Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 242 / Wednesday, December 17, 1997 / Notices 66101

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,

D.C. 20580, (202) 326–3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32955 Filed 12–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

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.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 11/10/97 AND 11/21/97

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. Date

terminated

Kenneth R. Thomson, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., IDD Enterprises, L.P ........................................................... 97–3644 11/12/97

Western Atlas Inc., Arthur Kelsey, Weldmation, Inc ................................................................................................ 98–0292 11/12/97

Kenneth R. Thomson, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Ottaway Newspapers, Inc ................................................... 98–0304 11/12/97

Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Kenneth R. Thomson, Thomson Newspapers, Inc ................................................. 98–0305 11/12/97

Thermo Electron Corporation, Novartis AG (a Swiss company), Novartis Assets ................................................. 98–0318 11/12/97

AccuStaff Incorporated, Richard A. Koplow, Office Specialists, Inc ....................................................................... 98–0326 11/12/97

The Vincam Group, Inc., Theodore L. Gatsas, Staffing Network, Inc ..................................................................... 98–0330 11/12/97

The Vincam Group, Inc., Michael J. Gatsas, Staffing Network, Inc ........................................................................ 98–0337 11/12/97

Renal Care Group, Inc., Laidlaw Inc. (a Canadian corporation), STAT Dialysis, Inc.; STAT Management Corporation ................................................................................................................................................................. 98–0359 11/12/97

Insignia Financial Group, Inc., P. Wesley Foster, Jr., Barnes Morris Pardoe & Foster Management Services,

LLC ....................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0364 11/12/97

J.W. Childs Equity Partners, L.P., Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund II, L.P., Desa Holdings Corporation .. 98–0376 11/12/97

Mediacom LLC, Jones Cable Income Fund 1–C, Ltd., Jones Cable Income Fund 1–B/C Venture ...................... 98–0377 11/12/97

Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The), Bank of New York Company, Inc., (The), The Bank of New York (Delaware) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0385 11/12/97

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Standard Chartered PLC (a U.K. company), Standard Chartered Bank (Mocatta Bullion and Base Metal) ............................................................................................................................................ 98–0408 11/12/97

CM Holdings, Inc., WH Smith Group, plc (a British company), The Wall Music, Inc ............................................. 98–0437 11/12/97

General Electric Company, Lockheed Martin Corporation, LMT Sub Inc ............................................................... 98–0441 11/12/97

The Presbyterian Foundation for Philadelphia, Foundation for the Elderly, Inc., FFE/Maplewood-Cliveden, Inc .. 98–0196 11/13/97

Group Financial Partners, Inc., M. Stuart Millar, Datatape Inc. and Delta Tango, Inc ........................................... 98–0258 11/13/97

Theodore L. Gatsas, The Vincam Group, The Vincam Group ................................................................................ 98–0338 11/13/97

Michael J. Gatsas, The Vincam Group, Inc., The Vincam Group, Inc .................................................................... 98–0339 11/13/97

Paul G. Allen, Metricom, Inc., Metricom, Inc ........................................................................................................... 98–0344 11/13/97

Paul G. Allen, Metricom, Inc., Metricom, Inc ........................................................................................................... 98–0345 11/13/97

Jacor Communications, Inc., American Radio Systems Corporation, American Radio Systems License Corp .... 98–0398 11/13/97

Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Electrafina S.A., Plum Creek Pipeline, Co ................................................ 98–0406 11/13/97

Atlas Copco AB, Joseph A. Paradis, III, Rental Equipment Service Company ...................................................... 98–0457 11/17/97

Jerrold M. Jung, Wolverine Tractor & Equipment Company, Wolverine Tractor & Equipment Company ............. 98–0257 11/18/97

Crown NorthCorp, Inc., ULLICO, Inc., AMI Capital, Inc .......................................................................................... 98–0288 11/18/97

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere, Robert D. and Judith M. Van Kampen, Fitch Investors Service, L.P.,

