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.

Transactions Granted Early Termination 08/21/2000-09/01/2000

Transaction No.

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination-08/21/2000

20004248

E-T-T, Inc

Jackpot Enterprises, Inc

Cardivan Company/Corral Coin Inc.

Corral Country Coin, Inc.

20004282

ABS Capital Partners III, L.P

@Road, Inc

@Road, Inc.

20004321

Pfizer Inc

Virbac S.A

Virbac S.A.

20004346

BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd

Takeda Vitamin & Food USA, Inc.

20004348

Skanska AB

Barclay White, Inc

Barclay White, Inc.

20004379

Mary Alice Taylor

Webvan Group, Inc

Webvan Group, Inc.

20004383

Silgan Holdings Inc

OCM Opportunities Fund, L.P

RXI Holdings, Inc.

20004384

Aon Corporation

divine interVentures, Inc

divine interVentures, Inc.

20004385

Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Shell Epoxy Resins Inc.

20004387

Broadcom Corporation

Altima Communications, Inc

Altima Communications, Inc.

20004394

Cisco Systems, Inc

Komodo Technology, Inc

Komodo Technology, Inc.

20004395

Partek Oyj Abp

Terex Corporation

Terex Corporation.

20004396

UtiliCorp United Inc

The Empire District Electric Company

The Empire District Electric Company.

20004400

The TriZetto Group, Inc

IMS Health Incorporated

ERISCO Managed Care Technologies, Inc.

20004401

IMS Health Incorporated

The TriZetto Group, Inc

The TriZetto Group, Inc.

20004402

Marshall W. Pagon

SRT Communications, Inc

Souris River Television, Inc.

SRT Communications, Inc.

20004403

Linc. net, Inc

InterCon Construction, Inc

InterCon Construction, Inc.

20004404

Metacreations Corporation

Computer Associates International, Inc

Viewpoint Digital, Inc.

20004405

Robert J. McGovern

Tribune Company

Career Holdings, Inc.

20004406

Robert J. McGovern

Knight-Ridder, Inc

Career Holding, Inc.

20004409

Health Management Associates, Inc

Charterhouse Equity Partners II, L.P

NetCare Health Systems, Inc.

20004410

ABRY Broadcast Partners II, L.P

Walter E. Hussman Jr. Family Trust

KTAL-TV, Inc.

20004414

Rural Cellular Corporation

Saco River Telegraph and Telephone Company

Saco River Telegraph and Telephone Company.

20004419

Brockway Moran & Partners Fund, L.P

DCS Holdings, Inc

Dynamic Cooking Systems, Inc.

20004420

Lucent Technologies, Inc

Spring Tide Networks, Inc

Spring Tide Networks, Inc.

20004426

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc

Kanbay International, Inc

Kanbay International, Inc.

20004430

Wind Point Partners IV, L.P

Twitchell Holding Corporation

Twitchell Holding Corporation.

20004432

UBS AG, a Swiss Banking Corporation

Xelus, Inc

Xelus, Inc.

20004435

TCV IV, L.P

Microsoft Corporation

Expedia, Inc.

20004436

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

John P. & Barbara A. Woods

John P. Woods Co., Inc.

20004437

John P. & Barabara A. Woods

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

20004438

Berkshire Fund V, Limited Partnership

U.S. Can Corporation

U.S. Can Corporation.

20004441

The SK Equity Fund, L.P

Roundhouse, Inc

Roundhouse, Inc.

20004442

VNU N.V

United News & Media plc

MFI Holdings, Inc.

20004443

Internet Capital Group, Inc

Robert K. Kraft

PaperExchange.com, Inc.

20004444

Robert K. Kraft

Internet Capital Group, Inc

Internet Capital Group, Inc.

20004446

Long Point Capital Fund, L.P

FCP Investors V, L.P

Colibri Holding Corporation.

20004447

John Wood Group, PLC

Mustang Engineering, Inc

Mustang Engineering, Inc.

20004483

Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association

PhyCor, Inc

PhyCor of Hattiesburg, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/22/2000

20004416

Alaska Power & Telephone Company

Bell Atlantic Corporation

GTE Alaska Incorporated d/b/a Verizon Alaska.

20004448

Kenneth R. Thomson

WebCT, Inc

WebCT, Inc.

20004460

ENEL S.p.A

Echelon Corporation

Echelon Corporation.

20004467

Zoho Holding Corporation

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

20004468

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc

Zoho Holding Corporation

Zoho Holding Corporation.

20004484

TPG Partners II, L.P

DoveBid, Inc

DoveBid, Inc.

