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#

Acquiring

Acquired

Entities

Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/27/2004

20041211

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

Sporlan Valve Company

Sporlan Valve Company.

20041343

GTCR Fund VII L.P

Electronic Data Systems Corporation

EDS Information Services, L.L.C.

20041379

The Laird Group PLC

Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc

Centurion Wireless Technologies, Inc.

20041384

ARM Holdings plc

Artisan Components, Inc

Artisan Components, Inc.

20041397

Wind Point Partners V, L.P

United Subcontractors, Inc

United Subcontractors, Inc.

20041401

LR2 AIV, L.P

Global Industries, Ltd

Global Industries, Ltd.

20041402

First Reserve Fund X., L.P

Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited

Dresser-Rand Canada, Inc., Dresser-Rand S.A.-France, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited.

20041404

KeyCorp

James J. Pappas

Ariel Truss (Hawaii) Inc., Honolulu Wood Testing Co., Ltd.

20041405

Mitsubishi Corporation

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Wildflower Development LLC.

20041407

Metalurgica Gerdau, S.A

Cargill, Incorporated

North Star Recycling Company, North Star Steel Company, North Star Steel Kentucky, Inc., North Star Steel Texas, Inc.

20041408

Inovis International, Inc

QRS Corporation

QRS Corporation.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/29/2004

20040416

Dan L. Duncan

El Paso Corporation

El Paso Hydrocarbons, L.P., El Paso NGL Marketing Company, L.P.

20040417

Dan L. Duncan

GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P

GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P.

20041385

MDS Inc

Applera Corporation

Applera Corporation.

20041387

Serologicals Corporation

Upstate Group, Inc

Upstate Group, Inc.

20041447

ConocoPhillips

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil LUKOIL.

20041456

ConocoPhillips

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL

Open Joint-Stock Company Oil Company LUKOIL.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—09/30/2004

20041427

Morgan Stanley

NTELOS, Inc

NTELOS, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/04/2004

20041372

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

AEC Holdings, Inc

AEC Holdings, Inc.

20041380

Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust

Molson Inc

Molson Inc.

20041415

Cisco Systems, Inc

Netsolve, Incorporated

Netsolve, Incorporated.

20041416

Federal Express Corporation

Delta Air Lines, Inc

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

20041417

2003 Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund L.P

Mark J. Lowe

Progressive Stamping & Plating.

20041418

Jefferies Group, Inc

Jefferies Group, Inc

Bonds Direct Securities LLC.

20041420

American Capital Strategies, Ltd

Roark Carvel LLC

Focus Brands, Inc.

20041423

HMTF Fund V Cayman, L.P

Centennial Communications Corp

Centennial Puerto Rico Cable TV Corp.

20041432

RHJ Industrial Partners, L.P

HIT Partners, L.P

HGH GP Limited, Honsel Germany Holdings, L.P., Tritech Holdings, L.P.

20041434

Wellspring Capital Partners III, L.P

Envirosource, Inc

Envirosource, Inc.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/05/2004

20041410

Bertarelli & Cie

ZymoGenetics, Inc

ZymoGenetics, Inc.

20041413

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc

Entergy Corporation

Entergy-Koch Trading Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P.

20041414

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc

Koch Industries, Inc

Entergy-Koch Trading Canada, ULC/Commerce Entergy-Koch Canada, Entergy-Koch Trading, L.P.

20041424

Ventiv Health, Inc

Smith Hanley Holding Corp

Smith Hanley Holding Corp.

Transactions Granted Early Termination—10/08/2004

20041412

LeCroy Corporation

Computer Access Technology Corporation

Computer Access Technology Corporation.

20041425

Yahoo! Inc

Musicmatch, Inc

Musicmatch, Inc.

20041450

Centrica plc

Wellspring Capital Partners III, L.P

RSG Holding Corp.

20041451

Behrman Capital III L.P

David and Arline Parker Family Ltd. Partnership

Pelican Products, Inc.

20041462

RC Aviation LLC

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

20041463

Salem Communications Corporation

A. Jerrold Perenchio

Univision Radio, Inc.

20041464

A. Jerrold Perenchio

Salem Communications Corporation

Salem Communications Corporation.

20050001

Audax Private Equity Fund, L.P

Southern Equipment Company, Inc

Southern Equipment Company, Inc.

20050002

Paul G. Allen

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant, 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. 04-24425 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]

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