[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34418-34423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16877]


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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 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

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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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26-MAY-98...................        19982739  G                       Assa Abloy AB.                            
                                              G                       Hillenbrand Industreis, Inc.              
                                              G                       Medeco Security Locks, Inc.               
                                    19982746  G                       Clear Channel Communications, Inc.        
                                              G                       Richard M. Fairbanks & Virginia B.        
                                                                       Fairbanks.                               
                                              G                       Fairbanks Communications, Inc.            
                                    19982756  G                       James C. Hilliard.                        
                                              G                       Clear Channel Communications, Inc.        
                                              G                       Clear Channel Metroplex, Inc.             
                                              G                       Clear Channel Metroplex Licenses, Inc.    
                                    19982770  G                       Jeffrey H. Smulyan.                       
                                              G                       Mari Hulman George.                       
                                              G                       Wabash Valley Broadcasting Corporation.   
                                    19982800  G                       Thomas E. Baker (Dr.).                    
                                              G                       Aspen Technology, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Aspen Technology, Inc.                    
                                    19982801  G                       Aspen Technology, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Thomas E. Baker (Dr.)                     
                                              G                       Chesapeake Decision Sciences, Inc.        
                                    19982974  G                       Sega Enterprises, Ltd.                    
                                              G                       SGW Holding Inc.                          
                                              G                       Sega GameWorks L.L.C.                     
                                    19982988  G                       Kellstrom Industries, Inc.                
                                              G                       Carmel and Rosa Shashua.                  
                                              G                       Aerocar Aviation Corp./Aerocar Parts, Inc.
                                              G                       Aerocar Parts, Inc.                       
27-MAY-98...................        19982831  G                       Able Telcom Holding Corp.                 
                                              G                       WorldCom, Inc.                            
                                              G                       MFS Network Technologeis, Inc.            
                                    19982882  G                       Journal Communications, Inc.              
                                              G                       AGM-Nevada, L.L.C.                        
                                              G                       AGM-Nevada, L.L.C.                        
                                    19982891  G                       Farm Family Holdings, Inc.                
                                              G                       Farm Family Life Insurance Company.       
                                              G                       Farm Family Life Insurance Company.       
                                    19982899  G                       Sidney B. DeBoer.                         
                                              G                       Antonio Rodriguez.                        
                                              G                       Rodway Chevrolet Co./Century Ford, Inc.   
                                    19982921  G                       AB Volvo.                                 
                                              G                       Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.        
                                              G                       Samsung Construction Equipment America    
                                                                       Corp.                                    
                                    19982923  G                       William D. Morton.                        
                                              G                       Mid Central Plastics, Inc.                
                                              G                       Mid Central Plastics, Inc.                
                                    19982925  G                       Kranson Industries, Inc.                  
                                              G                       W. Braun Company.                         
                                              G                       W. Braun Company.                         
                                    19982934  G                       The Children's Hospital Foundation.       
                                              G                       The Children's Seashore House.            
                                              G                       The Children's Seashore House.            
                                    19982938  G                       Societe National d'Etude et de            
                                                                       Construction.                            
                                              G                       TI Group plc.                             
                                              G                       Dowty Aerospace Corporation.              
                                    19982939  G                       Solectron Corporation.                    
                                              G                       International Business Machines           
                                                                       Corporation.                             
                                              G                       International Business Machines           
                                                                       Corporation.                             
                                    19982950  G                       FS Equity Partners IV, L.P.               
                                              G                       Dennis C. Bearden.                        
                                              G                       Century Maintenance Supply, Inc.          
                                    19982989  G                       Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita, Kansas. 
                                              G                       Preferred Health Systems, Inc.            
                                              G                       Preferred Health Systems, Inc.            
                                    19982990  G                       Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother           
                                                                       Generalate, Inc.                         
                                    19982990  G                       Preferred Health Systems, Inc.            
                                              G                       Preferred Health Systems, Inc.            
28-MAY-98...................        19982626  G                       Windy Hill Pet Food Holdings, Inc.        
                                              G                       Gene W. Fickes and Sandra C. Fickes.      
                                              G                       Deep Run Packing Co., Inc.                

