Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: August 1, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 148)]

[Notices]

[Page 46926-46932]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr01au00-55]

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 No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/03/2000

20003349...................... Conexant Systems, Inc..... Pixo, Inc................ Pixo, Inc. 20003533...................... Sync Research, Inc........ Osicom Technologies, Inc. Osicom Technologies, Inc. 20003575...................... Stichting

Royal Nedlloyd N.V....... Davenport Mammoet Heavy Administratiekantoor VSH.

Transport Inc. Mamoet Transport B.V..... Mamoet Transport USA Inc. Mamoet Western Inc. 20003674...................... Tyco International, Ltd... Kaiser Group

Kaiser Engineers International, Inc.. Corporation. Kaiser Group International, Inc. 20003680...................... Craig O. McCaw............ Teledesic Corporation.... Teledesic Corporation. 20003736...................... Avista Corp............... Enron Corp............... Coyote Springs 2, L.L.C. 20003749...................... Station Casinos, Inc...... Paul W. Lowden........... Santa Fe Hotel Inc. 20003756...................... Campbell Bewley Group Cucina Holdings, Inc..... Cucina Holdings, Inc. Limited. 20003765...................... American States Water Charles E. Hurwitz....... Chaparral City Water Company.

Company. 20003766...................... American Securities

Morgenthaler Venture Cambridge International, Partners, II, L.P..

Partners IV, L.P.

Inc.

[[Page 46927]]

20003776...................... AXA....................... Dominion Resources, Inc.. First Dominion Capital, L.L.C. 20003780...................... Quanta Services, Inc...... Christine Fluharty....... MearsGroup, Inc. 20003782...................... North Castle Partners II, Kathleen McCarty-Carey... Travel Corporation of L.P.

America, Inc. 20003783...................... North Castle Partners II, Betty Phillips........... Travel Corporation of L.P.

America, Inc. 20003784...................... Media General, Inc........ Kenneth R. Thomson....... Thomson Newspapers Inc. 20003785...................... Wit Capital Group, Inc.... E*Offering Corp.......... E*Offering Corp. 20003787...................... Inktomi Corporation....... Walt Disney Company (The) Ultraseek Corporation. 20003790...................... Stone & Webster,

Jacobs Engineering Group Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (debtor-in- Inc..

Inc. possession). 20003792...................... Triump Partners III, L.P.. Certus Corporation....... Certus Corporation. 20003793...................... Giovanni Agnelli e

Arjo Wiggins Appleton Arjo Wiggins Appleton C.S.a.p.az.

p.l.c.

p.l.c. 20003796...................... Anheuser-Busch Companies, MB Acquisitions, Inc..... MB Acquisitions, Inc. Inc.. 20003802...................... Warburg, Pincus Equity Coventry Health Care, Coventry Health Care, Partners, L.P.

Inc..

Inc. 20003804...................... Bayer AG.................. Zambon S.p.A............. Inpharzam International. 20003806...................... Bayer AG.................. Forest Laboratories, Inc. Inpharzam International 20003808...................... Paul J. Dujardin.......... AT&T Corp................ Liberty Livewire Corporation. 20003810...................... Microchip Technology

Matsushita Electric

Matsushita Semiconductor Incorporated.

Industrial Co., Ltd. Corporation of America. 20003813...................... Invensys plc.............. Baan Company N.V......... Baan Company N.V. 20003814...................... Pegasus Related Partners, Code-Alarm, Inc.......... Code-Alarm, Inc. L.P. 20003818...................... Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Guidance Solutions, Inc.. Guidance Solutions, Inc. Fund VI Limited Partnership. 20003820...................... Ditech Communications Atmosphere Networks, Inc. Atmosphere Networks, Inc. Corporation. 20003821...................... Cedar Creek Partners, LLC. Denis Siemer............. V-Tek, Inc. 20003829...................... U.S. Propane, L.P......... Heritage Holdings, Inc... Heritage Holdings, Inc. 20003830...................... Heritage Propane Partners, U.S. Propane, L.P........ U.S. Propane, L.P. L.P. 20003835...................... The Shaw Group Inc........ Stone & Webster,

Stone & Webster, Incorporated (debtor-in- Incorporated (debtor-in- possession).

possession). 20003836...................... Stone & Webster,

The Shaw Group Inc....... The Shaw Group Inc. Incorporated (debtor-in- possession). 20003858...................... Oak Hill Capital Partners, General Motors

TravelCenters of America, L.P.

