55404 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices

1. First Union Corporation, Charlotte,

North Carolina; to acquire Wheat First

Butcher Singer, Inc., Richmond,

Virginia, and thereby engage in

underwriting and dealing in, to a

limited extent, all types of debt and

equity securities other than interests in

open end investment companies, see,

J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., et al., 75 Fed.

Res. Bull. 192 (1989) (1989 Order));

underwriting and dealing in obligations

of the United States, general obligations

of states and their political subdivisions,

and other obligations that state member

banks of the Federal Reserve System

may be authorized to underwrite and

deal in under 12 U.S.C. 24 and 335,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(8)(i) of the

Board’s Regulation Y; in acting as

investment or financial advisor,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(6) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; in providing securities

brokerage services (including securities

clearing and/or securities execution

services on an exchange), alone and in

combination with investment advisory

services, and incidental activities

(including related securities credit

activities and custodial services),

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(7)(i) of the

Board’s Regulation Y; in buying and

selling in the secondary market all types

of securities on the order of customers

as a ‘‘riskless principal’’ to the extent of

engaging in a transaction in which the

company, after receiving an order to buy

(or sell) a security from a customer,

purchases (or sells) the security for its

own account to offset a

contemporaneous sale to (or purchase

from) the customer, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(7)(ii) of the Board’s Regulation

Y; in acting as agent for the private

placement of securities in accordance

with the requirements of the Securities

Act of 1933 and the rules of the

Securities and Exchange Commission,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(7)(iii) of the

Board’s Regulation Y; in acting as a

futures commission merchant for

unaffiliated persons in the execution,

clearance, or execution and clearance of

any futures contract and option on a

futures contract traded on an exchange

in the United States or abroad, pursuant

to § 225.28(b)(7)(iv) of the Board’s

Regulation Y; and in engaging as

principal in foreign exchange, forward

contracts, options, futures, swaps, and

similar contracts, whether traded on

exchanges or not, based on any rate,

price, financial asset (including gold,

silver, platinum, palladium, copper, or

any other metal approved by the Board),

nonfinancial asset, or group of assets

other than bank-ineligible securities,

pursuant to § 225.28(b)(8) of the Board’s

Regulation Y, and engaging in these

activities with respect to bank-ineligible

securities pursuant to the 1989 Order.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 21, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28268 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

October 29, 1997.

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel actions (appointments,

promotions, assignments,

reassignments, and salary actions)

involving individual Federal Reserve

System employees.

2. Any items carried forward from a

previously announced meeting.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Joseph R. Coyne, Assistant to the

Board; (202) 452–3204. You may call

(202) 452–3207, beginning at

approximately 5 p.m. two business days

before this meeting, for a recorded

announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–28363 Filed 10–22–97; 11:12

am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

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

Improvement 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.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 091597 AND 093097

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of

acquired entity PMN No. Date terminated

MMI Companies, Inc., Unionamerica Holdings plc (a British company), Unionamerica Holdings plc (a British company) ............................................................................................................................................................................. 97–3208 9/15/97

CSG Systems International, Inc., Tele-Communications, Inc., TCI SUMMITrak of Texas, Inc ...................................... 97–3247 9/15/97

Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, SunAmerica, Inc., John Alden Life Insurance Company of New York .............. 97–3285 9/15/97

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (a German company), Elektrowatt Aktiengesellschaft (a Swiss company), Elektrowatt

Aktiengesellschaft (a Swiss company) ......................................................................................................................... 97–3349 9/15/97

Allen K. Breed and Johnnie Cordell Breed, AlliedSignal, Inc., AlliedSignal, Inc ............................................................. 97–3352 9/15/97

VS&A Communications Partners II, L.P., Multi-Local Media Information Group, Inc., (MLM): Multi-Local Media Corp,

Yellow Book Co., Inc .................................................................................................................................................... 97–3354 9/15/97

C.D. Smith Drug Company, Gimbel Investor Group, L.P., G.D. Holdings of Delaware, Inc .......................................... 97–3361 9/15/97

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Gerald J. Sullivan, G.J. Sullivan Co., Inc ........................................................... 97–3381 9/15/97

Maritrans, Inc., Sun Company, Inc., Philadelphia Sun Shipping Co., Inc.; New York Sun ............................................ 97–3388 9/15/97

