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 period 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.

Transaction Granted Early Termination

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ET req

ET date Trans No. status Party name

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06-Jul-98............... 19983441 G Harris Specialty

Chemicals, Inc.

G William A. Curtright.

G Oregon Research &

Development

Corporation.

19983519 G ESSEF Corporation.

G The Price Family Trust

UAD 11/6/97.

G Price-Presby

Companies, Inc.

07-Jul-98............... 19983453 G Lennox International

Inc.

G TCW Special Placements

Fund II.

G Superior Fireplace

Company.

19983482 G AFC Cable Systems,

Inc.

G Richard A. Barna.

G RAB Electric

Manufacturing

Company.

19983491 G Golder, Thoma,

Cressey, Rauner Fund

IV, L.P.

G Murray Guard, Inc.

G Murray Guard, Inc.

19983509 G Thomas H. Lee Equity

Fund IV, L.P.

G Cott Corporation.

G Cott Corporation.

19983513 G SFX Entertainment,

Inc.

G Jon B. Platt.

G American Artists, Inc.

G American Artists

Limited, Inc.

19983579 G MBNA Corporation.

G M&T Bank Corporation.

G M&T Bank Corporation.

19983580 Y United Rentals, Inc.

Y Martin Starck.

Y Lift Systems, Inc.

08-Jul-98............... 19983176 G The Liberty

Corporation.

G Gray Communication

Systems, Inc.

G WALB-TV, Inc./WALB

Licensee Corp.

19983397 G Robert G. Roskamp.

G American Retirement

Corporation.

G American Retirement

Corporation.

19983421 G The Boeing Company.

G David Castiel.

G Ellipso, Inc.

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19983434 G Mattel, Inc.

G Pleasant Rowland & W.

Jerome Frautschi.

G Pleasant Company

Publications,

Pleasant Company

Productions.

G American Girl Place

Incorporated,

American Girl Mus

Inc.

19983514 G MBIA Inc.

G 1838 Investment

Advisors, Inc.

G 1838 Investment

Advisors, Inc.

19983515 G Mr. W. Thacher Brown.

G MBIA Inc.

G MBIA Inc.

19983544 G El Paso Natural Gas

Company.

G Kansas City Power &

Light Company.

G KLT Power Inc.

09-Jul-98............... 19982128 G Coloniale S.r.1.

G Kinnett Dairies, Inc.

G Kinnett Dairies, Inc.

19983400 G Cabletron Systems,

Inc.

G Ariel Corporation.

G Ariel Corporation.

19983419 G Compagnie de Saint-

Gobain.

G The Donald F. and Mary

Helen Smith.

G Newgen Holding, Inc.

19983420 G Associated Press

(The).

G Walt Disney Company

(The).

G Worldwide Television

News Corporation.

19983424 G Patrick P. Lee.

G Lawrence F. and Sandra

C. Yuda.

G Compact Air Products

of South Carolina,

Inc.

19983442 G H. Michael Mears.

G Genesco Inc.

G Genesco Inc.

19983466 G Asworth Corporation.

G Medarex, Inc.

G Medarex, Inc.

19983470 G Frank A. and Katherine

Argenbright.

G Edwin C. and Barbara

Gage.

G Adistra, L.L.C.

19983471 G Edwin C. and Barbara

Gage.

G Frank A. and Katherine

Argenbright.

G AHL Services, Inc.

19983494 G Smithfield Foods, Inc.

G Mr. Harold R. Nichol.

G Iowa Quality Meats,

Ltd.

19983496 G Stinson Capital

Partners, L.P.

G Scott Technologies,

Inc.

G Scott Technologies,

Inc.

19983500 G USA Waste Services,

Inc.

G Philip I. DiBella.

G DiBella Sanitation

Service, Inc.

G D.E.M. Leasing Inc.

G DiBella Sanitation

Service, Inc.

G D.E.M. Leasing Inc.

G Economy Container,

Inc.

G DiBella Realty, L.L.C.

19983501 G USA Waste Services,

Inc.

G Stephen DiBella.

G DiBella Sanitation

Service, Inc.

G Economy Container,

Inc.

G DiBella Realty, L.L.C.

G D.E.M. Leasing Inc.

19983502 G Sierra Health

Services, Inc.

G Kaiser Foundations

Health Plan, Inc.

G Kaiser Foundation

Health Plan of Texas.

