[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60880-60883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22930]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request For Early Terminiation 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 theFederal 
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

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intends to take any action with respect to these proposed acquisitions 
during the applicable waiting period.

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           Trans                     Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/2004
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20041328.............................  Seiko Epson Corporation  Sanyo Epson Imaging      Sanyo Epson Imaging
                                                                 Devices Corporation.     Devices Corporation.
20041335.............................  J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  TruSecure Corporation..  TruSecure Corporation.
20041342.............................  Ricoh Company, Ltd.....  Hitachi, Ltd...........  Hitachi Printing
                                                                                          Solutions, Ltd.
20041353.............................  Trevor Lloyd...........  Robert (and wife, Elsa)  Applied Systems, Inc.
                                                                 Eustace.
20041354.............................  Cox Enterprises, Inc...  Cox Enterprises, Inc...  TCA Cable Partners.
20041357.............................  Kenneth R. Thomson.....  KnowledgeNet.com, Inc..  KnowledgeNet.com, Inc.
20041369.............................  Cisco Systems, Inc.....  P-Cube, Inc............  P-Cube, Inc.
20041371.............................  J.W. Childs Equity       Fitness Quest, Inc.....  Fitness Quest, Inc.
                                        Partners III, L.P..
20041376.............................  CCG Investments BVI,     Richard T. Lilly.......  Lilly Software
                                        L.P..                                             Associates, Inc.
20041377.............................  UICI...................  HealthMarket Inc.......  HealthMarket
                                                                                          Administrative
                                                                                          Services, Inc.
20041378.............................  Lincoln Insurance        Security Mutual Life     SML Holdings Co.
                                        Group, Inc..             Nebraska Holding
                                                                 Company.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/15/2004
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20041364.............................  Collins Stewart Tullett  Arthur Hughes..........  FPG Holdings Limited
                                        plc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/16/2004
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20041367.............................  The Hearst Trust.......  White Directory          White Directory of
                                                                 Publishers, Inc..        Carolina, Inc., White
                                                                                          Directory of Florida,
                                                                                          Inc., White Directory
                                                                                          of New England, Inc.,
                                                                                          White Directory of
                                                                                          Pennsylvania, Inc.,
                                                                                          White Directory of
                                                                                          Virginia, LLC, White
                                                                                          Directory Publishers,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/17/2004
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20040710.............................  General Electric         InVision Technologies,   InVision Technologies,
                                        Company.                 Inc..                    Inc.
20041356.............................  GC Power Acquisition     Centerpoint Energy,      Texas Genco Holdings,
                                        LLC.                     Inc..                    Inc., Texas Genco II
                                                                                          LP, Texas Genco
                                                                                          Services, LP
20041382.............................  International Power plc  Edison International...  EME del Caribe Holding
                                                                                          GmbH
20041383.............................  MGI Pharma, Inc........  SuperGen, Inc..........  SuperGen, Inc.
20041392.............................  Austin Ventures VIII,    Mr. Russell B. Inserra.  Orion Marine Group
                                        L.P..                                             Holdings, Inc.
20041393.............................  George David...........  United Technologies      United Technologies
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation
20041400.............................  QUALCOMM Incorporated..  Iridigm Display          Iridigm Display
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/2004
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20041314.............................  ConMed Corporation.....  C.R. Bard, Inc.........  C.R. Bard, Inc.
20041370.............................  UBS AG.................  The Charles Schwab       Schwab Capital Markets
                                                                 Corporation.             L.P., SoundView
                                                                                          Technology Group, Inc.

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20041396.............................  Sumitomo Corporation...  PG&E Corporation.......  Hermiston Generating
                                                                                          Company, L.P., Airport
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Alafaya Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Ltd., Ale House
                                                                                          Management, Inc.,
                                                                                          Alpharetta Ale House
                                                                                          and Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          Altamonte Ale House
                                                                                          and Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          Boca Ale House and Raw
                                                                                          Bar, Inc., Boynton Ale
                                                                                          House, Inc., Bradenton
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Brandon Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Ltd., Buena Vista Ale
                                                                                          House Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          Coral Springs Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Ltd., Davie Ale House
                                                                                          and Raw Bar, Ltd.,
                                                                                          Daytona Ale House and
                                                                                          Raw Bar, Ltd., Doral
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Florida Mall Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Fort Lauderale
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Ft Myers Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar Eas,
                                                                                          Inc., Gardens Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Hiawassee Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Hollywood Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Jupiter Ale
                                                                                          House, Inc., Kendall
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Kirkman Road Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Lakeland Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Mandarin Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., North Miami Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Ocala Ale House
                                                                                          and Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          Orlando Ale House and
                                                                                          Raw Bar, Inc., Palm
                                                                                          Harbor Ale House and
                                                                                          Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          Pembroke Pines Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Ltd., Regency Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Ltd., Sanford Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Sarasota Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Southside Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., St. Petersburg
                                                                                          Ale House and Raw Bar,
                                                                                          Inc., Tampa Ale House
                                                                                          and Raw Bar, Inc.,
                                                                                          UNCC Charlotte Ale
                                                                                          House and Raw Bar
                                                                                          Limited Partnership.
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20041399.............................  SKM Equity Fund III,     John W. Miller.........
                                        L.P.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/2004
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20041263.............................  Morton Manus and Iris    WMG Parent Corporation.  CPP/Belwin, Inc.,
                                        Manus.                                            International Music
                                                                                          Publications Limited,
                                                                                          Warner Bros,
                                                                                          Publications U.S. Inc.
20041391.............................  SCF-IV, L.P............  Mr. Harold Hamm........  Hamm Co., Rental Tools,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/23/2004
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20041394.............................  ArcLight Energy          General Electric         TIFD III-C, Inc.
                                        Partners Fund II, L.P..  Company.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/24/2004
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20041333.............................  Kenneth R. Thomson.....  Educational Testing      iLearning, Inc., The
                                                                 Service.                 Chauncey Group
                                                                                          Holdings 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. 04-22930 Filed 10-12-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M