[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34407-34412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16820]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period 
Under the Premerger Notification Rules

    Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 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 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.

                                      Transaction Granted Early Termination                                     
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           ET date               Trans No.         ET req status                      Party name                
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27-APR-98...................        19982369  G                       Paragon Health Network, Inc.              
                                              G                       Daniel G. Schmidt, III.                   
                                              G                       Professional Rehabilitation, Inc.         
                                              G                       Professional Rehabilitation Agency, Inc.  
                                              G                       JDBK, Inc.                                
                                              G                       Professional Rehabilitation of Georgia,   
                                                                       Inc.                                     
                                    19982506  G                       Stronach Trust.                           
                                              G                       TRIAM Automotive Inc.                     
                                              G                       TRIAM Automotive Inc.                     
                                    19982558  G                       Cambridge Capital Fund, L.P.              
                                              G                       Aviation Sales Company.                   
                                              G                       Aviation Sales Company.                   
                                    19982559  G                       Aviation Sales Company.                   
                                              G                       Whitehall Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Whitehall Corporation.                    
                                    19982566  G                       Schottenstein Stores Corporation.         
                                              G                       Stephen I. Nacht.                         
                                              G                       Shonac Corporation.                       
                                    19982568  G                       Protective Life Corporation.              
                                              G                       United Dental Care, Inc.                  
                                              G                       United Dental Care, Inc.                  
                                    19982569  G                       ABRY Broadcast Partners III, L.P.         
                                              G                       Marshall W. Pagon.                        
                                              G                       Pegasus Cable Television, Inc.            
                                    19982573  Y                       Kevin R. Burke.                           
                                              Y                       Paul D. Showerman.                        
                                              Y                       Showerman's Distributing Co., Inc.        
                                    19982574  G                       Code, Hennessey & Simmons II, L.P.        
                                              G                       Portec, Inc.                              
                                              G                       Portec, Inc.                              
                                    19982576  G                       Cintas Corporation.                       
                                              G                       Edwin T. French, Jr.                      
                                              G                       Mechanics Laundry & Supply, Inc. of       
                                                                       Indiana.                                 
                                    19982577  G                       Century Telephone Enterprises, Inc.       
                                              G                       Ameritech Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Wisconsin Bell, Inc.                      
                                    19982583  G                       Compagnie Financiere de Paribas.          
                                              G                       Fruit of the Loom, Inc.                   
                                    19982583  G                       Martin Mills, Inc.                        
                                    19982584  G                       General Motors Corporation.               
                                              G                       Wells Fargo & Company.                    
                                              G                       Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,-Mortgage Servicing
                                                                       Division.                                
                                    19982585  G                       Edison International.                     
                                              G                       Toromont Industries Ltd.                  
                                              G                       Kimmel-Motz Refrigeration Corp./ScottPolar
                                                                       Corporation.                             
                                    19982587  G                       Time Warner Inc.                          
                                              G                       Tele-Communications, Inc.                 
                                              G                       TCI of Overland Park, Inc.                
                                    19982593  G                       American Industrial Partners Capital Fund 
                                                                       II, L.P.                                 
                                              G                       Great Lakes Carbon Corp.                  
                                              G                       Great Lakes Carbon Corp.                  
                                    19982594  G                       CBT Group PLC.                            
                                              G                       The ForeFront Group, Inc.                 
                                              G                       The ForeFront Group, Inc.                 

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                                    19982595  G                       Newport News Shipbuilding, Inc.           
                                              G                       Koninklike Van Ommeren NV.                
                                              G                       Delaware Tanker Holding I, Inc., Delaware 
                                                                       Tanker Holding II.                       
                                    19982597  G                       Richfood Holdings, Inc.                   
                                              G                       Dart Group Corp.                          
                                              G                       Dart Group Corp.                          
                                    19982600  G                       NCS HealthCare, Inc.                      
                                              G                       Walgreen Co.                              
                                              G                       Walgreen Advance Care, Inc.               
