Premerger notification waiting periods; early terminations,

[Federal Register: December 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 248)]

[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 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--11/27/2006

20070272........................ MDU Resources Groupo, Cascade Natural Gas Corp. Cascade Natural Gas Inc..

Corp. 20070278........................ Prism Business Media Penton Media, Inc........ Penton Media, Inc. Holdings, LLC. 20070289........................ RiskMetrics Group, Inc... Institutional Shareholder Institutional Services.

Shareholder Services 20070291........................ Affordable Residential The C. Clifton Robinson NLASCO, Inc. Communities, Inc..

Intervivos Assets Trust. 20070300........................ Wellsford Real

Reis, Inc................ Reis, Inc. Properties, Inc.. 20070304........................ Alfred E. Mann........... MannKind Corporation..... MannKind Corporation 20070315........................ Aruze.................... Wynn Resorts, Limited.... Wynn Resorts, Limited 20070317........................ H.I.G. Capital Partners The Bernard Sherman 2000 The Harvard Drug Group, III, L.P..

Trust.

L.L.C. 20070322........................ ValueAct Capital Master Seitel, Inc.............. Seitel, Inc. Fund, L.P.. 20070324........................ David Geffen............. DWA Escrow LLLP.......... Dream Works Animation SKG, Inc. 20070325........................ Jeffrey Katzenberg....... DWA Escrow LLLP.......... Dream Works Animation SKG, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/28/2006

20070237........................ Blue Harbour Strategic Community Health Systems, Community Health Value Partners Offshore, Inc..

Systems, Inc. Ltd..

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20070249........................ Madison Dearborn Capital James E. Mauer........... JEM Sales, Inc. Partners IV, L.P..

Zartic, Inc. Zar Tran, Inc. 20070284........................ Wellspring Capital

Superior Plus Income Fund JW Aluminum Holding Partners IV, L.P..

Company 20070293........................ Herbst Gaming, Inc....... Kirk Kerkorian........... PRMA Land Development Company The Primodonna Company, LLC 20070320........................ Joseph M. Gregory........ Lehman Brothers Holdings Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc..

Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/29/2006

20070299........................ Prides Capital Fund I, Waste Services, Inc...... Waste Services, Inc. L.P.. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/30/2006

20070250........................ Allis-Chalmers Energy OGRS, L.L.C.............. Oil & Gas Rental Inc..

Services, Inc. 20070274........................ Affiliated Managers

Chicago Equity Partners, Chicago Equity Partners, Group, Inc..

LLC.

LLC 20070281........................ SkillSoft PLC............ 2003 TIL Settlement...... Thomson Global Resources Thomson Learning Inc. 20070282........................ 2003 TIL Settlement...... SkillSoft PLC............ SkillSoft PLC and certain assets of Teksid Aluminum Components, Inc. Teksid Aluminum Foundry, Inc. Teksid do Brasil Aluminio Ltd. Teksid Investment Aluminum B.V. 20070309........................ Alfa, S.A.B. de C.V...... Questor Partners Bermuda, L.P..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/01/2006

20070295........................ TC Pipelines............. Sierra Pacific Resources Tuscarora Gas Inc..

Transmission Company 20070298........................ Nomura Holding, Inc...... Silver Lake Partners II, Instinet Incorporated L.P.. 20070314........................ Westbury Trust........... Waste Services, Inc...... Waste Services, Inc. 20070316........................ Electric Power

Peoples Energy

COB Energy Facility, LLC Development Co., Ltd.. Corporation.

Elwood Energy, LLC Elwood Expansion, LLC

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/04/2006

20070287........................ Micron Technology, Inc... Bali Investments S.a.r.l. Avago Technologies Limited 20070303........................ Hunter's Glen/Ford, Ltd.. Affordable Residential Affordable Residential Communities Inc..

Communities Inc. 20070310........................ Bank of America

Clout Financial Services, Clout Financial Corporation.

Inc..