19983504 G WorldCom, Inc.

G General

Communications, Inc.

G General

Communications, Inc.

19983507 G Golder, Thoma,

Cressey, Rauner Fund

V, L.P.

G Johnson Controls, Inc.

G Johnson Controls

Network Intergrations

Services, Inc.

19983508 G William G. Beattie.

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G Strategic Minerals

Corporation.

G Strategic Minerals

Corporation.

19983510 G OCM Principal

Opportunities Fund,

L.P.

G Trace Engineering

Corp.

G Trace Engineering

Corp.

19983511 G The George B. Horne

Voting Trust.

G The Testamentary Trust

of Walter H. Jones.

G Hoke, Inc.

19983516 G Booth Creek Partners

Limited III, LLLP.

G Jordon's Meats.

G Jordon's Meats.

19983518 G WPS Resources

Corporation.

G Upper Pennisula Energy

Corporation.

G Upper Pennisula Energy

Corporation.

19983522 G Arbed S.A.

G Joseph Bates Pringle

Discretionary Trust.

G Belmont Steel

Corporation.

19983523 G TransCanada Pipelines

Limited.

G PG&E Corporation.

G Narragansett Energy

Resources Company.

19983524 G ConAgra, Inc.

G GoodMark Foods, Inc.

G GoodMark Foods, Inc.

19983526 G Datatec Limited.

G MIRADO Corp.

G Westcon Group, Inc.

G Pegasus Technology

Partners, Inc.

19983527 G Tele-Communications,

Inc.

G General Instrument

Corporation.

G General Instrument

Corporation.

19983528 G General Instrument

Corporation.

G Tele-Communications,

Inc.

G TCIVG-GIC, Inc.

19983531 G Gray Communications

Systems, Inc.

G South Street Corporate

Recovery Fund I, L.P.

G Busse Broadcasting

Corp.

19983534 G Bessemer Securities

LLC.

G Robert A. and Esther

G. Fox.

G Purdy Corporation.

19983537 G Kaynar Technologies,

Inc.

G Robert E. McGuire.

G M&M Machine and Tool

Co.

19983539 G TransCanada PipeLines

Limited.

G Occidental Petroleum

Corporation.

G Occidental

Netherlands, Inc.

19983542 G AMRESCO, Inc.

G James S. Regan.

G Telecapital, L.P.

19983545 G AMRESCO, Inc.

G Harbourton Holdings,

L.P.

G Independence Funding

Company, LLC.

19983546 G PeopleSoft, Inc.

G Intrepid Systems, Inc.

G Intrepid Systems, Inc.

19983553 G Greenwich Street

Capital Partners II,

L.P.

G Travelers Group Inc.

G CP Acquisition LLC

19983554 G The Maxim Group, Inc.

G Shaw Industries, Inc.

G Shaw Carpet Showplace,

Inc.

19983555 G Shaw Industries, Inc.

G The Maxim Group, Inc.

G The Maxim Group, Inc.

19983560 G Berkshire Fund IV,

Limited Partnership.

G Crown Castle

International Corp.

G Crown Castle

International Corp.

19983563 G Triumph Group, Inc.

G Nu-Tech Industries

Holding Company.

G Nu-Tech Industries,

Inc.

19983565 G Payroll Transfers,

Inc.

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G Steve A. Rosenthal.

G Employee Management,

Incorporated.

19983574 G United Rentals, Inc.

G Richard D. Colburn.

G U.S. Rentals, Inc.

19983575 G Richard D. Colburn.

G United Rentals, Inc.

G United Rentals, Inc.

10-Jul-98............... 19983356 G Networks Associates,

Inc.

G Dr. Solomon's Group

PLC.

G Dr. Solomon's Group

PLC.

19983532 G Adventist Health

System Sunbelt

Healthcare

Corporation.

G Housecall Medical

Resources, Inc.

G Housecall Medical

Resources, Inc.

19983543 G Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

G United Asset

Management

Corporation.

G Heitman Properties

Ltd.

19983561 G DQE, Inc.

G Richard D. Housh.

G Newhouse, Inc.

19983581 G Republic Industries,

Inc.

G Auto Rental, Inc.

G Auto Rental, Inc.

19983584 G Blackstone Capital

Partner II Merchant

Banking Fun LP.

G John and Susan Dee.

G Service America

Corporation.

