[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57233-57235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22796]


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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--08/05/2002
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20021022...................  Kinross Gold Corporation...  Echo Bay Mines Ltd........  Echo Bay Mines Ltd.
20021031...................  Pekka Herlin...............  Partek Corporation........  Partek Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/08/2002
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20020960...................  Bunge Limited..............  Italenergia Spa...........  Cereol S.A.
20021027...................  Varco International, Inc...  ICO, Inc..................  ICO Worldwide, Inc.
20021035...................  Joseph E. Wagner...........  John L Rust & Donna G Rust  John L. Rust Company.
20021036...................  WPS Resources Corporation..  Calpine Corporation.......  De Pere Energy, L.L.C.
20021045...................  Wachovia Corporation.......  Cameron M. Harris.........  Cameron M. Harris &
                                                                                       Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/12/2002
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20021003...................  Koninklijke BAM NBM N.V....  Grupo Dragados SA.........  Hollandsche Beton Groep
                                                                                       N.W.
20021033...................  Newmont Mining Corporation.  Kinross Gold Corporation..  Kinross Gold Corporation.
20021047...................  FTI Consulting, Inc........  PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP  PriceWaterhouseCoopers
                                                                                       LLP.
20021048...................  Long Point Capital Fund,     Okaw Buildings, Inc.......  Okaw Buildings, Inc.
                              L.P.
20021051...................  KKR European Fund, Limited   Siemens AG................  Demag Cranes and
                              Partnership.                                             Components GmbH & Co. KG.
                                                                                      Gottwald Port Technology
                                                                                       GmbH & Co. KG.
                                                                                      Mannesmann Plastics
                                                                                       Machinery AG.
                                                                                      Power Generation Ceramics.
                                                                                      Siemens European Network
                                                                                       Services.
                                                                                      Siemens Metering GmbH &
                                                                                       Co. KG.
                                                                                      Stabilus GmbH.

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20021053...................  Stronach Trust.............  Joseph A. DeFrancis.......  Laurel Racing Association
                                                                                       Limited partnership.
                                                                                      Pimlico Racing
                                                                                       Association, Inc.
20021055...................  Wellspring Capital Partners  International Multifoods    Multifoods Distribution
                              II, L.P.                     Corporation.                Management, Inc.
20021057...................  Alliant Energy Corporation.  Mirant Corporation........  Mirant Neenah, LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/13/2002
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20021017...................  Headwaters Incorporated....  Industrial services Group,  Industrial Services Group,
                                                           Inc.                        Inc.
20021025...................  EG&G Technical Services      URS Corporation...........  URS Corporation.
                              Holdings, L.L.C.
20021044...................  Anixter International Inc..  Pentacon, Inc.............  JIT Holdings, Inc.
                                                                                      Pentacon Aerospace Group,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Pentacon Canada
                                                                                       Corporation.
                                                                                      Pentacon Delaware, Inc.
                                                                                      Pentacon Europe Limited.
                                                                                      Pentacon Industrial, Inc.
                                                                                      Pentacon International
                                                                                       Sales, Inc.
                                                                                      Pentacon Mexico S.A. de
                                                                                       C.V.
                                                                                      Pentacon Properties, L.P.
                                                                                      Pentacon USA, L.P.
                                                                                      Pentacon, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/14/2002
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20021023...................  URS Corporation............  EG&G Technical Services     Carlyle-EG&G Holdings
                                                           Holdings, L.L.C..           Corp.
                                                                                      Lear Siegler Services,
                                                                                       Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/15/2002
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20021021...................  Symantec Corporation.......  Riptech Inc...............  Riptech Inc.
20021030...................  Symantec Corporation.......  Recourse Technologies, Inc  Recourse Technologies,
                                                                                       Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/16/2002
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20021043...................  MidAmerican Energy Holdings  Dynegy, Inc...............  Northern Natural Gas
                              Company.                                                 Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/19/2002
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20021007...................  eBay Inc...................  PayPal, Inc...............  PayPal, Inc.
20021020...................  Terex Corporation..........  Siemens AG................  Demag Mobile Cranes GmbH &
                                                                                       Co. KA.
                                                                                      Demag Mobile Cranes
                                                                                       Verwaltungsgesellschaft
                                                                                       mbH.
20021040...................  Temasek Holdings (Private)   Friede Goldman Halter, Inc  Gulf Coast Fabrication,
                              Limited.                                                 Inc.
                                                                                      Halter Gulf Repair, Inc.
                                                                                      Halter Marine Gulfport,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Halter Marine Pascagoula,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Halter Marine Services,
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Halter Marine, Inc., a
                                                                                       Louisiana corporation.
                                                                                      Halter Marine, Inc., A
                                                                                       Nevada corporation.
20021066...................  Macquarie Global             Associated British Ports    American Port Services,
                              Infrastructure Fund A.       Holdings PLC.               Inc.
                                                                                      Amports Avcenters, Inc.
                                                                                      ILG Avcenter, Inc.
20021067...................  Macquarie Global             Associated British Ports    American Port Services,
                              Infrastructure Fund B.       Holdings PLC.               Inc.
                                                                                      Amports Avcenters, Inc.
                                                                                      ILG Avcenter, Inc.
20021068...................  Wescast Industries, Inc....  George W. Mathews, Jr.....  Georgia Ductile
                                                                                       Foundaries, LLC.
20021071...................  Mr. Sumner M. Redstone.....  Sesame Workshop...........  Noggin LLC.
20021076...................  Delaware Champion Holdings,  Diageo plc................  Burger King Corporation.
                              LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/20/2002
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20021061...................  Kao Corporation............  Alan Howard Frieda, a/k/a   Gaelle International, LLC.
                                                           John Frieda.
                                                                                      John Frieda Products.
                                                                                      John Frieda Professional
                                                                                       Hair Care, Inc.
                                                                                      John Frieda SarL.
                                                                                      John Frieda International,
                                                                                       LLC.
20021062...................  Blum Strategic Partners II,  PRG-Schultz International,  PRG-Schultz International,
                              L.P.                         Inc.                        Inc.