Fitch Information Service ...................................................................................................................................... 98–0351 11/18/97

Frontier Vision Partners, L.P., Cox Enterprises, Inc., CoxCom, Inc ....................................................................... 98–0375 11/18/97

Frontier Insurance Group, Inc., ACCEL International Corporation, Acceleration Life Insurance Co., Acceleration

National ................................................................................................................................................................. 98–0382 11/18/97

International Business Machines Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Technology Service Solutions ......................................................................................................................................................... 98–0386 11/18/97

Sumner Redstone, Mari Hulman George, IMS Broadcasting, LLC ......................................................................... 98–0403 11/18/97

Creative Technology Ltd., Cambridge SoundWorks Inc., Cambridge SoundWorks Inc ......................................... 98–0420 11/18/97

CKE Restaurants, Inc., Alvin E. (Spike) Ehrhardt and Theresa Ehrhardt, Great River Restaurants; Hannibal

Sandy’s, Inc .......................................................................................................................................................... 98–0443 11/18/97

Inland Resources, Inc., Crysen Corporation, Crysen Refining, Inc. & Sound Refining, Inc ................................... 98–0465 11/18/97

Patriot American Hospitality Operating Company, Wyndham Hotel Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Corporation ... 98–0472 11/18/97

Spartan Motors, Inc., Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Smeal Fire Apparatus Co ......................................................... 98–0478 11/18/97

Media General, Inc., T. Eugene Worrell, Bristol Newspapers, Inc and Abingdon Newspapers, Inc ...................... 98–0483 11/18/97

Guy J. Turcotte (a resident of Canada), Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Pioneer Natural Resources

Company .............................................................................................................................................................. 98–0484 11/18/97

Pioneer Natural Resources Company, Chauvco Resources Ltd. (a Canadian company), Chauvco Resources

Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0485 11/18/97

MedPartners, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc ......................................................................................................................................................... 98–0486 11/18/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 11/10/97 AND 11/21/97—Continued

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. Date

terminated

Emerson Electric Co., Computational Systems, Incorporated,Computational Systems, Incorporated ................... 98–0487 11/18/97

Lason, Inc., Lou Lee, VIP Litho, Inc ........................................................................................................................ 98–0488 11/18/97

Lason, Inc., Melvin A. and Perl Valdez, VIP Litho, Inc. .......................................................................................... 98–0489 11/18/97

ShopKo Stores, Inc.Penn-Daniels, Incorporated, Penn-Daniels, Incorporated ....................................................... 98–0492 11/18/97

Video Update, Inc., Moovies, Inc., Moovies, Inc ..................................................................................................... 98–0499 11/18/97

Discount Auto Parts, Inc., Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc., Hi-Lo Automotive, Inc .............................................................. 98–0518 11/18/97

Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Charles E. Hasty, CH Industries, Inc ................................................................................. 98–0531 11/18/97

Textron, Inc., Ransomes plc, Ransomes plc ........................................................................................................... 98–0532 11/18/97

Omaha World-Herald Company,BRC Holdings, Inc., Business Records Corporation ........................................... 97–0605 11/19/97

Caritas Christi, Neponset Valley Health System, Inc., Neponset Valley Health System, Inc ................................. 98–0436 11/19/97

Metals USA, Inc., Thomas J. Shapiro, Wayne Steel, Inc ........................................................................................ 98–0448 11/19/97

Anthony Kies, The Edgar B. Rumble Marital Trust, Michigan Hangar Co., Inc ...................................................... 98–0455 11/19/97

Monsanto Company, Milennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Milennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc ...................................... 98–0476 11/19/97

Hutchison Whampoa Limited, Western Wireless Corporation, Western Wireless Corporation .............................. 98–0503 11/19/97

The FINOVA Group, Inc., The Nomura Securities, Co., Ltd., AT&T Commerical Finance Corporation ................ 98–0514 11/19/97

MBNA Corporation Broadway National Bank, Broadway Bancshares, Inc ............................................................. 98–0521 11/19/97

