[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67867-67869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9376]


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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

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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                     Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/13/2006
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20061803.............................  Medical Action           Medegen Holdings, LLC..  Medegen Newco, LLC
                                        Industries Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/16/2006
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20061854.............................  Overseas Shipholding     Maritrans Inc..........  Maritrans Inc.
                                        Group, Inc.
20061856.............................  CCMP Capital Investors   Restatement o/t Robert   Generac Power Systems,
                                        II, L.P.                 & Patricia Kern '92 R/   Inc.
                                                                 T of 1/9/98.
20061859.............................  BNS Holding, Inc.......  Collins Industries, Inc  Collins Industries,
                                                                                          Inc.
20061862.............................  Allyn C. Ford..........  Koch Industries, Inc...  Georgia-Pacific
                                                                                          Corporation.
20061866.............................  Lonnie A. Pilgrim......  Gold Kist Inc..........  Gold Kist Inc.
20061867.............................  Novartis AG............  Cell Therapeutics, Inc.  Cell Therapeutics
                                                                                          Europe S.r.l.
20061873.............................  Kellwood Company.......  John Paul Richard, Inc.  CRL Group, LLC.
20061874.............................  D.E. Shaw Oculus         Owens Corning..........  Owens Corning.
                                        International Fund.
20061875.............................  D.E. Shaw Composite      Owens Corning..........  Owens Corning.
                                        International Fund.
20070007.............................  TA X L.P...............  S & B Industries Inc...  S & B Industries Inc
20070008.............................  TA Atlantic and Pacific  S & B Industries Inc...  S & B Industries Inc.
                                        V L.P.
20070009.............................  Chandler Trust No. 2...  Tribune Company........  Tribune Company.
20070010.............................  Chandler Trust No. 1...  Tribune Company........  Tribune Company.
20070014.............................  KRG Capital Fund III,    Tecta America Corp.....  Tecta America Corp.
                                        L.P.
20070015.............................  Arthur and Yvonne Liu..  The Edward W. Scripps    Scripps Shop At Home,
                                                                 Trust.                   Inc., WRAY, Inc.,
                                                                                          WSAH, Inc., WSAH
                                                                                          Licensee, Inc.
20070016.............................  HealthCare Partners      Jupiter Partners II L.P  JSA Holdings, Inc.
                                        Medical Group.
20070017.............................  Firestone Holdings LLC.  Freescale                Freescale
                                                                 Semiconductor, Inc.      Semiconductor, Inc.
20070020.............................  Tata Sons Limited......  Energy Brands Inc......  Energy Brands Inc.
20070022.............................  Millennium               AnorMED Inc............  AnorMED Inc.
                                        Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20070024.............................  FR X Offshore, L.P.....  Acteon Group Limited...  Acteon Group Limited.
20070025.............................  Parthenon Investors II,  ADPI Holding, Inc......  ADPI Holding, Inc.
                                        L.P.
20070028.............................  Kelso AIV VII, L.P.....  Voting Trust--Hallmark   Crown Media
                                                                 Cards, Incorporated.     Distribution, LLC.
20070038.............................  Cavalier Telephone       Talk America Holdings,   Talk America Holdings,
                                        Corporation.             Inc.                     Inc.
20070047.............................  Roark-Carvel LLC.......  BDC Family Limited       Schlotzsky's Ltd.,
                                                                 Partnership.             Schlotzsky's Real
                                                                                          Estate Holdings, Ltd.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/17/2006
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20061319.............................  Thermo Electron          Fisher Scientific        Fisher Scientific
                                        Corporation.             International Inc.       International Inc.
20061833.............................  Apollo Investment Fund   Sky Terra                Sky Terra
                                        IV, L.P.                 Communications, Inc.     Communications, Inc.
20070031.............................  The Principal Financial  Washington Mutual, Inc.  WM Advisors, Inc.
                                        Group, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/18/2006
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20061794.............................  Weyerhaeuser TIA, Inc..  Domtar Inc.............  Domtar Inc.
20070013.............................  Pfizer Inc.............  Mr. Ronald O. Perelman.  Trans Tech Pharma, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/20/2006
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20061382.............................  Barr Pharmaceuticals,    PLIVA d.d..............  PLIVA d.d.
                                        Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/23/2006
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20070006.............................  Amgen Inc..............  Avidia, Inc............  Avidia, Inc.
20070021.............................  Dr. Ernst Volgenau.....  Robert A. Baruch.......  RABA Technologies, LLC.
20070023.............................  Green Equity Investors   Motorsport Aftermarket   Motorsport Aftermarket
                                        IV, L.P.                 Group, Inc.              Group, Inc.
20070033.............................  Brockway Moran &         Quad-C Partners VI, L.P  MWI Acquisition, Inc.
                                        Partners Fund II, L.P.
20070044.............................  The Resolute Fund L.P..  Jordan Industries, Inc.  Kinetek, Inc.
20070050.............................  DCP Midstream Partners,  Duke Energy Corporation  Gas Supply Resources
                                        LP.                                               LLC.
20070051.............................  DCP Midstream Partners,  ConocoPhillips.........  Gas Supply Resources
                                        LP.                                               LLC.
20070052.............................  GGC Investment Fund II,  Duke and Gael            Haband Company, Inc.
                                        L.P.                     Habernickel.
20070053.............................  Francisco Partners II,   Metrologic Instruments,  Metrologic Instruments,
                                        L.P.                     Inc.                     Inc.
20070058.............................  Munder Capital           Comerica Incorporated..  Munder Capital
                                        Holdings, LLC.                                    Management.
20070065.............................  INVEST Tools Inc.......  thinkorswim Group, Inc.  thinkorswim Group, Inc.
20070068.............................  Lam Research             Bullen Ultrasonics, Inc  Bullen Ultrasonics,
                                        Corporation.                                      Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/24/2006
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20070046.............................  General Atlantic-        Emdeon Corporation.....  EBS Master LLC.
                                        Partners 83B, L.P.
20070074.............................  Wicks Communications &   Mr. Sumner M. Redstone.  CBS Radio Holdings
                                        Media Partners III,                               Inc., CBS Radio
                                        L.P.                                              Stations Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/25/2006
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2006159..............................  Live Nation, Inc.......  HOB Entertainment, Inc.  HOB Entertainment, Inc.
20061841.............................  Compagnie Generale de    Veritas DGC Inc........  Veritas DGC Inc.
                                        Geophysique.
20061846.............................  WPS Resources            Peoples Energy           Peoples Energy
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Corporation.
20070048.............................  Brambles Industries plc  Brambles Industries      Brambles Industries
                                                                 Limited.                 Limited.
20070049.............................  Brambles Industries      Brambles Industries plc  Brambles Industries
                                        Limited.                                          plc.
20070059.............................  Gilead Sciences, Inc...  Myogen, Inc............  Myogen, Inc.
20070063.............................  Superior Energy          Warrior Energy Services  Warrior Energy Services
                                        Services, Inc.           Corporation.             Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/26/2006
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20070001.............................  Becton, Dickinson and    TriPath Imaging, Inc...  TriPath Imaging, Inc.
                                        Company, Inc.
20070019.............................  Sumner M. Redstone.....  Harmonix Music Systems,  Harmonix Music Systems,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/27/2006
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20070101.............................  IAWS Group plc.........  Code Hennessy & Simmons  Otis Spunkmeyer
                                                                 IV LP.                   Holdings, 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. 06-9376 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M