Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules, 53364-53368 [05-17753]

Download as PDF 53364 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices to attract customers.4 Recently, the FTC and the DOJ also have jointly advocated against the passage of regulations proposed by the Texas Real Estate Commission that would have effectively limited consumers’ ability to purchase a more limited, less expensive, set of real estate services.5 In May 2005, the FTC and the DOJ also sent a letter urging the Alabama Senate not to pass a bill that would also have restricted consumer choice in real estate service levels.6 Likewise, the two agencies also jointly issued a letter to the Governor of Missouri informing him of the competitive effects of a bill that similarly would have restricted the ability of Missouri real estate professionals to offer customized real estate services.7 Because of the substantial changes in the real estate brokerage marketplace, and consumers’ interest in a competitive real estate brokerage industry, the FTC and the DOJ will hold a workshop on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 in Washington, DC to provide a forum to discuss current issues affecting the competitiveness of real estate brokerage. In particular, discussion will center around the following topics: 1. The Real Estate Transaction: including the details of the real estate transaction from both the buyer’s and seller’s side; how broker efforts affect property sale price and how long a property remains on the market; and the economics of buyer and seller brokerage agreements and alternatives to the traditional arrangements. 2. The Multiple Listing Service: including how the MLS works and its efficiencies compared to alternative models; the legal and economic issues raised by the MLS; intellectual property rights in MLS listings; and MLS’ online listing policies. 3 See Proposed Amended Final Judgment, United States v. Kentucky Real Estate Comm’n, Civ. Act. No. 3:05CV188–H (filed July 15, 2005), at www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f210100/210142.htm. 4 See Complaint, United States v. Kentucky Real Estate Comm’n, Civ. Act. No. 3:05CV188–H (filed Mar. 31, 2005), at https://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ f208300/208393.htm. 5 Letter from the FTC and the Justice Department to Loretta R. DeHay, Gen. Counsel, Texas Real Estate Comm’n. (Apr. 20, 2005), at https:// www.ftc.gov/os/2005/04/ 050420ftcdojtexasletter.pdf. 6 Letter from the FTC and the Justice Department to Alabama Senate (May 12, 2005), at https:// www.ftc.gov/os/2005/05/ 050512ltralabamarealtors.pdf. VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 3. Private and State Actions that Inhibit Competition among Sellers’ Brokers: including minimum-service requirements; state licensing and other requirements for for-sale-by-owner Web sites; local MLS rules that affect fee-forservice brokers and discount full-service brokers; and how any of the above restrictions may help protect consumers or otherwise provide benefits to consumers. 4. Private and State Actions that Inhibit Competition among Buyers’ Brokers: including state anti-rebate provisions; state rules that define online display of listings as advertising; minimum-service requirements applied to buyers’ brokers; discrimination in compensation against discount buyers’ brokers; and how any of the above restrictions may help protect consumers or otherwise provide benefits to consumers. Requests To Participate as a Panelist in the Workshop Parties seeking to participate as panelists in the workshop must notify both the FTC and the DOJ in writing on or before September 25, 2005. Requests to participate as a panelist should be submitted electronically by e-mail to RealEstatePanelistRequest@ftc.gov and RealEstateWorkshop@usdoj.gov or, if mailed, should be submitted in the manner detailed in the ADDRESSES section, and should be captioned ‘‘Competition Policy in the Real Estate Industry—Request to Participate, Project No. V050015.’’ Parties are asked to include in their requests a statement setting forth their experience in or knowledge of the issues on which the workshop will focus and their contact information, including telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address (if available), to enable the FTC and the DOJ to provide parties with notice if selected. For requests filed in paper form, an original and two copies of each document should be submitted. Panelists will be notified on or before October 11, 2005 if they have been selected. Using the following criteria, FTC and DOJ staff will select a limited number of panelists to participate in the workshop: 1. The party has expertise in or knowledge of the issues that are the focus of the workshop; 2. The party’s participation would promote a balance of interests being represented at the workshop; or PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3. The party has been designated by one or more interested parties (who timely file requests to participate) as a party who shares group interests with the designator(s). In addition, there will be time during the workshop for those not serving as panelists to ask questions. Form and Availability of Comments The FTC and the DOJ request that interested parties submit written comments on the above questions and other related issues to foster greater understanding of these topics. Especially useful are any studies, surveys, research, and empirical data. All comments should be filed as prescribed in the ADDRESSES section above, and must be received on or before November 28, 2005. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary, Federal Trade Commission. [FR Doc. 05–17855 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 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. E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 53365 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices Trans # Acquiring Acquired Entities TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/08/2005 20051354 ........... CHS Inc .................................................. Dean Foods Company ........................... 20051355 ........... Mitsui & Co., Ltd .................................... Dean Foods Company ........................... Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P. Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P. Morningstar Services, Inc. Morningstar Foods, LLC. White Wave Food Company. Dean Intellectual Property Services II, L.P. Dean Intellectual Property Services, L.P. Morningstar Foods, LLC. Morningstar Services, Inc. White Wave Foods Company. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/09/2005 20051279 ........... Omnicare, Inc ......................................... James S. Karp ....................................... 20051312 ........... 20051351 ........... 20051363 ........... Microsoft Corporation ............................. XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc ............ Green Field II, LLC ................................ FrontBridge Technologies, Inc ............... WCS Wireless, Inc ................................. Health Resource Partners, LLC ............. Making Distribution Intelligent, L.L.C. RxCrossroads, L.L.C. Rxinnovations, L.L.C. FrontBridge Technologies, Inc. WCS Wireless, Inc. NAMM Holdings, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/11/2005 20051290 ........... 20051291 ........... Duke Energy Construction ..................... Cinergy Corp .......................................... Cinergy Corp .......................................... Duke Energy Corporation ...................... Cinergy Corp. Duke Energy Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/12/2005 20051365 ........... 20051366 ........... CCG Investments BVI, L.P .................... FPL Group, Inc ...................................... Aspect Communications Corporations .. Alliant Energy Corporation ..................... 20051376 ........... 20051377 ........... 20051379 ........... Mohawk Industries, Inc .......................... Thomson S.A ......................................... Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) IV L.P. Cigales SAK ........................................... PRN Corporation .................................... Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen ............................. 20051382 ........... 20051383 ........... 20051386 ........... Spohn Cement GmbH ........................... Chesapeake Corporation ....................... Gannett Co., Inc ..................................... Heidelberg Cement AG .......................... Aurora Equity Partners L.P .................... Knight-Ridder, Inc .................................. 20051387 ........... Knight-Ridder, Inc .................................. Gannett Co., Inc ..................................... 20051389 ........... DWL (USA) Inc ...................................... 20051390 ........... International Business Machines Corporation. American Pacific Corporation ................ 20051391 ........... 20051392 ........... 20051393 ........... MHR Institutional Partners IIA LP .......... MHR Institutional Partners LP ............... Aberdeen Asset Management PLC ....... Loral Space & Communications Ltd ...... Loral Space & Communications Ltd ...... Deutsche Bank AG ................................ 20051397 ........... President and Fellows of Harvard College. VarTec Telecom, Inc. (Debtor-in-possession). GenCorp Inc ........................................... Aspect Communications Corporations. Duane Arnold Energy Center. Interstate Power and Light Company. Iowa Land and Building Company. Unilin Holding NV. PRN Corporation LEGOLAND California LLC. LEGOLAND Estates AG. HeidelbergCement AG. Impaxx Pharmaceutical Packaging, Inc. Knight Ridder Digital. KR USA, Inc. Tallahassee Democrat, Inc. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company. Federated Publications, Inc. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. Media West-FPI, Inc. DWL (USA) Inc. Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC. Aerojet-General Corporation. Loral Space & Communications Inc. Laral Space & Communications Inc. Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Investment Management. Scudder Trust Company. Excelcom, Inc. Excel Communications Marketing, Inc. Excel Management Service, Inc. Excel Products, Inc. Excel Telecommunications, Inc. Excel Telecommunications of Virginia, Inc. Excel Teleservices, Inc. Telco Communications Group, Inc. Telco Network Services, Inc. VarTec Business Trust. VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 53366 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices Trans # Acquiring 20051399 ........... Acquired GUS plc .................................................. Entities Mark and Karen Hill, husband and wife VarTec Properties, Inc. VarTec Resource Services, Inc. VarTec Solutions, Inc. VarTec Telecom Holding Company. VarTel Telecom International Holding Company. VarTec Telecom of Virginia, Inc. Baker Hill Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/15/2005 20051317 ........... Legg Mason, Inc .................................... Citigroup Inc ........................................... 20051318 ........... Citigroup Inc ........................................... Legg Mason, Inc .................................... 20051388 ........... 20051401 ........... Evergreen Pacific Partners, L.P ............ Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, LP Clear Channel Communications, Inc ..... Long Point Capital/Fund, L.P ................. Citibank Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited (Hong Kong). Citicorp Chile Administradora General de Fondos S.A. (Chile). Citi FCP S.A. (Luxembourg). Citigroup Advisors Co., Ltd. (Japan). Citigroup Asset Management Limited (United Kingdom). Citigroup Investment Management (Luxembourg) S.A. Citi Islamic Portfolios S.A. (Luxembourg). CitiMoney S.A. (Luxembourg). Handlowy Zarzadzanie Aktywami S.A. (Poland). Solomon Brotherds Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited. Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. (Delaware, USA). Salomon Brothers Asset Management (Ireland). Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (Delaware, USA). Smith Barney Global Capital Management, Inc. The Travelers Investment Management Company. Towarzstwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych BH S.A. (Poland). Howard Weil Financial Corporation (Louisiana). Legg Mason, Inc. Legg Mason Insurance Agency, Inc. (Maryland). Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc. Legg Mason Insurance Agency of Texas, Inc. (Texas). Legg Mason Limited UK Corporation (United Kingdom). Legg Mason Mortgage Capital Corporation (Maryland). Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. (Maryland). LM Falcon Investment Strategies, Inc. (Maryland). Orchard Financial Services, Inc. (Maryland). Peregrine Investment LLC (Maryland). Citicasters Co. Colibri Holding Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/16/2005 20051327 20051374 20051378 20051396 ........... ........... ........... ........... Novartis AG ............................................ Schneider Electric SA ............................ American Capital Strategies, Ltd ........... Oracle Corporation ................................. Bristol Myers Squibb Company ............. BEI Technologies, Inc ............................ Halifax Capital Partners L.P .................. i-flex Solutions Limited ........................... Bristol Myers Squibb Company. BEI Technologies, Inc. Soil Safe Holding, Inc. i-flex Solutions Limited. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/17/2005 20051347 ........... 20051369 ........... VerDate Aug<18>2005 CIT Group Inc ........................................ El Paso Corporation ............................... 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Itochu Corporation ................................. Chevron Corporation .............................. Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM Healthcare Business Credit Corporation. Four Star Oil & Gas Company. 08SEN1 53367 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices Trans # Acquiring Acquired Entities 20051398 ........... Apollo Investment Fund V, L.P .............. Cendant Corporation .............................. 20051408 ........... 20051412 ........... Hughes Supply, Inc ................................ Ares Corporation Opportunities Fund, L.P. TVESCO, Inc ......................................... National Bedding Holdings, Inc ............. Cendant International Holding Ltd. Cendant Marketing Group, LLC. TVESCO, Inc. National Bedding Company, L.L.C. Star LP. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/19/2005 20051352 ........... DPS Credit Union .................................. 20051409 20051411 20051414 20051415 20051416 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... Cobb Electric Membership Corporation American Capital Strategies, Ltd ........... PolyMedia Corporation .......................... General Electric Company ..................... Berkshire Hathaway Inc ......................... Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union. The Southern Company ......................... Carol F. and Ralph A. Venuto, Sr ......... Robert M. Haft ....................................... Babcock & Brown Limited ...................... Peter J. Liegl .......................................... 20051420 20051427 20051430 20051431 ........... ........... ........... ........... 20051436 ........... Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP .. GS Holdings Co ..................................... QinetiQ Holdings Limited ....................... Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners IV, L.P. Atlantic Equity Partners III, L.P .............. Pathmark Stores, Inc ............................. Carlyle Partners III, L.P ......................... Arlington Capital Partners ...................... National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Precision Parts International, LLC ......... 20051438 ........... 20051443 ........... News Corporation .................................. Carlyle Partners IV, L.P ......................... Intermix Media, Inc ................................ SS&C Technologies, Inc ........................ Safeway Rocky Mountain Federal Credit Union. Southern Company Gas, LLC. Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc. National Diabetic Pharmacies, Inc. Kumeyaay Wind LLC. Forest River Housing, Inc. Forest River, Inc. Forest River Warranty Company. FR Texas Group, LP. Linnae Corporation. Mapletree Transportation, Inc. Vanguard, LLC. Pathmark Stores, Inc. Panolam Industries Holdings, Inc. Apogen Technologies, Inc. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. MPI International Holdings, Inc. Precision Gear Holdings, Inc. Precision Parts International Services Corp. Skill Tool & Die Holdings Corp. Intermix Media, Inc. SS&C Technologies, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/22/2005 20051450 ........... Silver Lake Partners II TSA, L.P ........... National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/23/2005 20050993 ........... Cal Dive International, Inc ..................... Torch Offshore Inc ................................. Torch Offshore Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/24/2005 20051402 ........... 