Agency information collection activities: Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: March 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 51)]

[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.

Trans #

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/19/2002

20020388............................. deCODE genetics, Inc... MediChem Life Sciences, MediChem Life Sciences, Inc.

Inc 20020417............................. Carl C. Icahn.......... Imclone Systems

Imclone Systems Incorporated.

Incorporated 20020420............................. McLaren Health Care Bay Medical Center..... Bay Medical Center Corporation. 20020428............................. ESL Partners, L.P...... AutoNation, Inc........ AutoNation, Inc 20020429............................. The Nichido Fire and The Tokio Marine and The Tokio Marine and Marine Insurance

Fire Insurance

Fire Insurance Company, Limited.

Company, Ltd.

Company, Ltd 20020430............................. Liberty Mutual Holding Liberty Mutual Fire Liberty Mutual Fire Company, Inc.

Insurance Company. Insurance Company 20020431............................. Liberty Mutual Holding Employers Insurance of Employers Insurance of Company, Inc.

Wausau Mutual Holding Wausau Mutual Holding Company.

Company 20020436............................. The 1818 Fund III, L.P. Xspedius Holding Corp.. Xspedius Holding Corp 20020440............................. Ziff Asset Management, AutoNation, Inc........ AutoNation, Inc L.P. 20020447............................. Nexfor, Inc............ International Paper International Paper Company.

Company 20020451............................. Cinergy Corp........... Oak Mountain

Oak Mountain Products, Acquisition Company, LLC LLC.

Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/20/2002

20020410............................. The Toronto-Dominion John S. Stafford, Jr... JSS Investments, L.L.C Bank. 20020438............................. Corvis Corporation..... Dorsal Networks, Inc... Dorsal Networks, Inc

Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/26/2002

20020404............................. Grupo Industrial Bimbo, W. Galen Weston........ Entenmann's Inc S.A. de C.V. (a Mexican corp.). Entenmann's Products, Inc Entenmann's Sales Company, Inc George Weston Bakeries, Inc 20020435............................. The Lubrizol

William Frost.......... Chemron Corporation Corporation. 20020448............................. U.S. Unwired, Inc...... Georgia PCS Management, Georgia PCS Management, L.L.C.

L.L.C 20020449............................. EMCOR Group, Inc....... Comfort Systems USA, CSUSA Holdings L.L.C Inc. 20020450............................. Forbo Holding AG....... Dainippon Ink and

Reichhold, Inc Chemicals, Incorporated. 20020452............................. SmartForce Public

Centra Software, Inc... Centra Software, Inc Limited Company. 20020453............................. O. Bruton Smith........ Donald E. Massey....... Arngar, Inc Capitol Cadillac Corp Crest Cadillac Corp Donald Massey Buick Inc Donald Massey Cadillac Inc Massey Cadillac, Inc Massey Cadillac, Incorporated Massey Chevrolet, Inc Massey-Cadillac- Oldsmobile, Ltd 20020454............................. First Reserve Fund IX, Frank Vallentine Novak, Welding Services, Inc L.P.

Jr. 20020455............................. First Reserve Fund IX, Philip Nelson Hulsizer. Welding Services, Inc L.P. 20020456............................. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Carl M. Bouckaert and Beaulieu Group, LLC Marie T. Bouckaert.

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South Richmond Chemical, LLC 20020458............................. First Horizon

AstraZeneca plc........ AstraZeneca UK Limited Pharmaceutical Corporation. 20020460............................. US Unwired Inc......... IWO Holdings, Inc...... IWO Holdings, Inc 20020463............................. Exxon Mobil Corporation Solutia Inc............ Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P 20020470............................. JAKKS Pacific, Inc..... Toymax International, Toymax International, Inc.

Inc 20020472............................. Giant Industries Inc... BP, p.l.c.............. BP Corporation North America Inc 20020478............................. Deutsche Post AG....... DHL International

DHL International Limited.

Limited

Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/28/2002

20020434............................. Cablevision Systems Loral Space &

R/L DBS Company L.L.C Corporation.

Communications Ltd. 20020457............................. Keane, Inc............. Arlington Capital

SignalTree Solutions Partners, L.P.

Holdings, Inc 20020459............................. Kvaerner ASA........... Kjell Inge Rokke....... Aker Oil & Gas Holding AS 20020461............................. Spectrum Equity

Broadwing, Inc......... Cincinnati Bell Investors IV, L.P.

Director Inc 20020468............................. Joseph M. & Marie H. Jeffrey H. Smulyan..... Emmis Radio License Field.

Corporation Emmis Radio Corporation

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. 02-6253Filed3-14-02; 8:45 am]

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