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 acquisition during the applicable waiting period.

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Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/13/1999

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19994626............. Longs Drug Rite Aid Thrifty

Stores Corporation. Payless, Inc.

Corporation.

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19994808............. Wilfred Petre Point, Anderson Bakery

Uytengsu. LLC, a Company, Inc.,

Connecticut Bon Ton Foods,

limited Inc., Anderson

liability Snack Foods,

company. Inc.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/14/1999

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19994472............. Monitor Clipper BP Amoco p.l.c. Amoco Fabrics

Equity and Fibers

Partners, L.P. Company.

19994501............. Century Tel, GTE Corporation GTE North

Inc. Incorporated.

19994627............. Coleman Cable Borg-Warner Coleman Cable

Acquisition Automotive, Systems, Inc.

Corporation Inc.

LLC.

19994660............. Martin Weinberg Leigh Steinberg Steinberg &

Moorad.

19994661............. Martin Weinberg Jeffrey S. Steinberg &

Moorad. Moorad.

19994677............. Hanson PLC..... Rex Family Superior

Limited Products

Partnership. Company.

19994678............. MJD The Orwell The Orwell

Communications Telephone Telephone

, Inc. Company. Company.

19994680............. Daifuku Co., Brooks Brooks

Ltd. Automation, Automation,

Inc. Inc.

19994690............. Carl C. Icahn.. Federal Mogul Federal Mogul

Corp. Corp.

19994718............. Hilton Hotels Promus Hotel Promus Hotel

Corporation. Corporation. Corporation.

19994722............. Media/ Philip D. Cohen Main Line Book

Communications and Marcia Company.

Partners III Cohen,

Limited (husband and

Partnership. wife).

19994744............. Hicks, Muse, General Pegasus

Tate & Furst Electric Broadcasting

Equity Fund Company. of San Juan,

III, L.P. L.L.C.

19994754............. Amdocs Limited. International International

Telecommunicat Telecommunicat

ion Data ion Data

Systems, Inc. Systems, Inc.

19994756............. 4Front Martin D. Sass. CVSI, Inc.

Technologies,

Inc.

19994760............. American EBarter, Inc... EBarter, Inc.

Express

Company.

19994762............. Qwest Philip F. Anschutz

Communications Anschutz. Digital Media,

International Inc.,

Inc. Precision

Systems, Inc.

19994764............. Martin Marietta Larry J. L.J. Earnest,

Materials, Inc. Earnest. Inc.

19994772............. United Rentals, Brian J. Boland Boland Rentals,

Inc. Inc.

19994773............. BCI Growth V, Pon Holdings, Protocol

L.P. B.V. Holdings Inc.

19994774............. Willis Stein & Pon Holdings Protocol

Partners II, B.V. Holdings, Inc.

L.P.

19994781............. Washington CNB Bancshares, Peoples

Mutual, Inc. Inc. Security

Finance

Company, Inc.

19994782............. Pon Holdings Gerald R. Risch Material

B.V. Handling

Services, Inc.

19994784............. The Veritas Advance Advance

Capital Fund, Technical Technical

L.P. Products, Inc. Products, Inc.

19994786............. Fortune Brands, Miroslaw Nowak. NHB Group Ltd.

Inc.

19994794............. Golder, Thoma, Delux N.R.C. Holding

Cressey, Corporation. Corporation,

Rauner Fund V, United

L.P. Creditors

Alliance

International

Limited.

19994798............. Aurora Foods Kellogg Company The Eggo

Inc. Company.

19994799............. Transit Group, Land Land

Inc. Transportation Transportation

, LLC. , LLC.

19994802............. H&R Block, Inc. Ernest J. Olde. Financial

Marketing

Services,

Inc., Olde

Financial

Corporation.

20000002............. CRH plc........ Franklin T. Harry C.

Crooker. Crooker &

Sons, Inc.,

Maine Gravel

Services, Inc.

20000003............. CRH plc........ Theodore D. Harry C.

Crooker. Crooker &

Sons, Inc.,

Maine Gravel

Services, Inc.

20000005............. Jefferson-Pilot The Guarantee The Guarantee

Corporation. Life Companies Life Companies

Inc. Inc.

20000007............. ITT Industries, Stanford Stanford

Inc. Telecommunicat Telecommunicat

ions, Inc. ions, Inc.

20000011............. U.S. Superior Superior

Foodservice. Products Products Mfg.

Manufacturing Co. Limited

Company. Partnership.

