Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules, 75117-75118 [E8-29119]

Download as PDF 75117 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 10, 2008 / Notices Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than January 5, 2009. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 1. Armed Forces Benefit Association, AFBA Investment Trust, and 5Star Financial, LLC, all of Alexandria, Virginia, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting sshares of 5Star Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Trans No. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 5, 2008. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E8–29227 Filed 12–9–08; 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 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 Acquiring 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. Acquired Entities TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—11/17/2008 20090082 20090098 20090101 20090102 ......... ......... ......... ......... 20090103 ......... 20090104 ......... 20090112 ......... 20090113 ......... 20090118 ......... 20090119 ......... 20090120 ......... Bank of America Corporation ................. Gemalto N.V ........................................... Redpoint Ventures I, L.P ........................ Electric Power Development Company, Ltd. Manulife Financial Corporation ............... Golden Gate Capital Opportunity Fund, L.P. Trian Star Trust ....................................... Trian Partners, L.P ................................. Blackstone Capital Partners III Merchant Banking Fund Services, Inc. Dayton-Cox Trust A ................................ Madrone Partners, LP ............................ BlackRock, Inc ........................................ Wavecom S.A ......................................... HomeAway, Inc ....................................... Harbinger Independent Power Fund II ... Harbinger Independent Power Fund II, LLC. BlackRock, Inc. Wavecom S.A. HomeAway, Inc. Equus GP Holdco LLP. Equus LP Holdco LLC. Equus Power I, LP. HD Freeport LLC. Pinelawn Power LLC. Equus GP Holdco LLC. Equus GP Holdco LLP. Equus Power I, LP. HD Freeport LLC. Pinelawn Power LLC. USS Holdings, Inc. Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Fund, I, Ltd. Wendy’s/Arby’s Group. Inc ..................... Wendy’s/Arby Group, Inc ........................ Republic Services, Inc ............................ Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Wendy’s/Arby Group, Inc. Republic Services, Inc. Comcast Corporation .............................. Solyndra, Inc ........................................... SpectrumCo LLC. Solyndra, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—11/18/2008 20090095 ......... 20090096 ......... Walgreen Co ........................................... Novartis AG ............................................ McKesson Corporation ........................... Nektar Therapeutics ............................... ivpcare, inc. McKesson Specialty LLC. NektarTherapeutics. Pharmaceuticals TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—11/21/2008 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 20090116 20090121 20090126 20090128 20090129 20090130 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... CHS Inc .................................................. CenturyTel, Inc ....................................... Plains Capital Corporation ...................... Eldorado Resorts, LLC ........................... Giorgio Armani S.p.A .............................. GenStar Capital Partners V, L.P ............ Agri Co-op ............................................... Embarq Corporation ............................... First Southwest Partners, Ltd ................. Tropicana Entertainment Holdings, LLC Ong Beng Seng ...................................... LTCG Holdings Corp .............................. 20090133 ......... Citigroup, Inc. .......................................... Schafer Corporation ................................ Agri Co-op. Embarq Corporation. First Southwest Holdings, Inc. Aztar Indiana Gaming Company, LLC. Presidio Holdings Limited. Long Term Care Group, Inc. Nation’s Care, LLC. Schafer Corporation. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION 11/24/2008 20090123 ......... VerDate Aug<31>2005 Bank of America Corporation ................. 18:08 Dec 09, 2008 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Markit Group Holdings Limited ............... Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM Markit Group Holdings Limited. 10DEN1 75118 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 10, 2008 / Notices Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—11/26/2008 20090125 ......... 20090132 ......... Lloyds TSB Group plc ............................ Affymetrix, Inc ......................................... HBOS plc ................................................ Panomics, Inc ......................................... HBOS plc. Panomics, Inc. TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—11/28/2008 20090135 ......... 20090136 ......... Green Equity Investors Side V, L.P ....... Green Equity Investors V, L.P ................ 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. Whole Foods Market, Inc ....................... Whole Foods Market, Inc ....................... ACTION: Notice. Whole Foods Market, Inc. Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel; Notification of Public Advisory Panel Meeting AGENCY: U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Advisory Panel (MAS Panel), a Federal Advisory Committee, meeting scheduled for December 08, 2008 is cancelled. Dated: December 4, 2008. Theodore S. Haddad, Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General Services Administration. [FR Doc. E8–29152 Filed 12–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P Dated: December 4, 2008. Christine M. Branche, Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E8–29247 Filed 12–9–08; 8:45 am] Dated: December 4, 2008. Christine M. Branche, Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E8–29245 Filed 12–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, IL, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Vitro Manufacturing in Canonsburg, PA, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health BILLING CODE 6750–01–M SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows: Facility: Metallurgical Laboratory. Location: Chicago, Illinois. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees. Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through June 30, 1946. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to OCAS@CDC.GOV. BILLING CODE 4163–19–P By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–29119 Filed 12–9–08; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant in St. Louis, Missouri, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows: Facility: Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant. Location: St. Louis, Missouri. Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked with uranium. Period of Employment: January 1, 1958 to December 31, 1958. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Elliott, Director, Office of Compensation Analysis and Support, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH 45226, Telephone 513– 533–6800 (this is not a toll-free number). Information requests can also be submitted by e-mail to OCAS@CDC.GOV. AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of Employees at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., Destrehan Street Plant in St. Louis, MO, To Be Included in the Special Exposure Cohort AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:49 Dec 09, 2008 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75117-75118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29119]


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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--11/17/2008
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20090082...........  Bank of America   BlackRock, Inc..  BlackRock, Inc.
