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announcement of bank and bank

holding company applications

scheduled for the meeting; or you may

contact the Board’s Web site at http://

www.bog.frb.fed.us for an electronic

announcement that not only lists

applications, but also indicates

procedural and other information about

the meeting.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–1547 Filed 1–16–98; 3:24 pm]

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

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: 12–8–97 AND 12–19–97

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

EFTC Corporation, AlliedSignal Inc., AlliedSignal Avionics Inc .............................................................................. 98–0684 12/09/97

Chris-Craft Industries, Inc., Barry Diller, Silver King Broadcasting of Maryland, Inc., SKMD ................................ 98–0690 12/09/97

David Brown Group, PLC, Ordway Family Voting Trust, Union Pump Company .................................................. 98–0702 12/09/97

Photronics, Inc., Motorola, Inc., Motorola, Inc ......................................................................................................... 98–0525 12/10/97

ACMA Limited, Access Beyond, Inc., Access Beyond, Inc ..................................................................................... 98–0572 12/10/97

OMI Corp, Marine Transport Lines, Inc., Marine Transport Lines, Inc ................................................................... 98–0574 12/10/97

The Virginia Insurance Reciprocal, Healthcare Providers Group, Healthcare Providers Group ............................ 98–0611 12/10/97

Newcourt Credit Group Inc., Aldersgate Capital Limited, AT&T Capital Corporation ............................................. 98–0641 12/10/97

ACE Limited, Xerox Corporation, Westchester Specialty Group, Inc ..................................................................... 98–0673 12/10/97

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., Stephen E. Almond, Phoenix Corporation .......................................................... 98–0680 12/10/97

American United Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis Life Insurance

Company .............................................................................................................................................................. 98–0686 12/10/97

Sealaska Corporation, TriQuest Corporation, TriQuest Corporation ....................................................................... 98–0782 12/10/97

Standard Motor Products, Inc., Cooper Industries, Inc., Moog Automatives, Inc ................................................... 97–3447 12/11/97

Proffitt’s Inc., Carson Pirie Scott & Co., Carson Pirie Scott & Co .......................................................................... 98–0559 12/11/97

ING Groep N.V., Bank Brussels Lambert N.V., Bank Brussels Lambert N.V ......................................................... 98–0603 12/11/97

Central Garden & Pet Company, Herbert R. Axelrod and Evelyn Axelrod, T.F.H. Publications, Inc ..................... 98–0612 12/11/07

Tetra Tech, Inc., Halliburton Company, Brown & Root, Inc.; Halliburton NUS Corporation ................................... 98–0658 12/11/97

Providence Equity Partners, L.P., Jud L. Sedwick Grandchildrens Trust, FaciliCom International Holdings,

L.L.C ..................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0666 12/11/97

R.C. Loudermilk, Sr., Ford Motor Company, RentMart to Own, Inc ....................................................................... 98–0677 12/11/97

PCD Inc., Siebe plc, Wells Electronics, Inc ............................................................................................................. 98–0681 12/11/97

Schering-Plough Corporation, Zonagen, Inc., Zonagen, Inc ................................................................................... 98–0707 12/11/97

MMI Products, LLC, The Burke Group, LLC, The Burke Group, LLC .................................................................... 98–0711 12/11/97

Cargill, Incorporated, Thomas R. Testwuide, Sr., Schreier Malting Company ....................................................... 98–0714 12/11/97

AAR Corp., Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle, AVSCO Aviation Service Corporation ............................ 98–0735 12/11/97

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, TIG Holdings, Inc., TIG Countrywide Insurance Company .................... 98–0742 12/11/97

Lhoist S.A. (a French corporation), National Refractories Employee Stock Ownership Trust, National Refractories & Minerals Corporation ............................................................................................................................... 98–0744 12/11/97

Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Fund II, LP, George Hofmeister, American Commercial Industries, Inc ........................ 98–0746 12/11/97

MBIA Inc., CapMac Holdings, Inc., CapMac Holdings, Inc ..................................................................................... 98–0752 12/11/97

