Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules

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—03/27/2000

20002112

Calsonic Corporation

Kansei Corporation

Kansei Corporation.

20002118

AECOM Technology Corporation

Vivendi S.A

Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.

20002163

Grotech Partners, IV, L.P

Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc

Pathnet Telecommunications, Inc.

20002246

Northwestern Corporation

Lucent Technologies Inc

Lucent Technologies Inc.

20002254

Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P

Richard T. Aab

US LEC Corp.

20002279

Fred Hassan

Monsanto Company

Monsanto Company.

20002281

Internet Capital Group, Inc

Breakaway Solutions, Inc

Breakaway Solutions, Inc.

20002284

Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd

Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation

Integra Life Sciences Holdings Corporation.

20002295

Time Warner Inc

The Welk Group, Inc

Heartland Music, LP.

20002304

North Castle Partners II, L.P

Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc

Elizabeth Arden Salon-Holdings, Inc.

20002308

UICI

HealthAxis, Inc

HealthAxis, Inc.

20002311

GTCR Fund VII, L.P

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company

MidAmerican Security Company.

20002315

Wind River Systems, Inc

Embedded Support Tools Corporation

Embedded Support Tools Corporation.

20002325

Canon Inc

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc

Emergy Conversion Devices, Inc.

20002328

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc

World's Finest Chocolate, Inc

World's Finest Chocolate, Inc.

20002333

The Bank of New York Company, Inc

Societe Generale

SG Cowen Securities Corporation.

20002336

William Blair Capital Partners VI, L.P

Pawnee Rotational Molding Partners VI, L.P

Borse Industries, L.P.

Fremont Plastics Products, Inc.

Wedco Moulded Products Company.

20002337

Fyffes plc

C.I. Union de Bananeros de Uraba, S.A.

Turbana Corporation.

20002346

Odwalla, Inc

Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P

Samantha Investors, LLC.

20002347

Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P

Odwalla, Inc

Odwalla, Inc.

20002351

Penn National Gaming, Inc

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc

Casino Magic Corp., Boomtown, Inc.

20002354

United Rentals, Inc

National Equipment Services, Inc

Safety Lights Sales and Leasing, Inc. of Texas.

20002355

National Equipment Services, Inc

United Rentals (North America), Inc

NES Texoma Acquisition Corp.

20002357

Stuart P. Olsten

Adecco SA

Adecco SA.

20002369

Vincent L. Martin

Calender Holdings, Inc

Calender Holdings, Inc.

20002392

Westbrand, Inc.

Robert W. Amis, Jr

Advance Acceptance Corporation.

20002393

TPG Partners II, L.P

The Cherry Corporation

Cherry Semiconductor Corporation.

20002399

Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P

Financiere Saint Luc

Financiere Saint Luc.

20002402

C-MAC Industries Inc

Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P

A-Plus Manufacturing Corp.

20002403

Berkshire Fund IV, Limited Partnership

Marconi plc

GEC International Limited.

Maatschappij Van Berkel's Patent BV.

20002413

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Ruaner Fund V, L.P

Douglas T. Mergenthaler

Kwikee Products Company, Inc.

20002414

Lowes Corporation

Continental National Corporation

Continental National Corporation.

20002416

Richard A. Bernstein

Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company

Miller Buckeye Biscuit Company.

20002419

Swifty Serve, LLC

Martin Resource Management Corporation, a Texas corporation

Midstream Fuel Service, Inc., an Alabama corporation.

20002440

Elan Corporation plc

The Liposome Company, Inc

The Liposome Company, Inc.

20002441

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc

MS Farm International, L.P

AgWeb.Com.

20002444

Motorola, Inc

C-Port Corporation

C-Port Corporation.

20002454

Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V.

20002455

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V

Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P

Dictaphone Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/28/2000

20002155

Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C

Jack G. Swope

Rennco, Inc.

20002156

Pro Mach Holdings, L.L.C

Stanley J. Swope

Rennco, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/29/2000

20001439

Thomas W. Bedell Separate Share Trust

Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc

Century Divestiture Co.

20002256

Calpine Corporation

Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy Hidalgo Holding, Inc.

20002264

Country Mutual Insurance Company

Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company

Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company.

20002301

AT&T Corp

ICG Communications, Inc

ICG Communications, Inc.

20002302

HMTF Bridge Partners, L.P

ICG Communications, Inc

ICG Communications, Inc.

