Granting of Request for Early Termination of the Waiting Period Under the Premerger Notification Rules, 15725-15726 [E9-7551]

Download as PDF 15725 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 7, 2009 / Notices FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. 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Emswiler, Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. [FR Doc. E9–7969 Filed 4–3–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 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. Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/23/2009 20090289 ................ 20090290 ................ 20090291 ................ Deutsche Lufthansa AG ....................... Texas Health Resources ...................... Valero Energy Corporation .................. Sir Michael David Bishop ..................... Community Health Systems, Inc. ......... VeraSun Energy Corporation ............... British Midland PLC TTHR Limited Partnership VeraSun Aurora Corporation; VeraSun Charles City, LLC; VeraSun Fort Dodge, LLC; VeraSun Hartley, LLC; VeraSun Marketing, LLC; VeraSun Reynolds, LLC; VeraSun Welcome, LLC Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/24/2009 20090292 ................ VerDate Nov<24>2008 Bank of America Corporation ............... 18:20 Apr 06, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Kern Schools Federal Credit Union ..... FIA Card Services, N.A. Fmt 4703 07APN1 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 15726 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 7, 2009 / Notices Trans No. Acquiring Acquired Entities Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/25/2009 20090294 ................ General Electric Company ................... ATP Oil & Gas Corporation ................. ATP Infrastructure Partners, L.P. Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/27/2009 20090306 ................ University of Southern California ......... Tenet Healthcare Corporation .............. Tenet HealthSystem Norris, Inc.; USC University Hospital, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/02/2009 20090143 ................ Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ............ The Clearing Corporation ..................... The Clearing Corporation Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/03/2009 20090287 ................ 20090307 ................ Novartis Pharma AG ............................ Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P. ...... Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. .............. Seattle Genetics, Inc. ........................... Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Seattle Genetics, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/09/2009 20090317 ................ 20090318 ................ 20090322 ................ DCP Midstream Partners, LP .............. DCP Midstream Partners, LP .............. Roger Penske ...................................... ConocoPhillips ...................................... Spectra Energy Corp. .......................... General Electric Company ................... DCP East Texas Holdings, LLC DCP East Texas Holdings, LLC Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/11/2009 20090321 ................ Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. .. Callan Associates Inc. .......................... Callan Associates Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/13/2009 20090263 ................ William Goldring ................................... Constellation Brands, Inc. .................... 20090327 ................ 20090333 ................ Mascolo Brothers Limited .................... Fidelity National Financial, Inc. ............ Toni & Guy Holdings, Inc. .................... Wind Point Partners V, L.P. ................. 20090336 ................ Newport Global Opportunities Fund L.P. Wind Point Partners V, L.P. ................. Barton Brands of California, Inc.; Barton Distillers Import Corp.; Constellation Spirits Inc. Toni & Guy Holdings, Inc. VI Acquisition Corp.; VICORP Restaurants, Inc. VI Acquisition Corp.; VICORP Restaurants, Inc. Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/16/2009 20090311 ................ 20090313 ................ Fairholme Funds, Inc. .......................... Amphenol Corporation ......................... 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. E9–7551 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Guidance on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Implications for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards AGENCY: Office for Human Research Protections, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, HHS. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:13 Apr 06, 2009 Jkt 217001 ACTION: The St. Joe Company .......................... General Electric Company ................... Notice. SUMMARY: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of Public Health and Science, is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled, ‘‘Guidance on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Implications for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards.’’ The guidance document provides OHRP’s first formal guidance on this topic. The document, which is available on the OHRP Web site at https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/ humansubjects/guidance/gina.html and https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/ humansubjects/guidance/gina.pdf, is intended primarily for investigators who conduct, and institutional review boards (IRB) that review, non-exempt human subjects research involving genetic testing or collection of genetic information (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘genetic research’’). The guidance document provides background on PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The St. Joe Company. Times Microwave Systems, Inc. protections provided by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) and discusses some of the implications of GINA for investigators who conduct, and IRBs that review, genetic research, particularly with respect to the criteria for IRB approval of research and the requirements for obtaining informed consent under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR part 46). DATES: Comments on OHRP guidance documents are welcome at any time. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance document entitled, ‘‘Guidance on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Implications for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards,’’ to the Division of Policy and Assurances, Office for Human Research Protections, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Send one selfaddressed adhesive label to assist that E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15725-15726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7551]

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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--02/23/2009
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20090289......................... Deutsche Lufthansa AG.... Sir Michael David Bishop British Midland PLC
20090290......................... Texas Health Resources... Community Health TTHR Limited Partnership
Systems, Inc..
20090291......................... Valero Energy Corporation VeraSun Energy VeraSun Aurora
Corporation. Corporation; VeraSun
Charles City, LLC;
VeraSun Fort Dodge,
LLC; VeraSun Hartley,
LLC; VeraSun Marketing,
LLC; VeraSun Reynolds,
LLC; VeraSun Welcome,
LLC
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/24/2009
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20090292......................... Bank of America Kern Schools Federal FIA Card Services, N.A.
Corporation. Credit Union.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/25/2009
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20090294......................... General Electric Company. ATP Oil & Gas ATP Infrastructure
Corporation. Partners, L.P.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--02/27/2009
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20090306......................... University of Southern Tenet Healthcare Tenet HealthSystem
California. Corporation. Norris, Inc.; USC
University Hospital,
Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/02/2009
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20090143......................... Intercontinental The Clearing Corporation The Clearing Corporation
Exchange, Inc..
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/03/2009
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20090287......................... Novartis Pharma AG....... Portola Pharmaceuticals, Portola Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.. Inc.
20090307......................... Baker Brothers Life Seattle Genetics, Inc... Seattle Genetics, Inc.
Sciences, L.P..
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/09/2009
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20090317......................... DCP Midstream Partners, ConocoPhillips.......... DCP East Texas Holdings,
LP. LLC
20090318......................... DCP Midstream Partners, Spectra Energy Corp..... DCP East Texas Holdings,
LP. LLC
20090322......................... Roger Penske............. General Electric Company Penske Truck Leasing
Co., L.P.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/11/2009
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20090321......................... Marsh & McLennan Callan Associates Inc... Callan Associates Inc.
Companies, Inc..
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/13/2009
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20090263......................... William Goldring......... Constellation Brands, Barton Brands of
Inc.. California, Inc.;
Barton Distillers
Import Corp.;
Constellation Spirits
Inc.
20090327......................... Mascolo Brothers Limited. Toni & