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

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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 Assistance 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

20002276

Pfizer Inc.

Warner-Lambert Company

20003386

Novell, Inc.

Redleaf Group, Inc.

20003390

Prime 66 Partners, L.P

NTL Incorporated

20003398

Prime 66 Partners, L.P

CoreComm Limited

20003405

Lincare Holdings Inc.

United Medical, Inc.

20003429

Vodafone AirTouch Plc

James R. Leininger

ATX Technologies, Inc.

20003443

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated

Panda Energy International, Inc.

Panda Oneta Power, L.P., Union Power Partners, L.P.

Trans-Union Interstate Pipeline, L.P.

20003450

COMSYS Holding, Inc.

Cotelligent, Inc.

20003452

KELP—1987 Limited Partnership

Bay View Capital Corporation

Bankers Mutual Mortgage, Inc.

20003457

ShopKo Stores, Inc.

P.M. Place Stores Company

20003472

The Walt Disney Company

Timothy P. Mayhew

Hibernia Communications, LLC

20003477

Geoworks Corporation

Science Applications International Corporation

Telcordia Tecnologies, Inc.

20003483

Hewlett-Packard Company

Redswitch, Inc.

20003494

UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.

Cignal Global Communications, Inc.

20003497

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

Fletcher Challenge Limited

Fletcher Challenge Paper Limited

20003501

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

Philip H. Wagner

The Wagner-Smith Company, Wagner-Smith Pump&Systems, Inc.

Wagner-Smith Equipment Co., Frebco, Inc., Newco, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/20/2000

20003382

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Edward Bridge

Ben Bridge Corporation

20003383

Edward Bridge

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

20003474

Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V

Rodeer Systems, Inc.

20003478

Science Applications International Corporation

Geoworks Corporation

20003486

First Union Corporation

First Albany Companies Inc.

20003500

The Progressive Corporation

PowerSports, Inc.

20003502

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

W.B.W. Trust Number One

Comerco, Inc.

20003511

3Com Corporation

AnyDay.com, Inc.

20003536

Michael B. Bates

InfoSpace, Inc.

20003548

Avanex Corporation

David F. Millet

Holographix, Inc.

20003558

Teligent, Inc.

Alan Widra

American Long Lines, Inc.

20003572

Chevron Corporation

PG&E Corporation

PG&E Energy Services Ventures, LLC

20003576

Bernard J. Ebbers

KLLM Transport Services, Inc.

20003590

Matthew Schoenberg

Diageo plc

Burger King Corporation

20003609

New England Business Service, Inc.

Premium Wear, Inc.

20003632

Mohawk Corp

PSC Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/21/2000

20000238

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

Republic Services, Inc.

Green Valley Environmental Corp., AAA Disposal of Tenn., Inc.

Republic Ser. of Tenn. I, LLC, Safety Lights, Inc.

York Waste Disposal, Inc., AAA Disposal Service, Inc.

20000239

Republic Services, Inc.

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

American Disposal Services of Missouri, Inc.

BFI Waste Systems of New Jersey, Inc.

Tom Luciano's Disposal Service, Inc.

20003205

CompDent Corporation

OHS, Inc.

20003214

Total Fina Elf S.A

Applied Power Inc.

Barry Wright Corporation

20003527

The BISYS Group, Inc.

PRIMEDIA Inc.

Pictorial Holdings Inc.

20003535

Citadel Communications Corporation

Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee

20003540

Calpine Corporation

Edison International

Auburndale Power Partners, Limited Partnership

20003542

Scripps Health

SC Physicians Investment Company, Inc.

SC Physicians Organization, Inc.

20003545

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

Eastern Radio Assets I, LLC

20003547

Pemstar, Inc.

John E. Miller

Turtle Mountain Corporation

20003549

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

20003550

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

20003552

Quanta Services, Inc.

IRBY Corp

IRBY Corp.

20003554

General Electric Company

M.A. Hanna Company

Cadillac Plastic (Canada), Inc.

Cadillac Plastic Group, Inc., R.A. Products, Inc.

20003594

MBNA Corporation

Banknorth Group, Inc.

The Howard Bank, N.A.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/22/2000

20003321

Barry A. Ackerley

Fisher Companies Inc.

Fisher Broadcasting—Fresno, LLC

20003348

Yasumitsu Shigeta

Pixo, Inc.

20003426

Fairey Group plc

AGIV Aktiengesellschaft

Spectris AG Sensoren und Systeme

20003428

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Adaptive Broadband Corporation

20003453

Jamal Hamdani

Adaptive Broadband Corporation

20003482

Terence H. Matthews

IronBridge Networks Incorporated

20003487

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

MPRI, Inc.

20003519

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

LifeF/X, Inc.

20003520

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.

20003525

BBA Group PLC

Lynton Group, Inc.

20003526

iXL Enterprises, Inc.

iBelong.com, Inc.

20003531

CRH plc

CCI Manufacturing, Inc.

20003556

Alec E. Gores

Cabletron Systems, Inc.

20003559

Julie A. Dobson

Holding Company

20003560

Gerald T. Vento

Holding Company

20003561

Thomas H. Sullivan

Holding Company

20003562

M Financial Incorporated

Bank of America Corporation

Management Compensation Group, Northwest, L.L.C.

20003567

IntraNet Solutions, Inc.

Inso Corporation

Inso Chicago Corporation, Inso Kansas City Corporation

20003571

Mrs. Ginette Dalloz

Mr. John R. Liautaud

Fendall Co.

20003581

Centennial Communications Corp.

Raveesh Kumra

Lake Charles Cellteico/Centennial Lake Charles LLC

20003584

Silver Lake Partners, L.P.

Girish Gaitonde

Xoriant Corporation

20003585

Piedmont/Hawthorne Holdings, L.L.C.

Lee Juan & Ethylene Lanford

Associated Hangar, Inc.

20003586

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

Pentech International Inc.

20003608

Advance Paradigm, Inc.

First Florida International Holdings, Inc.

20003615

BellSouth Corporation

DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc., (debtor-in-possession)

20003630

Southern States Cooperative, Incorporated

Agway, Inc.

20003633

Joseph Littlejohn & Levy Fund II, L.P.

James D. Goldston, III

Goldston's Incorporated

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/23/2000

20003323

Danaher Corporation

Warner Electric Group, Inc.

20003417

Sonepar, S.A.

Viking Electric Supply, Inc.

Badger Electric Supply, Inc.

Viking Electric Supply, Inc.

20003516

Edison International

P&L Coal Fields Holding Corporation

Citizens Power, LLC

20003553

General Electric Company

Morton R. French, Jr.

Aluplastic do Brazil

Bodega de Plasticos

Chesapeake Plastics, Inc.

Comco Graphics, Inc.

Comco IL., Inc.

Comco Plastics Ltd. (Ireland)

Comco Plastics, Ltd. (U.K.)

Commercial Plastics & Supply Co., Inc.

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp.

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. (P.R)

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of California

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Connecticut

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Florida

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Georgia

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of MN.

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of New Jersey

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Pennsylvania

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Texas

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of TN

Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp. of Utah

Commercial Plastics de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Commercial Polymers Corp.

Commercial Plastics (C.P.), Inc.

Day Plas S.A.

Dominicanos (Import) S.A.

Estok Plastics Company, Inc.

Flexlite Corp.

Hyaline Plastics Corporation

Insulgard Corp.

Plasticos Commercial

20003587

webMethods, Inc.

Active Software, Inc.

20003592

Sovereign Bankcorp, Inc.

Diamond Lease Co. Ltd.

New England Capital Corporation

20003597

GTE Corporation

Southern Indiana RSA Limited Partnership

20003598

Citigroup Inc.

Marathon Fund Limited Partnership III

Crescent Sleep Products Company

20003600

Hubbell Incorporated

Salient 3 Communications, Inc.

Gia-Tronics Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

20003601

Leucadia National Corporation

Reliance Group Holdings, Inc.

20003602

Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, L.P.

Gregory and Elizabeth Maday

Bristol Investments, Inc.

Conspec Marketing & Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Conspec Performance Products, Inc.

20003604

The Chase Manhattan Corporation

Robert Fleming Holdings Limited

20003605

Niku Corporation

ABT Corporation

20003641

Vantage-Sheakley Trust

HealthPlan Services Corporation

American Benefit Plan Administrators, Inc.

Centra HealthPlan LLC

HealthPlan Services, Inc.

National Preferred Provider Network, Inc.

20003664

Hanover Compressor Company

Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.

20003730

MBNA Corporation

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

PIC Realty Corporation

The Prudential Bank and Trust Company

The Prudential Savings Bank

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/26/2000

20003456

Aurora Equity Partners II L.P.

Kennerly Plastics, L.P.

Supreme Plastics, Inc.

20003459

GC Companies, Inc.

VeloCom Inc.

20003505

ImageX.Com, Inc.

Herbert R. Porter, Jr.

Howard Press Limited Partnership

20003530

LSI Logic Corporation

DataPath Systems, Inc.

20003583

Investor AB

Invesmart, Inc.

20003599

Aventis S.A.

Serologicals Corporation

Seramed, Inc.

20003612

Advanced Radio Telecom Corp.

Paul S. Bachow

Bachow Communications, Inc.

