[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57934-57937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21688]


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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--08/16/2004
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20041201.............................  Carlyle Partners III,    Piedmont/Hawthorne       Piedmont/Hawthorne
                                        L.P..                    Holdings, L.L.C.         Holdings, L.L.C.
20041218.............................  Tiger Key Acquisition,   KAC Mezzanine Holdings   KAC Mezzanine Holdings
                                        L.P..                    Company.                 Company.
20041219.............................  Tiger Key Acquisition,   KSS Holdings, Inc......  KSS Holdings, Inc.
                                        L.P..
20041228.............................  TA IX L.P..............  GlobeOp Financial        GlobeOp Financial
                                                                 Services S.A..           Services S.A.
20041229.............................  Flextronics              Nortel Networks          Nortel Networks
                                        International Ltd.       Corporation.             Limited, Nortel
                                                                                          Networks S.A., Nortel
                                                                                          Networks Tele. do
                                                                                          Brasil Comercio e
                                                                                          Servicos Ltda., Nortel
                                                                                          Networks Tele. do
                                                                                          Brasil Industria e
                                                                                          Comeercio Ltda.,
                                                                                          Nortel Networks UK
                                                                                          Limited.
20041233.............................  The Warnaco Group, Inc.  Doyle & Boissiere Fund   Ocean Pacific Apparel
                                                                 I, LLC..                 Corp.
20041236.............................  Mervyn's Holding, LLC..  Target Corporation.....  Mervyn's, Mervyn's
                                                                                          Brand.
20041238.............................  Public Service           TECO Energy, Inc.......  TPS Holdings II, Inc.
                                        Enterprise Group
                                        Incorporated.
20041240.............................  J.M. Huber Corporation.  Lehman FG, LLC.........  CP Kelco ApS.
20041243.............................  Nautic Partners V, L.P.  Francis G.Hickey, Jr...  Manhattan Digital
                                                                                          Corporation.
20041256.............................  West Virginia United     Gateway Regional Health  Gateway Regional Health
                                        Health System, Inc..     System, Inc..            System, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/17/2004
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20041245.............................  Wachovia Corporation...  Venturi Partners, Inc..  Venturi Partners, Inc.
20041254.............................  ASP III Alternative      Reservoir Capital        RQ, LLC.
                                        Investments, L.P..       Master Fund, L.P..
20041267.............................  Babcock & Brown          Babcock & Brown          Babcock & Brown
                                        Holdings Inc..           Associates LLC..         Associates LLC.
20041268.............................  Babcock & Brown          Babcock & Brown          Babcock & Brown
                                        Associates LLC..         Holdings Inc..           Holdings Inc.
20041272.............................  The PNC Financial        Aviation Finance Group,  Aviation Finance Group,
                                        Services Group, Inc..    LLC..                    LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/18/2004
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20041230.............................  Carl C. Icahn..........  Mylan Laboratories,      Mylan Laboratories,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20041231.............................  James F. Dieberg.......  Capital Resource         Loan Source Funding
                                                                 Lenders II, L.P..        Corporation, Small
                                                                                          Business Loan Source,
                                                                                          Inc.
20041242.............................  2003 Riverside Capital   Code, Hennessy &         United Central
                                        Appreciation Fund,       Simmons III, L.P..       Industrial Supply
                                        L.P..                                             Company, L.L.C.
20041244.............................  Quad-C Partners VI,      Dubin Clark Fund II,     Universal Trailer
                                        L.P..                    L.P..                    Holdings Corp.
20041246.............................  Western & Southern       Lafayette Life MIHC,     Lafayette Life MIHC,
                                        Mutual Holding Company.  Inc..                    Inc.
20041248.............................  Clayton, Dubilier &      Veolia Environnement     APIC Filter GmbH, APIC
                                        Rice Fund VI Limited     S.A..                    SAS, Culligan
                                        Partnership.                                      Corporation, Culligan
                                                                                          Espana, S.A., Culligan
                                                                                          France SAS, Culligan
                                                                                          International (UK)
                                                                                          Limited, Culligan
                                                                                          Italiana, S.p.A.,
                                                                                          Culligan N.V.,
                                                                                          Culligan of Canada,
                                                                                          Ltd., Culligan Vostok,
                                                                                          Culligan
                                                                                          Wassertechnik, GmbH,
                                                                                          US Filter Argentina
                                                                                          S.A.

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20041249.............................  Dynamics Research        CGW Southeast Partners   Impact Innovations
                                        Corporation.             IV, L.P..                Group LLC.
20041252.............................  Venturi Partners, Inc..  Comsys Holding, Inc....  Comsys Holding, Inc.
20041264.............................  Boral Limited..........  Ready Mixed Concrete     McKinney Concrete
                                                                 Company (RMCC).          Products, LLC, Ready
                                                                                          Mixed Concrete Company
                                                                                          (RMCC), Sprat-Platte
                                                                                          Ranch Co., LLLP.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/19/2004
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20041183.............................  Verizon Communications,  Qwest Communications     Qwest Wireless L.L.C.
                                        Inc..                    International Inc..
