[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59507-59510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8572]



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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/05/2006
------------------------------------------------------------------------
20061262...........  GKN plc.........  Carlyle           Stellex
                                        Strategic         Aerostructures
                                        Partners, L.P.    , Inc.
20061637...........  The Sage Group    Emdeon            Emdeon Practice
                      plc.              Corporation.      Services, Inc.
20061640...........  Pegasus Partners  ConocoPhillips..  Chevron
                      III                                 Phillips
                      International                       Chemical
                      Holdings, L.P                       Puerto Rico
                                                          Core, Inc.
20061641...........  Pegasus Partners  Chevron           Chevron
                      III               Corporation.      Phillips
                      International                       Chemical
                      Holdings, L.P                       Puerto Rico
                                                          Core, Inc.
20061644...........  Randal D. Boyd..  KINO Management,  KINO Holdings,
                                        LLC.              Inc.
20061649...........  RMK Acquisition   ARAMARK           ARAMARK
                      Corporation.      Corporation.      Corporation.
20061653...........  Resources         Longyear Global   Longyear Global
                      Services          Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
                      Holdings
                      S.a.r.l.
20061655...........  Michael J.        Boyd Gaming       Silverado South
                      Gaughan.          Corporation.      Strip, LLC.
20061656...........  Sumner M.         Atom              Atom
                      Redstone          Entertainment,    Entertainment,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20061659...........  Eos Capital       W. Andrew         Addus
                      Partners III,     Wright, III.      HealthCare,
                      L.P.                                Inc.
20061662...........  Wells Fargo &     James B.          Barrington
                      Company.          Freedman.         Associates.
20061663...........  Wireless          John L.           Madison
                      Facilities, Inc.  Stallworth.       Research
                                                          Corporation.
20061668...........  Mars,             MMI Holdings,     MMI Holdings,
                      Incorporated.     Inc.              Inc.
20061679...........  2003 Riverside    Jeffrey R.        GreenLine
                      Capital           Twyman.           Foods, Inc.
                      Appreciation
                      Fund, L.P.
20061680...........  Jess Stonestreet  AIC Capital       The Legacy
                      Jackson.          Partners, LLC.    Estate Group
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/06/2006
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20061148...........  VeriFone          Lipman            Lipman
                      Holdings, Inc..   Electronic        Electronic
                                        Engineering Ltd.  Engineering
                                                          Ltd
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/07/2006
------------------------------------------------------------------------
20061646...........  SemGroup, L.P...  Energy Spectrum   Dornick Hills
                                        Partners IV LP.   Midstream,
                                                          Ltd.
20061667...........  Newco...........  Michaels Stores,  Michaels
                                        Inc.              Stores, Inc.
20061678...........  Morgan Stanley..  Saxon Capital,    Saxon Capital,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20061687...........  General Electric  Kinder Morgan,    Administracion
                      Company.          Inc.              y Operacion de
                                                          Infraestructur
                                                          a, S.A. de
                                                          D.V.
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                                                         Kinder Morgan
                                                          Retail Energy
                                                          Services
                                                          Company.
                                                         KM Retail LLC.
                                                         K N Energy
                                                          International,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         K N Gas Supply
                                                          Services, Inc.
 
           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/12/2006
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20061620...........  Pershing Square,  McDonald's        McDonald's
                      L.P.              Corporation.      Corporation.
20061622...........  Pershing Square   McDonald's        McDonald's
                      International,    Corporation.      Corporation.
                      Lrd.
20061623...........  Pershing Square   McDonald's        McDonald's
                      III, L.P..        Corporation.      Corporation.
20061669...........  DQE Holdings LLC  Duquesne Light    Duquesne Light
                                        Holdings, Inc.    Holdings, Inc.
20061686...........  SCOR S.A........  WINSOR            Revios
                                        Verwaltung-AG.    Ruckversicheru
                                                          ng AG.
20061691...........  infoUSA Inc.....  Opinion Research  Opinion
                                        Corpration.       Research
                                                          Corporation.
20061692...........  Lone Star Fund V  Lone Star         Lone Star
                      (U.S.) L.P.       Steakhouse &      Steakhouse &
                                        Saloon, Inc.      Saloon, Inc.
20061695...........  Transaction       P&H Solutions     P&H Solutions
                      Systems           Inc.              Inc.
                      Architects, Inc.
20061696...........  J.P. Morgan       Owens Corning.    Owens Corning.
                      Chase & Company.
20061698...........  Brentwood         Thomas M.         The Teaching
                      Associates        Rollins.          Company
                      Private Equity                      Limited
                      IV, L.P.                            Partnership.