20051428 ........... 20051434 ........... Bunzl plc ................................................ Veolia Environment S.A ......................... MCI, Inc .................................................. Royal Ahold ............................................ National Express Group, PLC ............... Totality Corporation ................................ U.S. Foodservice, Inc. ATC/Vancom, Inc. Totality Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS—8/25/2005 20051395 ........... 20051400 ........... 20051429 ........... 20051437 ........... Parker Hannifin Corporation .................. Engelhard Corporation ........................... SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., f/k/a Triton PCS Holdings. UniCredito Italiano SpA ......................... domnick hunter group plc ...................... Rhone Capital LLC ................................ Urban Communicators PCS Ltd Partnership, Debtor-in-Possession. Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG domnick hunter group plc. Almatis AC, Inc. Urban Comm-North Carolina, Inc., Debtor-in-Possession. Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—8/26/2005 20051380 20051405 20051439 20051458 20051462 20051469 ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... 20051481 ........... TA IX L.P ............................................... Bandai Co., Ltd ...................................... General Dynamics Corporation ............. The Procter & Gamble Company .......... SkyWest, Inc .......................................... Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe IX, L.P. Brockway Moran & Partners Fund II, L.P. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 Henry L. Hillman .................................... Namco Limited ....................................... CCG Investment Fund, L.P ................... The Gillette Company ............................ Delta Air Lines, Inc ................................ Mr. and Mrs. John H. and Jean Kung Jessen. Morgenthaler Partners VI, L.P ............... or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SCCI Health Services Corporation. Namco Limited. New Itronix Holdings Corporation. The Gillette Company. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. Electronic Evidence Discovery, Incorporated. GED Holdings, Inc. Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 53368 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices Competition, Room H–303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326–3100. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–17753 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–05–05CU] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404–371–5983 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Survey of HIV Care Providers—New— National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description CDC is requesting a 3-year approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to survey randomly selected HIV care providers (e.g., physicians and other care providers) in the United States regarding their training history, areas of specialization, ongoing sources of training and continuing education about HIV care, and awareness of HIV treatment guidelines and resources. Results from this survey will be used in conjunction with data from CDC’s Morbidity Monitoring Project (MMP) to assess who is providing HIV care, to examine the impact of provider characteristics on the quality and standard of care being provided to patients with HIV, to determine opportunities to improve resources available to HIV care providers, and to evaluate the reasons for sampled providers’ participation and non-participation in MMP. Participation in the survey is not contingent upon a provider’s involvement with the MMP. All selected HIV care providers will be asked to participate in the survey, regardless of their participation in the MMP. For this proposed data collection, MMP project areas have identified all HIV care providers in their jurisdictions, including those providers who may not be participating in the MMP project. Of this universe of HIV care providers, CDC plans to randomly survey 1,040 providers. Respondents will have the option to use either a Web-based application or paper survey to participate in the survey. There is no cost to respondents to participate in this survey other than their time. ESTIMATE OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOUR TABLE Respondents Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total burden (in hours) HIV Care Providers .......................................................................................... 1040 1 45/60 780 Dated: August 30, 2005. Joan F. Karr, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 05–17763 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–05–0659] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404–371–5983 and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to omb@cdc.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Proposed Project Surveillance for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Recreational Fishers Utilizing Texas Gulf Coast Oil Rigs (0920–0659)—Extension—National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description This public health surveillance activity will quantify the scope of ciguatera poisonings in the recreational fishing community of coastal Texas. The E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53364-53368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17753]

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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.