20000021............. Mead Lewis B. Cullman

Corporation Cullman. Ventures, Inc.

(The).

20000022............. Suburban SCANA SCANA Propane

Propane Corporation. Gas, Inc.,

Partners, L.P. SCANA Propane

Supply, Inc.

20000031............. Bank of America David K. Reinke Parts Now

Corporation. Incorporated.

20000037............. Furman Seiz James C. Marlas Mickelberry

Investors II Communications

L.P. Incorporated.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/15/1999

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19994641............. Texton Inc..... InteSys InteSys

Technologies, Technologies,

Inc. Inc.

19994681............. Brooks Daifuku Co., AutoSimulations

Automation Inc. Ltd. , Inc., Auto-

Soft

Corporation.

19994710............. Blackstone CCI Robert R. Mac Colorado 4--

Capital Cormack Trust Park Limited

Partners L.P. U/W dated 05/ Partnership,

09/73. Sangre De

Cristo

Cellular of

Colorado

Limited

Partnership,

Smoky Hill

Cellular of

Colorado

Limited

Partnership.

19994733............. Invemed Unifi, Inc..... Unifi, Inc.

Catalyst Fund,

L.P.

19994758............. The Hearst Internet Internet

Trust. Broadcasting Broadcasting

Systems, Inc. Systems, Inc.

19994783............. The Tokio Loews First Insurance

Marine and Corporation. Company of

Fire Insurance Hawaii, Ltd.

Co. Ltd.

19994805............. Puget Sound Bryan Family Encogen

Energy, Inc. Trust. Northwest,

L.P.

20000008............. General ChannelPoint, ChannelPoint,

Electric Inc. Inc.

Company.

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20000009............. ChannelPoint, General First Colony

Inc. Electric Life Insurance

Company. Company.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/19/1999

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19994699............. General Motors Ira Leon AM General

Corporation. Rennert. Corp.

19994721............. General Crown Castle Crown Castle

Electric International International

Company. Corp. Corp.

19994779............. World Access, Jud L. Sedgwick FaciliCom

Inc. Grandchildren' International,

s Trust. Inc.

19994780............. Jud L. Sedgwick World Access, World Access,

Grandchildren' Inc. Inc.

s Trust.

19994787............. Walter J. World Access, World Access,

Burmeister. Inc. Inc.

19994793............. MCI WorldCom... Wireless One, Wireless One,

Inc. Inc.

20000006............. Cisco Systems, KPMG LLP....... KPMG

Inc. Consulting,

Inc.

20000010............. Thomas T. Gores NetLojix Matrix Telecom,

Communications Inc.

, Inc. a

Delaware

Corporation.

20000012............. Jose P. Bared.. Chiltonshire, REWJB Dairy

N.V. Plant

Associates,

REWJB Gas

Investments,

REWJB

Investments.

20000015............. New Lexington PhyCor, Inc.... PhyCor of

Clinic P.S.C. Kentucky, LLC,

PhyCor Real

Estate, LLC.

20000016............. Bradford Ygal Sonenshine Raygal Design

Equities Fund, Associates,

LP. Inc.

20000025............. UAL Corporation GetThere.com, GetThere.com,

Inc. Inc.

20000028............. Jack B. Binion. Empress Empress Casino

Entertainment, Hammond Corp.,

Inc. Empress Casino

Jollet Corp.

20000029............. Stronach Trust. Marie Denise Thistledown,

DeBartolo York. Inc.

20000030............. Stronach Trust. Edward J. Thistledown,

DeBartolo. Inc.

20000035............. INEOS Acrylics Imperial ICI Arcylics

Limited. Chemical GmbH, ICI

Industries PLC. Japan Ltd.,

ICI Acrylics

Inc., ICI

Acrylics

Holland B.V.,

ICI France SA.

20000038............. O. Bruton Smith Freeland Freeland

Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc.

20000043............. Highland Paul G. Allen.. Mercata, Inc.

Capital

Partners IV

Limited

Partnership.

20000046............. United Jose P. Bared.. F.S.

Petroleum Convenience

Corporation. Stores, Inc.

20000048............. National City Hugo E. AccuBanc

Corporation. Pimienta. Mortgage

Corporation.

20000049............. MedImmune, Inc. U.S. U.S.

Bioscience, Bioscience,

Inc. Inc.

20000051............. Donaldson Air-Maze Air-Maze

Company, Inc. Corporation. Corporation.

20000053............. First American Five Star Five Star

Financial Holdings, Inc. Holdings, Inc.