N.V. Koninklije Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij, Tejas Gas Corporation, Tejas Gas Corporation ........... 98–0266 11/20/97

Republic Industries, Inc., The Charlie Roberts Hillard Marital Deduction Termin-Hillard Auto Group, Inc ............ 98–0275 11/20/97

Worldtex Inc., NFA Corp., NFA Corp’s Elastic Corporation of America division .................................................... 98–0302 11/20/97

C.H. Boehringer Sohn, Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc., Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc ............................................ 98–0409 11/20/97

USA Waste Services, Inc., Longview Group, Inc., Longview Group, Inc ............................................................... 98–0414 11/20/97

Richard M. Scaife, Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Satelite Information Network, Inc., Media West ............................ 98–0435 11/20/97

Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., Bob Weik, Baxter Electric Company, Ltd ....................................................... 98–0516 11/20/97

Bob Weik, Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., Integrated Electrical Services, Inc ................................................ 98–0517 11/20/97

Dover Corporation, Sanger Works Factory Holdings, Inc., Sanger Works Factory Holdings, Inc .......................... 98–0233 11/21/97

Lucent Technologies, Inc., Livingston Enterprises, Inc., Livingston Enterprises, Inc ............................................. 98–0328 11/21/97

Terry L. Hunter, The Registry, Inc., The Registry, Inc ............................................................................................ 98–0348 11/21/97

The Registry, Inc., Terry L. Hunter, The Hunter Group, Inc ................................................................................... 98–0349 11/21/97

Steven M. Willens, Lucent Technologies, Inc., Lucent Technologies, Inc .............................................................. 98–0387 11/21/97

Ronald H. Willens, Lucent Technologies, Inc., Lucent Technologies, Inc .............................................................. 98–0388 11/21/97

ICG Communications, Inc., NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc., NETCOM On-Line Communication Services, Inc .................................................................................................................................................. 98–0401 11/21/97

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Omni Insurance Group, Inc., Omni Insurance Group, Inc .............. 98–0405 11/21/97

Allen E. Paulson, Riviera Holdings Corporation, Riviera Holdings Corporation ..................................................... 98–0407 11/21/97

J&J Snack Foods Corp., National ICEE Corporation, National ICEE Corporation ................................................. 98–0427 11/21/97

CMI Corporation, Rexworks, Inc., Rexworks, Inc .................................................................................................... 98–0431 11/21/97

American Buildings Company, Neal C. and Brenda L. DuCharme (husband and wife), Modular Structures

International, Inc ................................................................................................................................................... 98–0442 11/21/97

ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.; Roche Products, Inc ....................... 98–0444 11/21/97

Thomas J. Shapiro, Metals USA, Inc., Metals USA, Inc ......................................................................................... 98–0447 11/21/97

Orion Capital Corporation, Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, Unisun Insurance Company ........................... 98–0449 11/21/97

Cooper Industries, Mr. Jack Pearlman, AtLite Lighting Equipment, Inc .................................................................. 98–0450 11/21/97

Bridgestone Corporation, Gerald W. Fletcher, Fletcher’s Cobre Tire, Inc .............................................................. 98–0451 11/21/97

Metal Management, Inc., Michael Suisman, Aerospace Metals, Inc ...................................................................... 98–0456 11/21/97

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Bankers Trust New York Corporation, Bankers Trust New York Corporation ................................................................................................................................................................. 98–0463 11/21/97

Mrs. L. Bettencourt, Angeion Corporation, Angeion Corporation ............................................................................ 98–0477 11/21/97

SmarTalk Teleservices, Inc., Frontier Corporation, Frontier Corporation ............................................................... 98–0481 11/21/97

TDS Voting Trust, Yves Jacques Rey-Millet, Indiantown Company, Inc ................................................................ 98–0491 11/21/97

TDS Voting Trust, Christian Rey-Millet, Indiantown Company, Inc ......................................................................... 98–0497 11/21/97