20004494

ITXC Corp

eFusion, Inc

eFusion, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/23/2000

20004242

Summit Capital II, L.P

Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc

Switch & Data Facilities Comopany, Inc.

20004431

Eaton Corporation

Patrick P. Lee

Air-Dro Cylinders, Inc.

Hydro-Line, Inc.

20004449

Conso International Corporation

Charles S. Meyer

Lending Textile Co., Inc.

Wm. E. Wright Limited Partnership.

20004453

Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Co

New Mexico Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Inc

HMO New Mexico, Inc.

New Mexico Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Inc.

20004455

Oak Investment Partners VIII, L.P

Xelus, Inc

Xelus, Inc.

20004461

The Bear Sterns Companies Inc., BSCC Employee Fund III, LP

Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Johns Manville Corporation.

20004462

Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P

Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Johns Manville Corporation.

20004463

HMTF Bridge Partners, L.P. or Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst

Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Johns Manville Corporation.

20004465

Riverdeep Group, plc

International Business Machines Corporation

Edmark Corporation.

20004466

International Business Machines Corporation

Riverdeep Group, plc

Riverdeep Group, plc

20004469

InfoSpace, Inc

Go2Net, Inc.

Go2Net, Inc.

20004473

ce Consumer Electronic AG

SND Electronics, Inc

SND Electronics, Inc.

20004474

IDX Systems Corporation

Allscripts, Inc.

Allscripts Holding, Inc

20004475

Allscripts, Inc.

IDX Systems Corporation

Channelhealth Incorporated.

20004476

Prudential plc

AmSouth Bancorporation

IFC Holdings, Inc.

20004477

Telelogic A. B

QSS, Inc

QSS, Inc.

20004479

Paul G. Allen

InfoSpace, Inc

InfoSpace, Inc.

20004480

Russell C. Horowitz

InfoSpace, Inc

InfoSpace, Inc.

20004481

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V

Mr. Issam M. Fares

Howe-Baker International, Inc.

20004482

Issam M. Fares

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.

20004490

SCI Systems, Inc

Koor Industries, Ltd

Telrad Networks Ltd.

20004491

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp

Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd

MMC Technology, Inc.

20004493

Donald M. Tribus

First Union Corporation

First Union Corporation.

20004497

Debt Strategies Fund II, Inc

Debt Strategies Fund III, Inc

Debt Strategies Fund III, Inc.

20004499

Debt Strategies Fund II, Inc

Debt Strategies Fund, Inc

Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

20004524

American International Group, Inc

DQE, Inc

Duquesne Energy, Inc.

20004532

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners III, L.P

Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Pax Holding Corporation.

20004550

Michael E. Heisley

WordPort Communications, Inc

WorldPort Communications, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/24/2000

20004252

Veritas Capital Fund, L.P. (The)

Tech-Sym Corporation

Tech-Sym Corporation.

20004347

Advance Paradigm, Inc

Rite Aid Corporation

PCS Holding Corporation.

20004375

Cephalon, Inc

Anesta Corp

Anesta Corp.

20004381

MediaNews Group, Inc

Kenneth R. Thomson

Thomson Holdings Inc.

20004439

MDU Resources Group, Inc

Stephen J. Loosley

Roseburg Paving Company.

Teeco Corporation.

20004440

MDU Resources Group, Inc

Judy Sweeney

Roseburg Paving Company.

Teeco Corporation.

20004500

Lincolnshire Equity Fund II, L.P

Lincolnshire Equity Fund I, L.P

Visual Products Corp.

20004501

Regal-Beloit Corporation

Leeson Electric Corporation

Leeson Electric Corporation.

20004502

Prison Realty Trust, Inc

Corrections Corporation of America

Corrections Corporation of America.

20004505

Reed International P.L.C

eCompanies LLC

Business.Com, Inc.

20004506

Elsevier NV

eCompanies LLC

Business.Com, Inc.

20004507

Centennial Communications Corp

Bell Atlantic Corporation d/b/a Verizon communications

Subsidiary Corporation.

20004508

Hagemeyer N.V

Cameron & Barkley Company

Cameron & Barkley Company

20004510

Pearson plc

eCompanies LLC

Business.Com, Inc.

20004511

Allied Zurich p.l.c

Zurich Allied AG

Zurich Allied AG.

20004513

Forest Oil Corporation

Forcenergy Inc

Forcenergy Inc.

20004517

AXA

Sanford C. Bernstein Inc

Bernstein Technologies, Inc.

20004519

Citigroup Inc

George Karfunkel

AST StockPlan, Inc.