                                    19982606  G                       OGE Energy Corp.                          
                                              G                       Northern States Power Company.            
                                              G                       Oklahoma Loan Acquisition Corporation.    
                                    19982611  G                       Comfort Systems USA, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Robert J. Seiler.                         
                                              G                       Helm Corporation San Diego.               
                                    19982613  G                       Cypress Merchant Banking Partners L.P.    
                                              G                       The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund
                                                                       IV LP.                                   
                                              G                       CDW Holding Corporation.                  
                                    19982614  Y                       Leggett & Platt, Incorporated.            
                                              Y                       John T. Walker.                           
                                    19982614  Y                       St. Paul Metalcraft, Inc.                 
                                    19982642  G                       Equilease Holding Corp.                   
                                              G                       Timothy S. Reily.                         
                                              G                       Reily Electrical Supply, Inc.             
                                    19982643  G                       The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund
                                                                       IV L.P.                                  
                                              G                       Equilease Holding Corp.                   
                                              G                       Reily Electrical Supply, Inc.             
28-APR-98...................        19973484  Y                       Giant Cement Holding, Inc.                
                                              Y                       Solite Corporation.                       
                                              Y                       Solite Corporation.                       
                                    19982359  G                       Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III,
                                                                       L.P.                                     
                                              G                       Chancellor Media Corporation.             
                                              G                       Petry Media Corporation.                  
                                              G                       Chancellor Media License Corporation.     
                                    19982360  G                       Chancellor Media Corporation.             
                                              G                       Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund,    
                                                                       III, L.P.                                
                                              G                       Capstar Broadcasting Corporation.         
                                    19982443  G                       Commercial Union plc.                     
                                              G                       United Fire & Casualty Co.                
                                              G                       United Fire & Casualty Co.                
                                    19982444  G                       Commercial Union plc.                     
                                              G                       General Accident plc.                     
                                              G                       General Accident plc.                     
                                    19982521  G                       Applied Power Inc.                        
                                              G                       John W. Wajda.                            
                                              G                       Premier Industries, Inc.                  
                                    19982524  G                       Guarantee Life Companies, Inc., The       
                                              G                       Ohio Farmers Insurance Company.           
                                              G                       Westfield Life Insurance Company.         
                                    19982557  G                       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.               
                                              G                       Computer Integration Corp.                
                                              G                       Computer Integration Corp.                
                                    19982617  G                       Kao Corporation.                          
                                              G                       Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.               
                                              G                       Bausch & Lomb Incorporated.               
                                    19982619  G                       Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson.         
                                              G                       General Electric Company.                 
                                              G                       FTM Investments, Inc.                     
                                    19982621  G                       Cumulus Media LLC.                        
                                              G                       James D. Ingstad.                         
                                              G                       Missouri River Broadcasting, Inc.         
                                              G                       JKJ Broadcasting, Inc.                    
                                    19982622  G                       Harding Lawson Associates Group, Inc.     
                                              G                       ABB A.G.                                  
                                              G                       ABB Environmental Services, Inc.          
                                    19982623  G                       Harding Lawson Associates Group, Inc.     
                                              G                       ABB A.B.                                  
                                              G                       ABB Environmental Services, Inc.          
                                    19982631  G                       Texaco Inc.                               
                                              G                       British-Borneo Petroleum Syndicate, PLC.  
                                              G                       British-Borneo Exploration, Inc.          
                                    19982636  G                       Recycling Industries, Inc.                

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                                              G                       Lloyd B. and Sue Fletcher.                
                                              G                       Ferex Corporation.                        
29-APR-98...................        19982474  G                       Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P.            
                                              G                       Coventry Health Care, Inc.                
                                              G                       Coventry Health Care, Inc.                
                                    19982550  G                       Philip F. Anschutz.                       
                                              G                       LCI International, Inc.                   
                                              G                       LCI International, Inc.                   
                                    19982567  G                       Alltel Corporation.                       
                                              G                       360 Communications Company.               
