[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29541-29544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11630]


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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--04/26/2004
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20040744..........  LGB Keystone LLC  Keystone Foods    Executive
                                       Holding           Holdings LLC.
                                       Company, Inc.    Keystone Foods
                                                         LLC.
20040762..........  Calpine Power     Basic American,   Basic American,
                     Income Fund.      Inc.              Inc.
20040763..........  Nautic Partners   Flavor &          Flavor &
                     V, L.P.           Fragrance Group   Fragrance Group
                                       Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/28/2004
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20040747..........  Bank One          Marc Ladreit de   LBC S.A.
                     Corporation.      Lacharriere.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/29/2004
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20040509..........  Connors Bros.     Centre Capital    Bumble Bee LLC.
                     Income Fund.      Investors III,
                                       L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/30/2004
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20040759..........  Thomas Cressey    Web Clients, Inc  Web Clients,
                     Fund VII, L.P.                      Inc.
20040765..........  JP Morgan Chase   Nathan Kirsh....  Jetro JMDH
                     & Co.                               Holdings, Inc.
20040767..........  BSW Holdings,     Electronic Data   UGS PLM
                     Inc.              Systems           Solutions Inc.
                                       Corporation.
20040770..........  Roger Barnett...  Yamanouchi        INOBYS LLC.
                                       Pharmaceutical   Shaklee
                                       Co., Ltd.         Corporation.
20040771..........  TelCove, Inc....  Exelon            PECO Telcove.
                                       Corporation.
20040773..........  Hughes Supply,    Karl B.           Todd Pipe &
                     Inc.              McMillen, Jr.     Supply--Hawthor
                                                         ne, Inc.
20040779..........  Bain Capital      Domino's Pizza,   Domino's Pizza,
                     Fund VI, L.P.     Inc.              Inc.
20040780..........  Bain Capital VI   Domino's Pizza,   Domino's Pizza,
                     Coinvestment      Inc.              Inc.
                     Fund, L.P.
20040788..........  Arsenal Capital   Millennium        Millennium
                     Partners          Chemicals, Inc.   Specialty
                     Qualified                           Chemicals Inc.
                     Purchaser Fund
                     L.P.
20040792..........  SR.               Newco...........  Newco.
                     Teleperformance.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--04/30/2004
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20040411..........  L'Air Liquide SA  Messer Griesheim  Messer Griesheim
                                       Group GmbH &      GmbH.
                                       Co. KGaA.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/04/2004
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20040787..........  William Blair     Lauri E. Union    Union
                     Capital           Grantor           Corrugating
                     Partners VII      Retained Trust.   Company.
                     QP, L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/05/2004
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20040728..........  Kerry Group plc.  J. Manheimer Inc  J. Manheimer
                                                         Inc.
20040740..........  Amgen Inc.......  Tularik Inc.....  Tularik Inc.
20040784..........  Occum             Safeco            American States
                     Acquisition       Corporation.      Life Insurance
                     Corp.                               Company.
                                                        Employee
                                                         Benefits
                                                         Consultants,
                                                         Inc.
                                                        First Safeco
                                                         National Life
                                                         Insurance
                                                         Company of New
                                                         York.
                                                        Safeco
                                                         Administrative
                                                         Services, Inc.
                                                        Safeco Asset
                                                         Management
                                                         Company.
                                                        Safeco Assigned
                                                         Benefits
                                                         Service
                                                         Company.
                                                        Safeco Life
                                                         Insurance
                                                         Company.
                                                        Safeco National
                                                         Life Insurance
                                                         Company.
                                                        Safeco
                                                         Securities,
                                                         Inc.
                                                        Safeco Services
                                                         Corporation.
                                                        Wisconsin
                                                         Pension and
                                                         Group Services,
                                                         Inc.
20040797..........  Pitney Bowes Inc  Group 1           Group 1
                                       Software, Inc.    Software, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/06/2004
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20040713..........  Informa Group     Taylor & Francis  Taylor & Francis
                     plc.              Group plc.        Group plc.
20040758..........  Headquarters      Eldorado Stone    Eldorado Stone
                     Incorporated.     Holdings Co, LP.  Acquisition
                                                         Co., LLC
20040834..........  Mr. Kjell Inge    Kvaerner ASA....  Kvaerner ASA.
                     Rokke.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/07/2004
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20040764..........  Calpine           General Electric  Cogen Holdings I
                     Corporation.      Company.          LLC.
20040768..........  Ainsworth Lumber  Boise Cascade     Voyageur Panel
                     Co. Ltd.          Corporation.      Limited.
20040769..........  Bristol-Myers     Mr. Pierre Fabre  Pierre Fabre
                     Squibb Company.                     Medicament S.A.
20040783..........  Genstar Capital   Gregory Block...  American Pacific
                     Partners III,                       Enterprises,
                     L.P.                                LLC.
20040789..........  United            Automated Logic   Automated Logic
                     Technologies      Corporation.      Corporation.
                     Corporation.
20040794..........  Welsh, Carson,    U.S. Oncology     U.S. Oncology
                     Anderson &        Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                     Stowe IX, L.P.
                     (WCAS IX).
20040795..........  Welsh, Carson,    U.S. Oncology,    U.S. Oncology,
                     Anderson &        Inc.              Inc.
                     Stowe IX, L.P.
