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—09/05/2006

20061262

GKN plc

Carlyle Strategic Partners, L.P

Stellex Aerostructures, Inc.

20061637

The Sage Group plc

Emdeon Corporation

Emdeon Practice Services, Inc.

20061640

Pegasus Partners III International Holdings, L.P

ConocoPhillips

Chevron Phillips Chemical Puerto Rico Core, Inc.

20061641

Pegasus Partners III International Holdings, L.P

Chevron Corporation

Chevron Phillips Chemical Puerto Rico Core, Inc.

20061644

Randal D. Boyd

KINO Management, LLC

KINO Holdings, Inc.

20061649

RMK Acquisition Corporation

ARAMARK Corporation

ARAMARK Corporation.

20061653

Resources Services Holdings S.a.r.l

Longyear Global Holdings, Inc

Longyear Global Holdings, Inc.

20061655

Michael J. Gaughan

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Silverado South Strip, LLC.

20061656

Sumner M. Redstone

Atom Entertainment, Inc

Atom Entertainment, Inc.

20061659

Eos Capital Partners III, L.P

W. Andrew Wright, III

Addus HealthCare, Inc.

20061662

Wells Fargo & Company

James B. Freedman

Barrington Associates.

20061663

Wireless Facilities, Inc

John L. Stallworth

Madison Research Corporation.

20061668

Mars, Incorporated

MMI Holdings, Inc

MMI Holdings, Inc.

20061679

2003 Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund, L.P.

Jeffrey R. Twyman

GreenLine Foods, Inc.

20061680

Jess Stonestreet Jackson

AIC Capital Partners, LLC

The Legacy Estate Group LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/06/2006

20061148

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd

Lipman Electronic Engineering Ltd

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/07/2006

20061646

SemGroup, L.P

Energy Spectrum Partners IV LP

Dornick Hills Midstream, Ltd.

20061667

Newco

Michaels Stores, Inc

Michaels Stores, Inc.

20061678

Morgan Stanley

Saxon Capital, Inc

Saxon Capital, Inc.

20061687

General Electric Company

Kinder Morgan, Inc

Administracion y Operacion de Infraestructura, S.A. de D.V.

Kinder Morgan Retail Energy Services Company.

KM Retail LLC.

K N Energy International, Inc.

K N Gas Supply Services, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/12/2006

20061620

Pershing Square, L.P

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation.

20061622

Pershing Square International, Lrd

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation.

20061623

Pershing Square III, L.P.

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation.

20061669

DQE Holdings LLC

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

20061686

SCOR S.A

WINSOR Verwaltung-AG

Revios Ruckversicherung AG.

20061691

infoUSA Inc

Opinion Research Corpration

Opinion Research Corporation.

20061692

Lone Star Fund V (U.S.) L.P

Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc

Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.

20061695

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc

P&H Solutions Inc

P&H Solutions Inc.

20061696

J.P. Morgan Chase & Company

Owens Corning.

Owens Corning.

20061698

Brentwood Associates Private Equity IV, L.P

Thomas M. Rollins

The Teaching Company Limited Partnership.

20061707

Associated Hospital Holdings, Inc

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc

Lakeland Community Hospital, L.L.C.

Lakeland Physician Practices, LLC.

MRI Center of Northwest Alabama, LLC.

Northwest Medical Center-Winfield, LLC.

NWMC-Winfield Physician Practice, LLC.

Russellville Hospital, LLC.

Russellville Physician Practices, LLC.

20061708

Automatic Data Processing, Inc

Employease, Inc

Employease, Inc.

20061710

General Electric Company

John A. Williams and Carolyn S. Wiliams

Invesco Enterprises, Inc.

The Memphis Group, Inc.

20061711

Lone Star Fund V (U.S.), L.P

B-Line, LLC

B-Line, LLC.

20061712

Gryphon Partners III, L.P

George K. Baum Capital Partners, L.P

Staffing Now, Inc.

20061714

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

TCC Partners.

20061722

Energy Capital Partners I, LP

Northeast Utilities

Holyoke Water Power Company.

Northeast Generation Company.

Northeast Generation Services Company.

