Grant of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules, 27499-27500 [06-4406]

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E6–7220 Filed 5–10–06; 8:45 am] FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Grant 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. BILLING CODE 6210–01–S Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/19/2006 20060799 20060822 20060845 20060874 20060906 20060907 20060915 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Abbott Laboratories ........................... Armor Holdings, Inc ........................... Hanson PLC ...................................... Dell Inc .............................................. AO–ASIF Foundation ........................ Synthes, Inc ....................................... AG Private Equity Partners III, L.P ... Boston Scientific Corporation ............ Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc ... General Dynamics Corporation ......... Allenware Corporation ....................... Synthes, Inc ....................................... AO–ASIF Foundation ........................ Marks and Spencer Group p.l.c ........ 20060923 ......................... Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P. Boston Scientific Corporation ............ The Lightyear Fund, L.P ................... Boston Scientific Corporation. Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. Material Service Corporation. Allenware Corporation. Synthes, Inc. AO–ASIF Foundation. Kings Super Markets, Inc., Marks and Spencer Finance Inc. LY Telmar Holdings Corp. Guidant Corporation .......................... Guidant Corporation. 20060925 ......................... Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/20/2006 20060920 ......................... EQT IV No. 1 LP ............................... Gambro AB ........................................ Gambro AB. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/21/2006 20060850 20060921 20060933 20060934 20060941 20060943 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Verisign, Inc ....................................... U.S. Premium Beef, LLC ................... AT&T Inc ........................................... Deutsche Telekom AG ...................... William H. Gates III ........................... Macquarie Bank Limited .................... 20060944 ......................... Macquarie Bank Limited .................... 20060954 ......................... Wolseley plc ...................................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:51 May 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00051 m-Qube, Inc ....................................... Brawley Beef, LLC ............................ Deutsche Telekom AG ...................... AT&T Inc ........................................... Magnum Coal Company ................... Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund A. Macquarie Global Infrastructure Fund B. Steve Menzies ................................... Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM m-Qube, Inc. Brawley Beef, LLC. T-Mobile USA, Inc. Cingular Wireless LLC. Magnum Coal Company. Macquarie North American Infrastructure Inc. Macquarie North American Infrastructure Inc. DSI Inc., Efficient Enterprises, Inc., United Plumbing, LLC. 11MYN1 27500 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 91 / Thursday, May 11, 2006 / Notices Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities 20060956 ......................... Quincy Newspapers, Inc ................... Raycom Media, Inc ........................... KWWL License KWWL, LLC. Subsidiary, LLC, Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/24/2006 20060939 ......................... Cerberus FIM Investors, LLC ............ General Motors Corporation .............. 20060955 ......................... 20060957 ......................... Pogo Producing Company ................ President and Fellows of Harvard College. Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII ... Sempra Energy ................................. 20060966 ......................... 20060967 ......................... 20060974 ......................... Nautic Partners V, L.P ...................... Nautic Partners V, L.P ...................... CHS Private Equity V, LP ................. Paul & Pamela Roy ........................... Craig Meyers and Francine Meyers .. Allied Capital Corporation ................. General Motors Acceptance Corporation, LLC. Latigo Petroleum, Inc. Energy Pacific Glendale, Energy Pacific Las Vegas, Sempra Facilities Management. Big Train, Inc. Big Train, Inc. STS Operating, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/25/2006 20060871 ......................... 20060887 ......................... 20060919 ......................... 20060927 ......................... Linsalata Capital Partners Fund IV, L.P. Fisher Scientific International Inc ...... 20060940 ......................... SAP AG ............................................. Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust. Mr. William J. McEnery ..................... 20060950 20060951 20060968 20060972 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Red Hat, Inc ...................................... Marc Fleury ....................................... L’Oreal S.A ........................................ Arctic Glacier Income Fund ............... 20060976 ......................... Camcem, S.A. de C.V ....................... W. Randall Holloway ......................... Clintrak Pharmaceutical Services, LLC. Virsa Systems, Inc ............................ Loving Enterprises, Inc ...................... Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc .................. JBoss Inc ........................................... Red Hat, Inc ...................................... The Body Shop International PLC .... Steven C. Gabriel and Dana M. Gabriel. Floyd R. Hardesty ............................. Holloway Group, Inc., Sportswear, Inc. Clintrak Pharmaceutical LLC. Virsa Systems, Inc. Loving Enterprises, Inc. Holloway Services, CSNO, L.L.C., IOC Holdings, L.L.C., Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Partnership, LRGP Holdings, L.L.C., Riverboat Corporation of Mississippi-Vicksburg. JBoss Inc. Red Hat, Inc. The Body Shop International PLC. Diamond Newport Corporation, Mountain Water Ice Company. Alliance Transportation, Inc., The Hardesty Company, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/26/2006 20060883 20060913 20060952 20060965 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Northern Border Partners, L.P .......... James F. McCann ............................. FC–THC Acquisition LLC .................. Parametric Technology Corporation Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C ................... Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc Behrman Capital II L.P ...................... Edison Venture Fund IV, L.P ............ Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc. Tandem Health Care, Inc. Mathsoft Corporate Holdings, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—04/28/2006 20060958 ......................... 20060978 ......................... Li & Fung Limtied .............................. The Southern Company .................... Oxford Industries, Inc ........................ Progress Energy, Inc ......................... 20060984 ......................... 20060985 ......................... 20060999 ......................... Kohlberg Investors V, L.P ................. TPG Partners II, L.P .......................... Smart Hydrogen Inc .......................... KIPB Group Holdings, LLC ............... LSI Logic Corporation ....................... Plug Power Inc .................................. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contact Representative or Renee Hallman, Contact 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. 06–4406 Filed 5–10–06; 8:45am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:29 May 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION [FMR Amendment 2005–03, Supplement 1] Federal Management Regulation; Real Property Policies Update General Services Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This Notice extends the implementation date of Real Property Policies, titled ‘‘What standards must facilities subject to the Architectural Barriers Act meet?’’, published in the Federal Register at 70 FR 67846, on November 8, 2005. The implementation PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Oxford Industries, Inc. DeSoto County Generating Company, LLC. KIPB Group Holdings, LLC. LSI Logic Corporation. Plug Power Inc. date of the section, currently May 8, 2006, is hereby extended to August 7, 2006, but only with respect to leasing actions. The May 8, 2006 implementation date remains unchanged with respect to Federal construction or alteration projects. Except as expressly modified by this Notice, all other terms and conditions of the Architectural Barriers Act standards remain in full force and effect. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact Stanley C. Langfeld, Director, Regulations Management Division (MPR), General Services Administration, Washington, E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27499-27500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4406]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Grant 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 No.                       Acquiring                 Acquired                 Entities
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/19/2006
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20060799.............................  Abbott Laboratories....  Boston Scientific        Boston Scientific
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20060822.............................  Armor Holdings, Inc....  Stewart & Stevenson      Stewart & Stevenson
                                                                 Services, Inc.           Services, Inc.
20060845.............................  Hanson PLC.............  General Dynamics         Material Service
                                                                 Corporation.             Corporation.
20060874.............................  Dell Inc...............  Allenware Corporation..  Allenware Corporation.
20060906.............................  AO-ASIF Foundation.....  Synthes, Inc...........  Synthes, Inc.
20060907.............................  Synthes, Inc...........  AO-ASIF Foundation.....  AO-ASIF Foundation.
20060915.............................  AG Private Equity        Marks and Spencer Group  Kings Super Markets,
                                        Partners III, L.P.       p.l.c.                   Inc., Marks and
                                                                                          Spencer Finance Inc.
20060923.............................  Warburg Pincus Private   The Lightyear Fund, L.P  LY Telmar Holdings
                                        Equity IX, L.P.                                   Corp.
20060925.............................  Boston Scientific        Guidant Corporation....  Guidant Corporation.
                                        Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/20/2006
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20060920.............................  EQT IV No. 1 LP........  Gambro AB..............  Gambro AB.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/21/2006
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20060850.............................  Verisign, Inc..........  m-Qube, Inc............  m-Qube, Inc.
20060921.............................  U.S. Premium Beef, LLC.  Brawley Beef, LLC......  Brawley Beef, LLC.
20060933.............................  AT&T Inc...............  Deutsche Telekom AG....  T-Mobile USA, Inc.
20060934.............................  Deutsche Telekom AG....  AT&T Inc...............  Cingular Wireless LLC.
20060941.............................  William H. Gates III...  Magnum Coal Company....  Magnum Coal Company.
20060943.............................  Macquarie Bank Limited.  Macquarie Global         Macquarie North
                                                                 Infrastructure Fund A.   American
                                                                                          Infrastructure Inc.
20060944.............................  Macquarie Bank Limited.  Macquarie Global         Macquarie North
                                                                 Infrastructure Fund B.   American
                                                                                          Infrastructure Inc.