20002303

HMTF Equity Fund IV (1999), L.P

ICG Communications, Inc

ICG Communications, Inc.

20002307

HealthAxis, Inc

HealthAxis.com, Inc

HealthAxis.com, Inc.

20002329

C.H. Boehringer Sohn

Pharmacia & Upjohn Company

Pharmacia & Upjohn Company.

20002349

Chase Manhattan Corporation (The)

Viatel, Inc

Viatel, Inc.

20002350

Durr Aktiengesellschaft

Harald Quandt Beteiliguangen GmbH & Co

Carl Schenck AG.

20002373

Harvest Partners III, L.P

Kevin D. Kalagher

The Finlay Brothers Company.

20002445

LifeMinders.com, Inc

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

WITI Corporation.

20002470

E*Trade Group, Inc

Card Capture Services, Inc

Card Capture Services, Inc.

20002472

Nemetschek Aktiengesellshaft

Richard Diehl

Diel Grapshsopt, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/30/2000

20001342

Duke Energy Corporation

Phillips Petroleum Company

Phillips Gas Company.

20001351

Duke Energy Corporation

Conoco Inc

Conoco Inc.

20001353

Duke Energy Corporation

George P. Mitchell

Mitchell Gas Services, L.P.

20001354

George P. Mitchell

Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy Field Services, Inc.

20001892

Computer Associates International, Inc

Sterling Software, Inc

Sterling Software, Inc.

20002167

Winsloew Furniture, Inc

Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc

Wabash Valley Manufacturing, Inc.

20002263

Christopher Redlich, Jr

Michael J. Browning

MGM Co., Inc.

MGM Transportation Services, Inc.

O'Toole Transportation Works, Inc.

XMGM Co., Inc.

XMGM of California, Inc.

XMGM of Florida, Inc.

20002285

Century Aluminum Company

Xstrata AG

Xstrata Aluminum Corporation.

20002339

Unicom Corporation

Thomas F. Nelson

Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/31/2000

20002210

Pittsburgh Tube Company

J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc

J.H. Roberts Industries, Inc.

20002320

Bank of Montreal

Pittsburgh Tube Company

Pittsburgh Tube Company.

20002433

Ensign Resources Service Group Inc

Gary Drilling Company

Gary Drilling Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/03/2000

20002251

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

St. Laurent Paperboard Inc

St. Laurent Paperboard Inc.

20002272

M. & G. Finanziaria Industriale S.p.A

N. V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij

Crystal Polymer Ltd.

Pecten Group S.A. de C.V.

Shell Oil Company.

Shell Polyesters LLC.

SIPET S.p.A.

20002316

Windward Capital Partners II, L.P

Mobile Storage Group, Inc

Mobile Storage Group, Inc.

20002323

UbiquiTel Holdings, Inc

Sprint Corporation

Sprint Corporation.

20002348

Fosters Brewing Group Limited

Klein Foods, Inc

Windsor Vineyards.

20002356

Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P

Netlab L.L.C

Online Retail Partners, Inc.

20002364

Wei Yen

ATI Technologies, Inc

ATI Technologies, Inc.

20002368

BTG, Inc

TV Guide, Inc

SSDS, Inc.

20002371

SOFTBANK Corp

Naviant, Inc

Naviant, Inc.

20002372

Naviant, Inc

SOFTBANK Corp

SOFTBANK Capital Advisors Fund LP.

20002375

Citigroup Inc

Reliance Group Holdings, Inc

Reliance Insurance Company.

20002387

Quintus Corporation

Mustang.com, Inc

Mustang.com, Inc.

20002411

Diamond Products Company

The Gillette Company

The Gillette Company.

20002452

Robotic Technology Systems PLC

Bailey P. Robinson, III and Laura Sue Robinson, (spouses)

Wright Industries, Inc.

20002471

Aarque GPC, Inc

John M. Fayad

Alkar Steel Corporation.

20002508

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc

Caribiner International, Inc

Caribiner International, Inc.

Transactons Granted Early Termination—04/04/2000

20002376

CMGI, Inc

uBid, Inc

uBid, Inc.

20002381

Software.com, Inc

At Mobile.com, Inc

At Mobile.com, Inc.

20002383

Windward Capital Partners II, L.P

Richard Samuels

Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P.

20002384

Windward Capital Partners II, L.P

Joseph O'Donnell

Water Country Corporation & Bellwood Assoc., L.P.

