[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15725-15726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7551]


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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. 18a, as added by Title II 
of the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, requires 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to give the 
Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General advance 
notice and to wait designated periods before consummation of such 
plans. Section 7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, in individual 
cases, to terminate this waiting period prior to its expiration and 
requires that notice of this action be published in the Federal 
Register.
    The following transactions were granted early termination of the 
waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules. 
The grants were made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of 
Justice. Neither agency intends to take any action with respect to 
these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

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            Trans No.                      Acquiring                  Acquired                  Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/23/2009
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20090289.........................  Deutsche Lufthansa AG....  Sir Michael David Bishop  British Midland PLC
20090290.........................  Texas Health Resources...  Community Health          TTHR Limited Partnership
                                                               Systems, Inc..
20090291.........................  Valero Energy Corporation  VeraSun Energy            VeraSun Aurora
                                                               Corporation.              Corporation; VeraSun
                                                                                         Charles City, LLC;
                                                                                         VeraSun Fort Dodge,
                                                                                         LLC; VeraSun Hartley,
                                                                                         LLC; VeraSun Marketing,
                                                                                         LLC; VeraSun Reynolds,
                                                                                         LLC; VeraSun Welcome,
                                                                                         LLC
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/24/2009
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20090292.........................  Bank of America            Kern Schools Federal      FIA Card Services, N.A.
                                    Corporation.               Credit Union.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/25/2009
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20090294.........................  General Electric Company.  ATP Oil & Gas             ATP Infrastructure
                                                               Corporation.              Partners, L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/27/2009
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20090306.........................  University of Southern     Tenet Healthcare          Tenet HealthSystem
                                    California.                Corporation.              Norris, Inc.; USC
                                                                                         University Hospital,
                                                                                         Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/02/2009
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20090143.........................  Intercontinental           The Clearing Corporation  The Clearing Corporation
                                    Exchange, Inc..
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/03/2009
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20090287.........................  Novartis Pharma AG.......  Portola Pharmaceuticals,  Portola Pharmaceuticals,
                                                               Inc..                     Inc.
20090307.........................  Baker Brothers Life        Seattle Genetics, Inc...  Seattle Genetics, Inc.
                                    Sciences, L.P..
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/09/2009
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20090317.........................  DCP Midstream Partners,    ConocoPhillips..........  DCP East Texas Holdings,
                                    LP.                                                  LLC
20090318.........................  DCP Midstream Partners,    Spectra Energy Corp.....  DCP East Texas Holdings,
                                    LP.                                                  LLC
20090322.........................  Roger Penske.............  General Electric Company  Penske Truck Leasing
                                                                                         Co., L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/11/2009
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20090321.........................  Marsh & McLennan           Callan Associates Inc...  Callan Associates Inc.
                                    Companies, Inc..
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/13/2009
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20090263.........................  William Goldring.........  Constellation Brands,     Barton Brands of
                                                               Inc..                     California, Inc.;
                                                                                         Barton Distillers
                                                                                         Import Corp.;
                                                                                         Constellation Spirits
                                                                                         Inc.
20090327.........................  Mascolo Brothers Limited.  Toni & Guy Holdings,      Toni & Guy Holdings,
                                                               Inc..                     Inc.
20090333.........................  Fidelity National          Wind Point Partners V,    VI Acquisition Corp.;
                                    Financial, Inc..           L.P..                     VICORP Restaurants,
                                                                                         Inc.
20090336.........................  Newport Global             Wind Point Partners V,    VI Acquisition Corp.;
                                    Opportunities Fund L.P.    L.P..                     VICORP Restaurants,
                                                                                         Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/16/2009
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20090311.........................  Fairholme Funds, Inc.....  The St. Joe Company.....  The St. Joe Company.
20090313.........................  Amphenol Corporation.....  General Electric Company  Times Microwave Systems,
                                                                                         Inc.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative 
or Renee Hallman, Contact Representative, Federal Trade Commission, 
Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room H-303, 
Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-7551 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M