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20021077...................  J. Joe and Marlene M.        Ameritrade Holding          Ameritrade Holding
                              Ricketts.                    Corporation.                Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/21/2002
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20021049...................  Terex Corporation..........  Robert R. Wilkerson.......  Genie Holdings, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/22/2002
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20021080...................  Dr. Michael W. J. Smurfit..  Smurfit-Stone Container     Smurfit-Stone Container
                                                           Corporation.                Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/23/2002
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20021083...................  Riverdeep Group plc........  Alex E. Gores.............  Broderbund Properties,
                                                                                       LLC.
20021087...................  Dexia S.A..................  The PMI Group, Inc........  Broderbund, LLC and
                                                                                       Fairbanks Capital Holding
                                                                                       Corp.
20021088...................  Bureau Veritas S.A.........  U.S. Laboratories Inc.....  U.S. Laboritories Inc.
20021093...................  Metalurigica Gerdau, S.A...  Co-Steel Inc..............  Co-Steel Inc.
20021095...................  Questor Partners Bermuda,    Fiat S.p.A................  Fonderies du Poitou
                              L.P.                                                     Aluminum S.A.
                                                                                      Founderies Aluminum Cleon
                                                                                       S.A.
                                                                                      Teksid Aluminum Components
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Teksid Aluminum Fondry
                                                                                       Inc.
                                                                                      Teksid Aluminum SpA.
                                                                                      Teksid Aluminumn Poland
                                                                                       S.p.Z.o.o.
                                                                                      Teksid do Brasil Aluminio
                                                                                       Ltda.
                                                                                      Teksid France S.A.
                                                                                      Teskid Investment Aluminum
                                                                                       B.V.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/27/2002
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20021091...................  Japan Airlines Company, Ltd  Japan Air System Co., Ltd.  Japan Air System Co., Ltd.
20021092...................  Japan Air System Co., Ltd..  Japan Airlines Company,     Japan Airlines Company,
                                                           Ltd.                        Ltd.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Renee A. Hallman, 
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. 02-22796 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M