20041277.............................  Joe Lewis Allbritton...  Riggs National           Riggs National
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/20/2004
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20041259.............................  Avaya, Inc.............  Spectel plc............  Spectel plc.
20041271.............................  Carlyle Europe Partners  Clariant Ltd...........  Clariant Corporation
                                        II LP.
20041275.............................  ASP III Alternative      Thomas L. Phillips.....  Doctors' Preferred,
                                        Investments, L.P..                                Inc., Phillips Health,
                                                                                          LLC.
20041279.............................  William J. McEnery.....  Don H. Barden..........  Barden Colorado Gaming,
                                                                                          LLC.
20041282.............................  New Enterprise           Jeffrey Citron.........  Vonage Holdings
                                        Associates 10, L.P..                              Corporation.
20041283.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  Colleen D. Porterfield.  Bates Leasing Company,
                                                                                          Ltd., Mile-High Deep
                                                                                          Rock Water Company.
20041284.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  Roxanne F. Anderson....  Bates Leasing Company,
                                                                                          Ltd., Mile-High Deep
                                                                                          Rock Water Company.
20041285.............................  Long Point Capital       Bank of America          Savage Sports
                                        Fund, L.P..              Corporation.             Corporation.
20041293.............................  Cooperatieve Centrale    Maize Acquisition        Farm Credit Services of
                                        Raiffeisen-              Corporation.             America, FLCA; Farm
                                        Boerenleenbank B.A..                              Credit Services of
                                                                                          America, PCA; Maize
                                                                                          Acquisition
                                                                                          Corporation; Maize
                                                                                          Acquisition
                                                                                          Corporation II (FLCA).
20041295.............................  Sumner M. Redstone.....  SportsLine.com, Inc....  SportsLine.com, Inc.
20041299.............................  Globix Corporation.....  NEON Communications,     NEON Communications,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20041301.............................  ALLTEL Corporation.....  ALLTEL Coropration.....  Eau Claire Cellular
                                                                                          Telephone Limited
                                                                                          Partnership, Raleigh-
                                                                                          Durham MSA Limited
                                                                                          Partnership.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/23/2004
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20041200.............................  Carlyle Partners III,    General Electric         GE Engine Services--
                                        L.P..                    Company.                 Corporate Aviation,
                                                                                          Inc.
20041206.............................  Medtronic, Inc.........  Coalescent Surgical,     Coalescent Surgical,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20041216.............................  Teva Pharmaceutical      Active Biotech AB......  Active Biotech AB.
                                        Industries Ltd.
20041237.............................  Gardner Denver, Inc....  Audax Private Equity     nash--elmo Corp., nash--
                                                                 Fund, L.P..              elmo Holdings LLC.
20041269.............................  Madison Dearborn         Boise Cascade            BC Brazil Investment
                                        Capital Partners IV,     Corporation.             Corporation; BC Chile
                                        L.P..                                             Investment Corp.; BCT,
                                                                                          Inc.; BC China Corp.;
                                                                                          Boise Alljoist Ltd.;
                                                                                          Boise Building
                                                                                          Products Limited;
                                                                                          Boise Cascade do
                                                                                          Brasil LTDA, Dr. Lauro
                                                                                          Azambuja; Boise
                                                                                          Cascade Corporation
                                                                                          Chiles, S.A.; Boise
                                                                                          Southern Company;
                                                                                          Canada, Minnesota,
                                                                                          Dakota & Western
                                                                                          Railway Company;
                                                                                          Compania Industrial
                                                                                          Puerto Montt, S.A.;
                                                                                          International Falls
                                                                                          Power Company;
                                                                                          Minidoka Paper
                                                                                          Company.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/24/2004
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20041276.............................  R.H. Donnelley           SBC Communications Inc.  APIL Partners
                                        Corporation.                                      Partnership, The Don
                                                                                          Tech II Partnership.
20041278.............................  R.H. Donnelley           R.H. Donnelley           The AM-DON Partnership,
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             The Don Tech II
                                                                                          Partnership.
  0041297............................  Tootsie Roll             Concord Confections      Alpharetta Confections,
                                        Industries, Inc..        Inc..                    Inc.; Concord Wax,
                                                                                          LLC; Impel Movieline
                                                                                          Inc.; Terra Rouge
                                                                                          Estates Inc.
20041298.............................  Marathon Fund Limited    VFI Holdings, Inc......  Vitality Foodservice,
                                        Partnership IV.                                   Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/25/2004
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20041208.............................  Flextronics              Northfield Acquisition   Northfield Acquisition
                                        International Ltd..      Co..                     Co.

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20041239.............................  Regal-Beloit             General Electric         GE Industrial Systems
                                        Corporation.             Company.                 Mexico LP, GE
                                                                                          Industrial Systems
                                                                                          Technology Management,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/26/2004
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20041250.............................  The Garfield Weston      Graeme R. Hart.........  Burns, Philp Inc.
                                        Charitable Foundation.
20041260.............................  The Garfield Weston      Mr. Graeme R. Hart.....  Tone Bros. Inc.
                                        Charitable Foundation.
20041262.............................  The Sherwin-Williams     Bessemer Securities      Paint Sundry Brands
                                        Company.                 LLC..                    Corporation.
