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 Federal Trade Commission
 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 No.
ACQUIRING
ACQUIRED
ENTITIES**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/03/2005**20050527
DaVita Inc
Gambro AB
Gambro Healthcare, Inc.20051592
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc
Ralph Engelstad and Betty Engelstad, Family Trust UTA 3/6/01
Imperial Palace, LLC.20051630
Parthenon Investors II, L.P
Medical Consultants, Inc
Medical Consultants, Inc.20051659
CRH plc
Legg Mason Capital Partners, LP
Jolly Gardener Products, Inc.20051662
Eye 1 S.a.r.l.
Thales SA
Avimo Europe Limited, Avimo North America Inc., Thales Electro-Optics Pte Limited, Thales Optics Limited.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/04/2005**20051587
Ventiv Health, Inc.
R. Blane Walter
inChord Communications, Inc.20051610
Medimmune, Inc
Cellective Therapeutics, Inc
Cellective Therapeutics, Inc.20051627
Koninkliijke Philips Electronics N.V
LumiLeds Lighting International B.V
LumiLeds Lighting International B.V.20051668
GTCR Fund VIII, L.P
James Levoy Sorenson
Sorenson Communications, Inc.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/07/2005**20051641
Kirk Kerkorian
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Corporation20051655
J.C. Flowers I, L.P.
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Crump Group, Inc.20051674
Nelnet, Inc
The Education Financing Foundation of California
Chela Education Financing, Inc.( print page 66436)20051677
Open Solutions Inc
The BISYS Group, Inc
BIS LP Inc.20051681
Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Walter Scott, Jr
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company.20051695
AECOM Technology Corporation
EDAW, Inc
EDAW, Inc.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/12/2005**20051656
American Capital Strategies, Ltd
Vicki Rainsberger and Family
Value Plastics, Inc., VANM LLP.20051671
Wexford Partners VI, L.P
Thomas Drilling Company
Thomas Drilling Company.20051672
TPG Partners IV. L.P
Certegy Inc
Certegy Inc.20051676
Fidelity National Financial, Inc
Certegy Inc
Certegy Inc.20051678
Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V, L.P
Certegy Inc
Certegy Inc.20051685
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P
Javelina Company
Javelina Company20051693
Norsk Hydro ASA
Spinnaker Exploration Company
Spinnaker Exploration Company.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/13/2005**20050939
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Macromedia Inc.
Macromedia Inc.20051664
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
Regional Recycling LLC
939 Fortress Investments, LLC, Fortress Apartments, LLC, Metal Asset Acquisition, LLC, Regional Recycling LLC.20051675
Walgreen Co.
William M. Hait
Schraft's A Specialty Pharmacy, LLC.20051688
General Electric Company
Manulife Financial Corporation
Cathlamet Timber Company, LLC, Rainier Mineral Company, LLC, Rainier Timber Company, LLC.20051692
Compania de Cemento Argos, S.A
Piazza Acquisition Corp
Piazza Acquisition Corp.20051694
Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund V, L.P
Aon Corporation
J.H. Blade & Co., Inc., Sherwood Insurance Services, Sherwood Insurance Services of Washington, Inc., The Swett & Crawford Group, Inc.20051696
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
OGE Energy Corp
Enogex Arkansas Pipeline Corporation.20051700
Infinite Energy, Inc
ECONnergy Energy Company, Inc
ECONnergy Energy Company, Inc.20060003
Nelnet, Inc
Greater Texas Foundation
LoanSTAR Funding Group, Inc., LoanSTAR Systems, Inc.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/14/2005**20051683
WF Holdings, Inc
Carlyle Partners III, L.P
The Relizon Company.20051691
Triad Hospitals, Inc
Clarksville Health System, G.P
Clarksville Health System, G.P.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/17/2005**20051665
HSBC Holdings plc
Marathon Fund Limited Partnership III
Claire-Sprayway, Inc.20051679
Israel Corporation Limited
Solutia Inc
Astaris LLC.20051680
Israel Corporation Limited
FMC Corporation
Astaris LLC.20060001
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc
AXA S.A
The Advest Group, Inc.20060006
The Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation
Protient, Inc
Protient, Inc.20060007
Cougar Holdings, Inc
CCC Information Services Group Inc
CCC Information Services Group Inc.20060031
Value Act Capital Master Fund L.P
Per-Se Technologies, Inc
Per-Se Technologies, Inc.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/18/2005**20050900
Cal Dive International Inc
Stolt Offshore S.A
Stolt Offshore S.A.20060015
Olympus Growth Fund IV, L.P
Bain Capital Fund IV, L.P
Professional Service Industries Holdings, Inc.20060016
Johnson Electric Holdings Limited
SAIA-Burgess Electronics Holding AG
SAIA-Burgess Electronics Holding AG.20060017
Hewlett-Packard Company
ApplQ, Inc
ApplQ, Inc.20060025
Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer L.P
GTCR Fund VII, L.P
ARG Holdings, Inc.20060040
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P
Brinker International, Inc
Brinker Corner Bakery II, LLC, Brinker Corner Bakery I, LLC, Brinker Corner Bakery, L.P., Maggiano's/Corner Bakery Holding, Maggiano's/Corner Bakery, L.P.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/19/2005**20051661
TCV V, L.P
Penson Worldwide, Inc
Penson Worldwide, Inc.( print page 66437)**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/20/2005**20051371
Cooper Cameron Corporation
DEG Acquisitions, LLC
Dresser, Inc.20051634
KCP Income Fund
Satish Shah
APG, Inc.**TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/21/2005**20051007
First Data Corporation
Great Hill Equity Partners II, L.P
GMT Group, Inc.20060002
Chicken Acquisition Corp
American Securities Partners II, L.P
EPL Holdings, Inc.20060033
Wind Point Partners V, L.P
Kestrel Acquisition Corp
Kestrel Acquisition Corp.20060036
NEWStar Waste Holdings Corp
B III Capital Partners, L.P
North East Waste Services, Inc.20060038
Arend Oetker
Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, L.P
Milnot Holding Corporation.20060041
Perry Partners, L.P
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation.20060042
Perry Partners International, Inc
Sears Holdings Corporation
Sears Holdings Corporation.20060045
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
JPMorgan Chase & Co
J.P. Morgan Invest, LLC.20060047
Blackstone ECC Communications Partners L.P
Jeffrey H. Smulyan
Emmis Television Broadcasting L.P., Emmis Television License, LLC, SJL of Kansas Corp.20060050
Fenway Partners Capital Fund II, L.P
SK Equity Fund, L.P
Targus Group International, Inc.20060051
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. II, L.P
SAFE Boats Delaware LLC
SAFE Boats Delaware LLC.20060053
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
Sourcefire, Inc
Sourcefire, Inc.
 *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. 05-21812  Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M