020980.............................  Kelso Investment         Nortek Holding, Inc....  Nortek Holding, Inc.
                                        Associates VI, L.P.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative, 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. 02-20336 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M