Marathon Fund Limited Partnership III, Reilly Investors, L.P., The Reilly Corp ............................................................. 97–3389 9/15/97

Norton McNaughton, Inc., Miss Erika, Inc., Miss Erika, Inc ............................................................................................ 97–3415 9/15/97

Intellicell Corporation, Thomas Bommarito, Pacific Unplugged Communications, Inc ................................................... 97–3416 9/15/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 091597 AND 093097—Continued

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of

acquired entity PMN No. Date terminated

MBNA Corporation, FMR Corporation, Fidelity Trust Company ..................................................................................... 97–3437 9/15/97

Henry Schein, Inc., Sullivan Dental Products, Inc., Sullivan Dental Products, Inc ......................................................... 97–3246 9/16/97

Johnson & Johnson, Gynecare, Inc., Gynecare, Inc ....................................................................................................... 97–3284 9/16/97

Affiliated Mangers Group, Inc., Irwin Lieber, GeoCapital Corporation ............................................................................ 97–3394 9/16/97

Key Energy Group, Inc., George E. Coleman, Coleman Oil & Gas Co.; Big A Well Service Co.; Sunco ..................... 97–3402 9/16/97

Household International, Inc., AAC Consumer Finance Corporation, AAC Consumer Finance Corporation ................ 97–3410 9/16/97

Bacou SA, Biosystems, Inc., Biosystems, Inc ................................................................................................................. 97–3412 9/16/97

Coltec Industries, Inc., Dana Corporation, Boston Flat Rubber Products Business ....................................................... 97–3288 9/17/97

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, XTRA Corporation, XTRA Corporation ............................................................ 97–3340 9/17/97

HealthSouth Corporation, ASC Network Corporation, ASC Network Corporation .......................................................... 97–3413 9/17/97

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, PPG Industries, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc .............................................................................. 97–3372 9/18/97

CUC International Inc., John H. and Louise T. Blouin MacBain (Husband and Wife), Hebdo Mag International Inc ... 97–3392 9/18/97

CUC International Inc., Torstar Corporation (a Canadian corporation), Hebdo Mag International Inc ........................... 97–3396 9/18/97

US West, Inc., GTE Corporation, GTE Wireless of the Pacific Inc ................................................................................. 97–3286 9/19/97

Merrill Lynch Capital Appreciation Partnership [*] con’t, JP Foodservice, Inc., JP Foodservice, Inc ............................. 97–3306 9/19/97

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., JP Foodservice, Inc., JP Foodservice, Inc ............................................................................. 97–3307 9/19/97

Merrill Lynch Capital Appreciation Partnership [*] con’t, JP Foodservice, Inc., JP Foodservice, Inc ............................. 97–3308 9/19/97

Sid R. Bass, Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Human Genome Sciences, Inc .............................................................. 97–3319 9/19/97

Longhorn Partners Pipeline, L.P., Exxon Corporation, Exxon Pipeline Company .......................................................... 97–3327 9/19/97

UPM-Kymmene Oy, Daubert Industries, Inc., Daubert Industries, Inc ............................................................................ 97–3358 9/19/97

Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company, Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, Minnesota Fire & Casualty

Company ...................................................................................................................................................................... 97–3373 9/19/97

Robert and Alicia Kunisch, CUC International Inc., CUC International Inc ..................................................................... 97–3400 9/19/97

Christel DeHaan, CUC International, Inc., CUC International, Inc .................................................................................. 97–3401 09/19/97

O. Bruton Smith, Ken Marks, Jr., Ken Marks Ford, Inc .................................................................................................. 97–3405 09/19/97

O. Bruton Smith, Nelson E. Bowers, II, European Motors of Nashville, LLC; Cleveland Village ................................... 97–3414 09/19/97

VS&A Communications Partners II, L.P., T/SF Communications Corporation, T/SF Communications Corporation ..... 97–3418 09/19/97

O. Bruton Smith, John T. Lupton Trust, European Motors of Nashville, LLC; Cleveland Village .................................. 97–3419 09/19/97

Talton Holdings, Inc., Communications Central, Inc., InVision Telecommunications, Inc .............................................. 97–3420 09/19/97