Corporation.

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/05/2000

20003689...................... Alloy Online, Inc......... Swander Pace Capital Kubic Marketing, Inc. Fund, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/07/2000

20003595...................... A. Jerrold Perenchio...... Entravision

Entravision Communications

Communications Corporation.

Corporation. 20003770...................... ADC Telecommunications, Centigam Communications Centigram Communications Inc..

Corporation.

Corporation. 20003786...................... Ralcorp Holdings, Inc..... Tomkins PLC.............. RHM Holdings (USA) Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/10/2000

20003648...................... Oak Investment Partners Cogent Communications, Cognet Communications, IX, Limited Partnership. Inc..

Inc. 20003675...................... J.R. Simplot Company...... ECO Soil Systems, Inc.... ECO Soil Systems, Inc. 20003688...................... Gabriel Communications, State Communications, State Communications, Inc..

Inc..

Inc. 20003693...................... Reed International P.L.C.. Data West Corporation Data West Corporation (d.b.a. CourtLink).

(d.b.a. CourtLink) 20003694...................... Elsevier NV............... Data West Corporation Data West Corporation (d.b.a. CourtLink).

(d.b.a. CourtLink) 20003695...................... Counsel Corporation....... Star Telecommunications, PT-1 Communications Inc. Inc.. 20003707...................... Cox Enterprises, Inc...... Lewis W. Dickey, Sr...... Midwestern Broadcasting Company, Inc. 20003711...................... Cox Enterprises, Inc...... Salem Communications CXR Holdings, Inc. Corporation. 20003712...................... Salem Communications

Cox Enterprises, Inc..... Cox Enterprises, Inc. Corporation. 20003739...................... Choice One Communications Ronald Vander Pol........ US Xchange, Inc. Inc.. 20003740...................... Ronald Vander Pol......... Choice One Communications Choice One Communications Inc..

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/03/2000

20003741...................... Adelphia Communications Allegheny Energy, Inc.... Allegheny Hyperion Corporation.

Telecommunications, LLC 20003763...................... Bershire Hathaway Inc..... Credit Suisse Group...... Republic Insurance Company 20003795...................... Jonathan Reeves........... Sycamore Networks, Inc... Sycamore Networks, Inc. 20003807...................... Advance Voting Trust...... WeddingChannel.com, Inc.. WeddingChannel.com, Inc. 20003823...................... Compass Group PLC......... Viad Corp................ ProDine, Inc. ........................

Viad Corp. 20003824...................... Berkshire Hathaway Inc.... Assicurazioni Generali, Unione Italiana A.p.A..

Reinsurance Company of America 20003826...................... Green Equity Investors Veterinary Centers of Veterinary Centers of III, L.P..

America.

America 20003828...................... General Atlantic Partners Wit Capital Group, Inc... Wit Capital Group, Inc. 61, L.P..

[[Page 46928]]

20003834...................... General Atlantic Partners Wit Capital Group, Inc... Wit Capital Group, Inc. 68, L.P.. 20003839...................... GAP Coinvestment Partners Wit Capital Group, Inc... Wit Capital Group, Inc. II, L.P.. 20003846...................... Cisco Systems, Inc........ Hewlett-Packard Company.. Hewlett-Packard Company 20003855...................... ING Groep N.V............. Iowa Network Services, Iowa Telecommunications Inc..

Services, Inc. 20003866...................... Oak Hill Capital Partners, TCA Acquisition

TCA Acquisition L.P..

Corporation.