Services, Inc. 20070311........................ SPC Partners III, L.P.... Raj Bhathal.............. RAJ Manufacturing, Inc. 20070327........................ McKesson Corporation..... Per-Se Technologies, Inc. Per-Se Technologies, Inc. 20070335........................ Zubair M. Kazi........... YUM! Brands, Inc......... KFC U.S. Properties, Inc. 20070337........................ Liz Claiborne, Inc....... Newton Holding, LLC...... Kate Spade LLC 20070339........................ PepsiCo, Inc............. North Castle Partners II, Naked Juice Co. L.P..

Holdings, Inc. 20070342........................ Sandler Capital Partners Dean Hazen............... Starstream V, L.P..

Communications Inc. 20070346........................ Catholic Healthcare West. Mission Holding

CDS of Nevada, Inc. and Corporation.

Primary Care Plus Mission Holding Corporation Primary Care Plus Foundation Saint Mary's Foundation Saint Mary's Health First Saint Mary's Outpatient Surgery Center at Galena Saint Mary's Preferred Health Insurance Company, Inc. Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center 20070350........................ CHS Private Equity V LP.. Mainline Holding Company, Mainline Holding LLC.

Company, LLC 20070354........................ GWLS Holdings, Inc....... Fenway Partners Capital Greatway Logistics Fund II, L.P..

Services, Inc. 20070359........................ W. Jack Davis............ Citigroup Inc............ ERICO Global Company 20070362........................ Abbott Laboratories...... Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 20070363........................ Alexander Abramov........ Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.. Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 20070364........................ Roman Abramovich......... Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.. Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. 20070370........................ Audax Private Equity Thomas Gorny............. Dot5Hosing, Inc. Fund, L.P..

iPower, Inc. StartLogic, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/05/2006

20070259........................ MatlinPatterson Global Owens Corning............ Owens Corning Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II LP. 20070260........................ MatlinPatterson Global Owens Corning............ Owens Corning Opportunities Partners II L.P..

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/06/2006

20070328........................ The Bear Stearns

Dean Vanech.............. Delta Power Company, LLC Copanies, Inc..

DPC Atlantis, LLC 20070376........................ Sterling Investment

American Capital

WWC Acquisitions, Inc. Partners II, L.P..

Strategies, Ltd..

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/07/2006

20070319........................ Bayer AG................. Warner Chilcott Limited.. Warner Chilcott (US), Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/08/2006

20070276........................ Thompson Street Capital Randy Mauermann.......... Connecticut Electric & Partners II, L.P..

Switch Manufacturing Co. Parallax Power Supply, LLC Tacoma Electric Supply, LLC 20070301........................ Tata Steel Limited....... Corus Group plc.......... Corus Group plc 20070312........................ CSL Limited............. Medimmune, Inc........... Medimmune, Inc. 20070313E.P. Hamilton Trusts, Blackwell Publishing Blackwell Publishing LLC.

Limited.

Limited. 20070326........................ Alexander Knaster........ Richard W. Muzzy, Jr..... The Holland Group, Inc. 20070330........................ Harbour Group Investments FdG Capital Partners LLC. Implus Footcare, LLC V, L.P.. 20070349........................ News Corporation......... Netherlands Mobile

Netherlands Mobile Holdings, B.V..

Holdings, B.V. 20070352Fortis SA............... Stuart N. Leaf........... Cadogan Management LLC... 20070353........................ Fortis N.V............... Stuart N. Leaf........... Cadogan Management LLC 20070366........................ Diamond Castle Partners Providence Equity

BlueStone TV Holdings IV, L.P..

Partners IV L.P..

Inc. 20070375........................ Green Equity Invwestors Federated Department David's Bridal, Inc. IV, L.P..

Stores, Inc..

Priscilla of Boston, Inc. 20070382........................ Dynea Oy................. Dynea Canada Ltd......... Dynea Chemicals Oy....... Dynea Mexico S.A. de C.V. Marmorandum LLC.......... 20070385........................ Morgenthaler lPartners Frank Gibbs.............. Ryan Herco Products VII, L.P..

Corporation 20070387........................ Morgan Stanley........... Welsh, Carson, Anderson & the Company Stowe IX, L.P.. 20070388........................ InterMedia Partners VII, Primedia, Inc............ Primedia Enthusiast L.P..

Publications, Inc. Primedia Special Interest Publications, Inc. Primedia Specialty Group, Inc. 20070389........................ J.W. Childs Equity

CHG Healthcare Services, CHG Healthcare Services, Partners III, L.P..

