Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules, 7559-7560 [08-524]

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E8–2335 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules 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. Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/14/2008 20080479 ......................... 20080494 ......................... Amazon.com, Inc ............................... Duke Energy Corporation .................. 20080569 ......................... CML Healthcare Income Fund .......... Bill Me Later, Inc ............................... Saluda River Electric Cooperative, Inc. ARS Holding, Inc ............................... Bill Me Later, Inc. Saluda River Electric Cooperative, Inc. ARS Holding Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/15/2008 20080462 ......................... Ms. Esther Koplowitz Romero de Juseu. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft .............. 20080469 ......................... 20080522 ......................... Teradyne, Inc .................................... Providence Equity Partners IV L.P ... Nextest Systems Corporation ........... William L. Adamany .......................... Hydrocarbon Recovery Services, Inc., International Petroleum Corp. of Delaware. Nextest Systems Corporation. AGT Enterprises, Inc., Star-Iowa, LLC. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/16/2008 20080470 ......................... Eisai Co., Ltd ..................................... MGI Pharma, Inc ............................... MGI Pharma, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/17/2008 20080495 ......................... KASLION S.a.r.L ............................... 20080519 ......................... 20080586 ......................... Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P ........ Pfizer Inc ........................................... Atlantic Bridge Ventures Holdings Limited. GA Industries, Inc .............................. The Biotech Settlement ..................... GloNav Inc. GA Industries, Inc. CovX Research LLC, CovX Technologies Ireland Limited. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/18/2008 20080537 20080564 20080587 20080588 20080590 20080598 20080606 20080608 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... Financiere Asteel S.A ........................ Eli Lilly and Company ....................... Alfa Mutual Insurance Company ....... Alfa Mutual Fire Insurance Company Long Point Capital Fund, II, L.P ........ Gryphon Partners III, L.P .................. Lake Capital Partners II LP ............... Epicor Software Corporation ............. Flash Electronics International .......... BioMS Medical Corp ......................... Alfa Corporation ................................ Alfa Corporation ................................ Avadhesh and Umarani Agarwal ...... Accelerated Health Systems, LLC .... Gary L. Fish ....................................... NSB Retail Systems PLC .................. Flash Electronics Holding. BioMS Medical Corp. Alfa Corporation. Alfa Corporation. UMA Enterprises, Inc. Accelerated Health Systems, LLC. FishNet Security Holdings, Inc. NSB Retail Systems PLC. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/22/2008 20080522 ......................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 JANA Offshore Partners, Ltd ............ 17:11 Feb 07, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 CNET Networks, Inc .......................... Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM CNET Networks, Inc. 08FEN1 7560 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 27 / Friday, February 8, 2008 / Notices Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities 20080563 ......................... 20080568 ......................... 20080591 ......................... WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc ..... BlueScope Steel Ltd .......................... IFM Infrastructure Funds ................... AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc ...... San Faustin N.V ................................ Consolidated Edison, Inc .................. 20080595 ......................... 20080597 ......................... Murat Ulker ........................................ Oak Hill Capital Partners III, L.P ....... Campbell Soup Company ................. News Corporation .............................. 20080602 ......................... 20080611 ......................... 20080612 ......................... Oracle Healthcare Acquisition Corp .. Linn Energy, LLC .............................. Linn Energy, LLC .............................. Precision Therapeutics, Inc ............... Gary W. and Constance S. Lewis ..... Stanley and Sabrina L. Miller ............ AppTec Laboratory Services, Inc. Imsa Steel Corp. CED Generation Holding Company, LLC, CED Rock Springs, LLC, Consolidated Edison Energy, Massachusetts, LLC, Newington Energy, LLC, Ocean Peaking Power, LLC. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. Fox Television Stations, Inc., New world Communications of Kansas City, Inc. Precision Therapeutics, Inc. Lamamco Drilling Company. Lamamco Drilling Company. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/23/2008 20080609 ......................... Intuit Inc ............................................. Electronic Clearing House, Inc .......... Electronic Clearing House, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/24/2008 20080576 20080578 20080582 20080600 20080603 ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... 20080604 ......................... 20080625 ......................... American Securities Partners IV, L.P MHR Institutional Partners III LP ...... Owl Creek Overseas Fund, Ltd ........ Jose Maria Rubiralta ......................... Quik-Way Retail Associates Holdings II, Ltd. Quik-Way Retail Associates Holdings II, Ltd. Rock-Tenn Company ........................ Horizon Global Technology, Inc ........ Leap Wireless International, Inc ........ Leap Wireless International, Inc ........ Inova Diagnostics, Inc ....................... Royal Dutch Shell plc ........................ Horizon Global Technology, Inc. Leap Wireless International, Inc. Leap Wireless International, Inc. Inova Diagnostics, Inc. Motiva Enterprises LLC. Aramco Services Company ............... Motiva Enterprises LLC. Steven Grossman .............................. Southern Container Corporation. Transactions Granted Early Termination—01/25/2008 20080571 ......................... 20080580 ......................... 20080607 ......................... Leucadia National Corporation .......... Brush Engineered Materials, Inc ....... U.S. Bancorp ..................................... 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. 08–524 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES [Document Identifier: CMS–1771, CMS– 10145 and CMS–10204] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS. In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:11 Feb 07, 2008 Jkt 214001 AmeriCredit Corp ............................... Techni-Met, Inc .................................. Gary M. Eng ...................................... Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. 1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Attending Physicians Statement and Documentation of Medicare Emergency and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR 424.103; Use: 42 CFR 424.103(b) requires that before a nonparticipating hospital may be paid for emergency PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 AmeriCredit Corp. Techni-Met, Inc. Southern DataComm, Inc. services rendered to a Medicare beneficiary, a statement must be submitted that is sufficiently comprehensive to support that an emergency existed. Form CMS–1771 contains a series of questions relating to the medical necessity of the emergency. The attending physician must attest that the hospitalization was required under the regulatory emergency definition (42 CFR 424.101) and give clinical documentation to support the claim. Form Number: CMS–1771 (OMB# 0938– 0023); Frequency: Yearly; Affected Public: Private sector—business or other for-profit and not-for-profit institutions; Number of Respondents: 100; Total Annual Responses: 200; Total Annual Hours: 50. 2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Medicare Part B Drug and Biological Competitive Acquisition Program and Supporting Regulations in 42 CFR Sections 414.906, 414.908, 414.910, 414.914, 414.916, and 414.917; Use: Section 303(d) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) provides an alternative E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7559-7560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-524]

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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 No. Acquiring Acquired Entities
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/14/2008
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20080479............................. Amazon.com, Inc........ Bill Me Later, Inc..... Bill Me Later, Inc.
20080494............................. Duke Energy Corporation Saluda River Electric Saluda River Electric
Cooperative, Inc. Cooperative, Inc.
20080569............................. CML Healthcare Income ARS Holding, Inc....... ARS Holding Inc.
Fund.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/15/2008
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20080462............................. Ms. Esther Koplowitz Siemens Hydrocarbon Recovery
Romero de Juseu. Aktiengesellschaft. Services, Inc.,
International
Petroleum Corp. of
Delaware.
20080469............................. Teradyne, Inc.......... Nextest Systems Nextest Systems
Corporation. Corporation.
20080522............................. Providence Equity William L. Adamany..... AGT Enterprises, Inc.,
Partners IV L.P. Star-Iowa, LLC.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/16/2008
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20080470............................. Eisai Co., Ltd......... MGI Pharma, Inc........ MGI Pharma, Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/17/2008
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20080495............................. KASLION S.a.r.L........ Atlantic Bridge GloNav Inc.
Ventures Holdings
Limited.