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Trans Acquiring Acquired Entities
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/08/2005
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20051354................... CHS Inc.................... Dean Foods Company........ Dean Intellectual Property
Services, L.P.
Dean Intellectual Property
Services II, L.P.
Morningstar Services, Inc.
Morningstar Foods, LLC.
White Wave Food Company.
20051355................... Mitsui & Co., Ltd.......... Dean Foods Company........ Dean Intellectual Property
Services II, L.P.
Dean Intellectual Property
Services, L.P.
Morningstar Foods, LLC.
Morningstar Services, Inc.
White Wave Foods Company.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/09/2005
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20051279................... Omnicare, Inc.............. James S. Karp............. Making Distribution
Intelligent, L.L.C.
RxCrossroads, L.L.C.
Rxinnovations, L.L.C.
20051312................... Microsoft Corporation...... FrontBridge Technologies, FrontBridge Technologies,
Inc. Inc.
20051351................... XM Satellite Radio Holdings WCS Wireless, Inc......... WCS Wireless, Inc.
Inc.
20051363................... Green Field II, LLC........ Health Resource Partners, NAMM Holdings, Inc.
LLC.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/11/2005
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20051290................... Duke Energy Construction... Cinergy Corp.............. Cinergy Corp.
20051291................... Cinergy Corp............... Duke Energy Corporation... Duke Energy Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/12/2005
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20051365................... CCG Investments BVI, L.P... Aspect Communications Aspect Communications
Corporations. Corporations.
20051366................... FPL Group, Inc............. Alliant Energy Corporation Duane Arnold Energy
Center.
Interstate Power and Light
Company.
Iowa Land and Building
Company.
20051376................... Mohawk Industries, Inc..... Cigales SAK............... Unilin Holding NV.
20051377................... Thomson S.A................ PRN Corporation........... PRN Corporation
20051379................... Blackstone Capital Partners Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.... LEGOLAND California LLC.
(Cayman) IV L.P.
LEGOLAND Estates AG.
20051382................... Spohn Cement GmbH.......... Heidelberg Cement AG...... HeidelbergCement AG.
20051383................... Chesapeake Corporation..... Aurora Equity Partners L.P Impaxx Pharmaceutical
Packaging, Inc.
20051386................... Gannett Co., Inc........... Knight-Ridder, Inc........ Knight Ridder Digital.
KR USA, Inc.
Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.
20051387................... Knight-Ridder, Inc......... Gannett Co., Inc.......... Des Moines Register and
Tribune Company.
Federated Publications,
Inc.
Gannett Satellite
Information Network, Inc.
Media West-FPI, Inc.
20051389................... International Business DWL (USA) Inc............. DWL (USA) Inc.
Machines Corporation.
20051390................... American Pacific GenCorp Inc............... Aerojet Fine Chemicals
Corporation. LLC.
Aerojet-General
Corporation.
20051391................... MHR Institutional Partners Loral Space & Loral Space &
IIA LP. Communications Ltd. Communications Inc.
20051392................... MHR Institutional Partners Loral Space & Laral Space &
LP. Communications Ltd. Communications Inc.
20051393................... Aberdeen Asset Management Deutsche Bank AG.......... Deutsche Bank AG.
PLC.