Warburg, Pincus Ventures, LP, Healthcare Capital Corp., Healthcare Capital Corp ............................................. 98–0754 12/11/97

Henkel KGaA, John J. Kahl, Jr., Manco, Inc ........................................................................................................... 98–0768 12/11/97

Cypress Merchant Banking Partners, LP, General Host Corporation, General Host Corporation ......................... 98–0775 12/11/97

Wingate Partners II, LP, National Spirit Group, Ltd., National Spirit Group, Ltd .................................................... 98–0780 12/11/97

Nigel Doughty, International Paper Company, International Paper Company ........................................................ 98–0781 12/11/97

Starwood Lodging Trust, Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc .... 98–0794 12/11/97

Starwood Lodging Corporation, Westin Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Westin Asia Management Company,

et. al ...................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0795 12/11/97

Marswood Investors, L.P., Starwood Lodging Trust, Starwood Lodging Trust ....................................................... 98–0796 12/11/97

WHWE L.L.C., Starwood Lodging Trust, Starwood Lodging Trust ......................................................................... 98–0797 12/11/97

The Southern Company, Unicom Corporation, Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana, Inc ........................ 98–0812 12/11/97

MC Equities, Inc., Consolidaire Enterprises, Inc., Consolidaire Enterprises, Inc .................................................... 98–00110 12/12/97

Waste Management, Inc., Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., BFI, Inc.; Browning-Ferris Industries of Illinois, Inc .. 98–0413 12/12/97

New England Business Service, Inc., CSS Industries, Inc., Rapidforms, Inc ......................................................... 98–0739 12/12/97

Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc., Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management, Inc ........................................... 98–0415 12/15/97

Pediatric Services of America, Inc., ChoicePoint, Inc., ChoicePoint Services, Inc ................................................. 98–0547 12/15/97

Central Garden & Pet Company, Mr. William D. Engler, Jr., Kaytee Products Incorporated ................................. 98–0654 12/15/97

FPA Medical Management, Inc., New York Life Insurance Company, Avanti Health Systems of Texas, Inc ....... 98–0676 12/15/97

Texas Industries, Inc., Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co., Ltd., Riverside Cement Company .............................. 98–0733 12/15/97

Trustmark Insurance Company, Core Source, Inc., CoreSource, Inc ..................................................................... 98–0803 12/15/97

Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux, Northeast Energy Associates, Northeast Energy Associates ..................................... 98–0823 12/15/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 12–8–97 AND 12–19–97—Continued

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

ConAgra, Inc., Hester Industries, Inc., Hester Industries, Inc ................................................................................. 98–0825 12/15/97

Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux, North Jersey Energy Associates, North Jersey Energy Associates ........................... 98–0841 12/15/97

FPL Group, Inc., North Jersey Energy Associates, North Jersey Energy Associates ............................................ 98–0842 12/15/97

The Washington Post Company, Reed International P.L.C., Reed Elsevier p.l.c .................................................. 98–0845 12/15/97

CUC International, HFS Incorporated, HFS Incorporated ....................................................................................... 97–2467 12/16/97

American Pacific Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation ............................... 98–0295 12/16/97

Mannesmann AG, Philips Electronics N.V., Phillips Car Systems Holding Company ............................................ 98–0753 12/16/97

Dean Foods Company, Maplehurst Farms, Inc., Maplehurst Farms, Inc ............................................................... 98–0773 12/16/97

Conmed Corporation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Linvatec Corporation ........................................................ 98–0783 12/16/97

Giant Industries, Inc., PSG Limited Partnership, PSG Limited Partnership ............................................................ 98–0818 12/16/97

FPL Group, Inc., Northeast Energy Associates, Northeast Energy Associates ...................................................... 98–0824 12/16/97

PRIMEDIA Inc., Alexander C. Lange, Pictorial, Inc ................................................................................................. 98–0829 12/16/97

Bistol-Meyers Squibb Company, Thomas M. Redmond, Redmond Products, Inc.; Redmond Products International ................................................................................................................................................................. 98–0840 12/16/97