Northeast Utilities Services Company.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/13/2006

20061666

Littlejohn Fund III, L.P

American Industrial Partners Capital Fund III, L.P

AIP/SMC Holdings, Inc.

20061672

Kenneth D. Lewis

Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Corporation.

20061715

Estate of Peter A. Bordes

Nassau Broadcasting Partners, L.P

Nassau Broadcasting II, LLC.

20061716

Nassau Broadcasting Partners, L.P

Estate of Peter A. Bordes

Charles River Broadcasting Company.

Greater Boston Radio, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/14/2006

20061673

Wind Point Partners VI, L.P

Ferro Corporation

Ferro Corporation.

20061688

Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd

ArvinMeritor, Inc

Meritor Suspension Systems Company.

Meritor Suspension Systems Company, U.S.

20061701

Strength Capital Partners II, L.P

John M. Postle

Postle Distributors, Inc.

20061703

Wintergames Acquisition LLC

Intrawest Corporation

Intrawest Corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/18/2006

20061571

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners IV, L.P

Syufy Enterprises, LP

Century Theaters, Inc.

20061635

Trevor Lloyd

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company.

20061639

Lockheed Martin Corporation

JA&A Holdings LLC

Pacific Architects and Engineers Incorporated.

20061657

AIF VI Euro Holdings LP

TNT N.V.

TNT Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd.

TNT Logistics Holdings B.V.

TNT Transport Group Inc.

20061739

J.W. Childs Associates, L.P

CGW Southeast Partners IV, L.P

Employbridge Holding Company.

20061751

Tata Tea Limited

Energy Brands Inc

Energy Brands Inc.

20061757

HSBC Holdings plc

Solstice Capital Group, Inc

Solstice Capital Group, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/19/2006

20061719

TPG Partners V, L.P

Aleris International, Inc

Aleris International, Inc.

20061737

BG Group Plc

Calpine Corporation

Dighton Power Associates Limited Partnership.

20061745

DST Systems, Inc.

Whitney V. L.P

Amisys Synertech, Inc.

20061756

Racecar Holdings, LLC

Blackstone UC Capital Partners L.P

Sigecom, LLC.

20061758

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc

Carl C. Icahn

ACE Gaming, LLC.

AREH MLK LLC.

AREP Boardwalk Properties LLC.

Mitre Associates LLC.

PSW Properties LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/20/2006

20061717

Graham Partners II, LP

Hirschi Nevada Trust

Hirschi Masonry, Inc.

20061753

PAETEC Corp

US LEC Corp

US LEC Corp.

20061754

US LEC Corp

PAETEC Corp

PAETEC Corp.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/21/2006

20061648

ComVest Investment Partners II LLC

Zomax Incorporated

Zomax Incorporated.

20061729

Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC

Radnor Holdings Corporation

Benchmark Holdings, Inc.

Radnor Chemical Corporation.

Radnor Holdings Corporation.

Radnor Management Delaware, Inc.

Radnor Management, Inc.

StyroChem Delaware, Inc.

StyroChem Europe Delaware, Inc.

StyroChem GP, LLC.

StyroChem LP, LLC.

Styrochem U.S., Ltd.

WinCup Europe Delaware, Inc.

WinCup GP, LLC.

Wincup Holdings, Inc.

WinCup LP, LLC.

WinCup RE, LLC.

WinCup Texas, Ltd.

20061731

Blue Pearl Mining Ltd

F. Steven and Abigail S. Mooney

Thompson Creek Metals Company.

20061748

Brown-Forman Corporation

Jose Guillermo Romo de la Pena

Comercializadora Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Fabrica de Tequila Hacienda Las Norias S.A. de C.V.

Grupo Industrial Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Sociedad Romo, S.A. de C.V.

Tequila Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Transportes de Carga Millenium, S.A. de C.V.

Valle de Amatitan, S.A. de C.V.

20061749

Brown-Forman Corporation

Luis Pedro Pablo Roma de la Pena

Comercializadora Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Fabrica de Tequila Hacienda Las Norias S.A. de C.V.

Grupo Industrial Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Sociedad Romo, S.A. de C.V.

Tequila Herradura, S.A. de C.V.

Transportes de Carga Millenium, S.A. de C.V.

Valle de Amatitan, S.A. de C.V.

