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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. Trans #
Acquiring
Acquired
Entities**Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/30/2001**20011690
Tyco International Ltd
Com-Net Critical Communications, Inc
Com-Net Critical Communications, Inc.20011707
Avnet, Inc
Kent Electronics Corporation
Kent Electronics Corporation.20011723
Gerald W. Schwartz
Avaya Inc.
Avaya Inc.20011731
Leap Wireless International, Inc
American Wireless License Group, LLC
American Wireless License Group, LLC.20011734
Novell, Inc
Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc
Cambridge Technology Partners, Inc.20011738
Constellation Brands, Inc
Ravenswood Winery, Inc
Ravenswood Winery, Inc.20011741
Pope & Talbot, Inc
Norske Skogindustrier ASA
Norske Skog Canada Mackenzie Pulp Limited20011742
Koninklijke Ahold nv
Mutual Distributors, Inc
Mutual Distributors, Inc.20011748
Temple-Inland Inc
Chesapeake Corporation
Capitol Packaging Company. 
                             Chesapeake Packaging Co.20011749
Mr. Yizhak Sharon
The Williams Companies, Inc
Mapco Express, Inc.20011753
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
3M Innovative Properties Company20011754
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P
Vlasic Foods International Inc
VF Brands, Inc., Aligar, Inc., Cargal, Inc. 
                             Vlasic Foods Canada, Inc., Vlasic Int'l Brands, Inc.  
                             Vlasic Foods Distribution Company, Vlasic Standards Inc.20011756
MBNA Corporation
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union
Desert Schools Federal Credit Union.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/03/2001**20011729
Assa Abloy AB
United Dominion Industries Limited
United Dominion Industries Limited.20011755
Crown Finance Foundation
Global TeleSystems, Inc
Global Telecom, Inc.
                            ( print page 29328)**Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/08/2001**20011764
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Shawn Scott
Delta Downs Racing Association, Inc. 
                             Delta Downs, Incorporated, Winner's Circle #1 of Madison, LLC.**Transactions Granted Early Termination—05/09/2001**20011735
Johnson & Johnson
Alza Corporation
Alza Corporation.20011762
SES Global S.A
General Electric Company
GE Subsidiary, Inc., GE Capital Global Satellites, Inc.20011768
Benfield Greig Group plc
E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc
E.W. Blanch Holdings, Inc.
 *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. 01-13556  Filed 5-29-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M