Inc..

Inc. 20070402........................ AT&T Inc................. Comergent Technologies... Comergent Technologies, Inc. 20070405........................ Parallel Investment

Ricarhd A. Godley........ Regional Management Partners, PL.

Corp. 20070413........................ American Express Company. Oak Investment Partners Harbor Payments, Inc. XI, Limited Partnership. 20070416........................ SIC Investment Co., Ltd.. Toshiba Ceramics Co., Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd..

Ltd. 20070423........................ Cypress Semioconductor Thomas Dinwoodie......... PowerLight Corporation Corporation. 20070424........................ Thomas Dinwoodie......... Cypress Semioconductor SunPower Corporation Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/11/2006

20070351........................ AEGON, N.V............... Clark, Inc............... Clark, Inc. 20070356........................ Nidec Corporation........ Valeo S.A................ Valeo Equipment 1 Mexico, S.de R.L. de C.V. Valeo Equipment 1 U.S., Inc. 20070418........................ Motorola, Inc............ Good Technology.......... Good Technology, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/12/2006

20061437........................ Johnson & Johnson........ Pfizer, Inc.............. CHC Direct LLC Parke, Davis & Company LIC Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation and Others Pfizer Overseas, Inc. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC Tabor Corporation Warner Lambert Co LLC 20070332........................ Rhone Capital L.L.C...... Compar Invest S.A........ LWB Refractories Holding GmbH 20070340........................ 3M Company............... Don Segal................ SoftMed Systems, Inc.

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20070357........................ BlackRock Kelso Capital Joseph A. Megy........... Jamegy, Inc. Holding LLC. 20070361........................ Caxton-Iseman (VNG), L.P. Gary E. West............. Valley National Gases Incorporated 20070368........................ Great Hill Equity

FreightQuote.com Inc..... FreightQuote.com Inc. Partners III, L.P.. 20070372........................ Q-Comm Corporation....... Journal Communications, Norlight Inc..

Telecommunications, Inc. 20070401........................ Quad-C Partners VII, L.P. Dublin Clark Fund II, Special Event Services, L.P..

Inc. 20070408........................ Royal Bank of Canada..... Ronald H. Shear.......... CAMS GP, LLC Carlin Asset Management, LLC GTP, LLC 20070409........................ Paul G. Desmarais........ U.S. Bancorp............. U.S. Bank National Association

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/13/2006

20070393........................ Alan B. Miller........... Texoma HealthCare System. TexomaCare Texoma Interstate Ventures, Inc. Texoma Medical Center, Inc. Texoma Medical Center Restorative Care Hospital Texoma Specialty Care

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/14/2006

20070396........................ Pfizer Inc............... Embrex, Inc.............. Embrex, Inc. 20070404........................ West Central Cooperative. SoyMor Cooperative....... SoyMor Biodiesel LLC 20070406........................ The Penderley Charitable Orient Overseas

Consolidated (Terminal Trust.

(International) Limited. Holdings) Ltd. Global Terminal & Container Services Inc. 20070432........................ Reed Elsevier PLC........ BuyerZone.com, Inc....... BuyerZone.com, Inc. 20070433........................ Reed Elsevier PLC........ BuyerZone.com, Inc....... BuyerZone.com, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--12/15/2006

20070386Abbott Laboratories..... Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Inc.. 20070419........................ Premium Holding

Independent Bank

Mepco Acceptance Corp Corporation.

Corporation.

Mepco Insurance Premium Financing, Inc. 20070428........................ Beecken Petty O'Keefe QP Fidelity Investors VI TIDI Holdings, LLC Fund II, L.P..

Limited Partnership. 20070430........................ Alleghany Corporation.... Homesite Group

Homesite Group Incorporated.

Incorporated 20070436........................ Axium International, Inc. Computer Horizons Corp... Chimes, Inc. Chimes Servicing Corp. 20070439........................ Global Geophysical

Global Geophysical Services, Inc..

Services, Inc.. 20070459........................ Actuant Corporation...... Hubregsem Bonnet Equity Maxima Holding Company, Partners, L.P..

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. 06-9865 Filed 12-26-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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