20061707...........  Associated        LifePoint         Lakeland
                      Hospital          Hospitals, Inc.   Community
                      Holdings, Inc.                      Hospital,
                                                          L.L.C.
                                                         Lakeland
                                                          Physician
                                                          Practices,
                                                          LLC.
                                                         MRI Center of
                                                          Northwest
                                                          Alabama, LLC.
                                                         Northwest
                                                          Medical Center-
                                                          Winfield, LLC.
                                                         NWMC-Winfield
                                                          Physician
                                                          Practice, LLC.
                                                         Russellville
                                                          Hospital, LLC.
                                                         Russellville
                                                          Physician
                                                          Practices,
                                                          LLC.
20061708...........  Automatic Data    Employease, Inc.  Employease,
                      Processing, Inc.                    Inc.

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20061710...........  General Electric  John A. Williams  Invesco
                      Company.          and Carolyn S.    Enterprises,
                                        Wiliams.          Inc.
                                                         The Memphis
                                                          Group, Inc.
20061711...........  Lone Star Fund V  B-Line, LLC.....  B-Line, LLC.
                      (U.S.), L.P.
20061712...........  Gryphon Partners  George K. Baum    Staffing Now,
                      III, L.P.         Capital           Inc.
                                        Partners, L.P.
20061714...........  The Cleveland     Tenet Healthcare  TCC Partners.
                      Clinic            Corporation.
                      Foundation.
20061722...........  Energy Capital    Northeast         Holyoke Water
                      Partners I, LP.   Utilities.        Power Company.
                                                         Northeast
                                                          Generation
                                                          Company.
                                                         Northeast
                                                          Generation
                                                          Services
                                                          Company.
                                                         Northeast
                                                          Utilities
                                                          Services
                                                          Company.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/13/2006
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20061666...........  Littlejohn Fund   American          AIP/SMC
                      III, L.P.         Industrial        Holdings, Inc.
                                        Partners
                                        Capital Fund
                                        III, L.P.
20061672...........  Kenneth D. Lewis  Bank of America   Bank of America
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20061715...........  Estate of Peter   Nassau            Nassau
                      A. Bordes.        Broadcasting      Broadcasting
                                        Partners, L.P.    II, LLC.
20061716...........  Nassau            Estate of Peter   Charles River
                      Broadcasting      A. Bordes.        Broadcasting
                      Partners, L.P.                      Company.
                                                         Greater Boston
                                                          Radio, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/14/2006
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20061673...........  Wind Point        Ferro             Ferro
                      Partners VI,      Corporation.      Corporation.
                      L.P.
20061688...........  Mitsubishi Steel  ArvinMeritor,     Meritor
                      Mfg. Co., Ltd.    Inc.              Suspension
                                                          Systems
                                                          Company.
                                                         Meritor
                                                          Suspension
                                                          Systems
                                                          Company, U.S.
20061701...........  Strength Capital  John M. Postle..  Postle
                      Partners II,                        Distributors,
                      L.P.                                Inc.
20061703...........  Wintergames       Intrawest         Intrawest
                      Acquisition LLC.  Corporation.      Corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/18/2006
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20061571...........  Madison Dearborn  Syufy             Century
                      Capital           Enterprises, LP.  Theaters, Inc.
                      Partners IV,
                      L.P.
20061635...........  Trevor Lloyd....  The Reynolds and  The Reynolds
                                        Reynolds          and Reynolds
                                        Company.          Company.
20061639...........  Lockheed Martin   JA&A Holdings     Pacific
                      Corporation.      LLC.              Architects and
                                                          Engineers
                                                          Incorporated.
20061657...........  AIF VI Euro       TNT N.V.........  TNT Logistics
                      Holdings LP.                        (Australia)
                                                          Pty Ltd.
                                                         TNT Logistics
                                                          Holdings B.V.
                                                         TNT Transport
                                                          Group Inc.
20061739...........  J.W. Childs       CGW Southeast     Employbridge
                      Associates, L.P.  Partners IV,      Holding
                                        L.P.              Company.
20061751...........  Tata Tea Limited  Energy Brands     Energy Brands
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20061757...........  HSBC Holdings     Solstice Capital  Solstice
                      plc.              Group, Inc.       Capital Group,
                                                          Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/19/2006
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20061719...........  TPG Partners V,   Aleris            Aleris
                      L.P.              International,    International,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20061737...........  BG Group Plc....  Calpine           Dighton Power
                                        Corporation.      Associates
                                                          Limited
                                                          Partnership.
20061745...........  DST Systems,      Whitney V. L.P..  Amisys
                      Inc..                               Synertech,
                                                          Inc.