Deutsche Investment
Management.
Scudder Trust Company.
20051397................... President and Fellows of VarTec Telecom, Inc. Excelcom, Inc.
Harvard College. (Debtor-in-possession).
Excel Communications
Marketing, Inc.
Excel Management Service,
Inc.
Excel Products, Inc.
Excel Telecommunications,
Inc.
Excel Telecommunications
of Virginia, Inc.
Excel Teleservices, Inc.
Telco Communications
Group, Inc.
Telco Network Services,
Inc.
VarTec Business Trust.

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VarTec Properties, Inc.
VarTec Resource Services,
Inc.
VarTec Solutions, Inc.
VarTec Telecom Holding
Company.
VarTel Telecom
International Holding
Company.
VarTec Telecom of
Virginia, Inc.
20051399................... GUS plc.................... Mark and Karen Hill, Baker Hill Corporation.
husband and wife.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/15/2005
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20051317................... Legg Mason, Inc............ Citigroup Inc............. Citibank Global Asset
Management (Asia) Limited
(Hong Kong).
Citicorp Chile
Administradora General de
Fondos S.A. (Chile).
Citi FCP S.A.
(Luxembourg).
Citigroup Advisors Co.,
Ltd. (Japan).
Citigroup Asset Management
Limited (United Kingdom).
Citigroup Investment
Management (Luxembourg)
S.A.
Citi Islamic Portfolios
S.A. (Luxembourg).
CitiMoney S.A.
(Luxembourg).
Handlowy Zarzadzanie
Aktywami S.A. (Poland).
Solomon Brotherds Asset
Management Asia Pacific
Limited.
Salomon Brothers Asset
Management Inc.
(Delaware, USA).
Salomon Brothers Asset
Management (Ireland).
Smith Barney Fund
Management LLC (Delaware,
USA).
Smith Barney Global
Capital Management, Inc.
The Travelers Investment
Management Company.
Towarzstwo Funduszy
Inwestycyjnych BH S.A.
(Poland).
20051318................... Citigroup Inc.............. Legg Mason, Inc........... Howard Weil Financial
Corporation (Louisiana).
Legg Mason, Inc.
Legg Mason Insurance
Agency, Inc. (Maryland).
Legg Mason Insurance
Agency of Massachusetts,
Inc.
Legg Mason Insurance
Agency of Texas, Inc.
(Texas).
Legg Mason Limited UK
Corporation (United
Kingdom).
Legg Mason Mortgage
Capital Corporation
(Maryland).
Legg Mason Wood Walker,
Inc. (Maryland).
LM Falcon Investment
Strategies, Inc.
(Maryland).
Orchard Financial
Services, Inc.
(Maryland).
Peregrine Investment LLC
(Maryland).
20051388................... Evergreen Pacific Partners, Clear Channel Citicasters Co.
L.P. Communications, Inc.
20051401................... Brockway Moran & Partners Long Point Capital/Fund, Colibri Holding
Fund II, LP. L.P. Corporation.
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TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/16/2005
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20051327................... Novartis AG................ Bristol Myers Squibb Bristol Myers Squibb
Company. Company.
20051374................... Schneider Electric SA...... BEI Technologies, Inc..... BEI Technologies, Inc.
20051378................... American Capital Halifax Capital Partners Soil Safe Holding, Inc.
Strategies, Ltd. L.P.
20051396................... Oracle Corporation......... i-flex Solutions Limited.. i-flex Solutions Limited.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/17/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051347................... CIT Group Inc.............. Itochu Corporation........ Healthcare Business Credit
Corporation.
20051369................... El Paso Corporation........ Chevron Corporation....... Four Star Oil & Gas
Company.

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20051398................... Apollo Investment Fund V, Cendant Corporation....... Cendant International
L.P. Holding Ltd.
Cendant Marketing Group,
LLC.
20051408................... Hughes Supply, Inc......... TVESCO, Inc............... TVESCO, Inc.
20051412................... Ares Corporation National Bedding Holdings, National Bedding Company,
Opportunities Fund, L.P. Inc. L.L.C.