                      Corporation.
20090098...........  Gemalto N.V.....  Wavecom S.A.....  Wavecom S.A.
20090101...........  Redpoint          HomeAway, Inc...  HomeAway, Inc.
                      Ventures I, L.P.
20090102...........  Electric Power    Harbinger         Equus GP Holdco
                      Development       Independent       LLP.
                      Company, Ltd.     Power Fund II.
                                                         Equus LP Holdco
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Equus Power I,
                                                          LP.
                                                         HD Freeport
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Pinelawn Power
                                                          LLC.
20090103...........  Manulife          Harbinger         Equus GP Holdco
                      Financial         Independent       LLC.
                      Corporation.      Power Fund II,
                                        LLC.
                                                         Equus GP Holdco
                                                          LLP.
                                                         Equus Power I,
                                                          LP.
                                                         HD Freeport
                                                          LLC.
                                                         Pinelawn Power
                                                          LLC.
20090104...........  Golden Gate       Harbinger         USS Holdings,
                      Capital           Capital           Inc.
                      Opportunity       Partners
                      Fund, L.P.        Offshore Fund,
                                        I, Ltd.
20090112...........  Trian Star Trust  Wendy's/Arby's    Wendy's/Arby's
                                        Group. Inc.       Group, Inc.
20090113...........  Trian Partners,   Wendy's/Arby      Wendy's/Arby
                      L.P.              Group, Inc.       Group, Inc.
20090118...........  Blackstone        Republic          Republic
                      Capital           Services, Inc.    Services, Inc.
                      Partners III
                      Merchant
                      Banking Fund
                      Services, Inc.
20090119...........  Dayton-Cox Trust  Comcast           SpectrumCo LLC.
                      A.                Corporation.
20090120...........  Madrone           Solyndra, Inc...  Solyndra, Inc.
                      Partners, LP.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/18/2008
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20090095...........  Walgreen Co.....  McKesson          ivpcare, inc.
                                        Corporation.
                                                         McKesson
                                                          Specialty
                                                          Pharmaceutical
                                                          s LLC.
20090096...........  Novartis AG.....  Nektar            NektarTherapeut
                                        Therapeutics.     ics.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/21/2008
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20090116...........  CHS Inc.........  Agri Co-op......  Agri Co-op.
20090121...........  CenturyTel, Inc.  Embarq            Embarq
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
20090126...........  Plains Capital    First Southwest   First Southwest
                      Corporation.      Partners, Ltd.    Holdings, Inc.
20090128...........  Eldorado          Tropicana         Aztar Indiana
                      Resorts, LLC.     Entertainment     Gaming
                                        Holdings, LLC.    Company, LLC.
20090129...........  Giorgio Armani    Ong Beng Seng...  Presidio
                      S.p.A.                              Holdings
                                                          Limited.
20090130...........  GenStar Capital   LTCG Holdings     Long Term Care
                      Partners V, L.P.  Corp.             Group, Inc.
                                                         Nation's Care,
                                                          LLC.
20090133...........  Citigroup, Inc..  Schafer           Schafer
                                        Corporation.      Corporation.
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            TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION 11/24/2008
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 20090123..........  Bank of America   Markit Group      Markit Group
                      Corporation.      Holdings          Holdings
                                        Limited.          Limited.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/26/2008
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20090125...........  Lloyds TSB Group  HBOS plc........  HBOS plc.
                      plc.
20090132...........  Affymetrix, Inc.  Panomics, Inc...  Panomics, Inc.
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           TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION--11/28/2008
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20090135...........  Green Equity      Whole Foods       Whole Foods
                      Investors Side    Market, Inc.      Market, Inc.
                      V, L.P.
20090136...........  Green Equity      Whole Foods       Whole Foods
                      Investors V,      Market, Inc.      Market, Inc.
                      L.P.
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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. E8-29119 Filed 12-9-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M
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