20004520

Citigroup Inc

Michael Karfunkel

AST StockPlan, Inc.

20004521

Hong Kong Electric Holdings Limited

ScottishPower plc

Eastern Investment Company.

Pan Pacific Global Corporation.

20004522

Hutchison Whampoa Limited

ScottishPower plc

Eastern Investment Company.

Pan Pacific Global Corporation.

20004525

Overseas Partners Ltd

Reliance Group Holdings, Inc

Reliance Reinsurance Company.

20004528

Illinois Tool Works Inc

Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyj

Van Leer Flexibles (Texas), Inc.

Van Leer Flexibles LP.

VLF Holding, Inc.

20004535

The Boeing Company

M. Francois Pinault

Continental Graphics Holdings, Inc.

20004537

Bank One Corporation

BISSELL, Inc

AbilityOne Corporation.

20004540

TCV IV, L.P

CosmoCom, Inc

CosmoCom, Inc.

20004542

Universal Compression Holdings, Inc

Reuben James Helton

Gas Compression Services, Inc.

20004543

Interpool, Inc

Aegon N.V

Transamerica Leasing Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/25/2000

20003983

BP Amoco p.l.c

Aerie Networks, Inc

Aerie Networks, Inc.

20004147

Richland Ventures II, L.P

Gabriel Communications, Inc

Gabriel Communications, Inc.

20004148

Richland Ventures III, L.P

Gabriel Communications, Inc

Gabriel Communications, Inc.

20004153

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc

Bernhard Muskantor

United Musical Instruments Holdings, Inc.

20004322

Intel Corporation

Newco

Newco.

20004368

Westgate Equity Partners, L.P

Eagle OPG, Inc

Eagle OPG, Inc.

20004451

MasTec, Inc

Floyd Flaire Ferrell, Jr

Flaire, Inc.

20004457

Syncor International Corporation

US Diagnostic Inc

US Diagnostic, Inc.

20004478

M.D. Sass Corporate Resurgence Partners, L.P

Seaman Furniture Company, Inc

Seaman Furniture Company, Inc.

20004489

Kurt Abrahamson

Media Metrix, Inc

Media Metrix, Inc.

20004512

Everett R. Dobson Irrevocable Family Trust

MJ Cellular, Inc

MJ Cellular, Inc.

20004529

DDI Corporation

KDD Corporation

KDD America, Inc.

20004531

Clear Channel Communications, Inc

Stephens Group, Inc

DR Partners.

20004533

Mattson Technology, Inc

CFM Technologies, Inc

CFM Technologies, Inc.

20004536

The Southern Company

The Southern Company

Southern Company Energy Marketing G.P., L.L.C.

Southern Company Energy Marketing, L.P.

20004551

Gene DeRose

Media Metrix, Inc

Media Metrix, Inc.

20004552

Accel VIII L.P

Comstellar Technologies, Inc

Comstellar Technologies, Inc.

20004553

New Enterprise Associates 9, Limited Partnership

Comstellar Technologies, Inc

Comstellar Technologies, Inc.

20004558

GTCR Fund VII, L.P

InfoHighway Communications Corporation

InfoHighway Communications Corporation.

20004560

Eltrax Systems, Inc

Cereus Technology Partners, Inc

Cereus Technology Partners, Inc.

20004564

Marmon Holdings, Inc

Aegon, N.V

Trans Ocean Tank Services Corporation.

Transamerica Leasing Inc.

20004570

iBeam Broadcasting Corporation

NextVenue Inc

NextVenue Inc.

20004574

Illinois Tool Works Inc

Hampshire Holographic Manufacturing Corporation

Hampshire Holographic Manufacturing Corporation.

20004602

SC VIII Management, LLC

Yahoo! Inc

Yahoo! Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/28/2000

20004270

Intuit Inc

Princes Gate Investors II, L.P

Venture Finance Software Corp.

20004373

The Williams Companies, Inc

Stanford N. Phelps

Wyatt Energy, Incorporated.

Wyco New Haven, Inc.

Wyn Corporation.

20004579

Nortel Networks Corporation

Alteon WebSystems, Inc

Alteon WebSystems, Inc.

20004655

MapleWood Equity Partners LP

HoldCo

HoldCo.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/30/2000

20000801

Clear Channel Communications, Inc

AMFM Inc

AMFM Inc.

20001205

Thomas O. Hicks

Clear Channel Communications, Inc

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

20001208

Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P

Clear Channel Communications, Inc

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

20004297

Colonial Pipe Line Company

BP Amoco p.l.c

BP Exploration & Oil Inc.

BP Oil Pipeline Company.