Corporation 20003872...................... B III Capital Partners, The Penn Traffic Company. The Penn Traffic Company L.P.. 20003873...................... WPS Resources Corporation. Cinergy Corp............. CinCapVI, LLC 20003881...................... UBS AG.................... IFX Corporation.......... IFX Corporation ........................

Tutopia.com, Inc. 20003884...................... General Motors Corporation Conseco, Inc............. Consumer Acceptance Corporation 20003885...................... CMGI, Inc................. MediaBridge Technologies, MediaBridge Technologies, Inc..

Inc. 20003886...................... John Kent Cooke........... Kenneth R. Thomson....... Kenneth R. Thomson 20003888...................... Popular, Inc.............. Oriental Financial Group, Oriental Bank & Trust Inc.. 20003895...................... Irwin Geduld.............. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 20003896...................... John E. Herzog............ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 20003901...................... Hamphire Group, Limited... Martin Axman............. Item-Eyes, Inc. 20003902...................... Accor S.A. (a French

WorldRes.com, Inc........ WorldRes.com, Inc. company). 20003906...................... Levine Leichtman Capital Carole Little............ California Fashion Partners, L.P..

Industries, Inc. 20003907...................... Levine Leichtman Capital Leonard Rabinowitz....... California Fashion Partners, L.P..

Industries, Inc. 20003908...................... Prosofttraining.com....... R. William Pollock....... ComputerPrep, Inc. 20003909...................... Fendi S.r.l............... Irwin Tauber............. Condotti Shops of Houstons, Inc. ........................

Condotti Shops, Inc. 20003910...................... Kleiner Perkins Caufield & MyCFO, Inc............... MyCFO, Inc. Buyers IX-A, L.P.. 20003912...................... Erikem Luxembourg S.A..... Huron Tech Corp.......... Huron Tech Corp. 20003913...................... Waste Corporation of

Waste Management, Inc.... Waste Management of America, Inc..

Arkansas, Inc. ........................

Waste Management of Louisiana, L.L.C. 20003915...................... Coming Incorporated....... NextPath Technologies, Willow Systems, Inc. Inc.. 20003919...................... Associates First Capital Zale Corp................ Zale Funding Trust Corporation. 20003920...................... Code Hennessy & Simmons John Mansfield Group PLC. Waddington North America, IV, L.P..

Inc. 20003932...................... Robert D. Phillips, Jr.... William Harkrider Trust.. H&W Petroleum Company, Inc. 20003933...................... Code, Hennessy & Simmons Best Distributing Co..... Best Distributing Co. III, L.P.. 20003936...................... Robert D. Phillips, Jr.... Michael G. Barcum........ Commercial Distributing, Inc. 20003937...................... Global Crossing Ltd....... American Communications American Communications Network, Inc..

Network, Inc. 20003940...................... Stephen Rosenberg......... Extendicare Health

Colonial Care Center Services, Inc.. ........................

Lexington Terrance 20003942...................... Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund The New York Times

Lakeland Ledger III, L.P..

Company.

Publishing Corporation ........................

NYT Florida Holdings, Inc. ........................

NYT Management Services ........................

The Houma Courier Newspaper Corporation 20003945...................... Berkshire Fund V, Limited Casella Waste Systems, Casella Waste Systems, Partnership.

Inc..

Inc. 20003946...................... Koninlijke Ahold nv....... James and Jayne Kennelly. GFG Foodservice, Inc. GFG Real Estate, LLC 20003954...................... Pearson plc............... The Forum Corporation of The Forum Corporation of North America.

North America 20003955...................... E*TRADE Group, Inc........ Wit Capital Group, Inc... Wit Capital Group, Inc. 20003957...................... Yahoo! Inc................ eGroups, Inc............. eGroups, Inc. 20003958...................... Stonebridge Partners

Louis A. deAntonio and Hitech Corporation Equity Fund II, L.P.. Linda J. deAntonio. 20003961...................... Jones Apparel Group, Inc.. Recovery Equity Investors Victoria+Co. Ltd. II, L.P.. 20003962...................... The PNC Financial Services The Bank of Tokyo-

BTM Capital Corporation Group, Inc..

