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 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—02/23/2004

20040346

Ryder System, Inc

Ruan Financial Corporation

Ruan Leasing Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/24/2004

20040482

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation

Albert J. Kaneb

KIX Broadcasting, Inc, KOOL Broadcasting, Inc.

20040492

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

People's Mutual Holdings

People's Bank.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/25/2004

20040472

Weston Presidio Capital IV, L.P

HWH Capital Partners, L.P

NBC Acquisition Corp.

20040497

Perseus Market Opportunity Fund, L.P

Workflow Management, Inc

Workflow Management, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/26/2004

20040114

Poydras Street Investors L.L.C

Miller Brands of Phoenix, LLC

Pearce Beverage Company, LLC.

20040431

Anthem, Inc

WellPoint Health Networks Inc

WellPoint Health Networks Inc.

20040432

Leonard D. Schaeffer

Anthem, Inc

Anthem, Inc.

20040455

Poydras Street Investors L.L.C

Zeb Pearce Companies

Pearce Beverage Company, LLC.

20040489

William A. Goldring

Miller Brands of Phoenix, LLC

Pearce Beverage Company, LLC.

20040490

William A. Goldring

Zeb Pearce Companies

Pearce Beverage Company, LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/27/2004

20040372

Masonite International Corporation

The Stanley Works

The Stanley Works.

20040498

ChoicePoint Inc

iMapData.com, Inc

iMapData.com, Inc.

20040510

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc

Red River Entertainment of Shreveport Partnership.

20040515

GTCR Fund VIII, L.P

Bonita Bay Holdings, Inc

Prestige Brands International, Inc.

20040518

Kennametal Inc

Conforma Clad Inc

Conforma Clad Inc.

20040521

DaimlerChrysler AG

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.

20040522

California Amplifier, Inc

Vytek Corporation

Vytek Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/02/2004

20040463

Capital Environmental Resource Inc

Florida Recycling Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation

Florida Recycling Services, Inc., an Illinois corporation.

20040483

Connetics Corporation

Fritz Gerber

Hoffman-La Roche Inc.

20040516

Nexfor Inc

MeadWestvaco Corporation

Northwood Panelboard Company.

20040520

Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, L.P

Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc

Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/04/2004

20040466

Lap Shun (John) Hui

Gateway, Inc

Gateway, Inc.

20040467

Gateway, Inc

Lap Shun (John) Hui

EM Holdings, Inc.

20040502

Dycom Industries, Inc

The Berwind Company LLC

Prince Telecom Holdings, Inc.

20040504

Fenway Partners Capital Fund II, L.P

Castle Harlan Partners III, L.P

American Achievement Corporation.

20040507

Mitsui & Co., Ltd

Roger S. Penske

United Auto Group, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/05/2004

20040473

JP Morgan Chase & Co

Bank One Corporation

Bank One Corporation.

20040524

J.W. Childs Equity Partners III, L.P

RCS MediaGroup S.p.A

Edera Inc., J A Apparel Corp., Nashawena Mills Corp., Riverside Manufacturing Corp.

20040544

MBNA Corporation

Sky Financial Group, Inc

Sky Financial Solutions, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/08/2004

20040491

American International Group, Inc

El Paso Corporation

Bonneville Pacific Corporation, Cambria Clean Coal, LLC, Dartmouth Power Holding Company, LLC, Vandolah Holding Company, LLC.

20040513

Swiss Reinsurance Company

Loews Corporation

CNA International Life Corp., Continental Assurance Company.

20040514

I-trax, Inc

Meridian Occupational Healthcare Associates, Inc

Meridian Occupational Healthcare Associates, Inc.

20040530

Dow Jones & Company, Inc

Wicks Communications & Media Partners, L.P

VentureOne Corporation, Wicks Business Information, LLC.

20040532

General Catalyst Group III, L.P

Verizon Communications Inc

BBNT Solutions LLC.