                                              G                       360 Communications Company.               
                                    19982609  G                       Mitel Corporation.                        
                                              G                       Centigram Communications Corporation.     
                                              G                       Centigram Communications Corporation.     
30-APR-98...................        19981871  G                       Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV,   
                                                                       L.P.                                     
                                              G                       Monroc, Inc.                              
                                              G                       Monroc, Inc.                              
                                    19982507  Y                       Tesoro Petroleum Corporation.             
                                              Y                       The Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd. (an 
                                                                       Australian corp.)                        
                                              Y                       BHP Entities.                             
                                              Y                       BHP Petroleum South Pacific Inc.          
                                    19982599  G                       The Williams Companies, Inc.              
                                              G                       British-Borneo Petroleum Syndicate, PLC.  
                                              G                       British-Borneo Exploration, Inc.          
                                    19982618  G                       NationsRent, Inc.                         
                                              G                       Raymond E. Mason, Jr.                     
                                              G                       The Bode-Finn Company.                    
01-MAY-98...................        19982429  G                       Apollo Investment Fund III, LP.           
                                              G                       US Diagnostic Inc.                        
                                              G                       Medical Diagnostics, Inc.                 
                                              G                       US Diagnostic Inc.                        
                                    19982508  G                       Textron Inc.                              
                                              G                       Ring Screw Works.                         
                                              G                       Ring Screw Works.                         
04-MAY-98...................        19928596  G                       Ruben Griffin.                            
                                              G                       Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation.    
                                              G                       Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation.    
                                    19982633  G                       Brintons Limited.                         
                                              G                       Samuel H. Silver and Barbara L. Coveny.   
                                              G                       U.S. Axminster, Inc.                      
                                    19982634  G                       Plains Cotton Cooperative Association.    
                                              G                       J. Lewis Partners, L.P.                   
                                              G                       Mission Valley Textiles, Inc.             
                                    19982635  G                       BCE Inc.                                  
                                              G                       Stratos Global Corporation.               
                                              G                       Stratos Global Corporation.               
                                    19982637  G                       Koch Industries, Inc.                     
                                              G                       Anglian Water plc.                        
                                              G                       Fluid Systems.                            
                                    19982638  G                       EBSCO Industries, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Watley Family Partnership, Ltd.           
                                              G                       Modern Muzzleloading, Inc.                
                                    19982645  G                       Conseco, Inc.                             
                                              G                       Green Tree Financial Corporation.         
                                              G                       Green Tree Financial Corporation.         
                                    19982647  G                       Gary Knisely.                             
                                              G                       Andrew J. McKelvey.                       
                                              G                       TMP Worldwide Inc.                        
                                    19982648  G                       Andrew J. McKelvey.                       
                                              G                       Gary Knisely.                             
                                              G                       Johnson, Smith & Knisely Inc.             
                                    19982649  G                       Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.     
                                              G                       Meditrust Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Meditrust Corporation.                    
                                    19982650  G                       Thomas M. Taylor.                         
                                              G                       Meditrust Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Meditrust Corporation.                    
                                    19982653  G                       SYSCO Corporation.                        
                                              G                       Jordan's Meats.                           
                                              G                       Jordan's Meats.                           
                                    19982654  G                       Steelcase Inc.                            
                                    19982654  G                       Strafor Facom S.A.                        

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                                              G                       Clestra Hauserman, Inc.                   
                                    19982655  G                       Sunbelt Automotive Group, Inc.            
                                              G                       Alan K. Arnold.                           
                                              G                       Wade Ford, Inc. and Wade Ford Buford, Inc.
                                    19982656  G                       Everett R. Dobson Irrevocable Family      
                                                                       Trust.                                   
                                              G                       Natubhai D. Patel.                        
                                              G                       Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone, Inc.       
                                    19982662  G                       Sunbelt Automotive Group, Inc.            
                                              G                       Calvin Diemer.                            
                                              G                       Day's Chevrolet, Inc.                     
                                    19982663  G                       Sunbelt Automotive Group, Inc.            
                                              G                       Alvin Diemer.                             
                                              G                       Day's Chevrolet, Inc.                     
                                    19982671  G                       UNOVA, Inc.                               
                                              G                       Amtech Corporation.                       
                                              G                       Amtech Corporation.                       
                                    19982673  G                       Guardian Life Insurance Corporation of    
                                                                       American (The).                          
                                              G                       Torchmark Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Torchmark Corporation.                    
                                    19982674  G                       The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.          
                                              G                       Ashtabula County Medical Center.          
                                              G                       Ashtabula County Medical Center.          
                                    19982675  G                       Dole Food Company, Inc.                   
                                              G                       Novaco, Ltd.                              
                                              G                       Sunburst Farms, Inc.                      
                                    19982676  G                       Cinergy Corp.                             
                                              G                       Apache Corporation.                       
                                              G                       Producers Energy Marketing, LLC.          
                                    19982677  G                       Apache Corporation.                       
                                              G                       Cinergy Corp.                             
                                              G                       Cinergy Corp.                             
                                    19982680  G                       Siebe plc.                                
                                              G                       Simulation Sciences Inc.                  
                                              G                       Simulation Sciences Inc.                  
                                    19982689  G                       Claneil Enterprises, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Wawa, Inc.                                
                                    19982689  G                       Wawa, Inc.                                
                                    19982702  G                       The News Corporation Limited.             
                                              G                       PLD Telekom Inc.                          
                                              G                       PLD Telekom Inc.                          
05-MAY-98...................        19982468  G                       Ultratech Stepper, Inc.                   
                                              G                       Integrated Solutions, Inc.                
                                              G                       Integrated Solutions, Inc.                
                                    19982538  G                       Nedra Dee Roney.                          
                                              G                       Nu Skin Asia Pacific, Inc.                
                                              G                       Nu Skin Asia Pacific, Inc.                
                                    19982586  G                       Jean-Charles Naouri.                      
                                              G                       United Grocers, Inc.                      
                                              G                       United Grocers, Inc.                      
                                    19982592  G                       Houston Industries Incorporated.          
                                              G                       Edison International.                     
                                              G                       Southern California Edison Company.       
                                    19982607  G                       Triton PCS Holdings, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.           
                                              G                       Vanguard Cellular Systems of South        
                                                                       Carolina, Inc.                           
                                    19982616  G                       Everett R. Dobson Irrevocable Family      
                                                                       Trust.                                   
                                              G                       Ronald W. Henriksen.                      
                                              G                       American Telco, Inc.                      
                                              G                       American Teleco Network Services, Inc.    
                                    19982628  G                       James P. McCready.                        
                                              G                       Oglebay Norton Company.                   
                                              G                       Oglebay Norton Engineered Materials, Inc. 
                                    19982632  G                       Medallion Financial Corp.                 
                                              G                       Capital Dimensions, Inc.                  
                                              G                       Capital Dimensions, Inc.                  
                                    19982651  G                       Minnesota Power & Light Company.          
                                              G                       Edward L. Blakey.                         
                                              G                       ARK LA TEX Auto Auction, Inc.             
                                    19982658  G                       Raycom Media, Inc.                        
                                              G                       Malrite Communications Group, Inc.        
                                              G                       Malrite Communications Group, Inc.        
                                    19982667  G                       United States Filter Corporation.         

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                                              G                       Edwin G. O'Kelly.                         
                                              G                       Fullman International, Inc.               
                                    19982668  G                       Edwin G. O'Kelly.                         
                                              G                       United States Filter Corporation.         
                                              G                       United States Filter Corporation.         
                                    19982670  G                       V. Prem Watsa.                            
                                              G                       Xerox Corporation.                        
                                              G                       Crum & Forster Holdings, Inc.             
                                    19982683  G                       IBP, Inc.                                 
                                              G                       Steve Charton as Trustee of Steve Charton 
                                                                       Trust.                                   
                                              G                       Don Miguel Mexican Food, Inc.             
                                    19982687  Y                       Recycling Industries, Inc.                
                                              Y                       Terry Brenner.                            
                                              Y                       Cycle Systems, Inc.                       
                                    19982688  G                       Willis Stein & Partners, L.P.             
                                              G                       Stanley R. Harris.                        
                                              G                       Harris Publications, Inc.                 
                                    19982692  G                       Applied Power Inc.                        
                                              G                       Zero Corporation.                         
                                              G                       Zero Corporation.                         
                                    19982694  G                       Insurance Partners, L.P.                  
                                              G                       Central Reserve Life Corporation.         
                                              G                       Central Reserve Life Corporation.         
                                    19982695  G                       Mr. Jay Alix.                             
                                              G                       Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Fund II, L.P.    
                                              G                       Peregrine, Inc.                           
                                    19982703  G                       Kenneth R. Thompson (a Canadian citizen). 
                                              G                       PRIMEDIA, Inc.                            
                                              G                       Nelson Information, Inc.                  
                                    19982712  Y                       Martek S.A.                               
                                              Y                       Adwest Group plc.                         
                                              Y                       Abbott Electronics, Inc., Conversion      
                                                                       Devises, Inc.                            
                                    19982718  G                       Ogden Newspapers, Inc., (The).            
                                              G                       Oshkosh Northwestern Company.             
                                              G                       Oshkosh Northwestern Company.             
                                    19982725  G                       Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.               
                                              G                       Paul D. Treadwell.                        
                                              G                       Factory Direct Homes, LLC.                
                                              G                       Eagle Ridge Manufactured Homes, Inc.      
                                              G                       Better Homes, LLC.                        
06-MAY-98...................        19982428  G                       First Union Corporation.                  
                                              G                       The Money Store Inc.                      
                                              G                       The Money Store Inc.                      
                                    19982578  G                       Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.         
                                              G                       Patrick Soon-Shiong.                      
                                              G                       VivoRx Pharmaceutical, Inc.               
                                    19982579  G                       Patrick Soon-Shiong.                      
                                              G                       Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.         
                                              G                       Fujisawa USA, Inc.                        
                                    19982601  G                       Dean Foods Company.                       
                                              G                       Garry A. Newman.                          
                                              G                       Randolph Pickle Corporation.              
                                    19982602  G                       Dean Foods Company.                       
                                              G                       Louis J. Schwartz.                        
                                              G                       Randolph Pickle Corporation.              
                                    19982627  G                       Tele-Communications, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Robert L. Johnson.                        
                                              G                       BET Holdings, Inc.                        
                                    19982630  G                       Derryll R. Wells.                         
                                              G                       Chaswill United Corp.                     
                                              G                       United Liberty Life Insurance Company.    
                                    19982681  G                       Patriot American Hospitality, Inc.        
                                              G                       S.F. Hotel Company, L.P.                  
                                              G                       S.F. Hotel Company, L.P.                  
                                    19982684  G                       John N. Irwin, III.                       
                                              G                       Guernsey Bel, Inc.                        
                                              G                       Guernsey Bel, Inc.                        
                                    19982697  G                       Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.               
                                              G                       Dataflex Corporation.                     
                                              G                       Dataflex Corporation.                     
                                    19982704  G                       UNOVA, Inc.                               
                                              G                       R&B Machine Tool Company.                 

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                                              G                       R&B Machine Tool Company.                 
                                    19982461  G                       ATMI, Inc.                                
                                              G                       NOW Technologies, Inc.                    
                                              G                       NOW Technologies, Inc.                    
                                    19982640  G                       Jack Miller.                              
                                              G                       Staples, Inc.                             
                                              G                       Staples, Inc.                             
                                    19982641  Y                       Staples, Inc.                             
                                              Y                       Jack Miller.                              
                                              Y                       Quill Corporation.                        
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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. 98-16820 Filed 6-23-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M