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Stipulation and Order ensures, prior to

such divestiture, that the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets

which are being divested be maintained

as independent, economically viable,

ongoing business concerns, and that

competition is maintained during the

pendency of the divestiture.

III. Hold Separate Provisions

Until the divestiture required by the

Modified Final Judgment has been

accomplished:

A. USA Waste shall preserve,

maintain, and operate the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets as

independent competitors with

management, sales, and operations held

entirely separate, distinct and apart

from those of USA Waste. USA Waste

shall not coordinate the marketing or

sale of its waste disposal and hauling

business with the waste disposal and

hauling business at the Houston Hauling

Assets and the Sunray Assets. Within

thirty (30) days of the entering of this

Order, USA Waste will inform the

United States and Texas of the steps

taken to comply with this provision.

B. USA Waste shall take all steps

necessary to ensure that the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets

will be maintained and operated as

independent, ongoing, economically

viable and active competitors in the

waste disposal and hauling business in

the Houston area; and that the

management of the Houston Hauling

Assets and the Sunray Assets will not be

influenced by USA Waste, and the

books, records, competitively sensitive

sales, marketing and pricing

information, and decision-making

associated with the Houston Hauling

Assets and the Sunray Assets will be

kept separate and apart from the

operations of USA Waste. USA Waste’s

influence over the Houston Hauling

Assets and the Sunray Assets shall be

limited to that necessary to carry out

USA Waste’s obligations under this

Order and the Modified Final Judgment.

C. USA Waste shall use all reasonable

efforts to maintain and increase waste

disposal and hauling sales at the

Houston Hauling Assets and the Sunray

Assets, and shall maintain at 1997 or

previously approved levels, whichever

are higher, promotional, advertising,

sales, technical assistance, marketing

and merchandising support for the

disposal and hauling of waste associated

with the Houston Hauling Assets and

the Sunray Assets.

D. USA Waste shall provide sufficient

working capital to maintain the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets as

economically viable, ongoing

businesses.

E. USA Waste shall take all steps

necessary to ensure that the Sunray

Assets are fully maintained in operable

condition at no lower than its current

rated capacity, and shall maintain and

adhere to normal repair and

maintenance schedules for the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets.

F. USA Waste shall not, except as part

of a divestiture approved by the United

States and Texas, remove, sell, lease,

assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise

dispose of any assets of the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets,

including intangible assets that relate to

the permits described in Section I of the

Modified Final Judgment.

G. USA Waste shall maintain, in

accordance with sound accounting

principles, separate, accurate and

complete financial ledgers, books and

records that report on a periodic basis,

such as the last business day of every

month, consistent with past practices,

the assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues

and income of the Houston Hauling

Assets and the Sunray Assets.

H. Except in the ordinary course of

business or as is otherwise consistent

with this Hold Separate Agreement,

USA Waste and TransAmerican shall

not hire and USA Waste and

TransAmerican shall not transfer or

terminate, or alter any current

employment or salary agreements for

any USA Waste or TransAmerican

employees who (I) on the date of the

signing of this Agreement, work at the

Houston Hauling Assets or the Sunray

Assets or (ii) are members of

management referenced in Section III(I)

of this Order.

I. Until such time as the Houston

Hauling Assets and the Sunray Assets

are divested, the Assets to be Divested

shall be managed by Ted Meyer of

TransAmerican. Ted Meyer shall have

complete managerial responsibility for

the Houston Hauling Assets and the

Sunray Assets, subject to the provisions

of this Order and the Modified Final

Judgment. In the event that Ted Meyer

is unable to perform his duties, USA

Waste shall appoint, subject to the

United States’ and Texas’ approval, a

replacement within ten (10) working

days. Should USA Waste fail to appoint

a replacement acceptable to the United

States and Texas within ten (10)

working days, the United States and

Texas shall appoint a replacement.

J. USA Waste shall take no action that

would interfere with the ability of any

trustee appointed pursuant to the

Modified Final Judgment to complete

the divestiture pursuant to the Modified

Final Judgment to a suitable purchaser.

K. this Hold Separate Stipulation and

Order shall remain in effect until

consummation of the divestiture

contemplated by the Modified Final

Judgment or until further Order of the

Court.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

For the United States:

Frederick H. Parmenter,

Virginia Bar No.: 18184, U.S. Department of

Justice, Antitrust Division, 1401 H Street,

N.W., Suite 3000, Washington, D.C. 20530,

(202) 307–0620.

For the State of Texas

Dan Morales,

Texas Attorney General.

Mark Tobey,

Assistant Attorney General, Chief, Antitrust

Section, Texas Bar No.: 20082960.