20080519............................. Apollo Investment Fund GA Industries, Inc..... GA Industries, Inc.
VI, L.P.
20080586............................. Pfizer Inc............. The Biotech Settlement. CovX Research LLC, CovX
Technologies Ireland
Limited.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/18/2008
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20080537............................. Financiere Asteel S.A.. Flash Electronics Flash Electronics
International. Holding.
20080564............................. Eli Lilly and Company.. BioMS Medical Corp..... BioMS Medical Corp.
20080587............................. Alfa Mutual Insurance Alfa Corporation....... Alfa Corporation.
Company.
20080588............................. Alfa Mutual Fire Alfa Corporation....... Alfa Corporation.
Insurance Company.
20080590............................. Long Point Capital Avadhesh and Umarani UMA Enterprises, Inc.
Fund, II, L.P. Agarwal.
20080598............................. Gryphon Partners III, Accelerated Health Accelerated Health
L.P. Systems, LLC. Systems, LLC.
20080606............................. Lake Capital Partners Gary L. Fish........... FishNet Security
II LP. Holdings, Inc.
20080608............................. Epicor Software NSB Retail Systems PLC. NSB Retail Systems PLC.
Corporation.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/22/2008
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20080522............................. JANA Offshore Partners, CNET Networks, Inc..... CNET Networks, Inc.
Ltd.

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20080563............................. WuXi PharmaTech AppTec Laboratory AppTec Laboratory
(Cayman) Inc. Services, Inc. Services, Inc.
20080568............................. BlueScope Steel Ltd.... San Faustin N.V........ Imsa Steel Corp.
20080591............................. IFM Infrastructure Consolidated Edison, CED Generation Holding
Funds. Inc. Company, LLC, CED Rock
Springs, LLC,
Consolidated Edison
Energy, Massachusetts,
LLC, Newington Energy,
LLC, Ocean Peaking
Power, LLC.
20080595............................. Murat Ulker............ Campbell Soup Company.. Godiva Chocolatier,
Inc.
20080597............................. Oak Hill Capital News Corporation....... Fox Television
Partners III, L.P. Stations, Inc., New
world Communications
of Kansas City, Inc.
20080602............................. Oracle Healthcare Precision Therapeutics, Precision Therapeutics,
Acquisition Corp. Inc. Inc.
20080611............................. Linn Energy, LLC....... Gary W. and Constance Lamamco Drilling
S. Lewis. Company.
20080612............................. Linn Energy, LLC....... Stanley and Sabrina L. Lamamco Drilling
Miller. Company.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/23/2008
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20080609............................. Intuit Inc............. Electronic Clearing Electronic Clearing
House, Inc. House, Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/24/2008
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20080576............................. American Securities Horizon Global Horizon Global
Partners IV, L.P. Technology, Inc. Technology, Inc.
20080578............................. MHR Institutional Leap Wireless Leap Wireless
Partners III LP. International, Inc. International, Inc.
20080582............................. Owl Creek Overseas Leap Wireless Leap Wireless
Fund, Ltd. International, Inc. International, Inc.
20080600............................. Jose Maria Rubiralta... Inova Diagnostics, Inc. Inova Diagnostics, Inc.
20080603............................. Quik-Way Retail Royal Dutch Shell plc.. Motiva Enterprises LLC.
Associates Holdings
II, Ltd.
20080604............................. Quik-Way Retail Aramco Services Company Motiva Enterprises LLC.
Associates Holdings
II, Ltd.
20080625............................. Rock-Tenn Company...... Steven Grossman........ Southern Container
Corporation.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--01/25/2008
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20080571............................. Leucadia National AmeriCredit Corp....... AmeriCredit Corp.
Corporation.
20080580............................. Brush Engineered Techni-Met, Inc........ Techni-Met, Inc.
Materials, Inc.
20080607............................. U.S. Bancorp........... Gary M. Eng............ Southern DataComm, 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. 08-524 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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