20003614

Kellogg Company

Kashi Company

20003617

Partek Oyj Abp

Timbco Hydraulics, Inc.

Timbco Hyraulics, Inc.

20003618

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Cytec Industries Inc.

Aviatrix Corporation, Mivida Corporation

20003619

Warburg, Pincus, Equity Partners, L.P.

Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P.

WebGain, Inc.

20003620

Gucci Group N.V.

Schweizerhall Holding AG

Boucheron International AG

20003621

Vesta Insurance Group, Inc.

American Founders financial Corp.

American Founders Financial Corp.

20003622

Entravision Communications Corporation

Sunburst Media, L.P.

20003624

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P.

Slugger Acquisition Corp. (Newco)

20003625

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P.

Slugger Acquisition Corp. (Newco)

20003628

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc.

20003631

BellSouth Corporation

United Road Services, Inc.

20003635

Hampshire Equity Partners II, L.P.

GlobalLearningSystem.com,Inc.

20003636

V. Prem Watsa

The Trident Partnership, L.P.

Sen-Tech International Holdings, Inc.

20003638

Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Gilatech Inc.

20003642

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII, L.P.

CFW Communications Company

20003644

John C. Hampton

Industry Pacific, Inc.

20003645

QIAGEN N.V.

Operon Technologies, Inc.

20003650

Emanuel E. Geduld

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

20003651

Quanta Services, Inc.

Ronald A. Cindrich, Sr.

General Industries, Inc.

20003653

BPB Industries plc

Asbestos Settlement Trust

Capaul Corporation

Celotex Corporation

Celotex Metals Corporation

20003655

U.S. Bancorp

Pitney Bowes Inc.

Pitney Bowes Bank

20003657

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec

Windward Capital Associates, L.P.

Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc.

20003658

United Auto Group, Inc.

Fred D. Schneider

Great Western Inports, Inc.

Great Western Management Corp.

Lester Goodson Pontiac

20003659

PPG Industries, Inc.

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

PPG Auto Glass, LLC

20003660

Robert C. Fanch

Elantic Communications, Inc.

Elantic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation

20003661

M/C Venture Partners IV, L.P.

Elantic Communications, Inc.

Elantic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation

20003662

KDZ Holdings, LLC

Elantic Communications, Inc.

Elantic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation

20003663

PerkinElmer, Inc.

Genstar Capital Partners II, L.P.

NEN Life Sciences, Inc.

20003665

Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partnership

Elantic Communications, Inc.

Elantic Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation

20003667

Brentwood Associates Private Equity III, L.P.

Timothy J. Battles

KCS industries, Inc.

20003668

Quantum Industrial Holdings, Ltd.

Jamcracker, Inc.

20003669

SIGH Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft Holding AG

Thyssen Krupp AG

Krupp Plastics & Rubber Machinery (USA), Inc.

20003670

3dfx Interactive, Inc.

GigaPixel Corporation

20003671

George T. Haber

3dfx Interactive, Inc.

20003691

Summit Bankcorp.

National Bank of Canada

National Canada Business Corp.

20003696

United Parcel Services, Inc.

James Nodine

Technical Service Corporation International, Inc.

TSCI Holdings, Inc.

20003697

United Parcel Services, Inc.

Stephen McIIvain

Technical Service Corporation International, Inc.

TSCI Holdings, Inc.

20003699

Windward Capital Associates, L.P.

Richard S. Crawford

Cambridge Ind., Inc., CE Automotive Trim Systems, Inc.

Cambridge Industries Holdings, Inc.

20003704

Cedar Creek Partners LLC

Schaefer Manufacturing, Inc.

20003713

Code Hennessy & Simmons IV, L.P.

John Mansfield Group PLC

WNA Holding Company

20003714

Greenwich Street Capital Partners II, LP.

WNA Holding Company

20003716

John E. Feltl

Stockwalk.com Group, Inc.

20003717

Stockwalk.com Group, Inc.

John E Feltl

R.J. Steichen & Company

20003719

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Phillipp Holzmann AG

Dolet Hills Mining Venture

20003725

Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyi

Sirco Systems, LLC

20003726

Castle Harlan Partners II, L.P.

Castle Harlan partners III, L.P.

Taylor Senior Holding Corp.

20003733

eBay Inc.

Half.com, Inc.

20003744

V.F. Corporation

Fruit of the Loom, Ltd.

20003764

Tyco International Ltd.

Thomas & Betts Corporation

Augat, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/27/2000

20003470

Buckeye Partners, L.P.

Agway, Inc.

Agway Energy Products LLC

20003473

RailWorks Corporation

HSQ Technology

20003475

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Redleaf Group, Inc.

20003529

Natural Wonders, Inc.