Mitsubishi, Ltd.. 20003969...................... UBS Capital Americas II, EYak, Inc................ EYak, Inc. LLC. 20003971...................... The Interpublic Group of James E. San Filippo..... Daytona Productions, Inc. Companies, Inc.. ........................

Waylon Promotions, Inc. 20003978...................... America Online, Inc....... America Online Latin America Online Latin America, Inc..

America, Inc. 20003984...................... Vivendi, S.A.............. Novartis AG.............. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Novartis Corporation 20003992...................... MyPoints, Inc............. Cybergold, Inc........... Cybergold, Inc. 20003993...................... Baker Communications Fund MimEcom Corporation...... MimEcom Corporation II (QP), LP. 20003998...................... Welsh, Carson, Anderson & CFW Communications

CFW Communications Stowe IX, L.P..

Company.

Company 20004001...................... Technip................... Stone & Webster,

Stone & Webster, Incorporated (debtor-in- Incorporated (debtor-in- possession).

possession

[[Page 46929]]

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/11/2000

20003362...................... Public Service Company of Tri-State Generation and Tri-State Generation and New Mexico.

Transmission

Transmission Association, Inc.

Association, Inc . 20003734...................... W.W. Grainger, Inc........ Works.com Holding, Inc... Works.com Holding, Inc. 20003735...................... Hummer Winblad Venture Works.com Holding, Inc... Works.com Holding, Inc. Partners, III, L.P. 20003773...................... Jeffrey H. Smulyan........ The Hearst Trust......... Hearst-Argyle Properties, Inc. 20003778...................... Atlantic Equity Partners Morris Rochlin........... Foamade Industries, Inc. III, L.P. 20003781...................... Christine Fluharty........ Quanta Services, Inc..... Quanta Services, Inc. 20003791...................... Francisco Partners, L.P... Advanced Micro Devices, BoldCo, Inc. Inc. 20003815...................... Adelphia Communications Great Southern Printing GS Communications, Inc. Corporation.

and Manufacturing Company. 20003831...................... VERITAS Software

Seagate Technology, Inc.. Seagate Technology, Inc. Corporation. 20003832...................... Paul G. Allen............. FVC.COM, Inc............. FVC.COM, Inc. 20003843...................... Rural LEC Acquisition, LLC Sidney L. McDonald....... Brindlee Mountain Telephone Company 20003847...................... Churchill Downs

Richard L. Duchossois.... Arlington International Incorporated.

Racecourse, Inc. Arlington Management Services, Inc. 20003848...................... Richard L. Duchossois..... Churchill Downs

Turf Club of Illinois, Incorporated.

Inc. 20003850...................... Charterhouse Equity

Alliance One Incorporated Alliance One Incorporated Partners III, L.P. 20003851...................... Triumph Group, Inc........ Loren L. Furnas.......... Airborne Nacelle Services, Inc. Airborne Supply, Inc. Chem-Fab Corporation FRS Partners d/b/a Master Tool Fabricators 20003852...................... Triumph Group, Inc........ Estate of Ronald E.

Airborne Nacelle Reagan.

Services, Inc. Airborne Supply, Inc. Chem-Fab Corporation FRS Partners d/b/a Master Tool Fabricators 20003854...................... AMEC PLC.................. Ogden Corporation........ Ogden Environmental and Energy Services Co., Inc. 20003856...................... Rio Tinto Limited......... North Limited............ North Limited 20003857...................... Carlyle Bottling, L.L.C... Grant-Lydick Beverage Grant-Lydick Beverage Company.