20061756...........  Racecar           Blackstone UC     Sigecom, LLC.
                      Holdings, LLC.    Capital
                                        Partners L.P.
20061758...........  Pinnacle          Carl C. Icahn...  ACE Gaming,
                      Entertainment,                      LLC.
                      Inc.
                                                         AREH MLK LLC.
                                                         AREP Boardwalk
                                                          Properties
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Mitre
                                                          Associates
                                                          LLC.
                                                         PSW Properties
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/20/2006
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20061717...........  Graham Partners   Hirschi Nevada    Hirschi
                      II, LP.           Trust.            Masonry, Inc.
20061753...........  PAETEC Corp.....  US LEC Corp.....  US LEC Corp.
20061754...........  US LEC Corp.....  PAETEC Corp.....  PAETEC Corp.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/21/2006
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20061648...........  ComVest           Zomax             Zomax
                      Investment        Incorporated.     Incorporated.
                      Partners II LLC.
20061729...........  Special Value     Radnor Holdings   Benchmark
                      Opportunities     Corporation.      Holdings, Inc.
                      Fund, LLC.
                                                         Radnor Chemical
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Radnor Holdings
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Radnor
                                                          Management
                                                          Delaware, Inc.
                                                         Radnor
                                                          Management,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         StyroChem
                                                          Delaware, Inc.
                                                         StyroChem
                                                          Europe
                                                          Delaware, Inc.
                                                         StyroChem GP,
                                                          LLC.
                                                         StyroChem LP,
                                                          LLC.

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                                                         Styrochem U.S.,
                                                          Ltd.
                                                         WinCup Europe
                                                          Delaware, Inc.
                                                         WinCup GP, LLC.
                                                         Wincup
                                                          Holdings, Inc.
                                                         WinCup LP, LLC.
                                                         WinCup RE, LLC.
                                                         WinCup Texas,
                                                          Ltd.
20061731...........  Blue Pearl        F. Steven and     Thompson Creek
                      Mining Ltd.       Abigail S.        Metals
                                        Mooney.           Company.
20061748...........  Brown-Forman      Jose Guillermo    Comercializador
                      Corporation.      Romo de la Pena.  a Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Fabrica de
                                                          Tequila
                                                          Hacienda Las
                                                          Norias S.A. de
                                                          C.V.
                                                         Grupo
                                                          Industrial
                                                          Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Sociedad Romo,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Tequila
                                                          Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Transportes de
                                                          Carga
                                                          Millenium,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Valle de
                                                          Amatitan, S.A.
                                                          de C.V.
20061749...........  Brown-Forman      Luis Pedro Pablo  Comercializador
                      Corporation.      Roma de la Pena.  a Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Fabrica de
                                                          Tequila
                                                          Hacienda Las
                                                          Norias S.A. de
                                                          C.V.
                                                         Grupo
                                                          Industrial
                                                          Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Sociedad Romo,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Tequila
                                                          Herradura,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Transportes de
                                                          Carga
                                                          Millenium,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Valle de
                                                          Amatitan, S.A.
                                                          de C.V.
20061750...........  Francisco         Dover             Delaware
                      Partners II, LP.  Corporation.      Capital
                                                          Formation,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Hover-Davis,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         Universal
                                                          Investments
                                                          Corporation.
                                                         Vitronics
                                                          Soltec
                                                          corporation.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/22/2006
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20061057...........  Alon Israel Oil   Apex Holding Co.  Edgington Oil
                      Company Ltd.                        Company.
20061683...........  Casey's General   David V.          Jet Transport
                      Stores, Inc.      Nordstrom.        Company.
                                                         Nordco, L.L.C.
                                                         Nordstrom Oil
                                                          Company.
                                                         Nordy's, L.L.C.
20061709...........  PetSmart, Inc...  MMI Holdings,     MMI Holdings,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/25/2006
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20061702...........  Oak Hill Capital  Walden's          Walden's
                      Partners II,      Machine, Inc.     Machine, Inc.
                      L.P.
20061759...........  Regent            Sumner Redstone.  CBS Radio
                      Communications,                     Stations Inc.
                      Inc.
20061777...........  WLR Recovery      WLR Recovery      Safety
                      Fund, II, L.P.    Fund III, L.P.    Components
                                                          International,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         SCI Merger Sub.
                                                          Inc.
20061784...........  ArcLight Energy   Thayer Equity     TC Asphalt
                      Partners Fund     Investors IV,     Corporation.
                      III, L.P.         LP.
20061788...........  Polski Koncern    Group Menatep     AB Mazeikiu
                      Naftowy Orlen     LTC.              Nafta.
                      S.A.