20041302.............................  ALLTEL Corporation.....  Telephone and Data       Georgia RSA 12
                                                                 Systems, Inc., Voting    Partnership.
                                                                 Trust.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--08/27/2004
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20040902.............................  The Sherwin-Williams     Duron, Inc.............  Duron, Inc.
                                        Company.
20041291.............................  SLM Corporation........  Helios Education         Southwest Student
                                                                 Foundation.              Services Corporation.
20041306.............................  Bruckmann, Rosser,       SPC Partners II, L.P...  Totes Acquisition
                                        Sherrill & Co. II,                                Corporation.
                                        L.P..
20041307.............................  CGW Southeast Partners   TRP Investors LP.......  TruckPro, Inc.
                                        IV, L.P..
20041308.............................  Citigroup Inc..........  Knight Trading Group,    Knight Execution
                                                                 Inc..                    Partners LLC, Knight
                                                                                          Financial Products
                                                                                          LLC.
20041310.............................  KKR Millennium Fund      DLJ Merchant Banking     Jostens Holding Corp.
                                        L.P..                    Partners III, L.P..
20041320.............................  General Electric         W.D. Company, Inc......  Dillard Asset Funding
                                        Company.                                          Company, Dillard
                                                                                          Credit Card Master
                                                                                          Trust I, Dillard
                                                                                          National Bank,
                                                                                          Dillard's, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/01/2004
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20041289.............................  FedEx Corporation......  Quad/Graphics, Inc.....  Parcel Direct/DDU,
                                                                                          Inc., Parcel Direct
                                                                                          DDU, LLC, Parcel/
                                                                                          Direct, Inc., Parcel
                                                                                          Direct Logistics,
                                                                                          Inc., Parcel Direct,
                                                                                          LP.
20041304.............................  Caterpillar Inc........  Remy International,      Williams Technologies,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20041318.............................  Mr. Bryan Gentry.......  L'Air Liquide SA.......  GT&S, LP.
20041323.............................  Alvarion Ltd...........  interWAVE                interWAVE
                                                                 Communications           Communications
                                                                 International Inc..      International, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/02/2004
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20041255.............................  Symbol Technologies,     Matrics, Inc...........  Matrics, Inc.
                                        Inc..
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/03/2004
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20041261.............................  Raytheon Company.......  Photon Research          Photon Research
                                                                 Associates, Inc..        Associates, Inc.
20041327.............................  Banco Santander Central  Abbey National plc.....  Abbey National plc.
                                        Hispano, S.A..
20041330.............................  DEI Holdings, Inc......  Sanford M. Gross.......  Definitive Technology,
                                                                                          LLP.
20041339.............................  Marquee Holdings, Inc..  AMC Entertainment Inc..  AMC Entertainment Inc.
20041341.............................  Macquarie                Macquarie Bank Limited.  Macquarie District
                                        Infrastructure Assets                             Energy Holdings LLC,
                                        Trust.                                            North America Capital
                                                                                          Holdings Company.
20041351.............................  Tekelec................  Steleus Group, Inc.....  Steleus Group, Inc.
20041359.............................  Caroline Hunt Trust      BMC Industries, Inc....  P.T. Vision-Ease Asia,
                                        Estate.                                           Vision-Ease Canada
                                                                                          Ltd., Vision-Ease Lens
                                                                                          Europe Ltd., Vision-
                                                                                          Ease Lens, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/07/2004
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20041135.............................  General Dynamics         Thyssen-Bornemieza       TriPoint Global
                                        Corporation.             Continuity Trust.        Communications Inc.
20041326.............................  Encore Medical           MPI Holdings, LLC......  Empi, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20041338.............................  Green Field II, LLC....  MMM Healthcare, Inc....  MMM Healthcare, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/08/2004
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20041317.............................  The Children's Place     The Walt Disney Company  TDS Franchising, LLC,
                                        Retail Stores, Inc..                              The Disney Store, LLC.
20041336.............................  The McGraw-Hill          Capital IQ, Inc........  Capital IQ, Inc.
                                        Companies, Inc..

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20041348.............................  AGL Resources Inc......  American Electric Power  Jefferson Island
                                                                 Company, Inc..           Storage & Hub L.L.C.
20041349.............................  Ainsworth Lumber Co.,    Potlatch Corporation...  Potlatch Corporation.
                                        Ltd.
20041355.............................  HKW Capital Partners     Maxon Corporation......  Maxon Corporation.
                                        II, L.P..
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/09/2004
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20041322.............................  Michael E. Heisley, Sr.  Ivaco Inc..............  Ifastgroupe and
                                                                                          Company, Limited
                                                                                          Partnership,
                                                                                          Ifastgroupe Realty
                                                                                          Inc., IFC (Fasteners)
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/10/2004
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20041292.............................  The Pepsi Bottling       Seltzer & Rydholm, Inc.  Seltzer & Rydholm, Inc.
                                        Group, Inc..
20041311.............................  Merck & Co., Inc.......  DOV Pharmaceutical,      DOV Pharmaceutical Inc.
                                                                 Inc..
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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. 04-21688 Filed 9-27-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M