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 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 
                    ( print page 30992)
                    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. Trans 
                             No.
Acquiring
Acquired
Entities**Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/27/2000**20002112
Calsonic Corporation
Kansei Corporation
Kansei Corporation.20002118
AECOM Technology Corporation
Vivendi S.A
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.20002163
Grotech Partners, IV, L.P
Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc
Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc.20002246
Northwestern Corporation
Lucent Technologies Inc
Lucent Technologies Inc.20002254
Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P
Richard T. Aab
US LEC Corp.20002279
Fred Hassan
Monsanto Company
Monsanto Company.20002281
Internet Capital Group, Inc
Breakaway Solutions, Inc
Breakaway Solutions, Inc.20002284
Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd
Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation
Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation.20002295
Time Warner Inc
The Welk Group, Inc
Heartland Music, LP.20002304
North Castle Partners II, L.P
Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc
Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc.20002308
UICI
HealthAxis, Inc
HealthAxis, Inc.20002311
GTCR Fund VII, L.P
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
MidAmerican Security Company.20002315
Wind River Systems, Inc
Embedded Support Tools Corporation
Embedded Support Tools Corporation.20002325
Canon Inc
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc
Emergy Conversion Devices, Inc.20002328
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc
World's Finest Chocolate, Inc
World's Finest Chocolate, Inc.20002333
The Bank of New York Company, Inc
Societe Generale
SG Cowen Securities Corporation.20002336
William Blair Capital Partners VI, L.P
Pawnee Rotational Molding Partners VI, L.P
Borse Industries, L.P.
                             Fremont Plastics Products, Inc.  
                             Wedco Moulded Products Company.20002337
Fyffes plc
C.I. Union de Bananeros de Uraba, S.A.
Turbana Corporation.20002346
Odwalla, Inc
Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P
Samantha Investors, LLC.20002347
Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P
Odwalla, Inc
Odwalla, Inc.20002351
Penn National Gaming, Inc
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc
Casino Magic Corp., Boomtown, Inc.20002354
United Rentals, Inc
National Equipment Services, Inc
Safety Lights Sales and Leasing, Inc. of Texas.20002355
National Equipment Services, Inc
United Rentals (North America), Inc
NES Texoma Acquisition Corp.20002357
Stuart P. Olsten
Adecco SA
Adecco SA.20002369
Vincent L. Martin
Calender Holdings, Inc
Calender Holdings, Inc.20002392
Westbrand, Inc.
Robert W. Amis, Jr
Advance Acceptance Corporation.20002393
TPG Partners II, L.P
The Cherry Corporation
Cherry Semiconductor Corporation.20002399
Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P
Financiere Saint Luc
Financiere Saint Luc.20002402
C-MAC Industries Inc
Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P
A-Plus Manufacturing Corp.20002403
Berkshire Fund IV, Limited Partnership
Marconi plc
GEC International Limited. 
                             Maatschappij Van Berkel's Patent BV.20002413
Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Ruaner Fund V, L.P
Douglas T. Mergenthaler
Kwikee Products Company, Inc.20002414
Lowes Corporation
Continental National Corporation
Continental National Corporation.20002416
Richard A. Bernstein
Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company
Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company.20002419
Swifty Serve, LLC
Martin Resource Management Corporation, a Texas corporation
Midstream Fuel Service, Inc., an Alabama corporation.20002440
Elan Corporation plc
The Liposome Company, Inc
The Liposome Company, Inc.20002441
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc
MS Farm International, L.P
AgWeb.Com.20002444
Motorola, Inc
C-Port Corporation
C-Port Corporation.20002454
Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.20002455
Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V
Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P
Dictaphone Corporation.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/28/2000**20002155
Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C
Jack G. Swope
Rennco, Inc.20002156
Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C
Stanley J. Swope
Rennco, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/29/2000**20001439
Thomas W. Bedell Separate Share Trust
Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc
Century Divestiture Co.20002256
Calpine Corporation
Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Hidalgo Holding, Inc.20002264
Country Mutual Insurance Company
Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company
Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company.20002301
AT&T Corp
ICG Communications, Inc
ICG Communications, Inc.20002302
HMTF Bridge Partners, L.P
ICG Communications, Inc
ICG Communications, Inc.20002303
HMTF Equity Fund IV (1999), L.P
ICG Communications, Inc
ICG Communications, Inc.20002307
HealthAxis, Inc
HealthAxis.com, Inc
HealthAxis.com, Inc.20002329
C.H. Boehringer Sohn
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company.20002349
Chase Manhattan Corporation (The)
Viatel, Inc
Viatel, Inc. 