20040800..........  International     Dennis Mehiel...  Box USA
                     Paper Company.                      Holdings, Inc.
20040803..........  JAKKS Pacific,    Play Along (Hong  Play Along (Hong
                     Inc.              Kong) Ltd.        Kong) Ltd.
20040806..........  Kerr-McGee        Westport          Westport
                     Corporation.      Resources         Resources
                                       Corporation.      Corporation
20040808..........  Sumner M.         Midway Games,     Midway Games,
                     Redstone.         Inc.              Inc.
20040811..........  Bruckmann,        Prudential plc..  LD Holdings,
                     Rosser,                             Inc.
                     Sherrill & Co.
                     II, L.P.

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20040812..........  Ormat Industries  Constellation     CE Puna II, Inc.
                     Ltd.              Energy Group     CE Puna I, Inc.
                                       Inc.             CE Puna Limited
                                                         Partnership.
                                                        Puna Geothermal
                                                         Venture.
20040814..........  Dr. David V.      Amgen Inc.......  Amgen Inc.
                     Goeddel.
20040819..........  SunGard Data      Joseph A.         Open Software
                     Systems Inc.      Savage, Jr.       Solutions.
20040820..........  SunGard Data      Hua ``Frank''     Open Software
                     Systems Inc.      Luo.              Solutions, Inc.
20040821..........  Citigroup Inc...  Sunoco, Inc.....  Sunoco, Inc.
                                                         (R&M).
20040823..........  Joseph M. &       Michael S.        MyStar
                     Marie H. Field.   Maurer.           Communications
                                                         Corporation.
20040824..........  Joseph M. &       Robert E.         MyStar
                     Marie H. Field.   Schloss.          Communications
                                                         Corporation.
20040835..........  CompuCredit       First American    FACA of
                     Corporation.      Management, Inc.  Arkansas, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         Alabama, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         Colorado, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         Florida, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         Oklahoma, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         South Carolina,
                                                         LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Cash Advance of
                                                         Tennessee, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Financial
                                                         Services, LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Franchising,
                                                         LLC.
                                                        First American
                                                         Holding, LLC.
                                                        Foresight
                                                         Management
                                                         Company, LLC.
                                                        Union Management
                                                         Company, LLC.
                                                        United Services,
                                                         Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/11/2004
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20040782..........  ABRY Partners     Providence        Language Line
                     IV, L.P.          Equity Partners   Holdings, Inc.
                                       III L.P.
20040807..........  Albemarle         Akzo Nobel NV...  Akzo Nobel
                     Corporation.                        Catalysts LLC.
20040815..........  Teledyne          Isco, Inc.......  Isco, Inc.
                     Technologies
                     Incorporated.
20040816..........  Stephen L.        May's Drug        May's Drug
                     LaFrance and      Stores, Inc.      Stores, Inc.
                     Linda LaFrance.
20040817..........  Hub               Safeco            Talbot Financial
                     International     Corporation.      Corporation.
                     Limited.
20040822..........  The Lubrizol      Noveon            Noveon
                     Corporation.      International,    International,
                                       Inc..             Inc.
20040831..........  Charterhouse      Washington &      LogistiCare,
                     Equity Partners   Congress          Inc.
                     IV, L.P.          Capital
                                       Partners, L.P.
20040833..........  Fair Isaac        London Bridge     London Bridge
                     Corporation.      Software          Software
                                       Holdings plc.     Holdings plc.
20040837..........  MacDonald,        Marshall & Swift  Marshall & Swift/
                     Dettwiler and     Holdings, LLC.    Boeckh Company
                     Associates Ltd.                     (Canada)
                                                         Marshall &
                                                         Swift, L.P.
20040841..........  TA IX L.P.......  CGW Southeast     Youth & Family
                                       Partners III,     Centered
                                       L.P.              Services, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/12/2004
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20040735..........  JDS Uniphase      E20               E20
                     Corp.             Communications,   Communications,
                                       Inc.              Inc.
20040785..........  Summit Venture    GCA Holdings,     GCA Holdings,
                     VI-B, L.P.        Inc.              Inc.
20040786..........  Summit Ventures   GCA Holdings,     GCA Holdings,
                     VI-A, L.P.        Inc.              Inc.
20040793..........  M&C               GCA Holdings,     GCA Holdings,
                     International.    Inc.              Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--05/14/2004
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20040804..........  Smiths Group plc  The Veritas       Trak Holding
                                       Capital Fund LP.  Corp.
20040839..........  Molina            Gerald W.         Health Care
                     Healthcare, Inc.  Landgraf.         Horizons, Inc.
20040842..........  The Home Depot,   Green Equity      White Cap
                     Inc.              Investors III,    Industries,
                                       L.P.              Inc.
20040844..........  Jarden            Bicycle Holding,  Bicycle Holding,
                     Corporation.      Inc.              Inc.
20040846..........  CCG Investment    LHP Holding Corp  LHP Holding
                     Fund, L.P.                          Corp.
20040847..........  LHP Holding Corp  Leiner Health     Leiner Health
                                       Products, Inc.    Products, Inc.
20040853..........  Cortec Group      Linsalata         Fasteners
                     Fund III, L.P.    Capital           Holding
                                       Partners Fund     Company.
                                       III, L.P.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, Federal Trade Commission, 
Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H-303, 
Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-11630 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M