19983588 G LG&E Energy Corp.

G Big Rivers Electric

Corporation, Debtor-

in-possession.

G Big Rivers Electric

Corporation.

19983606 G The Seagram Company

Ltd.

G Leisure Marine

Corporation.

G Wet' n Wild, Inc.

19983611 G Affiliated Newspapers

Investments, Inc.

G Kenneth R. Thomson, a

Canadian citizen.

G Charleston Newspapers.

19983612 G Bruckmann, Rosser,

Sherill & Co., L.P.

G Mr. William F.

Callahan III.

G Maple Grove Farms of

Vermont, Inc.

19983618 G Zurich Insurance

Company.

G U.S.I. Holdings

Corporation.

G U.S.I. Holdings

Corporation.

19983619 G Berndorf AG.

G James H. Godwin.

G Godwin Machine Works.

19983621 G Pinnacle Health

System.

G Community General

Osteopathic Hospital

Foundation Inc.

G Community General

Osteopathic Hospital,

Inc.

G Londonderry

Properties, Inc.

19983627 G The Bear Stearns

Companies

Incorporated.

G Federated Department

Stores, Inc.

G MSS-Delaware, Inc.

19983628 G OCM Opportunities

Fund, L.P.

G AFR Holdco, Inc.

G AFR Holdco, Inc.

19983637 G Apollo Investment

Fund, IV.

G Renters Choice, Inc.

G Renters Choice, Inc.

19983640 G Berwind Group

Partners.

G Summit Manufacturing,

Inc.

G Summit Manufacturing,

Inc.

13-Jul-98............... 19973544 Y Sinclair Broadcast

Group, Inc.

Y The News Corporation

Limited.

Y Heritage Braodcasting

Group, Inc.

19983449 G Wireless One Network,

L.P.

G Vanguard Cellular

Systems, Inc.

G Western Florida

Cellular Telephone

Corp.

19983484 G Family Golf Centers,

Inc.

G Jack W. Nicklaus.

G Golden Bear Golf

Centers, Inc.

19983503 G WorldCom, Inc.

[[Page 46033]]

G The News Corporation

Limited.

G News T Investments,

Inc.

G News Triangle Finance,

Inc.

19983536 G W. Galen Weston.

G Andrew Maier II.

G Maier's Bakery.

19983562 G PT Finland Ltd.

G Telephone and Data

Systems, Inc. Voting

Trust.

G APT Operating Company,

Inc.

19983564 G Alfred I. duPont

Testamentary Trust.

G Richard W. Cope.

G CMT Holding, Ltd.

19983569 G OMV

Aktiengesellschaft.

G Neste Oy.

G Borealis A/S.

19983571 G International

Petroleum Investment

Company.

G Neste Oy.

G Borealis A/S.

19983572 G Communication

Dynamics, Inc.

G Vikimatic Sales, Inc.

G Vikimatic Sales, Inc.

19983576 G OMV

Aktiengesellschaft.

G Den norske stats

oljeselskap a.s.

G Borealis A/S.

19983577 G International

Petroleum Investment

Company.

G Den norske stats

oljeselskap a.s.

G Borealis A/S.

19983585 G General Electric

Company.

G Blackstone Capital

Partners II Merchant

Banking Fun LP.

G VSI Acquisition II

Corporation.

19983589 G Coca-Cola Enterprises

Inc

G Great Plains Bottlers

& Canners, Inc.

G Great Plains Bottlers

& Canners, Inc.

19983595 G Questor Partners Fund,

L.P.

G GT Bicycles, Inc.

G GT Bicycles, Inc.

19983598 G Carlton L. Highsmith.

G Alusuisse Lonza Group

Ltd.

G Lawson Mardon

Packaging USA Inc.

19983622 G National Express Group

PLC.

G Crabtree-Harmon

Corporation.

G Crabtree-Harmon

Corporation.

19983638 G Travelers Group Inc.

G The Nikko Securities

Co., Ltd.

G The Nikko Securities

Co., Ltd.

19983656 G United Dominion

Industries Limited.

G AB Volvo.

G Champion Road

Machinery Inc.

19983658 G Infoseek Corporation.

G Walt Disney Company

(The).

G Starwave Corporation.

19983659 G Walt Disney Company

(The).

G Infoseek Corporation.

G Infoseek Corporation.

19983676 G Pentacon, Inc., a

Delaware corporation.

G James W. Cassels and

Frances Cassels.