                            ( print page 30993)20002350
Durr Aktiengesellschaft
Harald Quandt Beteiliguangen GmbH & Co
Carl Schenck AG.20002373
Harvest Partners III, L.P
Kevin D. Kalagher
The Finlay Brothers Company.20002445
LifeMinders.com, Inc
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
WITI Corporation.20002470
E*Trade Group, Inc
Card Capture Services, Inc
Card Capture Services, Inc.20002472
Nemetschek Aktiengesellshaft
Richard Diehl
Diel Grapshsopt, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/30/2000**20001342
Duke Energy Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips Gas Company.20001351
Duke Energy Corporation
Conoco Inc
Conoco Inc.20001353
Duke Energy Corporation
George P. Mitchell
Mitchell Gas Services, L.P.20001354
George P. Mitchell
Duke Energy Corporation
Duke Energy Field Services, Inc.20001892
Computer Associates International, Inc
Sterling Software, Inc
Sterling Software, Inc.20002167
Winsloew Furniture, Inc
Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc
Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc.20002263
Christopher Redlich, Jr
Michael J. Browning
MGM Co., Inc.
                             MGM Transportation Services, Inc.  
                             O'Toole Transportation Works, Inc.  
                             XMGM Co., Inc.  
                             XMGM of California, Inc.  
                             XMGM of Florida, Inc.20002285
Century Aluminum Company
Xstrata AG
Xstrata Aluminum Corporation.20002339
Unicom Corporation
Thomas F. Nelson
Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/31/2000**20002210
Pittsburgh Tube Company
J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc
J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc.20002320
Bank of Montreal
Pittsburgh Tube Company
Pittsburgh Tube Company.20002433
Ensign Resources Service Group Inc
Gary Drilling Company
Gary Drilling Company.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/03/2000**20002251
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
St. Laurent Paperboard Inc
St. Laurent Paperboard Inc.20002272
M. & G. Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A
N. V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij
Crystal Polymer Ltd. 
                             Pecten Group S.A. de C.V.  
                             Shell Oil Company.  
                             Shell Polyesters LLC.  
                             SIPET S.p.A.20002316
Windward Capital Partners II, L.P
Mobile Storage Group, Inc
Mobile Storage Group, Inc.20002323
UbiquiTel Holdings, Inc
Sprint Corporation
Sprint Corporation.20002348
Fosters Brewing Group Limited
Klein Foods, Inc
Windsor Vineyards.20002356
Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P
Netlab L.L.C
Online Retail Partners, Inc.20002364
Wei Yen
ATI Technologies, Inc
ATI Technologies, Inc.20002368
BTG, Inc
TV Guide, Inc
SSDS, Inc.20002371
SOFTBANK Corp
Naviant, Inc
Naviant, Inc.20002372
Naviant, Inc
SOFTBANK Corp
SOFTBANK Capital Advisors Fund LP.20002375
Citigroup Inc
Reliance Group Holdings, Inc
Reliance Insurance Company.20002387
Quintus Corporation
Mustang.com, Inc
Mustang.com, Inc.20002411
Diamond Products Company
The Gillette Company
The Gillette Company.20002452
Robotic Technology Systems PLC
Bailey P. Robinson, III and Laura Sue Robinson, (spouses)
Wright Industries, Inc.20002471
Aarque GPC, Inc
John M. Fayad
Alkar Steel Corporation.20002508
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc
Caribiner International, Inc
Caribiner International, Inc.**Transactons Granted Early Termination—04/04/2000**20002376
CMGI, Inc
uBid, Inc
uBid, Inc.20002381
Software.com, Inc
At Mobile.com, Inc
At Mobile.com, Inc.20002383
Windward Capital Partners II, L.P
Richard Samuels
Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P.20002384
Windward Capital Partners II, L.P
Joseph O'Donnell
Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P.20002385
Hanover Compressor Company
Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated
Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated.20002386
Russell Corporation
Toxey D. Haas
Hass Outdoors, Inc.20002389
John J. Fauth
TSI Incorporated
TSI Incorporated.20002394
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P
Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp
TXU Processing Company.20002395
Berkshire Fund V, Limited Partnership
Thomas A. Ellison
TVI, Inc.20002397
DTE Energy Company
Covol Technologies, Inc
Mountaineer Fuel, LLC. 