The Alpine Group, Inc., PARFINANCE, American Premier Holdings, Inc .............................................................. 98–0846 12/16/97

Antonia Ax:son Johnson, NetEdge Systems, Inc., NetEdge Systems, Inc ............................................................. 98–0849 12/16/97

TCG-Prime Communications, Inc., SBC Communications, Inc., SBC Media Ventures, Inc .................................. 98–0851 12/16/97

The Trustees of Princeton University, KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc., KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc ....................... 98–0852 12/16/97

Willis Stein & Partners, LP, CUC International Inc., Interval Holdings, Inc.; CUC Vacation Exchange, Inc .......... 98–0915 12/16/97

Latin Communications Group, Inc., American Radio Systems Corporation, American Radio Systems License

Corp ...................................................................................................................................................................... 97–2055 12/17/97

Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc., Continental Maritime Industries, Inc., Continental Maritime Industries, Inc ...... 98–0600 12/17/97

Le Carbone Larraine S.A. (a French Company), Primus Capital Fund II Limited Partnership, AstroCosmos Metallurgical, Inc ......................................................................................................................................................... 98–0638 12/17/97

BEC Group, Inc., ILC Technology, Inc., ILC Technology, Inc ................................................................................. 98–0656 12/17/97

Health Partners, Inc., HPI-Ramsey, Ramsey Clinic Associates .............................................................................. 98–0669 12/17/97

Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., Leon Schigiel, Inteuro Parts Distributors, Inc ............................................. 98–0693 12/17/97

Leon Schigiel, Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc .................................. 98–0694 12/17/97

Lowell W. Paxson, George S. Flinn, Jr., Flinn Broadcasting Corporation .............................................................. 98–0696 12/17/97

Intrawest Corporation (a Canadian company), David & Roma McCoy, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area ................. 98–0699 12/17/97

Jannock Limited, Code, Hennessy & Simmons II, L.P., Gulf States Manufacturers, L.P., Associated Building .... 98–0703 12/17/97

N.V. Koninklije Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij, Dixie Pipeline Company, Dixie Pipeline Company ....... 98–0709 12/17/97

R&B Falcon Corporation, Wiley J. Falgout, Falgout Marine, Inc., Falgout Brothers, Inc., Caribe .......................... 98–0712 12/17/97

Sheldon G. Adelson, Colorbus, Inc., Colorbus, Inc ................................................................................................. 98–0779 12/17/97

Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (The), MBS Trust, The Institute of Management and Administration, Inc ............ 98–0854 12/17/97

Legrand S.A., Stephen A. Orlando, Ortronics, Inc .................................................................................................. 98–0858 12/17/97

Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Salvatore Fichera, F&G Mechanical Corp ................................................................ 98–0863 12/17/97

International Wireless Communications Holdings, Inc., Radio Movil Digital Americas, Inc., Radio Movil Digital

Americas, Inc ........................................................................................................................................................ 98–0870 12/17/97

Telecom Towers, Inc., Arch Communications Group, Inc., The Westlink Company, USA Mobile Communications, Inc. II ........................................................................................................................................................... 98–0871 12/17/97

Cortec Group Fund II, L.P., Raytheon Company, Switchcraft, Inc ......................................................................... 98–0879 12/17/97

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Darrell C. Steagall, Cumulus Fibres, Inc ................................................................. 98–0899 12/17/97

Commercial Union plc, The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., Houston General Insurance Company ...................................................................................................................................................................... 98–0740 12/18/97

SmarTalk TeleServices, Inc., American Express Company, American Express Telecom, Inc .............................. 98–0766 12/18/97

Gordon & Morris Investment Partnership, L.P., Gordon S. Lang (a resident of Canada), CCL Industries Inc ...... 98–0801 12/18/97

Great American Management and Investment, Inc., Androck Fund, L.P., FPM, L.P ............................................. 98–0830 12/18/97

