[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16783-16786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3213]


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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

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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--03/06/2006
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20060678.............................  The Weinstein Company    Genius Products, Inc...  Genius Products, Inc.
                                        Holdings LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/07/2006
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20060655.............................  J.R. Hyde, III.........  GTx, Inc...............  GTx, Inc.
20060684.............................  Merck & Co., Inc.......  Neuromed Technologies,   Neuromed Technologies,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20060711.............................  Marubeni Corporation...  Pioneer Natural          Pioneer Natural
                                                                 Resources Company.       Resources USA, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/08/2006
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20060656.............................  JANA Offshore Partners,  The Houston Exploration  The Houston Exploration
                                        Ltd.                     Company.                 Company.
20060700.............................  Business Objects S.A...  Firstlogic, Inc........  Firstlogic, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/08/2006
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20060677.............................  Tandberg Television ASA  SkyStream Networks Inc.  SkyStream Networks Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/13/2006
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20060667.............................  Whitney V, L.P.........  Thomas Fahey...........  Universal Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc.
20060671.............................  Commerzbank              Eurohypo                 Eurohypo
                                        Aktiengesellschaft.      Aktiengesellschaft.      Aktiengesellschaft.
20060714.............................  Cemex, S.A. de C.V.....  General Electric         Full Service Leasing
                                                                 Company.                 Corp.
                                                                                         General Electric
                                                                                          Capital Corporation.
                                                                                         SGE (New York)
                                                                                          Associates II.
20060720.............................  Terumo Corporation.....  MicroVention, Inc......  MicroVention, Inc.
20060722.............................  ALLTEL Corporation.....  Southern Illinois        Southern Illinois
                                                                 Cellular Corp.           Cellular Corp.
20060723.............................  TriGenesys, Inc........  Human Genome Sciences,   Human Genome Sciences,
                                                                 Inc..                    Inc.
20060726.............................  Borland Software         Segue Software, Inc....  Segue Software, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20060735.............................  David D. Smith.........  Kenneth A. Hall........  Center Ford, Inc.
                                                                                         Hall Auto World, Inc.
                                                                                         Jefferson Imports, Inc.
                                                                                         KAH Imports, Inc.
                                                                                         Peninsula Imports, Inc.
                                                                                         State Line Imports,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Tidewater Imports, Inc.
20060742.............................  Carlyle Partners IV,     John Maneely Company...  John Maneely Company.
                                        L.P.
20060746.............................  ArcLight Energy          ArcLight Energy          Magnum Coal Company.
                                        Partners Fund II, L.P.   Partners Fund II, L.P.
20060749.............................  Hub International        The Royal Bank of        Brewer & Lord LLC.
                                        Limited.                 Scotland Group plc.
                                                                                         Citizens Clair
                                                                                          Insurance Agency, LLC.
                                                                                         The Feitelberg Company
                                                                                          LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/14/2006
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20060666.............................  Angiotech                RounTable Healthcare     American Medical
                                        Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    Partners, L.P.           Instruments Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc.
20060682.............................  Cal Dive International,  Remington Oil and Gas    Remington Oil and Gas
                                        Inc.                     Corporation.             Corporation.
20060727.............................  Great River Energy.....  United Power             United Power
                                                                 Association.             Association.
20060732.............................  Black Box Corporation..  Tom T. Gores...........  NextiraOne California,
                                                                                          L.P.
                                                                                         NextiraOne Federal,
                                                                                          LLC.
                                                                                         NextiraOne, LLC.
                                                                                         NextiraOne New York,
                                                                                          LLC.
20060733.............................  PNM Resources, Inc.....  Sempra Energy..........  Twin Oaks Power III,
                                                                                          LP.
                                                                                         Twin Oaks Power, LP
20060743.............................  CDX Acquisition Company  Monty H. Rial Revocable  CDX Holdings, LLC.
                                        LLC.                     Trust.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/15/2006
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20060736.............................  CK Life Sciences         Vitaquest International  Vitaquest International
                                        Int'l., (Holdings) Inc.  Holdings LLC.            Holdings LLC.
20060750.............................  AEA Investors Small      William E. O'Connor....  P.P.C. Industries.
                                        Business Fund LP.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/16/2006
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20060707.............................  Moog Inc...............  M. Michael Parsee and    Curlin Healthcare
                                                                 Afsaneh Astani.          Products, Inc.
                                                                                         Curlin Medical, LLC.