Company 20003859...................... Microsoft Corporation..... Paul E. Tuttle, Jr....... Tuttle Decision Systems, Inc. 20003860...................... Adelphia Communications Benchmark Media, Inc..... Benchmark Media, Inc. Corporation. 20003863...................... GTCR Fund VII, L.P........ Thomas M. Rouse.......... ACS Merchant Services, Inc. 20003864...................... Carlyle Partners III, L.P. The Reynolds and Reynolds Dataforms, Inc. Company. Information Solutions Group 20003865...................... Dimeling, Schreiber and Martin Color-Fi, Inc..... Martin Color-Fi, Inc . Park Reorganization Fund, II. 20003868...................... JSB Software Technologies Mattel, Inc.............. CP Assets, Inc. pic. 20003869...................... Advanced Radio Telecom Forest Communications, Forest Communications, Corp.

LLC.

LLC 20003871...................... EarthLink, Inc............ OneMain. com, Inc........ OneMain. com, Inc. 20003875...................... William H. Gates III...... Craig O. McCaw........... ICO-Teledesic Global Limited 20003880...................... Coolbrands International, Eskimo Pie Corporation... Eskimo Pie Corporation Inc. 20003883...................... EMSlcon Investments, LLC.. Pensar Corporation....... Pensar Corporation 20003900...................... New York-Presbyterian Westchester Square

Westchester Square Healthcare System, Inc. Medical Center, Inc. Medical Center, Inc 20003911...................... James Clark............... MyCFO, Inc............... MyCFO, Inc. 20003914...................... Berkshire Hathaway, Inc... Justin Industries, Inc... Justin Industries, Inc. 20003917...................... Pon Holdings B. V......... Donald G. Moes........... Bailey Forklift and Service Company, Ltd. Equipment Depot, Ltd., Equipment Depot of Dallas, Ltd. 20003923...................... Homestake Mining Company.. Hadley Case and Elizabeth Bargold Corporation M. Case. 20003924...................... Hadley Case and Elizabeth Homestake Mining Company. Homestake Mining Company M. Case. 20003974...................... Respond Communicatins, Inc iPCS, Inc................ iPCS, Inc. 20003975...................... Geneseo Communications, iPCS, Inc................ iPCS, Inc. Inc. 20003979...................... Riverview Media Corp...... America Online Latin America Online Latin America, Inc.

America, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/12/2000

20002161...................... Southern Union Company.... Providence Energy

Providence Energy Corporation.

Corporation 20002164...................... Southern Union Company.... Valley Resources, Inc.... Valley Resources, Inc. 20002172...................... Southern Union Company.... Fall River Gas Company... Fall River Gas Company 20003589...................... CP&L Energy, Inc.......... Florida Progress

Florida Progress Corporation.

Corporation 20003652...................... CSR Limited............... F. Browne Gregg.......... FCS Holdings, Inc. 20003676...................... Impala S.A................ Solvay S.A............... Solvay, S.A. 20003677...................... Solvay, S.A............... Impala S.A............... Impala S.A. 20003737...................... Calpine Corporation....... Panada Energy

PLC II, LLC International, Inc.

[[Page 46930]]

20003746...................... James O. Hayles, Jr. and Paul E. Brown............ DigiPH Communication, Myna C. Hayles, (husband

Inc. & wife). DigiPH Holding Company, Inc. ........................

DiGiPH PCS, Inc. 20003747...................... James O. Hayles, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell R. DigiPH Communication, Myna C. Hayles, (husband Brown, (husband & wife). Inc. & wife). ........................

DigiPH Holding Company, Inc. ........................

DiGiPH PCS, Inc. 20003771...................... Calpine Corporation....... Michael P. Polsky........ Polsky Energy Corporation 20003772...................... Michael P. Polsky......... Calpine Corporation...... Calpine Corporation 20003797...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Kenneth R. Thomson....... The Thomson Company, Inc. 20003798...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Kenneth R. Thomson....... The Thomson Corporation ........................

Thomson Newspapers Licensing Corporation ........................

Thomson Newspapers, Inc. ........................

TN Customer Holding Inc. ........................

TN Customer Holding LLC 20003799...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Kenneth R. Thomson....... Thomson Newspapers Inc. 20003800...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Kenneth R. Thomson....... Thomson Newspapers Inc. 20003801...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Kenneth R. Thomson....... The Thomson Company, Inc. 20003891...................... Cardinal Health, Inc...... Advanced Polymer Systems, Advanced Polymer Systems, Inc..