Everett R. Dobson Irrevocable Family Trust, Tina K. Chang, Texas 16 Cellular Telephone Company ................ 98–0504 11/21/97

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Allen K. and Johnnie C. Breed, husband & wife, BREED Technologies, Inc .......... 98–0506 11/21/97

Continental Grain Company, Empire Funding Holding Corporation, Empire Funding Holding Corporation .......... 98–0507 11/21/97

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Elf Aquitaine, Elf Atochem North America, Inc ............................................... 98–0510 11/21/97

Carolyn Louise Adams, Enron Corp., Taurus Energy Corp .................................................................................... 98–0511 11/21/97

James N. Isaacs, Empire Funding Holding Corporation, Empire Funding Holding Corporation ............................ 98–0512 11/21/97

W.W. Clyde Investment Co., Geneva Rock Products, Inc., Geneva Rock Products, Inc ...................................... 98–0524 11/21/97

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., International Dairy Queen, Inc., International Dairy Queen, Inc .................................... 98–0526 11/21/97

The Chase Manhattan Corporation, Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture), Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture) ............... 98–0527 11/21/97

J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture), Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture) .................... 98–0528 11/21/97

Private Equity Investors III, L.P., Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture), Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture) .................... 98–0529 11/21/97

Equity-Linked Investors II, L.P., Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture), Triton PCS, Inc. (Joint Venture) ...................... 98–0530 11/21/97

American Mutual Holding Company, AmVestors Financial Corporation, AmVestors Financial Corporation ......... 98–0533 11/21/97

Saputo Group, Inc., Specialty Foods Acquisition Corporation, Stella Holdings, Inc ............................................... 98–0535 11/21/97

Delco Remy International, Inc., Ballantrae Corporation, Ballantrae Corporation .................................................... 98–0537 11/21/97

Access Beyond, Inc., Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc., Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc ........................ 98–0538 11/21/97

Ellicott Associates, L.P., Solid State Geophysical Inc., Solid State Geophysical Inc ............................................. 98–0540 11/21/97

Linsalata Capital Partners Fund II, L.P., The Tranzonic Companies, The Tranzonic Companies ......................... 98–0541 11/21/97

Mail-Well, Inc., Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc., Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc .................... 98–0544 11/21/97

Nextel Communications, Inc., Industrial Wireless Technologies, Inc ...................................................................... 98–0550 11/21/97

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center System, The Rehabilitation Institute of Pittsburgh, The Rehabilitation

Institute of Pittsburgh ............................................................................................................................................ 98–0551 11/21/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 11/10/97 AND 11/21/97—Continued

Name of acquiring person, name of acquired person, name of acquired entity PMN No. Date

terminated

George S. Hofmeister, Daniel P. Crawford, Danvid Company, Inc ........................................................................ 98–0556 11/21/97

AAA Auto Club South, Inc., The American Automobile Association, Inc., The American Automobile Association,

Inc.—Florida Div ................................................................................................................................................... 98–0557 11/21/97

Texas Health Resources, L.P. McCuistion Community Hospital, McCuistion Regional Medical Center ............... 98–0562 11/21/97

Fiskars Oy Ab, Triumph Capital Investors, L.P., EnviroWorks Holding Company .................................................. 98–0564 11/21/97

Man Chi Tam (a Hong Kong resident), Access Beyond, Inc., Access Beyond, Inc ............................................... 98–0569 11/21/97

Outdoor Systems, Inc., Jon Gunderson, Outdoor Media Group, Inc ...................................................................... 98–0577 11/21/97

N.V. Koninklije Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij, N.V. Koninklije Nederlandsche Petroleum

Maatschappij, Corpus Christi Natural Gas Company, L.P ................................................................................... 98–0582 11/21/97

Tele-Communications, Inc., Tele-Communications, Inc., Robin Cable Systems, L.P ............................................ 98–0588 11/21/97

