[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63537-63538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24425]


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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<greek-i>                    Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/27/2004
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20041211.............................  Parker-Hannifin          Sporlan Valve Company..  Sporlan Valve Company.
                                        Corporation.
20041343.............................  GTCR Fund VII L.P......  Electronic Data Systems  EDS Information
                                                                 Corporation.             Services, L.L.C.
20041379.............................  The Laird Group PLC....  Centurion Wireless       Centurion Wireless
                                                                 Technologies, Inc.       Technologies, Inc.
20041384.............................  ARM Holdings plc.......  Artisan Components, Inc  Artisan Components,
                                                                                          Inc.
20041397.............................  Wind Point Partners V,   United Subcontractors,   United Subcontractors,
                                        L.P.                     Inc.                     Inc.
20041401.............................  LR2 AIV, L.P...........  Global Industries, Ltd.  Global Industries, Ltd.
20041402.............................  First Reserve Fund X.,   Ingersoll-Rand Company   Dresser-Rand Canada,
                                        L.P.                     Limited.                 Inc., Dresser-Rand
                                                                                          S.A.-France, Ingersoll-
                                                                                          Rand Company Limited.
20041404.............................  KeyCorp................  James J. Pappas........  Ariel Truss (Hawaii)
                                                                                          Inc., Honolulu Wood
                                                                                          Testing Co., Ltd.
20041405.............................  Mitsubishi Corporation.  Royal Dutch Petroleum    Wildflower Development
                                                                 Company.                 LLC.
20041407.............................  Metalurgica Gerdau, S.A  Cargill, Incorporated..  North Star Recycling
                                                                                          Company, North Star
                                                                                          Steel Company, North
                                                                                          Star Steel Kentucky,
                                                                                          Inc., North Star Steel
                                                                                          Texas, Inc.
20041408.............................  Inovis International,    QRS Corporation........  QRS Corporation.
                                        Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/29/2004
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20040416.............................  Dan L. Duncan..........  El Paso Corporation....  El Paso Hydrocarbons,
                                                                                          L.P., El Paso NGL
                                                                                          Marketing Company,
                                                                                          L.P.
20040417.............................  Dan L. Duncan..........  GulfTerra Energy         GulfTerra Energy
                                                                 Partners, L.P.           Partners, L.P.
20041385.............................  MDS Inc................  Applera Corporation....  Applera Corporation.
20041387.............................  Serologicals             Upstate Group, Inc.....  Upstate Group, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20041447.............................  ConocoPhillips.........  Open Joint-Stock         Open Joint-Stock
                                                                 Company Oil Company      Company Oil LUKOIL.
                                                                 LUKOIL.
20041456.............................  ConocoPhillips.........  Open Joint-Stock         Open Joint-Stock
                                                                 Company Oil Company      Company Oil Company
                                                                 LUKOIL.                  LUKOIL.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--09/30/2004
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20041427.............................  Morgan Stanley.........  NTELOS, Inc............  NTELOS, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/04/2004
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20041372.............................  Parker-Hannifin          AEC Holdings, Inc......  AEC Holdings, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20041380.............................  Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust  Molson Inc.............  Molson Inc.
20041415.............................  Cisco Systems, Inc.....  Netsolve, Incorporated.  Netsolve, Incorporated.
20041416.............................  Federal Express          Delta Air Lines, Inc...  Delta Air Lines, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20041417.............................  2003 Riverside Capital   Mark J. Lowe...........  Progressive Stamping &
                                        Appreciation Fund L.P.                            Plating.
20041418.............................  Jefferies Group, Inc...  Jefferies Group, Inc...  Bonds Direct Securities
                                                                                          LLC.
20041420.............................  American Capital         Roark Carvel LLC.......  Focus Brands, Inc.
                                        Strategies, Ltd.

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20041423.............................  HMTF Fund V Cayman, L.P  Centennial               Centennial Puerto Rico
                                                                 Communications Corp.     Cable TV Corp.
20041432.............................  RHJ Industrial           HIT Partners, L.P......  HGH GP Limited, Honsel
                                        Partners, L.P.                                    Germany Holdings,
                                                                                          L.P., Tritech
                                                                                          Holdings, L.P.
20041434.............................  Wellspring Capital       Envirosource, Inc......  Envirosource, Inc.
                                        Partners III, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/05/2004
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20041410.............................  Bertarelli & Cie.......  ZymoGenetics, Inc......  ZymoGenetics, Inc.
20041413.............................  Merrill Lynch & Co.,     Entergy Corporation....  Entergy-Koch Trading
                                        Inc.                                              Canada, ULC/Commerce
                                                                                          Entergy-Koch Canada,
                                                                                          Entergy-Koch Trading,
                                                                                          L.P.
20041414.............................  Merrill Lynch & Co.,     Koch Industries, Inc...  Entergy-Koch Trading
                                        Inc.                                              Canada, ULC/Commerce
                                                                                          Entergy-Koch Canada,
                                                                                          Entergy-Koch Trading,
                                                                                          L.P.
20041424.............................  Ventiv Health, Inc.....  Smith Hanley Holding     Smith Hanley Holding
                                                                 Corp.                    Corp.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/08/2004
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20041412.............................  LeCroy Corporation.....  Computer Access          Computer Access
                                                                 Technology Corporation.  Technology
                                                                                          Corporation.
20041425.............................  Yahoo! Inc.............  Musicmatch, Inc........  Musicmatch, Inc.
20041450.............................  Centrica plc...........  Wellspring Capital       RSG Holding Corp.
                                                                 Partners III, L.P.
20041451.............................  Behrman Capital III L.P  David and Arline Parker  Pelican Products, Inc.
                                                                 Family Ltd.
                                                                 Partnership.
20041462.............................  RC Aviation LLC........  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.  Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
20041463.............................  Salem Communications     A. Jerrold Perenchio...  Univision Radio, Inc.
                                        Corporation.
20041464.............................  A. Jerrold Perenchio...  Salem Communications     Salem Communications
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20050001.............................  Audax Private Equity     Southern Equipment       Southern Equipment
                                        Fund, L.P.               Company, Inc.            Company, Inc.
20050002.............................  Paul G. Allen..........  DreamWorks Animation     DreamWorks Animation
                                                                 SKG, Inc..               SKG, 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. 04-24425 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M