Inc. 20003931...................... Whitehall Associates, L.P. Borden Chemicals and Borden Chemicals and Plastics Limited

Plastics Limited Partnership.

Partnership 20003950...................... Noranda Inc............... Falconbridge Limited..... Falconbridge Limited

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/13/2000

20003925...................... Fremont Partners, L.P..... Triumph-California

Precision Components Limited Partnership. Group, LLC 20003965...................... The James S. Copley

Kenneth R. Thomson....... Thomson Holdings, Inc. Marital Trust.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/14/2000

19994334...................... Joseph M. & Marie H. Field Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc..

Inc. 20003640...................... Carlyle Partners III, L.P. Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Corporation 20003723...................... Phillips-Van Heusen

Vestar Capital Partners Arrow Factory Stores Inc. Corporation.

III, L.P.. ........................

Cluett Designer Group, Inc. ........................

Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc. ........................

Consumer Direct Corporation 20003768...................... ABN AMRO Holding N.V...... Resource America, Inc.... Fidelity Leasing, Inc. 20003982...................... Itausa-Investimentos Itau, America Online Latin America Online Latin S.A..

America, Inc..

America, Inc. 20003994...................... Safeguard Scientifics, Atlas Commerce, Inc...... Atlas Commerce, Inc. Inc.. 20003999...................... Corus Group, plc.......... Kienle + Spiess Holding Kienle + Spiess Stanz and GmbH.

Druckgiesswerk GmbH 20004002...................... Charterhouse Equity

Cap Gemini, S.A.......... Cap Gemini, S.A. Partners III, L.P.. 20004010...................... The BISYS Group, Inc...... Leonard L. Reynolds...... Ascensus Insurance Services, Inc. 20004016...................... Jonathan Burgstone........ Ariba, Inc............... Ariba, Inc. 20004017...................... Asif Satchu............... Ariba, Inc............... Ariba, Inc. 20004019...................... Ariba, Inc................ SupplierMarket.com, Inc.. SupplierMarket.com, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/17/2000

20003934...................... Ferro Corporation......... Solutia Inc.............. Solutia Inc. 20003987...................... Harvest Partners III, L.P. GEEG Acquisition Holdings GEEG Acquisition Holdings Corp..

Corp. 20004034...................... SSCI Investors LP......... Croda International Plc.. Croda International Plc 20004037...................... TTL Information Technology Jay L. Wertheimer........ BDI Distributors, Inc. AG.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/18/2000

20001136...................... Citadel Communications Robert G. Liggett, Jr.... Liggett Broadcast, Inc. Corporation. ........................

LLJ Realty, LLC ........................

New Tower, Inc. ........................

Rainbow Radio, LLC 20003803...................... Community Newspaper

Kenneth R. Thomson....... The Thomson Company, Inc. Holdings, Inc.. 20003887...................... MKS Instruments, Inc...... Michael J. Dent.......... Spectra International, LLC 20003904...................... Microsoft Corporation..... CAIS Internet, Inc....... CAIS Internet, Inc. 20003921...................... Lottomatica S.p.A......... Autotote Corporation..... Autotote Corporation 20003929...................... Innoveda, Inc............. Hiroshi Hashimoto........ PADS Software, Inc. 20003952...................... Hiroshi Hashimoto......... Innoveda, Inc............ Innoveda, Inc. 20003991...................... Brokat AG................. Putera Sampoerna......... Gemstone Systems, Inc. 20004004...................... George G. Beasley......... Gordon Gray 1956 Living Centennial Broadcasting, Trust.

LLC 20004005...................... George G. Beasley......... Gordon Gray, Jr.......... Centennial Broadcasting LLC ........................

Centennial Broadcasting Nevada, Inc. 20004007...................... Wolseley Plc.............. Fairfax Lumber & Millwork Fairfax Lumber & Millwork Company, Incorporated. Company, Incorporated

[[Page 46931]]

20004013...................... Mobex Communications, Inc. American Commercial Lines Waterway Communications Holdings LLC.