20004447

VantagePoint Venture Partners III (Q), L.P

Aerie Networks, Inc

Aerie Networks, Inc.

20004509

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Wagner Asset Management, L.P

Wagner Asset Management, L.P.

20004514

Martin J. Wygod

Healtheon/WebMD Corporation

Healtheon/WebMD Corporation.

20004515

Michael A. Singer

Healtheon/WebMD Corporation

Healtheon/WebMD Corporation.

20004557

Freedom Communications, Inc

Warburg, Pincus Capital Company, L.P

Journal Company, Inc., Journal Register Supply, Inc.

Journal Company, Inc., Journal Register Supply, Inc.

20004559

Western Wireless Corporation

Hickory Tech Corporation

Hickory Tech Corporation.

20004563

IFCO Systems, N.V

Texas Pallet, L.P

Texas Pallet, L.P.

20004565

Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation

Procter & Gamble Company, (The)

Procter & Gamble Company, (The).

20004566

Broadcom Corporation

Silicon Spice Inc

Silicon Spice Inc.

20004567

Mr. Vinod Dham

Broadcom Corporation

Broadcom Corporation.

20004573

Cisco Systems, Inc

Cap Gemini, S.A

Cap Gemini, S.A.

20004583

The Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund, Inc

The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc

The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

20004584

The Latin America Investment Fund, Inc

The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc

The Latin America Equity Fund, Inc.

20004590

Citigroup Inc

Titan International, Inc

Titan International, Inc.

20004591

Citigroup Inc

Delco Remy International, Inc

Delco Remy International, Inc.

20004596

Wells Fargo & Company

General Electric Corporation

GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc.

20004597

Bain Capital Fund VII, L.P

Intira Corporation

Intira Corporation.

20004598

Phone.com, Inc

Software.com, Inc

Software.com, Inc.

20004601

John Menzies plc

Ogden Corporation

Ogden Asia Pacific Services, Inc.

Ogden Aviation Service Company of Texas, Inc.

Ogden Aviation Service Company of Washington, Inc.

Ogden Aviation Services (Chile) Ltda.

Ogden Aviation Services (Venezuela), S.A.

Ogden Aviation Services Dominicana, S.A.

Ogden Cargo Limited.

Ogden Central and South America, Inc.

Ogden Ground Services (Canada) Ltd.

Ogden Ground Services de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

Ogden Ground Services, Inc.

Ogden Holdings B.V.

Ogden Peru, S.R.L.

Ogden-Servicos de Atendimento Aeroterrestre Ltda.

SEITSA Leasing, S.A. de C.V.

20004607

Church & Dwight Co., Inc

USA Detergents, Inc

Armus, LLC.

USA Detergents, Inc.

20004620

United Rentals, Inc

Naru Investment Trust

Horizon High Reach, Inc.

20004623

Brian L. Roberts

CAT Partnership

CAT Partnership.

20004625

Time Warner Inc

Time Warner Inc

Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.

Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse.

20004629

Internet Captial Group, Inc

inOvate Communications Group, Inc

inOvate Communications Group, Inc.

20004630

Apollo Investment Fund IV, LP

Patrick Nolan

GTS Transportation Services, Inc.

20004631

Apollo Investment Fund IV, LP

Jeffrey Roths

GTS Transportation Services, Inc.

20004641

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc

Societe Generale

SG Cowen Securities Corporation.

20004642

Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P

Lucent Technologies Inc

Avaya, Inc.

20004643

Fortis (B)

Service Corporation International

American Memorial Life Insurance Company.

20004644

Fortis (NL) N.V

Service Corporation International

American Memorial Life Insurance Company.

20004651

Zale Corporation

Piercing Pagoda, Inc

Piercing Pagoda, Inc.

20004652

PETsMART, Inc

PETsMART.com, Inc

PETsMART.com, Inc.

20004658

Chrion Corporation

PathoGenesis Corporation

PathoGenesis Corporation.

20004660

JOMED N.V

EndoSonics Corporation

EndoSonics Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—08/31/2000

20004621

Lancaster Colony Corporation

Patricia W. Barnes

Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/01/2000

20003182

BAE Systems plc

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Lockheed Martin Corporation.

20003972

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc

Gooding's Supermarkets, Inc

Gooding's Supermarkets, Inc.

20004495

Rentokil Initial plc

The ServiceMaster Company

TruGreen Limited Partnership.

20004562

H.F. Johnson Distributing Trust of the Benefit of Samuel J

Charles & Jane Butcher

The Butcher Company.

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. 00-26342 Filed 10-12-00; 8:45 am]

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