20061750

Francisco Partners II, LP

Dover Corporation

Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.

Hover-Davis, Inc.

Universal Investments Corporation.

Vitronics Soltec corporation.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/22/2006

20061057

Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd

Apex Holding Co.

Edgington Oil Company.

20061683

Casey's General Stores, Inc

David V. Nordstrom

Jet Transport Company.

Nordco, L.L.C.

Nordstrom Oil Company.

Nordy's, L.L.C.

20061709

PetSmart, Inc

MMI Holdings, Inc

MMI Holdings, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/25/2006

20061702

Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P

Walden's Machine, Inc

Walden's Machine, Inc.

20061759

Regent Communications, Inc

Sumner Redstone

CBS Radio Stations Inc.

20061777

WLR Recovery Fund, II, L.P

WLR Recovery Fund III, L.P

Safety Components International, Inc.

SCI Merger Sub. Inc.

20061784

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund III, L.P

Thayer Equity Investors IV, LP

TC Asphalt Corporation.

20061788

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A

Group Menatep LTC

AB Mazeikiu Nafta.

20061791

Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX L.P

NYFIX, Inc

NYFIX, Inc.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/26/2006

20061654

Morgans Hotel Group Co

Peter A. Morton

Hard Rock Hotel, Inc.

20061697

4105818 Canada Inc

Intel Corporation

Intel Corporation.

20061704

Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer L.P

Questor Partners Fund II, L.P

CS Bakery Holding, Inc.

20061721

AlpInvest Partners Direct Investments 2003 cv

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

20061725

Jesse C. Crawford

Tom T. Gores

Broadspire Management Services, Inc.

20061738

United Technologies Corporation

RHI Holding Corp

RHI Holding Corp.

20061760

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Mark A. Fischer and Susan L. Fischer

Chaparral Energy, Inc.

20061764

Banque Federale des Banques Populaires

Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne

CEFI.

Compagnie 1818.

Foncier Assurance.

GCE Affacturage.

GCE Bail.

GCE FS.

GCE Garanties.

Gestitres.

Ixis, CIB; Ixis, AM; Caceis; CIFG.

20061767

JPMorgan Chase & Co

CCA Stragegies, LLC

CCA Strategies, LLC.

20061768

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc

Systech Integrators, Inc

Systech Integrators, Inc.

20061769

Alliance Data Systems Corporation

Kinderhook Capital Fund I, L.P

CPC Associates, Inc.

20061770

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Altoma Energy

Chaparral Energy, Inc.

20061772

Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P

Santemedia Group Holding S.A.R.L

MediMedia USA, Inc.

20061779

Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer L.P

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc

Jardine Lloyd Thompson, LLC.

JLT Services Corporation.

20061780

Wolseley plc

Joseph C. White

Castle Supply Company, Inc.

20061782

Riata Energy, Inc

Carl C. Icahn

NEG Oil & Gas LLC.

20061783

Carl C. Icahn

Riata Energy, Inc

Riata Energy, Inc.

20061785

Oak Investment Partners X, L.P

Visto Corporation

Visto Corporation.

20061786

Cobalt Holding Company

Integraph Corporation

Intergraph Corporation.

20061789

ArcLight Energy Partners Fund III

General Electric Company

EFS Cogen Holdings II, LLC.

TC Cogen One, L.P.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/27/2006

20061735

Glanbia Co-Operative Society Limited

Wayne T. Seltzer

Seltzer Companies, Inc.

20061766

GTCR Fund VIII, L.P

Bank of America Corporation

BA Merchant Services, LLC.

Bank of America, N.A.

Best Payment Solutions, Inc.

National Processing Co. LLC.

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—09/28/2006

20060959

Toshiba Corporation

Britsh Nuclear Fuels plc

BNFL USA Group, Inc.

Westinghouse Electric UK Limited.

20061705

Emulex Corporation

Sierra Logic, Inc.

Sierra Logic, Inc.

20061793

Lafarge, S.A.

Lyle C. Sitterly, Jr

Aux Sable Stone Company, L.L.C.

Quarry Properties, Inc.

The Western Sand & Gravel Company.

Utica Dock, Inc.

For Further Information Contact:

Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative or Renee Hallman, Contract Representative, 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. 06-8572 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]

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