20040535

Port Blakely Tree Farms (Limited Partnership)

President and Fellows of Harvard College

Rainier Mineral Company LLC, Rainier Timber Company, LLC.

20040538

GENESCO Inc.

Hat World Corporation

Hat World Corporation.

20040541

CIENA Corporation

Catena Networks, Inc

Catena Networks, Inc.

20040547

Curative Health Services, Inc

Thoma Cressey Fund VII, L.P

Critical Care Systems, Inc.

20040549

Tekelec

Taqua, Inc

Taqua, Inc.

20040555

GTCR Fund VII, L.P

Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bank.

20040568

KRG Capital Fund II, L.P

FleetBoston Financial Corporation

Interior Specialists, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/09/2004

20040480

Fidelity National Financial, Inc

Willis Stein & Partners, II, L.P

Aurum Technology Inc.

20040481

Willis Stein & Partners, II, L.P

Fidelity National Financial, Inc

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

20040546

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc

Wyeth

Wyeth Holdings Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/10/2004

20040551

CIENA Corporation

Sprout Capital IX, L.P

Internet Photonics, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/11/2004

20040495

Rent-A-Center, Inc

Rainbow Rentals, Inc

Rainbow Rentals, Inc.

20040536

Merck & Co., Inc

Aton Pharma, Inc

Aton Pharma, Inc.

20040552

Calpine Corporation

Brazosvalley SP LP LLC

Brazos Valley Energy LP, Brazos Valley Special Purpose GP Ltd. Partnership, Brazos Valley Special Purpose LP Ltd. Partnership, Brazos Valley Technology LP.

20040554

BlueScope Steel Limited

Butler Manufacturing Company

Butler Manufacturing Company.

20040559

Aurora Equity Partners II L.P

AK Steel Holding Corporation

Douglas Dynamics, L.L.C.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/12/2004

20040540

Ariba, Inc

FreeMarkets, Inc

FreeMarkets, Inc.

20040567

The Amex Membership Corporation

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc

American Stock Exchange, LLC.

20040570

Freedom Communications, Inc

Freedom Communications, Inc

Freedom Newspapers, Lima News.

20040583

Global Private Equity IV, LP

Long Term Holdings, Inc

Long Term Holdings, Inc.

20040595

Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. dba TelCove

Adelphia Communications Corporation (debtor in possession)

ACC Telecommunications, LLC, ACC Telecommunications of Virginia, LLC, Adelphia Cable Partners, L.P., Adelphia Cablevision, LLC, Adelphia Cablevision of New York, Inc., Adelphia Cablevision of West Palm Beach IV, LLC, Adelphia California Cablevision, LLC, Adelphia Central Pennsylvania, LLC, Better TV, Inc. of Bennington, Chelsea Communications, LLC, FrontierVision Access Partners, LLC, Lake Champlain Cable Television Corporation, Mountain Cable Company, LP, Multi-Channel TV Cable Company; Grand Island Cable, Inc., Scranton Cablevision, Inc., Southeast Florida Cable, Inc., Telesat Acquisition, LLC, UCA, LLC, Young's Cable TV Corporation.

20040596

Group 1 Automotive, Inc

Mr. Charles G. Peterson

FLT, Inc., Folsom Lake Used Car Outlet, Inc., Rancho Imports, RMH, LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/16/2004

20040500

Gerald W. Schwartz

General Electric Company

LAC Holding Corp.

20040501

Juniper Networks, Inc

NetScreen Technologies, Inc

NetScreen Technologies, Inc.

20040537

Hewlett-Packard Company

Novadigm, Inc

Novadigm, Inc.

20040542

Fisher Scientific International Inc

Dr. Stephen A. Scaringe

Dharmacon, Inc.

20040594

Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, L.P

Trover Solutions, Inc

Trover Solutions, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/17/2004

20040586

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Coast Casinos, Inc

Coast Casinos, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/18/2004

20040572

Cytyc Corporation

Novacept

Novacept.