For USA Waste Services, Inc.

James R. Weiss,

District of Columbia Bar No.: 379798, Preston,

Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, 1735 New

York Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington,

D.C. 20006–5209, (202) 662–8425.

For TransAmerican Waste Industries, Inc.

J. David Green,

Sr. Vice President & General Counsel,

TransAmerican Waste Industries, Inc., 10554

Tanner Road, Houston, Texas 77041, (713)

956–1212.

Kim Van Winkle,

Assistant Attorney General, Texas Bar No.:

24003104, Office of the Attorney General of

Texas, P.O. Box 12548, Austin, Texas 78711–

2546, (512) 463–2185.

Order

It is so ordered, this 6th day of May,

1998.

Gladys Kessler,

United States District Judge.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Enterprise Computer

Telephony Forum

Notice is hereby given that, on June

25, 1997, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.

§ 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Enterprise

Computer Telephony Forum (‘‘ECTF’’)

has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in

membership. The notifications were

filed for the purpose of extending the

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.
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Specifically, Deutsche Telekom, Berlin,

GERMANY; and Excel, Inc., Hyannis,

MA, have become Principal Members.

Ariel Corp., Cranbury, NJ; Comdial

Corporation, Charlottesville, VA;

DeTeWe Kommunikations, Berlin,

GERMANY; Dictaphone, Stratford, CT;

Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY; Force

Computers, San Jose, CA; Mitsubishi

Electronics Corp., Kanagawa, JAPAN;

Offnet SPA, Rome, ITALY; Phillips

Business Communications, Hilversum,

THE NETHERLANDS; Summa Four,

Inc., Manchester, NH; and Vanguard,

Morris Plains, NJ, have become

Auditing Members.

Precision Systems, Inc. and Voice

Technologies Group are no longer

Principal Members.

Ascom Telecom Ltd, Berkeley Speech

Technologies; and Digital Systems

International, are no longer Auditing

Members.

No other changes have been made in

the membership, nature or objectives of

ECTF. Membership remains open, and

ECTF intends to file additional written

notifications disclosing all changes in

membership.

On February 20, 1996, ECTF filed its

original notification pursuant to Section

6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on May 13, 1996 (61 FR 22074).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on May 2, 1997. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on November 28, 1997 (62 FR

63387).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 98–16219 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—National Center for

Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on April

10, 1998, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the National Center

for Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.

(‘‘NCMS’’) filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, the following companies

were accepted as active members of

NCMS: Dow-United Technologies

Composite Products, Inc., Wallingford,

CT; OG Technology, Inc., Ann Arbor,

MI; Preco Industries, Inc., Lenexa, KS;

Steel Products Division (United Defense

Systems, L.P.), Anniston, AL;

MicroDexterity Systems, Inc.,

Carbondale, CO. Also approved for

affiliate membership in NCMS were:

Alberta Research Council, Edmonton,

Alberta, CANADA; Interconnection

Technology Research Institute, Austin,

TX; Industry Canada, Ottawa, Ontario,

CANADA; Materials and Manufacturing

Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario,

CANADA; National Research Council,

Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA.

The following companies recently

resigned from membership in NCMS:

Angle, Inc., Springfield, VA; SDL, Inc.,

San Jose, CA; American Foundrymen’s

Society, Des Plains, IL; Gear Research

Institute, Evanston, IL.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

membership remains open, and NCMS

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes.

On February 20, 1987, NCMS filed its

original notification pursuant to Section

6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on March 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on October 20, 1997. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on November 28, 1997 (62 FR

63388).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 98–16217 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Advisory Committee on Preservation

Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the

National Archives Advisory Committee

on Preservation will meet Tuesday,

August 11, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

in lecture room A of the National

Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi

Rd., College Park, MD 20740–6001.

The agenda for the meeting will be

Charters reencasement needs and

reencasement design concept.

This meeting will be open to the

public. For further information, contact

Alan Calmes at (301) 713–7403.

Dated: June 12, 1998.

John W. Carlin,

Archivist of the United States.

[FR Doc. 98–16224 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Engineering

Education and Centers; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as

amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel Engineering

Education and Centers (#173).

Date/Time: July 9–10, 1998, 7:30 a.m.–5:30

p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, Room

580, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Mary Poats, Program

Manager, Engineering Education and Centers

Division, National Science Foundation,

Room 585 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington,

VA 22230.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Combined ResearchCurriculum Development Program.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b. (c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: June 15, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

Extension of a Currently Approved

Collection of Information

AGENCY: Panama Canal Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

109 Stat. 163), this notice announces the

Panama Canal Commission (PCC) is

planning to submit to the Office of

Management and Budget a Paperwork