System LLC 20004023...................... Brokat AG................. Blaze Software, Inc...... Blaze Software, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/19/2000

20003985...................... Partners Health Care

BWH Anesthesia

BWH Anesthesia Systems, Inc..

Foundation, Inc..

Foundation, Inc. 20003986...................... Partners Health Care

Brigham Medical Group Brigham Medical Group System, Inc..

Foundation, Inc..

Foundation, Inc. 20004025...................... PA Holdings Limited....... Hagler Bailly, Inc....... Hagler Bailly, Inc. 20004041...................... Grove Hill Medical Center, PhyCor, Inc.............. PhyCor of New Britain, P.C..

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/20/2000

20003960...................... Enron Corp................ Columbia Energy Group.... Columbia Energy Power Meeting Corporation ........................

Columbia Energy Retail Corporation ........................

Columbia Energy Services Corporation

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--07/21/2000

20003842...................... Maverick Tube Corporation. Prudential Steel Ltd..... Prudential Steel Ltd. 20003916...................... Bell Atlantic Corporation. Kevin Douglas............ Blackwater Cellular Corporation 20003930...................... Jeffrey H. Smulyan........ Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc..

Inc. 20003943...................... Fortmann-Druhe-Mertens Armstrong Holdings, Inc.. Armstrong World GmbH Co. Betteliligungs

Indistries, Inc. KG. ........................

The W.W. Henry Company 20003956...................... Galen Holdings PLC........ Warner Chilcott Public Warner Chilcott Public Limited Company.

Limited Company 20003967...................... Media/Communications

CoreComm Limited......... CoreComm Limited Partners II Limited Partnership. 20004003...................... Covad Communications

BlueStar Communications BlueStar Communications Group, Inc..

Group, Inc..

Group, Inc. 20004015...................... Gannett Co., Inc.......... BrassRing, Inc........... BrassRing, Inc. 20004020...................... Kenny Industrial Services, Canisco Resources, Inc... Canisco Resources, Inc. L.L.C.. 20004028...................... Macrovision Corporation... Matthew Christiano,

GLOBEtrotter Software, Sallie J. Calhoun

Inc. (husband & wife). 20004029...................... Matthew Christiano, Sallie Macrovision Corporation.. Macrovision Corporation J. Calhoun (husband & wife). 20004030...................... Aventis S.A............... Millennium

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20004031...................... Millenium Pharmaceuticals Aventis S.A.............. Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc..

Inc. 20004032...................... HMTF Equity Fund IV

ICG Communications, Inc.. ICG Communications, Inc. (1999), L.P.. 20004035...................... Warburg, Pincus Ventures, SkillSoft Corporation.... SkillSoft Corporation L.P.. 20004040...................... The May Department Stores David's Bridal, Inc...... David's Bridal, Inc. Company. 20004044...................... Weaverman SA.............. Robert E. Norman......... Southwestern Wire Cloth, Inc. 20004048...................... Citizens Communications Bell Atlantic Corporation Contel of Minnesota, Company.

Inc., GTE West Coast Inc. ........................

GTE California Inc., GTE North Inc., GTE South Inc. 20004054...................... IFCO Systems N.V.......... William Haines........... Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Alabama LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Ft. Meyers LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Illinois LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Indiana LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Ohio LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers of Tennessee LLC ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers, Inc ........................

Bromley Pallet Recyclers, LLC 20004058...................... Freedom Communications, Kenneth R. Thomson....... The Thomson Company, Inc. Inc.. 20004059...................... Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyi.... Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging International

Corporation Corporation. 20004066...................... Raymond F. Kennedy........ Masco Corporation........ Masco Corporation 20004068...................... Invemed Catalyst Fund, Softbank Corp............ Key3Media Group, Inc. L.P.. 20004069...................... Bank of Montreal.......... Roger L. Freeman......... Freeman Wellwood & Co., 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, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

[[Page 46932]]

By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00-19352Filed7-31-00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT