[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27971-27972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12679]


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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 #            Acquiring         Acquired         Entities
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/17/2001
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20011672.............  The Sisters of   HCA-The          Columbia/HCA
                        Charity of St.   Healthcare       Healthcare
                        Augustine,       Company.         Corporation of
                        Health System,                    South
                        Inc.                              Carolina.
20011700.............  The Sage Group   Interact         Interact
                        plc.             Commerce         Commerce
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20011708.............  Ford Motor       Seth M. Siegel.  The Beanstalk
                        Company.                          Group
                                                          (Europe).
                                                         The Beanstalk
                                                          Group Inc.
                                                          (DE).
                                                         The Beanstalk
                                                          Group Inc.
                                                          (NY).
20011709.............  Ford Motor       Michael S.       The Beanstalk
                        Company.         Stone.           Group, Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/18/2001
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20011711.............  MedAssets.com,   Earl H. Norman.  Health Services
                        Inc.                              Corporation of
                                                          America.
20011718.............  Church & Dwight  USA Detergents,  USA Detergents,
                        Co., Inc.        Inc.             Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/20/2001
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20011662.............  Smiths Group     Barringer        Barringer
                        plc.             Technologies     Technologies
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20011696.............  Littlejohn Fund  Magne Tek Inc..  Magne Tek Asia
                        II, L.P.                          Ltd., Magne
                                                          Tek.
                                                         Electronics
                                                          China Co. Ltd.
                                                         Magne Tek
                                                          Componentes
                                                          Electricos,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
                                                         Magne Tek
                                                          Matamoras,
                                                          S.A. de C.V.
20011715.............  Microsoft        Ensemble         Ensemble
                        Corporation.     Studios          Studios
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20011739.............  Nautica          Benjamin         Earl Jean, Inc.
                        Enterprises,     Freiwald.
                        Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/23/2001
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20011713.............  LSI Logic        C-Cube           C-Cube
                        Corporation.     Microsystems     Microsystems
                                         Inc.             Inc.
20011720.............  Normandy Mining  Franco-Nevada    Midas Joint
                        Limited ACN      Mining           Venture, Inc.
                        009 295 765.     Corporation
                                         Limited.
20011722.............  Illinois Tool    Foilmark, Inc..  Foilmark, Inc.
                        Works Inc..
20011725.............  The Stanley      Global Private   Contact East,
                        Works.           Equity III       Inc.
                                         Limited
                                         Partnership.
20011726.............  Protective       MIV Holdings,    Mark IV
                        Industries,      S.A.             Industries,
                        LLC.                              Inc.
20011728.............  General          Paragon Leasing  Paragon Leasing
                        Electric
                        Company.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/25/2001
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20011698.............  Tyco             The CIT Group,   The CIT Group,
                        International    Inc.             Inc.
                        Ltd..
20011721.............  Cisco Systems,   Velocita Corp..  Velocita Corp.
                        Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/26/2001
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20011693.............  United Parcel    Miles Group,     Miles Group,
                        Service, Inc.    Inc.             Inc.
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           Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/27/2001
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20011548.............  Xcel Energy Inc  Duke Energy      Duke Capital
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
                                                         Duke Energy
                                                          Audrain, LLC.
20011649.............  Royster-Clark    Land O'Lakes,    Agro
                        Group, Inc.      Inc.             Distribution,
                                                          LLC.
20011650.............  Royster-Clark    Cenex Harvest    Agro
                        Group, Inc.      States           Distribution,
                                         Cooperatives.    LLC.
20011701.............  Wells Fargo &    ACO Brokerage    ACO Brokerage
                        Company.         Holdings         Holdings
                                         Corporation.     Corporation.
20011714.............  Micron           Interland, Inc.  Interland, Inc.
                        Technology,
                        Inc.
20011744.............  Pilot            USX Corporation  Speedway
                        Corporation.                      SuperAmerica
                                                          LLC.
20011745.............  USX Corporation  Pilot            Pilot
                                         Corporation.     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, DC 
20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By Direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-12679 Filed 5-18-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M