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Leonard E. Williams, Way-Nan, Inc ......................................................................... 97–3421 09/19/97

Alternative Living Services, Inc., Sterling House Corporation, Sterling House Corporation ........................................... 97–3446 09/19/97

ING Groep N.V., Furman Selz Gamma Corp., Furman Selz Holdings LLC, Furman Selz Proprietary, Inc .................. 97–3449 09/19/97

FS Equity Partners III, L.P., FIPAR S.A., Lil’ Champ Food Stores, Inc .......................................................................... 97–3450 09/19/97

Genuine Parts Company, Mr. William D. Pardoe, Utah Bearing & Fabrication, Inc.; Colorado Bearings and .............. 97–3452 09/19/97

SAFECO Corporation, Washington Mutual, Inc., WM Life Insurance Company ............................................................ 97–3459 09/19/97

Allstate Corporation (The), Ze’ev Drori, Clifford Electronics, Inc.; Avital Technologies, Inc ........................................... 97–3460 09/19/97

J. R. Simplot Company, Jacklin Seed Company, Jacklin Seed Company ..................................................................... 97–3461 09/19/97

American Mutual Holding Company, Delta Life Corporation, Delta Life Corporation ..................................................... 97–3463 09/19/97

ING Groep, N.V., Equitable of Iowa Companies, Equitable of Iowa Companies ........................................................... 97–3465 09/19/97

Budget Group, Inc., Budget Rent A Car of St. Louis, Inc., Budget Rent A Car of St. Louis, Inc ................................... 97–3466 09/19/97

USFreightways Corporation, Seko Worldwide, Inc., Seko Worldwide, Inc ..................................................................... 97–3470 09/19/97

United Auto Group, Inc., R. Lynn Alexander, Lynn Alexander, Inc., Jo-Vena Automative, Inc., and ............................. 97–3473 09/19/97

True North Communications Inc., Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc., Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc 97–3479 09/19/97

Charles D. Peebler, Jr., True North Communications Inc., True North Communications Inc ........................................ 97–3480 09/19/97

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P., LIN Television Corporation, LIN Television Corporation ................... 97–3482 09/19/97

A.H. Belo Corporation, The Edward W. Scripps Trust, The E.W. Scripps Company ..................................................... 97–3487 09/19/97

Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Aerobics, Inc., Aerobics, Inc ............................................................................................... 97–3491 09/19/97

Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Arnold Sheikowitz, Legacy International of New York, Inc ................................................. 97–3493 09/19/97

Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Jeffrey Sheikowitz, Legacy International of New York, Inc ................................................ 97–3494 09/19/97

MicroAge, Inc., Clark I. Buch, Cass Marketing Services, Inc .......................................................................................... 97–3495 09/19/97

Coltec Industries, Inc., Equilease Holding Corp., Marine & Petroleum Mfg. Co., Inc ..................................................... 97–3502 09/19/97

Metals USA, Inc., Jeffreys Steel Company, Inc., Jeffreys Steel Company, Inc .............................................................. 97–3518 09/19/97

Metals USA, Inc., William J. Targett, Meier Metal Servicecenters, Inc ........................................................................... 97–3519 09/19/97

Metals USA, Inc., Barry Harvey, Harvey Titanium, Ltd ................................................................................................... 97–3520 09/19/97

Barry Harvey, Metals USA, Inc., Metals USA, Inc .......................................................................................................... 97–3521 09/19/97

Manufacturers’ Services Limited, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Commercial Electronics Company ........... 97–3356 09/22/97

Emco Limited, Yehuda Mendelson, Pro-Fit Piping Components, Inc ............................................................................. 97–3368 09/22/97

Gary W. Rust, TCW Special Placements Fund II, USMedia Group, Inc ........................................................................ 97–3375 09/22/97

Promodes S.A., Casino Guichard Perrachon, Casino Guichard Perrachon ................................................................... 97–3439 09/22/97

Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother Generalate, Inc., Rhinelander Medical Center, S.C., Rhinelander Medical Center,

S.C ................................................................................................................................................................................ 97–3445 09/22/97

James R. Leininger, Thomas R. Reilly, Sea Rich Seafoods, Inc .................................................................................... 97–3498 09/22/97

Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., William M. Mercer, Incorporated and William