20061791...........  Warburg Pincus    NYFIX, Inc......  NYFIX, Inc.
                      Private Equity
                      IX L.P.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/26/2006
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20061654...........  Morgans Hotel     Peter A. Morton.  Hard Rock
                      Group Co.                           Hotel, Inc.
20061697...........  4105818 Canada    Intel             Intel
                      Inc.              Corporation.      Corporation.
20061704...........  Lindsay Goldberg  Questor Partners  CS Bakery
                      & Bessemer L.P.   Fund II, L.P.     Holding, Inc.
20061721...........  AlpInvest         Air Products and  Air Products
                      Partners Direct   Chemicals, Inc.   and Chemicals,
                      Investments                         Inc.
                      2003 cv.
20061725...........  Jesse C.          Tom T. Gores....  Broadspire
                      Crawford.                           Management
                                                          Services, Inc.
20061738...........  United            RHI Holding Corp  RHI Holding
                      Technologies                        Corp.
                      Corporation.
20061760...........  Chesapeake        Mark A. Fischer   Chaparral
                      Energy            and Susan L.      Energy, Inc.
                      Corporation.      Fischer.
20061764...........  Banque Federale   Caisse Nationale  CEFI.
                      des Banques       des Caisses
                      Populaires.       d'Epargne.
                                                         Compagnie 1818.
                                                         Foncier
                                                          Assurance.
                                                         GCE
                                                          Affacturage.
                                                         GCE Bail.
                                                         GCE FS.
                                                         GCE Garanties.
                                                         Gestitres.
                                                         Ixis, CIB;
                                                          Ixis, AM;
                                                          Caceis; CIFG.
20061767...........  JPMorgan Chase &  CCA Stragegies,   CCA Strategies,
                      Co.               LLC.              LLC.
20061768...........  Affiliated        Systech           Systech
                      Computer          Integrators,      Integrators,
                      Services, Inc.    Inc.              Inc.

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20061769...........  Alliance Data     Kinderhook        CPC Associates,
                      Systems           Capital Fund I,   Inc.
                      Corporation.      L.P.
20061770...........  Chesapeake        Altoma Energy...  Chaparral
                      Energy                              Energy, Inc.
                      Corporation.
20061772...........  Vestar Capital    Santemedia Group  MediMedia USA,
                      Partners V, L.P.  Holding S.A.R.L.  Inc.
20061779...........  Lindsay Goldberg  Jardine Lloyd     Jardine Lloyd
                      & Bessemer L.P.   Thompson Group    Thompson, LLC.
                                        plc.
                                                         JLT Services
                                                          Corporation.
20061780...........  Wolseley plc....  Joseph C. White.  Castle Supply
                                                          Company, Inc.
20061782...........  Riata Energy,     Carl C. Icahn...  NEG Oil & Gas
                      Inc.                                LLC.
20061783...........  Carl C. Icahn...  Riata Energy,     Riata Energy,
                                        Inc.              Inc.
20061785...........  Oak Investment    Visto             Visto
                      Partners X, L.P.  Corporation.      Corporation.
20061786...........  Cobalt Holding    Integraph         Intergraph
                      Company.          Corporation.      Corporation.
20061789...........  ArcLight Energy   General Electric  EFS Cogen
                      Partners Fund     Company.          Holdings II,
                      III.                                LLC.
                                                         TC Cogen One,
                                                          L.P.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/27/2006
------------------------------------------------------------------------
20061735...........  Glanbia Co-       Wayne T. Seltzer  Seltzer
                      Operative                           Companies,
                      Society Limited.                    Inc.
20061766...........  GTCR Fund VIII,   Bank of America   BA Merchant
                      L.P.              Corporation.      Services, LLC.
                                                         Bank of
                                                          America, N.A.
                                                         Best Payment
                                                          Solutions,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         National
                                                          Processing Co.
                                                          LLC.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--09/28/2006
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20060959...........  Toshiba           Britsh Nuclear    BNFL USA Group,
                      Corporation.      Fuels plc.        Inc.
                                                         Westinghouse
                                                          Electric UK
                                                          Limited.
20061705...........  Emulex            Sierra Logic,     Sierra Logic,
                      Corporation.      Inc..             Inc.
20061793...........  Lafarge, S.A....  Lyle C.           Aux Sable Stone
                                        Sitterly, Jr.     Company,
                                                          L.L.C.
                                                         Quarry
                                                          Properties,
                                                          Inc.
                                                         The Western
                                                          Sand & Gravel
                                                          Company.
                                                         Utica Dock,
                                                          Inc.
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    For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative or Renee Hallman, Contract 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. 06-8572 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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