Star LP.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/19/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051352................... DPS Credit Union........... Safeway Rocky Mountain Safeway Rocky Mountain
Federal Credit Union. Federal Credit Union.
20051409................... Cobb Electric Membership The Southern Company...... Southern Company Gas, LLC.
Corporation.
20051411................... American Capital Carol F. and Ralph A. Hollywood Tanning Systems,
Strategies, Ltd. Venuto, Sr. Inc.
20051414................... PolyMedia Corporation...... Robert M. Haft............ National Diabetic
Pharmacies, Inc.
20051415................... General Electric Company... Babcock & Brown Limited... Kumeyaay Wind LLC.
20051416................... Berkshire Hathaway Inc..... Peter J. Liegl............ Forest River Housing, Inc.
Forest River, Inc.
Forest River Warranty
Company.
FR Texas Group, LP.
Linnae Corporation.
Mapletree Transportation,
Inc.
Vanguard, LLC.
20051420................... Yucaipa American Alliance Pathmark Stores, Inc...... Pathmark Stores, Inc.
Fund I, LP.
20051427................... GS Holdings Co............. Carlyle Partners III, L.P. Panolam Industries
Holdings, Inc.
20051430................... QinetiQ Holdings Limited... Arlington Capital Partners Apogen Technologies, Inc.
20051431................... Hellman & Friedman Capital National Association of National Association of
Partners IV, L.P. Securities Dealers, Inc. Securities Dealers, Inc.
20051436................... Atlantic Equity Partners Precision Parts MPI International
III, L.P. International, LLC. Holdings, Inc.
Precision Gear Holdings,
Inc.
Precision Parts
International Services
Corp.
Skill Tool & Die Holdings
Corp.
20051438................... News Corporation........... Intermix Media, Inc....... Intermix Media, Inc.
20051443................... Carlyle Partners IV, L.P... SS&C Technologies, Inc.... SS&C Technologies, Inc.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/22/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051450................... Silver Lake Partners II National Association of National Association of
TSA, L.P. Securities Dealers, Inc. Securities Dealers, Inc.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/23/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20050993................... Cal Dive International, Inc Torch Offshore Inc........ Torch Offshore Inc.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/24/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051402................... Bunzl plc.................. Royal Ahold............... U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
20051428................... Veolia Environment S.A..... National Express Group, ATC/Vancom, Inc.
PLC.
20051434................... MCI, Inc................... Totality Corporation...... Totality Corporation.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATIONS--8/25/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051395................... Parker Hannifin Corporation domnick hunter group plc.. domnick hunter group plc.
20051400................... Engelhard Corporation...... Rhone Capital LLC......... Almatis AC, Inc.
20051429................... SunCom Wireless Holdings, Urban Communicators PCS Urban Comm-North Carolina,
Inc., f/k/a Triton PCS Ltd Partnership, Debtor- Inc., Debtor-in-
Holdings. in-Possession. Possession.
20051437................... UniCredito Italiano SpA.... Bayerische Hypo-und Bayerische Hypo-und
Vereinsbank AG. Vereinsbank AG.
----------------------------
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--8/26/2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20051380................... TA IX L.P.................. Henry L. Hillman.......... SCCI Health Services
Corporation.
20051405................... Bandai Co., Ltd............ Namco Limited............. Namco Limited.
20051439................... General Dynamics CCG Investment Fund, L.P.. New Itronix Holdings
Corporation. Corporation.
20051458................... The Procter & Gamble The Gillette Company...... The Gillette Company.
Company.
20051462................... SkyWest, Inc............... Delta Air Lines, Inc...... Atlantic Southeast
Airlines, Inc.
20051469................... Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Mr. and Mrs. John H. and Electronic Evidence
Stowe IX, L.P. Jean Kung Jessen. Discovery, Incorporated.
20051481................... Brockway Moran & Partners Morgenthaler Partners VI, GED Holdings, Inc.
Fund II, L.P. L.P.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay, Contact
Representative or Renee Hallman, Case Management Assistant.
Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of

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Competition, Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-17753 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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