The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV LP, William C. Eacho, III, Atlantic Food Services, Inc ................. 98–0705 12/19/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Ronald M. Salhany, Coastal Cadillac, Inc., and assets of S&D Real Estate ................. 98–0761 12/19/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Richard Roth Dimmitt, Coastal Cadillac, Inc., and assets of S&D Real Estate ............. 98–0762 12/19/97

HFS Incorporated, Jackson Hewill Inc., Jackson Hewitt Inc ................................................................................... 98–0776 12/19/97

Micro Focus Group, plc, Dr. S. Bing Yao and Mrs. Lien C. Yao, XDB System, Inc .............................................. 98–0778 12/19/97

Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc., Alan J. Ruud, Ruud Lighting, Inc .............................................................. 98–0831 12/19/97

Neff Corp, Bruce E. Richbourg, Richbourg’s Sales & Rentals, Inc ......................................................................... 98–0838 12/19/97

KKR 1996 Fund, L.P., Phelps Dodge Corporation, Accuride Corporation .............................................................. 98–0855 12/19/97

GSPC Holdings, Inc., Fold-Pak Corporation, Fold-Pak Corporation ....................................................................... 98–0860 12/19/97

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P., Oscar I Corporation, Oscar I Corporation .................................. 98–0869 12/19/97

Budget Group, Inc., Cruise America, Inc., Cruise America, Inc .............................................................................. 98–0873 12/19/97

Fortis AG S.A. (a Belgian company), The Liberty Corporation, Pierce National Life Insurance Company ............ 98–0875 12/19/97

Fortis AMEV N.V. (a Netherlands company), The Liberty Corporation, Pierce National Life Insurance Company 98–0876 12/19/97

WPG Corporate Development Associates V, L.P., ATC Group Services, Inc., ATC Group Services, Inc ............ 98–0883 12/19/97

Richard D. McCormick, U S West, Inc., U S West, Inc .......................................................................................... 98–0884 12/19/97

General Electric Company, Richard B. Templer, Trailer Leasing Company, div. of Kellers Systems, Inc ............ 98–0885 12/19/97

TAG Group, S.A., Aviation Methods, Inc., Aviation Methods, Inc ........................................................................... 98–0886 12/19/97

Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc., Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc., Singer Asset Finance Company, LLC ............................................................................................................................................................. 98–0889 12/19/97

The Beacon Group III-Focus Value Fund, LP, Intek Information, Inc., Intek Information, Inc ................................ 98–0890 12/19/97

Sequa Corporation, AlliedSignal Inc., Bendix-Atlantic Inflator Company ................................................................ 98–0901 12/19/97

NOVA Corporation, MBNA Corporation, MBNA America Bank, NA ....................................................................... 98–0904 12/19/97

John N. Irwin, III, James G. DeMello, Acushnet Rubber Company, Inc., Acushnet (Thailand) Ltd ....................... 98–0905 12/19/97
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 12–8–97 AND 12–19–97—Continued

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

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, American Equity Investment Life Holdings Company, American Equity Investment Life Holdings Company ............................................................................................................................... 98–0906 12/19/97

Sonat Inc., Selim K. Zilkha, Zilkha Energy Company ............................................................................................. 98–0909 12/19/97

Selim K. Zilkha, Sonat Inc., Sonat Inc ..................................................................................................................... 98–0910 12/19/97

J.W. Childs Equity Partners, LP, Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Universal Hospital Services, Inc ................... 98–0911 12/19/97

Enova Corporation, Peter M. Way, WEHCO, Inc .................................................................................................... 98–0913 12/19/97

Pacific Enterprises, Peter M. Way, WEHCO, Inc .................................................................................................... 98–0914 12/19/97

AB Volvo (a Swedish company), AB Volvo, Volvo Penta Marine Products LP ...................................................... 98–0916 12/19/97

PNC Bank Corp., Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc., Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc ........................ 98–0917 12/19/97

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada, Continental Western Life Insurance Company ................................................................................................................................................ 98–0919 12/19/97