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                                    19982744  G                       Cottingham Trust (1996).                  
                                              G                       Douglas Monitto.                          
                                              G                       Monitor Aerospace Corporation.            
                                    19982914  G                       Anacomp, Inc.                             
                                              G                       First Data Corporation.                   
                                              G                       First Financial Management Corporation.   
                                              G                       Employee Benefits Plans, Inc.             
                                    19982944  G                       Metals USA, Inc.                          
                                              G                       Roger L. Krohn and Marilyn B. Krohn.      
                                              G                       Krohn Steel Service Center, Incorporated. 
                                    19982952  Y                       Denali Incorporated.                      
                                              Y                       William I. Koch.                          
                                              Y                       Fibercast Company.                        
29-MAY-98...................        19982894  G                       Questor Partners Fund, L.P.               
                                              G                       IMPCO Technologies, Inc.                  
                                              G                       IMPCO Technologies, Inc.                  
                                    19982980  G                       Almanij N.V.                              
                                              G                       Kredietbank N.V.                          
                                              G                       Kredietbank N.V.                          
01-JUN-98...................        19982811  G                       Lakshmi N. Mittal.                        
                                              G                       Inland Steel Industries, Inc.             
                                              G                       Inland Steel Industries, Inc.             
                                    19982837  G                       Hafslund ASA.                             
                                              G                       Chrysler Corporation.                     
                                              G                       Pontook Operating Limited Partnership.    
                                    19982895  G                       Queensway Financial Holdings Limited.     
                                              G                       James G. Petcoff.                         
                                              G                       North Pointe Financial Service Inc.       
                                    19982896  G                       James G. Petcoff.                         
                                              G                       Queensway Financial Holdings Limited.     
                                              G                       Queensway Financial Holdings Limited.     
                                    19982905  G                       U.S. Industries, Inc.                     
                                              G                       Clark Manufacturing, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Clark Manufacturing, Inc.                 
                                    19982917  G                       Sterling Commerce, Inc.                   
                                              G                       XcelleNet, Inc.                           
                                              G                       XcelleNet, Inc.                           
                                    19982918  G                       Dennis M. Crumpler.                       
                                              G                       Sterling Commerce, Inc.                   
                                              G                       Sterling Commerce, Inc.                   
                                    19982951  G                       Life Re Corporation.                      
                                              G                       Delos H. Yancey, Jr.                      
                                              G                       North American Financial Services, Inc.   
                                    19982953  G                       Tension Envelope Corporation.             
                                              G                       The Wolf Detroit Envelope Company.        
                                              G                       The Wolf Detroit Envelope Company.        
                                    19982956  G                       Gibraltar Steel Corporation.              
                                              G                       United Steel Products Company.            
                                              G                       United Steel Products Company.            
                                    19982981  G                       Almanij N.V.                              
                                              G                       CERA Bank.                                
                                              G                       CERA Bank.                                
                                    19982982  G                       General Motors Corporation.               
                                              G                       Allied Signal, Inc.                       
                                              G                       AlliedSignal Environmental Catalysts Inc. 
                                    19982987  G                       IMI plc (a British Company).              
01-JUN-98...................                                                                                    
                                    19982987  G                       Peter R. Fazzone.                         
                                              G                       KIP, Inc.                                 
                                    19982994  G                       The Warnaco Group, Inc.                   
                                              G                       Commerce Clothing Company LLC.            
                                              G                       Commerce Clothing Company LLC.            
                                    19982997  G                       Performance Food Group Company.           
                                              G                       Robert E. Keith.                          
                                              G                       Affiliated Paper Companies, Inc.          
                                    19982998  G                       OEI International, Inc.                   
                                              G                       W-Industries, Inc.                        
                                              G                       W-Industries, Inc.                        
                                    19982999  G                       Lubermens Mutual Casualty Company.        
                                              G                       Sid R. Bass.                              
                                              G                       Pyramid Acquisition Corporation.          
                                    19983002  G                       Code, Hennessy & Simmons III, L.P.        

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                                              G                       Tharco Containers Colorado, Inc.          
                                              G                       Tharco Containers Colorado, Inc.          
                                    19983005  G                       FPL Group, Inc.                           
                                              G                       The Douglas Compton Trust.                
                                              G                       Cannon Power Corporation.                 
                                    19983006  G                       FPL Group, Inc.                           
                                              G                       Gerald W. Monkhouse.                      
                                              G                       Cannon Power Corporation.                 
                                    19983007  G                       Fortune Brands, Inc.                      
                                              G                       Aktiebolaget Electrolux.                  
                                              G                       Schrock Cabinet Company Division of White.
                                              ......................  Consolidated.                             
                                              G                       Industries, Inc.                          
                                    19983022  G                       Coinmach Laundry Corporation.             
                                              G                       Thomas L. and Dorothy E. Litwin.          
                                              G                       Gordon & Thomas Companies, Inc.           
                                    19983057  G                       Wheatley Partners, L.P.                   
                                              G                       USWeb Corporation.                        
                                              G                       USWeb Corporation.                        
                                    19983063  G                       Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.      
                                              G                       Herbert R. Allen.                         
                                              G                       H.R. Allen, Inc.                          
                                    19983064  G                       Herbert R. Allen.                         
                                              G                       Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.      
                                              G                       Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.      
02-JUN-98...................        19982866  G                       U S West, Inc.                            
                                              G                       Time Warner Telecom, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Time Warner Telecom, Inc.                 
                                    19982868  G                       Time Warner Inc.                          
                                              G                       Time Warner Telecom, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Time Warner Telecom, Inc.                 
                                    19983012  G                       Desc, S.A. de C.V.                        
                                              G                       Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc.           
                                              G                       Authentic Specialty Foods, Inc.           
                                    19983016  G                       The Crown Fund.                           
                                              G                       ALLTEL Corporation.                       
                                              G                       ALLTEL Corporation.                       
                                    19983018  G                       John Rutledge Partners II, L.P.           
                                              G                       W.R. Hambrecht/QIC, Inc.                  
                                              G                       Quinton Instrument Company.               
                                    19983019  G                       Real Time Data, Inc.                      
                                              G                       J. Richard Estey.                         
                                              G                       The Estey Corporation.                    
                                              G                       Vend Products Distributing of California, 
                                                                       Inc.                                     
                                    19983030  G                       National-Oilwell, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Estate of William A. Monteleone.          
                                              G                       Roberds-Johnson Industries, Inc.          
                                    19983033  G                       Group Maintenance America Corp.           
                                              G                       Giles C. Upshur, III.                     
                                              G                       Atlantic Industrial Constructors, Inc     
                                              G                       Atlantic Industrial Maintenance, Inc.     
                                              G                       Atlantic Industrial Leasing Corporation,  
                                                                       Inc.                                     
                                    19983035  G                       Group Maintenance America Corp.           
                                              G                       T. Evan Williams.                         
                                              G                       I Maintenance, Inc.; and Atlantic         
                                                                       Industrial Leasing Corp.                 
                                    19983036  G                       Ocean Group plc.                          
                                              G                       Mercury Holdings plc.                     
                                              G                       Mercury Holdings plc.                     
                                    19983046  G                       Commerical Union plc.                     
                                              G                       Farmers Union Insurance Acquisition       
                                                                       Corporation.                             
                                              G                       Farmers Union Insurance Acquisition       
                                                                       Corporation.                             
                                    19983048  G                       ICM Equipment Company, L.L.C.             
                                              G                       Williams Bros. Construction, Inc.         
                                              G                       Williams Bros. Construction, Inc.         
                                    19983058  G                       Brentwood Associates Buyout Fund II, L.P. 
                                              G                       Stone Heavy Duty, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Stone Heavy Duty, Inc.                    
                                    19983071  G                       The Beacon Group III--Focus Value Fund,   
                                                                       L.P.                                     
                                              G                       Robert Kern.                              
                                              G                       Generac Corporation.                      
                                    19983082  G                       General Motors Corporation.               
                                              G                       Edward J. Morse.                          

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                                              G                       Morse Operations, Inc.                    
                                    19983089  G                       Dartford Partnership L.L.C.               
                                              G                       MBW Investors L.L.C.                      
                                              G                       NEWCO.                                    
                                    19983090  G                       McCown DeLeeuw & Co. III, L.P.            
                                              G                       MBW Investors L.L.C.                      
                                              G                       NEWCO.                                    
                                    19983095  Y                       NE Restaurant Company, Inc.               
                                              Y                       Bertucci's Inc.                           
                                              Y                       Bertucci's Inc.                           
03-JUN-98...................        19981604  Y                       Compaq Computer Corporation               
                                              Y                       Digital Equipment Corporation.            
                                              Y                       Digital Equipment Corporation.            
                                    19982893  G                       Danaher Corporation.                      
                                              G                       Fluke Corporation.                        
                                              G                       Fluke Corporation.                        
                                    19982930  G                       Ira Leon Rennert.                         
                                              G                       ASARCO Incorporated.                      
                                              G                       ASARCO Incorporated.                      
                                    19982933  G                       Robert F.X. Sillerman.                    
                                              G                       Mugar MLWLLC.                             
                                              G                       Blackstone Entertainment, LLC.            
                                    19982992  G                       NGC Corporation.                          
                                              G                       Dominion Resources, Inc.                  
                                              G                       Dominion Energy, Inc.                     
                                              G                       Dominon Cogen CA, Inc.                    
                                    19983001  G                       Ford Motor Company.                       
                                              G                       Big 4 Rents, Inc.                         
                                              G                       Big 4 Rents, Inc.                         
                                    19983037  G                       Gordon Gray, Jr. Trust.                   
                                              G                       Roy P. Disney.                            
                                              G                       The Apogee Companies, Inc.                
                                    19983041  G                       Navix Radiology Systems, Inc.             
                                              G                       Fresenius AG.                             
                                              G                       Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.     
                                    19983077  G                       Gerald W. Schwartz.                       
                                              G                       Silicon Graphics, Inc.                    
                                              G                       Cray Research, Inc.                       
                                    19983091  G                       McCown De Leeuw & Co. IV, L.P.            
                                              G                       MBW Investors L.L.C.                      
                                              G                       NEWCO                                     
                                              G                       Aurora Foods, Inc.                        
                                    19983092  G                       Fenway Partners Capital Fund, L.P.        
                                              G                       MBW Investors L.L.C.                      
                                              G                       NEWCO                                     
04-JUN-98...................        19982945  G                       Partners HealthCare System, Inc.          
                                              G                       Newton-Wellesley Health Care System, Inc. 
                                              G                       Newton-Wellesley Health Care System, Inc. 
                                    19983017  G                       Henry Crown and Company (Not              
                                                                       Incorporated).                           
                                              G                       ALLTEL Corporation.                       
                                              G                       ALLTEL Corporation.                       
                                    19983079  G                       Northland Cranberries, Inc.               
                                              G                       Michael A. Morello.                       
                                              G                       Minot Food Packers, Inc.                  
05-JUN-98...................        19982912  G                       Larry Addington.                          
                                              G                       Cyprus Amax Minerals Company.             
                                              G                       Cyprus Cumberland Coal Corporation.       
                                              G                       Cyprus Mountain Coals Corporation.        
                                              G                       Cyprus Southern Realty Corporation.       
                                              G                       Cyprus Kanawha Corporation.               
                                              G                       Amax Coal Company.                        
                                              G                       Amax Coal Sales Company.                  
                                              G                       Ayrshire Land Company.                    
                                              G                       Beech Coal Company.                       
                                              G                       Meadowlark, Inc.                          
                                              G                       Cannelton, Inc.                           
                                              G                       Roaring Creek Coal Company.               
                                              G                       Grassy Cove Coal Mining Company.          
                                    19982993  G                       General Electric Company.                 
                                              G                       Kaynar Technologies, Inc.                 
                                              G                       Kaynar Technologies, Inc.                 
                                    19983014  G                       Engineered Support Systems, Inc.          

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                                              G                       George W. Andrews and Mary Ann Andrews.   
                                              G                       KECO Industries, Inc.                     
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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. 98-16877 Filed 6-23-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M