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,

D.C. 20580, (202) 326–3100.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32956 Filed 12–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

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.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 11/24/97 AND 12/05/97

Name of acquiring person, Name of acquired person, Name of acquired entity PMN No. Date

terminated

Spectra-Physics AB, FLIR Systems, Inc., FLIR Systems, Inc ................................................................................ 98–0086 11/26/97

Allied Capital Lending Corporation, Allied Capital Corporation, Allied Capital Corporation ................................... 98–0494 11/26/97

Allied Capital Lending Corporation, Allied Capital Corporation II, Allied Capital Corporation II ............................. 98–0495 11/26/97

Allied Capital Lending Corporation, Allied Capital Commercial Corporation, Allied Capital Commercial Corporation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 98–0496 11/26/97

The Toa Fire and Marine Reinsurance Co., Ltd., Swiss Reinsurance Company (a Swiss corporation), The Mercantile and General Reinsurance Company of America ...................................................................................... 98–0548 11/26/97

George S. Hofmeister, Mario J. Gabelli, Binnings Building Products, Inc .............................................................. 98–0555 11/26/97

Recycling Industries, Inc., Jack Levin, United Metal Recyclers .............................................................................. 98–0560 11/26/97

Recycling Industries, Inc., Brenner Companies, Inc., Brenner Companies, Inc. and United Metal Recyclers ...... 98–0561 11/26/97

Recycling Industries, Inc., Seymour Levin, United Metal Recyclers ....................................................................... 98–0570 11/26/97

Pacific Mutual Holding Company, Oppenheimer Capital, L.P., Oppenheimer Capital, L.P .................................... 98–0575 11/26/97

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., Construction Loan Insurance Corporation, Construction Loan Insurance Corporation ........................................................................................................................................................................ 98–0583 11/26/97

The Dow Chemical Company, Sentrachem Limited, Sentrachem Limited ............................................................. 97–3189 11/28/97

Fiserv, Inc., Hanifen, Imhoff Holdings, Inc., Hanifen, Imhoff Holdings, Inc ............................................................. 98–0314 11/28/97

Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co., CSG Systems International, Inc., CSG Systems International,

Inc ......................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0411 11/30/97

Northland Cable Properties Six Limited Partnership, Tele-Communications, Inc., Robin Cable Systems, L.P.

InterMedia Partners, L.P ...................................................................................................................................... 98–0393 12/01/97

Northland Communciations Corporation, Tele-Communications, Inc., Robin Cable Systems, L.P. InterMedia

Partners, L.P. ........................................................................................................................................................ 98–0394 12/01/97

United States Filter Corporation, Stranco, Inc., Stranco, Inc .................................................................................. 98–0433 12/01/97

Preussag AG, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hapag-Lloyd AG .................................................................................................. 98–0445 12/01/97

Cedar Fair, L.P., Knott’s Berry Farm (a partnership), Knott’s Berry Farm (a partnership) ..................................... 98–0565 12/01/97

Patriot American Hospitality Operating Company, WHG Resorts & Casinos, Inc., WHG Resorts & Casinos, Inc 98–0567 12/01/97

Pharma Vision 2000 AG, Tularik Inc., Tularik Inc ................................................................................................... 98–0568 12/01/97

Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Vanguard Automation, Inc., Vanguard Automation, Inc .......................................... 98–0578 12/01/97

Global Private Equity III Limited Partnership, Kay Juel, III, Contact East, Inc ....................................................... 98–0586 12/01/97

The Guarantee Life Companies, Inc., PFG, Inc., PFG, Inc .................................................................................... 98–0589 12/01/97

Legal and General Group Plc, Georgia Duck & Cordage Mill, Georgia Duck & Cordage Mill ............................... 98–0652 12/01/97

John W. Pope, Rose’s Holdings, Inc., Rose’s Stores, Inc ...................................................................................... 98–0432 12/02/97

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund II, L.P., Benchmark Jackson,

L.L.C ..................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0466 12/02/97