20060954.............................  Wolseley plc...........  Steve Menzies..........  DSI Inc., Efficient
                                                                                          Enterprises, Inc.,
                                                                                          United Plumbing, LLC.

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20060956.............................  Quincy Newspapers, Inc.  Raycom Media, Inc......  KWWL License
                                                                                          Subsidiary, LLC, KWWL,
                                                                                          LLC.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/24/2006
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20060939.............................  Cerberus FIM Investors,  General Motors           General Motors
                                        LLC.                     Corporation.             Acceptance
                                                                                          Corporation, LLC.
20060955.............................  Pogo Producing Company.  Warburg Pincus Private   Latigo Petroleum, Inc.
                                                                 Equity VIII.
20060957.............................  President and Fellows    Sempra Energy..........  Energy Pacific
                                        of Harvard College.                               Glendale, Energy
                                                                                          Pacific Las Vegas,
                                                                                          Sempra Facilities
                                                                                          Management.
20060966.............................  Nautic Partners V, L.P.  Paul & Pamela Roy......  Big Train, Inc.
20060967.............................  Nautic Partners V, L.P.  Craig Meyers and         Big Train, Inc.
                                                                 Francine Meyers.
20060974.............................  CHS Private Equity V,    Allied Capital           STS Operating, Inc.
                                        LP.                      Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/25/2006
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20060871.............................  Linsalata Capital        W. Randall Holloway....  Holloway Group, Inc.,
                                        Partners Fund IV, L.P.                            Holloway Sportswear,
                                                                                          Inc.
20060887.............................  Fisher Scientific        Clintrak Pharmaceutical  Clintrak Pharmaceutical
                                        International Inc.       Services, LLC.           Services, LLC.
20060919.............................  SAP AG.................  Virsa Systems, Inc.....  Virsa Systems, Inc.
20060927.............................  Macquarie                Loving Enterprises, Inc  Loving Enterprises,
                                        Infrastructure Company                            Inc.
                                        Trust.
20060940.............................  Mr. William J. McEnery.  Isle of Capri Casinos,   CSNO, L.L.C., IOC
                                                                 Inc.                     Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                                                                          Louisiana Riverboat
                                                                                          Gaming Partnership,
                                                                                          LRGP Holdings, L.L.C.,
                                                                                          Riverboat Corporation
                                                                                          of Mississippi-
                                                                                          Vicksburg.
20060950.............................  Red Hat, Inc...........  JBoss Inc..............  JBoss Inc.
20060951.............................  Marc Fleury............  Red Hat, Inc...........  Red Hat, Inc.
20060968.............................  L'Oreal S.A............  The Body Shop            The Body Shop
                                                                 International PLC.       International PLC.
20060972.............................  Arctic Glacier Income    Steven C. Gabriel and    Diamond Newport
                                        Fund.                    Dana M. Gabriel.         Corporation, Mountain
                                                                                          Water Ice Company.
20060976.............................  Camcem, S.A. de C.V....  Floyd R. Hardesty......  Alliance
                                                                                          Transportation, Inc.,
                                                                                          The Hardesty Company,
                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/26/2006
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20060883.............................  Northern Border          Guardian Pipeline,       Guardian Pipeline,
                                        Partners, L.P.           L.L.C.                   L.L.C.
20060913.............................  James F. McCann........  Fannie May Confections   Fannie May Confections
                                                                 Brands, Inc.             Brands, Inc.
20060952.............................  FC-THC Acquisition LLC.  Behrman Capital II L.P.  Tandem Health Care,
                                                                                          Inc.
20060965.............................  Parametric Technology    Edison Venture Fund IV,  Mathsoft Corporate
                                        Corporation.             L.P.                     Holdings, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--04/28/2006
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20060958.............................  Li & Fung Limtied......  Oxford Industries, Inc.  Oxford Industries, Inc.
20060978.............................  The Southern Company...  Progress Energy, Inc...  DeSoto County
                                                                                          Generating Company,
                                                                                          LLC.
20060984.............................  Kohlberg Investors V,    KIPB Group Holdings,     KIPB Group Holdings,
                                        L.P.                     LLC.                     LLC.
20060985.............................  TPG Partners II, L.P...  LSI Logic Corporation..  LSI Logic Corporation.
20060999.............................  Smart Hydrogen Inc.....  Plug Power Inc.........  Plug Power Inc.
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    For Further Information Contact: Sandra M. Peay, Contact 
Representative or Renee Hallman, Contact 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. 06-4406 Filed 5-10-06; 8:45am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
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