Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: June 24, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 121)]

[Notices]

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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.

Transaction No.

Acquiring person

Acquired person

Acquired entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/28/2002

20020702................... Performance Food Group Don and Carolyn

Quality Foods, Inc. Company.

Kirkpatrick. 20020713................... Kroll Inc.................. ONTRACK Data

ONTRACK Data International, Inc.

International, Inc 20020738................... UnitedHealth Group

GeoAccess, Inc............ GeoAccess, Inc Incorporated. 20020743................... John Hancock Financial International Paper

Sustainable Forest, L.L.C. Services, Inc.

Company. 20020754................... Providence Equity Partners AT&T Corp................. AT&T Broadband of IV, L.P..

Colorado, LLC. AT&T Broadband, LLC. United Cable Television of Western Colorado, Inc 20020757................... Goodman Company, Ltd....... Avantec Vascular

Avantec Vascular Corporation.

Corporation. 20020763................... ASSA ABLOY AB.............. AB INDUSTRIVARDEN......... BESAM AB. 20020764................... Bethlehem Steel Corporation LTV Corporation (Debtor-in- Columbus Processing Possession).

Company. Columbus Coatings Company. 20020765................... Royal Bank of Canada....... Assicurazioni Generali Business Men's Assurance S.p.A.

Company of America. Jones & Babson Inc Transocean Holding Corporation. 20020766................... Headwaters Incorporated.... Larry E. Koenig........... H Briquetters, Ltd. I Briquetters, Ltd. P Briquetters, Ltd. 20020767................... Headwaters Incorporated.... Startec, Inc.............. H Briquetters, Ltd. I Briquetters, Ltd. P Briquetters, Ltd. 20020770................... Grande Communications

ClearSource, Inc.......... ClearSource, Inc, Holdings, Inc. 20020772................... Bank of Montreal........... Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Morgan Stanley DW Inc. & Co. 20020774................... Kellwood Company........... Gerber Childrenswear, Inc. Gerber Childrenswear, Inc. 20020779................... Nordstrom.com, Inc......... Nordstrom, Inc............ Nordstrom.com, Inc. 20020785................... John A. Catsimatidis....... Marks & Spencer p.l.c..... Kings Super Markets, Inc. 20020787................... United Rentals, Inc........ National Equipment

National Equipment Services, Inc.

Services, Inc. 20020791................... Cardinal Health, Inc....... Boron, Lepore and

Boron, Lepore and Associates, Inc.

Associates, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--05/30/2002

20020760................... Berkshire Hathaway Inc..... Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Kemper Insurance Group, Company.

Inc 20020773................... Liberty Media Corporation.. Naspers, Ltd.............. OpenTV Corp.

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Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/03/2002

20020784................... Cumulus Media Inc.......... Wicks Communications & Wilks Broadcasting LLC. Media Partners, L.P. 20020792................... Welsh, Carson, Anderson & SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. Stowe IX, L.P. 20020793................... Welsh, Carons, Anderson & SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. Stowe VIII, L.P. 20020799................... Olin Corporation........... Chase Industries Inc...... Chase Industries Inc. 20020801................... Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst ConAgra Foods, Inc........ Australia Meat Holdings Equity Fund V, L.P.

Pty, Ltd. ConAgra Beef Company. ConAgra Refrigerated Foods, S.A. de C.V. kabushiki Kaisha ConAgra Japan. Monfort Finance Company, Inc. S&C Holdco, Inc. Swift & Company. 20020807................... Landry's Restaurants, Inc.. Chart House Enterprises, Chart House, Inc. Inc. 20020810................... Windward Capital Partners Apostolos G. Allamanis.... Castle Park. II, L.P.

Jazzland. Mountain Creek/Water World. N-Ovation Park Management, LLC. Raging Waters--San Dimas. Raging Waters--San Jose. Silver Springs/Wild Waters. Wet'N Wild Las Vegas 20020813................... Mr. Alian Merieux.......... Nouvelle bioMerieux

Nouvelle bioMerieux Alliance S.A.

Alliance S.A. 20020814................... Mr. Pierre Fabre........... bioMerieux Pierre Fabre bioMerieux Pierre Fabre S.A.

S.A.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--06/04/2002

20020788................... Affiliated Computer

FleetBoston Financial AFSA Data Corporation. Services, Inc.

Corporation. 20020805................... STMicroelectronics N.V..... Alcatel................... Alcatel Microelectronics. 20020815................... Vallourec.................. Cargill, Incorporated..... North Star Steel Company. Universal Tubular Services, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, or Chandra L. Kennedy, 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. 02-15841Filed6-21-02; 8:45 am]

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