G Texas International

Aviation, Inc.

19983678 G William A. Casner.

G Teleglobe Inc.

G Teleglobe Inc.

19983679 G Kenny A. Troutt.

G Teleglobe Inc.

G Teleglobe Inc.

19983700 G CHS Electronics, Inc.

G Anthony Shalom and

Esther Shalom

(husband & wife).

G Software Brokers of

America, Inc.

19983705 G UniCapital

Corporation.

G James K. Neff.

G United States Turbine

Engine Corporation.

19983706 G James K. Neff.

[[Page 46034]]

G UniCapital

Corporation.

G UniCapital

Corporation.

19983707 G Unicapital

Corporation.

G Randall P. Fiorenza.

G United States Turbine

Engine Corporation.

19983708 G Randall P. Fiorenza.

G UniCapital

Corporation.

G UniCapital

Corporation.

14-Jul-98............... 19981178 N General Electric

Company.

N Innoserv Technologies,

Inc.

N Innoserv Technologies,

Inc.

19983185 G General Motors

Corporation.

G Meredith Corporation.

G Meredith Corporation.

19983556 G Depository Trust

Company, (The).

G Participants Trust

Company.

G Participants Trust

Company.

19983604 G Jeffry M. Picower.

G Shirley L. Semler.

G Instromedix, Inc.

19983620 G AFR Holdco, Inc.

G Great Lakes Pulp

Holding Company LLC.

G Great Lakes Pulp

Company, Inc.

19983631 G Geoffrey A. Jollay.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

19983632 G R. Dean Jollay, Jr.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

19983633 G Naomi C. Dempsey.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

G CorrChoice

Corporation.

19983639 Y British Vita PLC.

Y Sparatech Corporation.

Y Sparatech Corporation.

19983643 G PP&L Resources, Inc.

G William E. McClure,

Jr.

G McClure Company.

19983648 G Metatec Corporation.

G Imation Corp.

G Imation Corp.

19983651 G NIPSCO Industries,

Inc.

G Bay State Gas Company.

G Bay State Gas Company.

19983677 G Teleglobe Inc.

19983677 G EXCEL Communications,

Inc.

G EXCEL Communications,

Inc.

19983680 G Stephen R. Smith.

G Teleglobe Inc.

G Teleglobe Inc.

19983682 G Franz Haniel & Cie,

GmbH (a German

company).

G Ireland Alloys

(Holdings) Ltd. (a

Scottish company).

G Ireland Alloys, Inc.

19983699 G Dames & Moore Group.

G The Dow Chemical

Company.

G Radian International

LLC.

15-Jul-98............... 19983600 G Tellabs, Inc.

G CIENA Corporation.

G CIENA Corporation.

19983615 G General Electric

Company.

G Metropolitan Life

Insurance.

G MetLife Capital

Holdings, Inc.

19983625 G HEICO Corporation.

G Randolph S. McClain.

G McClain International,

Inc.

19983662 G Code, Hennessy &

Simmons III, L.P.

G Globe Manufacturing

Company.

G Globe Manufacturing

Company.

19983669 G Convergent

Communications, Inc.

G Tie Communications,

Inc.

[[Page 46035]]

G Tie Communications,

Inc.

16-Jul-98............... 19983665 G Campbell Soup Company.

G Kevin G. Fortun.

G Fortun Foods, Inc., d/

b/a Stockpot Soups.

17-Jul-98............... 19983599 G Curtiss-Wright

Corporation.

G Frank U. Erlach.

G Enertech, LLC,

Enertech Servus, LLC.

19983607 G Eastern Environmental

Services, Inc.

G Joseph Savino.

G Allegro Carting and

Recycling, Inc.

G Allegro Enterprises,

Inc.

G Allegro Transportation

and Recycling, Inc.

G Joseph Savino and

Sons, Inc.

G Lee Bin Containers,

Inc.

G Regional Recycling,

Inc.

G Madison Enterprises,

Inc.

G Joseph and Frank

Savino Partnership.

19983608 G Eastern Environmental

Services, Inc.

G Frank Savino.

G Allegro Carting and

Recycling, Inc.

G Allegro Enterprises,

Inc.

G Allegro Transportation

and Recycling, Inc.

G Joseph Savino and

Sons, Inc.

G Lee Bin Containers,

Inc.

G Regional Recycling,

Inc.