M. Mercer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 97–3506 09/22/97

Mr. Thomas J. Holt, Sr., Bankers Trust New York Corporation, NPR Holding Corporation ........................................... 97–3508 09/22/97

Equity Corporation International, Service Corporation International, SCI Alabama Funeral Services, Inc., SCI Louisiana ................................................................................................................................................................................ 97–3513 09/22/97

Beckman Instruments, Inc., Coulter Family Limited Partnership, Coulter Corporation ................................................... 97–3464 09/23/97

George Soros, R&B Falcon Corporation, R&B Falcon Corporation ................................................................................ 97–3514 09/23/97

IBP, Inc., Winchester Food Processing, Inc., Winchester Food Processing, Inc ........................................................... 97–3338 09/24/97

Maytag Corporation, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Blodgett Holdings, Inc ..................................................... 97–3483 09/24/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 091597 AND 093097—Continued

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of

acquired entity PMN No. Date terminated

NovaCare, Inc., Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Atlantic Health Group, Inc ........................................................... 97–3524 09/24/97

Capstone Pharmacy Services, Inc., Harry Tractman, Med-Tec Pharmaceutical Services, Inc ...................................... 97–3293 09/25/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Roger Dean, Dennis Fronrath Chev., Inc. & Fronrath Dean Fronrath ................................... 97–3377 09/25/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Bradley W. Kenyon, Kenyon Dodge, Inc ................................................................................ 97–3378 09/25/97

K N Energy, Inc., Interenergy Corporation, Interenergy Corporation .............................................................................. 97–3504 09/25/97

AmeriKing, Inc., James E. Green, B&J Restaurants, Inc ................................................................................................ 97–3316 09/26/97

The Finova Group Inc., R.J. Brandes, Belgravia Capital Corporation ............................................................................ 97–3428 09/26/97

R.J. Brandes, The Finova Group Inc., The Finova Group Inc ........................................................................................ 97–3429 09/26/97

ISE Labs, Inc., Alphatec Electronics Public Co., Ltd., a Thai company, Alphatec USA, Inc. & Digital Testing Services, Inc ........................................................................................................................................................................ 97–3438 09/26/97

Source Media, Inc., Brite Voice Systems, Inc., Brite Voice Systems, Inc ...................................................................... 97–3441 09/26/97

ADC Telecommunications, Inc., NewNet, Inc., NewNet, Inc ........................................................................................... 97–3467 09/26/97

General Electric Company, Trans Leasing International, Inc., Trans Leasing International, Inc .................................... 97–3478 09/26/97

Newcourt Credit Group Inc., James M. Oberman, Lease Finance Group ...................................................................... 97–3496 09/26/97

Newcourt Credit Group, Inc., James R. Brandt, Lease Finance Group .......................................................................... 97–3497 09/26/97

Calpine Corporation, Brooklyn Union Gas Company (The), Gas Energy Inc. and Gas Energy Cogeneration Inc ....... 97–3499 09/26/97

Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund III, L.P., The Learning Company, Inc., The Learning Company, Inc ................................ 97–3500 09/26/97

Steven A. and Linda Webster (Husband and Wife), R&B Falcon Corporation, R&B Falcon Corporation ..................... 97–3515 09/26/97

The News Corporation Limited, The Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc., The Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc ................................ 97–3522 09/26/97

O. Bruton Smith, Richard Dyer, Dyer & Dyer, Inc ........................................................................................................... 97–3525 09/26/97

Richard Colburn, Daniel R. Boling, Daley Corporation ................................................................................................... 97–3528 09/26/97

The United Company, The Roof Center, Inc., The Roof Center, Inc .............................................................................. 97–3531 09/26/97

Lehman Brothers Capital Partners I, SunSource, Inc., SunSource, Inc ......................................................................... 97–3537 09/26/97

Heating Oil Partners, L.P., Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Inc., Ocennet Fuel Oil Corp ............................................. 97–3538 09/26/97

Mellon Bank Corporation, Steven Wallace, Trustee/Steven Wallace Living Trust, Pacific Brokerage Services ............ 97–3540 09/26/97

J. Kirk Hvide, Kinsman Lines, Inc., Kinsman Lines, Inc .................................................................................................. 97–3541 09/26/97