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                                                                                         Curlin Technology, LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/17/2006
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20060710.............................  Lucent Technologies Inc  Riverstone Networks,     Riverstone Networks,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20060715.............................  Arysta LifeScience       BASF AG................  Micro Flo Company LLC.
                                        Corporation.
20060738.............................  FMR Corp...............  Wolohan Lumber Co......  Wolohan Lumber Co.
20060744.............................  TreeHouse Foods, Inc...  Del Monte Corporation..  Del Monte Corporation.
20060752.............................  General Electric         The Goldman Sachs        East Cost Power LLC.
                                        Company.                 Group, Inc.
20060756.............................  Lubar Equity Fund, LLC.  David G. Nelson........  Rockland Industrial
                                                                                          Products, LLC.
20060761.............................  Green Equity Investors   The Sports Authority,    The Sports Authority,
                                        IV, L.P.                 Inc.                     Inc.
20060763.............................  TA IX L.P..............  William D. Oates.......  Global 360, Inc.
20060764.............................  Kikkoman Corporation...  Country Life, LLC......  Country Life, LLC.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/20/2006
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20060675.............................  LGB ENV LLC............  Duratek, Inc...........  Duratek, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/21/2006
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20060610.............................  Onex Partners LP.......  BAE Systems PLC........  BAE Systems
                                                                                          (Operations) Limited.
20060689.............................  Edward G. Burr.........  Waste Management, Inc..  USA Waste of
                                                                                          California, Inc.
                                                                                         Waste Management of
                                                                                          California, Inc.
                                                                                         Western Waste
                                                                                          Industries.
20060729.............................  General Electric         John Gerngross and       Condor Engineering.
                                        Company.                 Susan Gerngross.
20060730.............................  FANUC LTD..............  John Gerngross and       Condor Engineering.
                                                                 Susan Gerngross.
20060741.............................  Ball Corporation.......  Alcan Inc..............  Alcan Inc.
20060773.............................  KIPB Group Holdings,     Packaging Dynamics       Packaging Dynamics
                                        LLC.                     Corporation.             Corporation.
20060779.............................  Compass Group PLC......  Levy Restaurant Limited  Levy Restaurant Limited
                                                                 Partnership.             Partnership.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/22/2006
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20060716.............................  Telelogic AB...........  I-Logic Inc............  I-Logic Inc.
20060786.............................  Advantage Sales and      Allied Capital           Advantage Sales &
                                        Marketing Holdings,      Corporation.             Marketing Inc.
                                        LLC.
20060800.............................  Fujitsu Limited........  Rapidigm, Inc..........  Rapidigm, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/23/2006
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20060681.............................  Viisage Technology, Inc  Identix Incorporated...  Identix Incorporated.
20060696.............................  Cadence                  Bristol-Myers Squibb     Bristol-Myers Squibb
                                        Pharmaceuticals, Inc.    Company.                 Company.
20060737.............................  Mohawk Industries, Inc.  Propex Fabrics           Propex Fabrics Holdings
                                                                 Holdings, Inc.           Inc.
20060782.............................  Humana, Inc............  CHA Service Company....  CHA HMC, Inc.
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                               TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--03/24/2006
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20060691.............................  Constellation Energy     FPL Group, Inc.........  FPL Group, Inc.
                                        Group, Inc.
20060757.............................  InterMedia Partners      Thomas Nelson, Inc.....  Thomas Nelson, Inc.
                                        VII, L.P.
20060772.............................  ARAMARK Corporation....  SeamlessWeb              SeamlessWeb
                                                                 Professional             Professional
                                                                 Solutions, Inc.          Solutions, Inc.
20060795.............................  American Capital         Trey D. Cook...........  Innova Holdings, Inc.
                                        Strategies, Ltd.
20060796.............................  Merrill Lynch & Co.,     The PNC Financial        BlackRock, Inc.
                                        Inc.                     Services Group, Inc.
20060797.............................  The PNC Financial        Merrill Lynch & Co.,     MLIM.
                                        Services Group, Inc.     Inc.
20060805.............................  Retirement Residences    Brandywine Senior Care,  Bey Lea Nursing Home,
                                        REIT.                    Inc.                     Inc.
                                                                                         Laurelton Nursing Home,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Linwood Nursing Home
                                                                                          LLC.
                                                                                         MeadowView East
                                                                                          Geriatric.
                                                                                         Meadowview Geriatrics,
                                                                                          Inc.
                                                                                         Neptune Nursing Home
                                                                                          L.L.C.
                                                                                         Premier Therapy
                                                                                          Services L.L.C.
                                                                                         Somerset Nursing Home
                                                                                          L.L.C.
20060806.............................  Gryphon Partners II,     The Huron Fund LP......  Delta Educational
                                        L.P.                                              Systems, Inc.
20060809.............................  The Home Depot, Inc....  W. Grant Williams, III.  Home Decorators
                                                                                          Collection, Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative. 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. 06-3213 Filed 4-3-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M