                             Synfuel Investments, Inc.20002407
Pathology consultants of America, Inc
Questor Partners Fund, L.P
PathSOURCE, Inc.20002408
Questor Partners Fund, L.P
Pathology Consultants of America, Inc
Pathology Consultants of America, Inc. 
                            ( print page 30994)20002412
Gateway, Inc
OfficeMax, Inc
OfficeMax, Inc.20002418
Peter J. Callahan
Gerald Durnell and Kaye Durnell (spouses)
Pizza Expo, Inc. 
                             ProTech Publishing and Communications, Inc.20002422
Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P
Trustee of the Harold Brode Revocable Living Trust
Broder Bros., Co.20002423
Tyco International Ltd
Westlock Controls Corporation
Westlock Controls Corporation, a Delaware corporation.20002424
AT&T Corp
Alloy Online, Inc
Alloy Online, Inc.20002425
Ford Motor Company
Budget Group, Inc
Warren Wooten Ford, Inc., Paul West Ford, Inc.20002426
Equant N.V
NEWCO
NEWCO.20002427
Reuters Group PLC
NEWCO
NEWCO.20002428
Exact Holding N.V
Macola Technologies, Inc
Macola Technologies, Inc.20002430
CRH plc
Northern Ohio Paving Company
Northern Ohio Paving Company.20002432
Solectron Corporation
Zhone Technologies, Inc
Premisys Communications, Inc.20002434
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co
TNT Post Group N.V
Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.20002436
David E. Harvey
Connectivity Technologies, Inc
Connectivity Products Incorporated.20002439
Telapex, Inc
ALLTEL Corporation
ALLTEL Communications, Inc.20002442
Nera ASA
World Access, Inc
Cellular Infrastructure Supply, Inc. 
                             WA Telcom Products Co., Inc.20002443
Siemens AG
ENTEX Associates, L.P
ENTEX Information Services, Inc.20002447
William H. Joyce
The Dow Chemical Company
The Dow Chemical Company.20002449
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co
The News Corporation Limited
Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.20002483
United Technologies Corporation
E.C. Hunt
Thermo-Industries, Inc.20002601
Bayer AG
ALZA Corporation
ALZA Corporation.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/05/2000**20002446
BP Amoco p.l.c
Burmah Castrol p.l.c
Burmah Castrol p.l.c.20002517
VS&A Communications Partners III, L.P
Data Transmission Network Corporation
Data Transmission Network Corporation.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/06/2000**20002367
Warburg, Pincus, Equity Partners, L.P
Hilltopper Holding Corp
Hilltopper Holding Corp.20002391
Richard D. Rehm, M.D
MedicaLogic, Inc
MedicaLogic, Inc.20002453
Cumulus Media, Inc
William White McDonald Family GST Exempt Perpetual Trust
McDonald Media Group, Inc.20002456
The Hain Food Group, Inc
Celestial Seasonings, Inc
Celestial Seasonings, Inc.20002457
World Access, Inc
Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE
Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE.20002458
Iceberg Transport, S.A
World Access, Inc
World Access, Inc.20002459
Roger Abbott
World Access, Inc
World Access, Inc.20002462
UAL Corporation
Air Canada
Air Canada.20002463
Sonepar, S.A
Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc
Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc.20002464
Uni-Marts, Inc
Frank R. and Adeline Orloski
Orloski Service Station, Inc.20002466
VA Linux Systems, Inc
Andover.Net, Inc
Andover.Net., Inc.20002467
The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV L.P
The Drescher Corporation
The Drescher Corporation.20002474
Allianz Aktiengellschaft
Sol Edelstein
World Access, Inc.20002475
TPG Partners Ill, L.P
Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc
Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc.20002481
Montana Power Company
Qwest Communications International Inc
TeleDistance Holdings, Inc.20002485
CRH plc
Thomas H. Maddux, III
American Stone-Mix, Inc.20002486
Arena Capital Investment Fund, L.P
UniDial Holdings, Inc
UniDial Holdings, Inc.20002495
Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The)
Gabriel Communications, Inc
Gabriel Communications, Inc.20002505
Mohr, Davidow Ventures IV, L.P
Netcentives, Inc
Netcentives, Inc.20002509
Communications Ventures III, L.P
Flashcom, Inc
Flashcom, Inc.20002511
Mayfield IX
Flashcom, Inc
Flashcom, Inc.20002513
Pfingsten Executive Fund, L.P
Katherine C. Kennedy
Four Wheel Drive Hardware, Inc.20002515
HNC Software, Inc
The Frank Gates Companies, Inc
Celerity Technologies, Inc.20002518
Thames Water Plc
E'town Corporation
E'town Corporation.20002528
Lee R. Anderson, Sr
Gregg R. Huennekens
Alliance Fire Protection, Inc. 