20002385

Hanover Compressor Company

Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated

Applied Process Solutions, Incorporated.

20002386

Russell Corporation

Toxey D. Haas

Hass Outdoors, Inc.

20002389

John J. Fauth

TSI Incorporated

TSI Incorporated.

20002394

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Partners IV, L.P

Texas Utilities Company d/b/a TXU Corp

TXU Processing Company.

20002395

Berkshire Fund V, Limited Partnership

Thomas A. Ellison

TVI, Inc.

20002397

DTE Energy Company

Covol Technologies, Inc

Mountaineer Fuel, LLC.

Synfuel Investments, Inc.

20002407

Pathology consultants of America, Inc

Questor Partners Fund, L.P

PathSOURCE, Inc.

20002408

Questor Partners Fund, L.P

Pathology Consultants of America, Inc

Pathology Consultants of America, Inc.

20002412

Gateway, Inc

OfficeMax, Inc

OfficeMax, Inc.

20002418

Peter J. Callahan

Gerald Durnell and Kaye Durnell (spouses)

Pizza Expo, Inc.

ProTech Publishing and Communications, Inc.

20002422

Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P

Trustee of the Harold Brode Revocable Living Trust

Broder Bros., Co.

20002423

Tyco International Ltd

Westlock Controls Corporation

Westlock Controls Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

20002424

AT&T Corp

Alloy Online, Inc

Alloy Online, Inc.

20002425

Ford Motor Company

Budget Group, Inc

Warren Wooten Ford, Inc., Paul West Ford, Inc.

20002426

Equant N.V

NEWCO

NEWCO.

20002427

Reuters Group PLC

NEWCO

NEWCO.

20002428

Exact Holding N.V

Macola Technologies, Inc

Macola Technologies, Inc.

20002430

CRH plc

Northern Ohio Paving Company

Northern Ohio Paving Company.

20002432

Solectron Corporation

Zhone Technologies, Inc

Premisys Communications, Inc.

20002434

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co

TNT Post Group N.V

Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.

20002436

David E. Harvey

Connectivity Technologies, Inc

Connectivity Products Incorporated.

20002439

Telapex, Inc

ALLTEL Corporation

ALLTEL Communications, Inc.

20002442

Nera ASA

World Access, Inc

Cellular Infrastructure Supply, Inc.

WA Telcom Products Co., Inc.

20002443

Siemens AG

ENTEX Associates, L.P

ENTEX Information Services, Inc.

20002447

William H. Joyce

The Dow Chemical Company

The Dow Chemical Company.

20002449

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co

The News Corporation Limited

Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services.

20002483

United Technologies Corporation

E.C. Hunt

Thermo-Industries, Inc.

20002601

Bayer AG

ALZA Corporation

ALZA Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/05/2000

20002446

BP Amoco p.l.c

Burmah Castrol p.l.c

Burmah Castrol p.l.c.

20002517

VS&A Communications Partners III, L.P

Data Transmission Network Corporation

Data Transmission Network Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/06/2000

20002367

Warburg, Pincus, Equity Partners, L.P

Hilltopper Holding Corp

Hilltopper Holding Corp.

20002391

Richard D. Rehm, M.D

MedicaLogic, Inc

MedicaLogic, Inc.

20002453

Cumulus Media, Inc

William White McDonald Family GST Exempt Perpetual Trust

McDonald Media Group, Inc.

20002456

The Hain Food Group, Inc

Celestial Seasonings, Inc

Celestial Seasonings, Inc.

20002457

World Access, Inc

Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE

Communication TeleSystems International d/b/a WORLDxCHANGE.

20002458

Iceberg Transport, S.A

World Access, Inc

World Access, Inc.

20002459

Roger Abbott

World Access, Inc

World Access, Inc.

20002462

UAL Corporation

Air Canada

Air Canada.

20002463

Sonepar, S.A

Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc

Capital Lighting & Supply, Inc.

20002464

Uni-Marts, Inc

Frank R. and Adeline Orloski

Orloski Service Station, Inc.

20002466

VA Linux Systems, Inc

Andover.Net, Inc

Andover.Net., Inc.

20002467

The Clayton & Dubilier Private Equity Fund IV L.P

The Drescher Corporation

The Drescher Corporation.

20002474

Allianz Aktiengellschaft

Sol Edelstein

World Access, Inc.

20002475

TPG Partners Ill, L.P

Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc

Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc.

20002481

Montana Power Company

Qwest Communications International Inc

TeleDistance Holdings, Inc.

20002485

CRH plc

Thomas H. Maddux, III

American Stone-Mix, Inc.

20002486

Arena Capital Investment Fund, L.P

UniDial Holdings, Inc

UniDial Holdings, Inc.

20002495

Chase Manhattan Corporation, (The)

Gabriel Communications, Inc

Gabriel Communications, Inc.

20002505

Mohr, Davidow Ventures IV, L.P

Netcentives, Inc

Netcentives, Inc.

20002509

Communications Ventures III, L.P

Flashcom, Inc

Flashcom, Inc.

20002511

Mayfield IX

Flashcom, Inc

Flashcom, Inc.

20002513

Pfingsten Executive Fund, L.P

Katherine C. Kennedy

Four Wheel Drive Hardware, Inc.

20002515

HNC Software, Inc

The Frank Gates Companies, Inc

Celerity Technologies, Inc.

20002518

Thames Water Plc

E'town Corporation

E'town Corporation.

20002528

Lee R. Anderson, Sr

Gregg R. Huennekens

Alliance Fire Protection, Inc.

United States Fire Protection/Illinois, Inc.

United States Fire Protection/Wisconsin, Inc.

20002532

American Securities Partners II, L.P

Metapoint Partners Fund-Ill, L.P

Vutek, Inc.

20002539

ELIFIN, S.A

Carl-F. Bardusch

Bardusch Corporation.

20002540

Securtiy Capital U.S. Realty

Equity Office Properties Trust

Allegheny Tower Limited Partnership.

Boston Harbor Garage, L.L.C.

Forbes/Allies Limited Partnership.

Indianapolis Convention Ctr. Parking Ltd. Partnership.

20002541

Thomas T. Gores

Philip C. Denzer

Process Software Corporation.

20002546

General Electric Company

Trade Out.com, Inc

Trade Out.com, Inc.

20002547

Horizon Capital Partners IA Limited Partnership

ED&F Man Group plc

PERT Laboratories, Inc.

Seabrook Enterprises, Inc.

20002555

NBTY, Inc

Rexall Sundown, Inc

Rexall Sundown, Inc.

20002566

Tribune Company

The Times Mirror Company

The Times Mirror Company.

20002400

U.S. Bancorp

John F. Allen

Oliver-Allen Corporation, Inc.

20002506

Nashua Corporation

Andrew B. Albert

Rittenhouse Paper Company.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/10/2000

20002243

Cummins Engine Company, Inc

Ben J. Strafuss

Cummins Mid-South, Inc.

20002390

John H. Dayani, PhD

MedicaLogic, Inc

MedicaLogic, Inc.

20002437

Matrix Partners IV, L.P

OnDisplay, Inc

OnDisplay, Inc.

20002473

Charles E. Hurwitz

Plymouth Tube Company

Plymouth Tube Company.

20002510

Behrmman Capital II, L.P

Flashcom, Inc

Flashcom, Inc.

20002521

Medical Manager Corporation

Medical Mutual of Ohio

Medical Mutual of Ohio.

20002524

URM Stores, Inc

Rosauers Employee Stock Ownership Trust

Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc.

20002550

CGW Southeast Partners III, L.P

Printmasters, Inc

Printmasters, Inc.

20002551

David Bing

Lear Corporation

Lear Corporation.

20002552

Radio One, Inc

William G. Mays

IBL L.L.C.

20002556

Z-Tel Technologies, Inc

Touch 1, Inc

Touch 1, Inc.

20002562

Avnet, Inc

Savior Technology Group, Inc

Savior Technology Group, Inc.

20002563

Arbella Mutual Insurance Company

Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners III, L.P

The Covenant Group, Inc.

20002565

24/7 Media, Inc

Exactis.com, Inc

Exactis.com, Inc.

20002569

Softbank Technology Ventures V, L.P

TeraBeam Corporation

TeraBeam Corporation.

20002570

Corman Foundation, Inc

Z-Tel Technologies, Inc

Z-Tel Technologies, Inc.

20002630

Marmon Holdings, Inc

Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P

Streater, Inc.

20002647

Royal Bank of Canada

Prism Financial Corporation

Prism Financial Corporation.

20002679

John F. Allen

U.S. Bancorp

U.S. Bancorp.

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.

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00-12125 Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am]

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