World of Science, Inc.

20003555

Signet Group plc

Marks & Morgan Jewelers, Inc.

20003564

Oneida Ltd.

Glenn Simon

Sakura, Inc.

20003569

TechTronic Industries Co., Ltd.

Ryobi Limited

Ryobi America Corporation

Ryobi North America, Inc., Ryobi Motor Products Corp.

20003626

Interfoods of America, Inc.

Household International, Inc.

RMS Family Restaurants, Inc.

20003678

Tyco International Ltd.

K2 Inc.

20003708

General Electric Company

Lunar Corporation

20003715

GTCR Fund VI, LP.

Coram Healthcare Corporation

Curaflex Health Services, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/28/2000

20003391

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, LP.

E R D A, Inc.

20003541

Northern States Power Company (a Minnesota corporation)

Koch Industries, Inc.

Koch Power Louisiana, LLC

20003588

Sama Polymer Holding, Inc.

Blue Water Plastics, Inc.

20003728

KKR 1996 Fund L.P.

NewSouth Holdings, Inc.

20003729

First Union Corporation

NewSouth Holdings, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/29/2000

20003372

Advance Voting Trust

MediaNews Group, Inc.

20003438

Lafarge S.A.

The LTV Corporation

Presque Isle Corporation

20003732

Swiss Reinsurance Company

National Capital Financial Corporation

20003812

China Aviation Development Foundation

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/30/2000

20003515

Dean Foods Company

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

20003521

Cablevision systems Corporation

AT&T Corp.

MediaOne of Greater New York, Inc.

MediaOne of New York, Inc.

20003522

AT&T Corp.

Cablevision Systems Corporation

Cablevision of Boston, Inc.

Cablevision of Brookline, L.P.

Cablevision of Massachusetts, Inc.

20003568

Quanta Services, Inc.

William G. Schroeder

Flowers Holding Company, Inc.

20003579

Compart S.p.A.

Kay Akey & Randolph S. Creech

Trust of Kay Akey Creech Dated April 2, 1997

20003613

Carlisle Companies Incoprorated

UniTrek Corporation

20003623

Carl C. Icahn

CSX Corporation

20003627

Eramet SA

Special Metals Corporation

20003637

Cablevision Systems Corporation

AT&T Corp.

AT Home Corporation

20003649

Ronald S. Lauder

CFW Communications Company

CFW Information Services, Inc.

20003654

Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere

Celanese AG

Celanese Ltd.

20003673

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.

Friede Goldman Halter, Inc.

Bludworth Bond Holding, Inc.

Bludworth Bond LP

Gretna Cleaning LLC

Halter Calcasieu, LLC

Halter Gulf Repair, Inc.

Marine Cleaning LLC

20003692

Datatec Limited

InaCom Corp.

InaCom Communications, Inc.

20003700

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company

Windward Capital Associates, L.P.

Meridian Automotive Systems, Inc.

20003701

Hibernia Corporation

Leslie R. Jacobs

Rosenthal Agency, Inc.

20003702

Hibernia Corporation

Stephen R. Rosenthal

Rosenthal Agency, Inc.

20003703

GTCR Fund VII L.P.

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

20003705

Dimension Data Holdings Limited

Daily Business Products, Inc.

20003706

Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

Avid Sports, Inc.

20003731

Ossama Hassanein

Corvis Corporation

20003738

Greenwich Street Capital Partners, II, L.P.

American Financial Group, Inc.

Stonewall Insurance Company

20003742

The 1818 Fund III, L.P.

World Access, Inc.

20003743

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Grupo Financiero Bancomer, S.A. de C. V.

20003745

Credit Suisse First Boston Equity Partners L.P.

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

20003750

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

Richard E. Garman

2544 Clinton, Inc.; ABC Paving Co., Inc.

20003754

Compass Group PLC

Granada Group PLC

20003755

Granada Group PLC

Compass Group PLC

20003758

Sycamore Networks, Inc.

Sirocco Systems, Inc.

20003759

United Auto Group, Inc.

General Motors Corporation

Cerritos Pontiac-GMC Truck, Inc.

20003760

XServe, Inc.

Anco Insulations, Inc.

Anco Industries, Inc.

20003761

General Motors Corporation

Reynolds & Reynolds Co.

20003762

Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P.

J Herbert Ogden, Jr.

Unique Fabricating, Inc.

20003816

SCP Pool Corporation

Arch Chemicals, Inc.

Superior Pool Products, Inc.

20003825

Mediaplex, Inc.

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

Adware Systems, Inc.

20003833

Holding di Partecipazioni Industriali S.p.A.

Joseph Abboud

Houndstooth Corporation

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. 00-19351 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]

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