Lowell W. Paxson, ValueVision International, Inc., VVI Seattle, Inc.; VVILPTV, Inc.; VVI Spokane, Inc .............. 98–0933 12/19/97

Michael Zilkha, Sonat Inc., Sonat Inc ...................................................................................................................... 98–0943 12/19/97

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. 98–1365 Filed 1–20–98; 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 12–22–97 AND 12–31–97

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

LucasVarity plc, Varga Participacoes Ltda., Freios Varga, S.A .............................................................................. 98–0687 12/22/97

John T. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987, Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor Technology, Inc ............................... 98–0720 12/22/97

David D. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987, Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor Technology, Inc ............................. 98–0721 12/22/97

Susan Y. Kim Trust of December 31, 1987, Amkor Technology, Inc., Amkor Technology, Inc ............................. 98–0722 12/22/97

US Airways Group, Inc., Citicorp, Shuttle, Inc. (d/b/a USAir Shuttle, Inc. or US Airways) ..................................... 98–0757 12/22/97

Republic Industries, Inc., John H. Dobbs, Jr., Springhill Toyota, Inc., et. al ........................................................... 98–0758 12/22/97

Republic Industries, Inc., James K. Dobbs, III, Hoover Toyota, Inc., et. al ............................................................ 98–0759 12/22/97

Republic Industries, Inc., Dobbs Brothers Buick-Pontiac, Inc., Dobbs Brothers Buick-Pontiac, Inc ...................... 98–0760 12/22/97

United HealthCare Corporation, Medicode (Delaware), Inc., Medicode, Inc .......................................................... 98–0788 12/22/97

Dasault Systemes SA, Deneb Robotics, Inc., Deneb Robotics, Inc ....................................................................... 98–0799 12/22/97

Resource Bancshares Mortgage Group, Inc., Resource Bancshares Corporation, Resource Bancshares Corporation ................................................................................................................................................................. 98–0813 12/22/97

Freedom Communications, Inc., Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic Inc ................................................................ 98–0877 12/22/97

William J. Curtis, Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic Inc ........................................................................................ 98–0878 12/22/97

Green Equity Investors II, LP, Hollinger, Inc. (a Canadian company), Hollinger International Inc ......................... 98–0880 12/22/97

Citizen Utilities Company, The Voting Trust D&E Communications, Inc., D&E Communications, Inc ................... 98–0891 12/22/97

Ford Motor Company, Aldersgate Capital Limited (an English company), AT&T Automotive Services, Inc ......... 98–0895 12/22/97

Citation Corporation, Dycast, Inc., Dycast, Inc ........................................................................................................ 98–0896 12/22/97

RLC Industries Co., RLC Industries Co., R–H Timber Co., LLC ............................................................................ 98–0935 12/22/97

John C. Hampton, RLC Industries Co., R–H Timber Co., LLC ............................................................................... 98–0936 12/22/97

Foamex International Inc., Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst Equity Fund II, L.P., Crain Holdings Corp ..................... 98–0605 12/23/97

TRW Inc., BDM International Inc., BDM International Inc ....................................................................................... 98–0710 12/23/97

The AES Corporation, Edison International, Southern California Edison Company ............................................... 98–0804 12/23/97

NGC Corporation, Edison International, Southern California Edison Company ..................................................... 98–0809 12/23/97

Northern States Power Company, Edison International, Southern California Edison Company ............................ 98–0810 12/23/97

Huston Industries, Incorporated, Edison International, Southern California Edison Company ............................... 98–0811 12/23/97

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center System, McKeesport Area Health Care Systems, McKeesport Area

Health Care Systems ........................................................................................................................................... 98–0892 12/23/97

Nokia Corporation, Ipsilon Newtorks, Inc., Ipsilon Networks, Inc ............................................................................ 98–0952 12/23/97

Worcester City Campus Corporation, Memorial Health Care, Inc., Memorial Health Care, Inc ............................. 98–0726 12/24/97

Orbital Sciences Corporation, Ashtech Inc., Ashtech Inc ........................................................................................ 98–0819 12/24/97