                             United States Fire Protection/Illinois, Inc.  
                             United States Fire Protection/Wisconsin, Inc.20002532
American Securities Partners II, L.P
Metapoint Partners Fund-Ill, L.P
Vutek, Inc.20002539
ELIFIN, S.A
Carl-F. Bardusch
Bardusch Corporation.20002540
Securtiy Capital U.S. Realty
Equity Office Properties Trust
Allegheny Tower Limited Partnership. 
                             Boston Harbor Garage, L.L.C.  
                             Forbes/Allies Limited Partnership.  
                             Indianapolis Convention Ctr. Parking Ltd. Partnership.20002541
Thomas T. Gores
Philip C. Denzer
Process Software Corporation. 
                            ( print page 30995)20002546
General Electric Company
Trade Out.com, Inc
Trade Out.com, Inc.20002547
Horizon Capital Partners IA Limited Partnership
ED&F Man Group plc
PERT Laboratories, Inc. 
                             Seabrook Enterprises, Inc.20002555
NBTY, Inc
Rexall Sundown, Inc
Rexall Sundown, Inc.20002566
Tribune Company
The Times Mirror Company
The Times Mirror Company.20002400
U.S. Bancorp
John F. Allen
Oliver-Allen Corporation, Inc.20002506
Nashua Corporation
Andrew B. Albert
Rittenhouse Paper Company.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/10/2000**20002243
Cummins Engine Company, Inc
Ben J. Strafuss
Cummins Mid-South, Inc.20002390
John H. Dayani, PhD
MedicaLogic, Inc
MedicaLogic, Inc.20002437
Matrix Partners IV, L.P
OnDisplay, Inc
OnDisplay, Inc.20002473
Charles E. Hurwitz
Plymouth Tube Company
Plymouth Tube Company.20002510
Behrmman Capital II, L.P
Flashcom, Inc
Flashcom, Inc.20002521
Medical Manager Corporation
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Medical Mutual of Ohio.20002524
URM Stores, Inc
Rosauers Employee Stock Ownership Trust
Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc.20002550
CGW Southeast Partners III, L.P
Printmasters, Inc
Printmasters, Inc.20002551
David Bing
Lear Corporation
Lear Corporation.20002552
Radio One, Inc
William G. Mays
IBL L.L.C.20002556
Z-Tel Technologies, Inc
Touch 1, Inc
Touch 1, Inc.20002562
Avnet, Inc
Savior Technology Group, Inc
Savior Technology Group, Inc.20002563
Arbella Mutual Insurance Company
Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners III, L.P
The Covenant Group, Inc.20002565
24/7 Media, Inc
Exactis.com, Inc
Exactis.com, Inc.20002569
Softbank Technology Ventures V, L.P
TeraBeam Corporation
TeraBeam Corporation.20002570
Corman Foundation, Inc
Z-Tel Technologies, Inc
Z-Tel Technologies, Inc.20002630
Marmon Holdings, Inc
Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P
Streater, Inc.20002647
Royal Bank of Canada
Prism Financial Corporation
Prism Financial Corporation.20002679
John F. Allen
U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp.
 For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary.


[FR Doc. 00-12125  Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M