G Madison Enterprises,

Inc.

G Joseph and Frank

Savino Partnership.

19983616 G Georgia-Pacific

Corporation.

G Southeast Wood

Treating, Inc.

G Southeast Wood

Treating, Inc.

19983654 G First Hawaiian, Inc.

G The Tokai Bank, Ltd.,

a Japanese bank.

G Tokai Credit

Corporation.

19983663 G Navigant

International, Inc.

G Michael B. Arrington.

G Arrington Travel

Center, Inc.

19983694 G Performance Food Group

Company.

G Taylor & Sledd, Inc.

G Taylor & Sledd, Inc.

19983703 G ITC Holding Company,

Inc.

G KNOLOGY Holdings, Inc.

G KNOLOGY Holdings, Inc.

19983704 G Steve A. Rosenthal.

G Steve A. Rosenthal.

19983704 G Employee Management

International II,

Inc.

19983710 G Suiza Foods

Corporation.

G Rostan Corporation.

G Rostan Corporation.

19983711 G The SKM Equity Fund

II, L.P.

G Abraham Chehebar.

G Accessory Network

Group, Inc.

19983714 G Enso Oyj.

G Stora Kopparbergs

Bergslags AB.

G Stora Kopparbergs

Bergaslags AB.

19983718 G Aurora Equity Partners

L.P.

G Richard W. Riley.

G Label-Aire, Inc.

19983719 G First Brands

Corporation.

G Colgate-Palmolive

Company.

G Colgate-Palmolive

Company.

19983721 G Chancellor Media

Corporation.

G Martin & MacFarlane,

Inc.

G Martin & MacFarlane,

Inc.

19983722 G Chancellor Media

Corporation.

G Martin Media, L.P.

G Martin Media, L.P.

19983727 G Capital One Financial

Corporation.

G Summit Acceptance

Corporation.

G Summit Acceptance

Corporation.

19983728 G Superior National

Insurance Group, Inc.

[[Page 46036]]

G Foundation Health

Systems, Inc.

G Business Insurance

Group, Inc.

19983729 G Sempra Energy.

G Consolidated Natural

Gas Company.

G CNG Energy Services

Corporation.

19983730 G Computer Associates

International, Inc.

G C. David Snyder.

G REALOGIC, Inc.

G Fortsmann Little & Co.

Equity Partnership V,

L.P.

G Watsonville Community

Hospital.

G Watsonville Community

Hospital.

19983732 G USX Corporation.

G Tarragon Oil and Gas

Limited.

G Tarragon Oil and Gas

Limited.

19983734 G Apollo Investment Fund

III, L.P.

G Chemical Leaman

Corporation.

G Chemical Leaman

Corporation.

19983736 G United Rentals, Inc.

G Roger and Nora Moore.

G Independent Scissor

Lifts, Inc.

19983739 G PepsiCo, Inc.

G Audrey Eisenstat.

G Pepsi-Cola Bottling

Company of Scranton,

Inc.

19983743 G McCrown De Leeuw &

Co., III, L.P.

G Merle Wasserman and

Brigitte Wasserman

(husband wife).

G Rocky Mountain

Academy, Inc.

19983752 G Canadian Imperial Bank

of Commerce.

G Lancer Industries,

Inc.

G Lancer Industries Inc.

19983754 G Lennox International

Inc.

G O.J. Whitfield.

G Pyro Industries, Inc.

19983755 G Belding Sports, Inc.

G Arena Brands

Investors.

G Imperial Headwear,

Inc.

G Korber Hats, Inc.

G Miller Bros.

Industries, Inc.

19983759 G Coach USA, Inc.

G Barnett Rukin.

G American New York

Tours Corp, The Bus

Exchange Inc.

19983760 G Equilease Holding

Corp.

G Calpine Corporation.

G Calpine Greenleaf

Corporation.

19983761 G Trans Technology

Corporation.

G NORCO, Inc.

G NORCO, Inc.

19983762 G Liberty Mutual

Insurance Company.

19983762 G Summit Holding

Southeast, Inc.

G Summit Holding

Southeast, Inc.

19983766 G Bruckmann, Rosser,

Sherrill & Co., Inc.

G Penhall International,

Inc.

G Penhall International,

Inc.

19983774 G Thomas F. Pyle, Jr.

G Uniek, Inc.

G Uniek, Inc.

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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. 98-23152 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M