Performance Food Group Company, A.F.I. Food Service Distributors, Inc., A.F.I. Food Service Distributors, Inc ....... 97–3542 09/26/97

Airgas, Inc., Industrial Gas Products and Supply, Inc., Industrial Gas Products and Supply, Inc ................................. 97–3546 09/26/97

Robert J. Higgins, Strawberries Inc., a debtor in possession, Strawberries Inc., a debtor in possession ..................... 97–3548 09/26/97

Center Street Capital Partners, LP, M.D. Mitchella, Carrier-Bock Company .................................................................. 97–3551 09/26/97

Michael J. Dressell, Quality Dining, Inc., Bruegger’s Corporation .................................................................................. 97–3556 09/26/97

Ripplewood Partners, L.P., Ripplewood Interim Partners, L.P., Edwards Holding Corp ................................................ 97–3557 09/26/97

Ripplewood Interim Partners, L.P., Ripplewood Partners, L.P., Heidi’s Holding Corp., GCI Holdings Corp ................. 97–3558 09/26/97

Fenway partners Capital Fund, L.P., Aldik Artificial Flower Co., Inc., Aldik Artificial Flower Co., Inc ............................ 97–3568 09/26/97

Group Maintenance America Corp., MacDonald-Miller Industries, Inc., MacDonald-Miller Industries, Inc .................... 97–3578 09/26/97

Group Maintenance America Corp., Ronald D. Bryant, Masters, Inc ............................................................................. 97–3579 09/26/97

Union Camp Corporation, Greater New York Box Co., Inc., Greater New York Box Co., Inc ....................................... 97–3594 09/26/97

Cytec Industries Inc., Equilease Holding Corporation, Fiberite Holdings, Inc.; Fiberite, Inc .......................................... 97–3309 09/29/97

Questor Partners Fund, L.P., Avnet, Inc., Channel Master Division ............................................................................... 97–3553 09/29/97

Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., Thomas G. Cousins, Southern Crescent Newspapers, LP .............................. 97–3567 09/29/97

CACI International Inc., Infonet Services Corporation, Government Systems, Inc. ........................................................ 97–3569 09/29/97

Philip E. Kamins, Allied Products Corporation, Coz Plastics division ............................................................................. 97–3580 09/29/97

Japan Energy Corporation, Japan Energy Corporation, Encore Computer Corporation ................................................ 97–3588 09/29/97

Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P., Merisel, Inc., Merisel, Inc ................................................................. 97–3593 09/29/97

Catholic Health Initiatives, Southern Health Care of Tennessee, Inc., Southern Health Care of Tennessee, Inc ........ 97–3395 09/30/97

United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Titan Holdings, Inc., Titan Holdings, Inc ............................................. 97–3397 09/30/97

Ingersoll-Rand Company, Westinghouse Electric Company, Thermo King Corporation ................................................ 97–3443 09/30/97

Robert F.X. Sillerman, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Radio of Nashville, Inc ................................................ 97–3529 09/30/97

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company, Walter C. Goldstein, Service Steel Aerospace Corporation ............................. 97–3545 09/30/97

Crown Pacific Partners, L.P., David R. and Kay E. Syre, Trillium Corporation .............................................................. 97–3576 09/30/97

Insignia Financial Group, Inc., Realty One, Inc., Realty One, Inc .................................................................................. 97–3581 09/30/97

Bayard Drilling Technologies, Inc., Charles E. Davidson, Bonray Drilling Company ..................................................... 97–3604 09/30/97

Charles E. Davidson, Bayard Drilling Technologies, Inc., Bayard Drilling Technologies, Inc ........................................ 97–3605 09/30/97

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P.

Fielding, Contact Representative,

Federal Trade Commission, Premerger

Notification Office, Bureau of

Competition, Room 303, Washington,

D.C. 20580, (202) 326–3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28223 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Preparation,

Submission, and Negotiation of

Subcontracting Plans

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy,

GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension to an

existing OMB clearance (3090–0252).

SUMMARY: The GSA hereby gives notice

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 that it is requesting the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) to

reinstate information collection, 3090–

0252, Preparation, Submission, and

Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans.

This information collection will ensure

that small and small disadvantaged

business concerns are afforded the

maximum practical opportunity to

participate as subcontractors in