20040573

DigitalNet Holdings, Inc

Yong K. Kim

User Technology Associates, Inc.

20040577

CapitalSource, Inc

Security Leasing Partners, L.P

Security Leasing Partners, L.P.

20040584

Michael J. Gaughan

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Boyd Gaming Corporation.

20040585

Franklin Toti

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Boyd Gaming Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/19/2004

20040519

Cable Design Technologies Corporation

Belden, Inc

Belden Inc.

20040576

Charles W. Ergen

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc

SpaceCom Systems, Inc., Superstar/Netlink Group LLC, Telluride Cablevision, Inc., United Video TV, Inc., UV Corp., UVTV-A, Inc., UVTV-X, Inc.

20040587

PP Acquisition Corporation

Golder, Thoma Cressey Fund III, L.P

Polypore, Inc.

20040593

Lightbridge, Inc

InfoSpace, Inc

Authorize.Net Corporation.

20040598

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

ChipPAC, Inc

ChipPAC, Inc.

20040599

Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P

ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips Company.

20040600

Robin J. Hardie

Freedom Communications, Inc

Freedom Communications, Inc.

20040601

KKR Millennium Fund LP

UniSource Energy Corporation

UniSource Energy Corporation.

20040606

Fidelity National Financial, Inc

Fidelity National Financial, Inc

Hansen Quality, LLC.

20040607

Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P

The Nu-Gro Corporation

The Nu-Gro Corporation.

20040617

MemberWorks Incorporated

Lavalife Inc

Lavalife Inc.

20040619

Ask Jeeves, Inc

Interactive Search Holdings, Inc

Interactive Search Holdings, Inc.

20040622

Threshie Limited Partnership

Freedom Communications, Inc

Freedom Communications, Inc.

20040623

Sun Microsystems, Inc

Andreas Bechtolsheim

Kealia, Inc.

20040624

NdTV Holdings, LLC

Vivendi Universal, S.A

NWI Cable, Inc., NWI Direct, Inc., NWI Network, Inc., NWI Television, Inc., NWI Vision, Inc., Universal Television Network.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/22/2004

20040566

Yell Group PLC

Roberta Feist

Feist Publications, Inc.

20040581

KKR Millennium Fund L.P

Sealy Corporation

Sealy Corporation.

20040588

American Capital Strategies, Ltd

Sentinel Capital Partners II, L.P

Cottman Transmission Systems, LLC.

20040603

Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P

Genstar Capital, ULC

Prestolite Electric Holding, Inc.

20040615

Koch Industries, Inc

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Brunswick Pulp & Paper Company, Scott Timber Company, Georgia-Pacific Asia (Hong Kong), Georgia-Pacific GmbH, Leaf River Forest Products, Inc., LRC Timber, Inc., Old Agusta Railroad Company.

20040618

CGI Group Inc

American Management Systems, Incorporated

American Management Systems, Incorporated.

20040626

C/R BPL Investment Partnership II, L.P

Glenmoor, Ltd

Glenmoor, Ltd.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/23/2004

20040627

International Business Machines Corp

Trigo Technologies, Inc

Trigo Technologies, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/24/2004

20040582

Gryphon Partners II, L.P

Jack C. Priegel

Autotronic Controls Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—03/26/2004

20040448

Dental Service of Massachusetts, Inc

MOA Investments, LLC

Doral Dental USA, LLC.

20040561

Mayne Group Limited

AAIPharma Inc

aaiPharma LLC and AAI Properties, Inc.

20040602

Heroux-Devtek Inc

Guinn Dale Crousen

Progressive Incorporated, Promilling, L.P.

20040625

Duke Energy Corporation

ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips Company.

20040644

Intersil Corporation

Xicor, Inc

Xicor, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative

or

Renee Hallman, Legal Technician

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. 04-8089 Filed 4-8-04; 8:45 am]

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