Corporation.

20000054............. Bell Atlantic Bell Atlantic Portland

Corporation. Corporation. Cellular

Partnership.

20000055............. Code, Hennessy Kranson Kranson

& Simmons, IV, Industries, Industries,

L.P. Inc. Inc.

20000056............. Tyco Precision Penberthy, Inc.

International Castparts Corp.

Ltd..

20000057............. FS Equity Tyco Sherwood

Partners IV, International Services AG,

L.P., a Ltd.. Tyco

Delaware Healthcare

limited Group LP.

partnership.

20000058............. Cisco Systems, Webline Webline

Inc. Communications Communications

Corporation. Corporation.

20000059............. Harris Roger S. Penske Terion, Inc.

Corporation.

20000060............. Media/ Henry Trentman. Recorded Books,

Communications Inc., et. al.

Partners III

Limited

Partnership.

20000064............. Rice Partners Restaurants Restaurants

II, L.P. Unlimited, Inc. Unlimited,

Inc.

20000075............. Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio. Babbage's Etc.

Inc. LLC.

20000080............. McWane, Inc.... MTC Investors Manchester Tank

LLC. & Equipment

Co.

20000081............. Metals USA, Inc Allmet Building Allmet Building

Products, Inc. Products, Inc.

20000083............. Douglas J. Von Leighton Reid Ace Beauty

Allmen. and Sara Reid Supply

(husband and Company, Inc.

wife).

20000084............. J. Thomas Hoechst Celanese Ltd.

Hurvis. Aktiengesellsc

haft.

20000095............. Liz Claiborne, Anthony Podell. Podell

Inc. Industries

Incorporated.

20000102............. Castle Harlan The SK Equity Wilshire

Partners III, Fund, L.P. Restaurant

L.P. Group, Inc.

20000107............. TPG Partners Genesis Health Genesis Health

II, L.P. Ventures, Inc. Ventures, Inc.

20000108............. Cypress Genesis Health Genesis Health

Merchant Ventures, Inc. Ventures, Inc.

Banking

Partners, L.P.

20000120............. Bernard TAG Heuer TAG Heuer

Arnault, an International International

Individual. SA. SA.

20000125............. Omnicom Group M/A/R/C Inc.... M/A/R/C Inc.

Inc.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/21/1999

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19994597............. General Matthew W. Prucka

Electric Prucka and Engineering,

Company. Sheryl P. Inc.

Prucka.

19994748............. WPP Group plc.. Gregg Wood..... Diagnostic

Research, Inc.

19994749............. WPP Group plc.. Marc Agostini.. Diagnostic

Research, Inc.

19994752............. American Financial Life Financial Life

General Companies, Inc. Companies,

Corporation. Inc.

19994791............. ING Groep N.V.. ING Groep N.V.. Clarion Realty

Services, LLC,

Clarion

Partners, LLC

19994797............. Compania Roca Keramik Holding Laufen

Radiadores, AG Laufen. Ceramics, Inc.

S.A.

19994804............. Tyco Siemens Siemens

International Aktiengesellsc Aktiengesellsc

Ltd. haft. haft

20000087............. TCV III (Q), ICON Holding ICON Holding

L.P. Corp. Corp.

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20000098............. Select Medical NovaCare, Inc.. CMC Center

Corporation. Corporation,

Industrial

Health Care

Company, Inc.,

NovaCare

Occupational

Health

Services,

NovaMark,

Inc.,

RehabClinics,

Inc.

20000103............. Liberty Mutual ACE Limited.... ACE Limited.

Insurance

Company.

20000109............. Texas Power Trends, Power Trends,

Industments Inc. Inc.

Incorporated.

20000130............. Marmon Harold R. Rubin Stevens-Lee

Holdings, Inc. Company.

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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--10/22/1999

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19992220............. El Paso Energy Sonat Inc...... Sonat Inc.

Corporation.

19993582............. Suez Lyonnaise Nalco Chemical Nalco Chemical

des Eaux. Company. Company.

19994199............. VNU N.V........ Nielson Media Nielsen Media

Research, Inc. Research, Inc.

19994702............. Roll-Royce plc. Vickers plc.... Vickers plc.

20000085............. Baker Akamai Akamai

Communications Technologies, Technologies,

Fund, L.P. Inc. Inc.

20000128............. Paul G. Allen.. Jay Walker..... Priceline

WebHouse Club,

Inc., Vulcan

Ventures, 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, D.C.

20580, (202) 326-3100.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-32390 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]

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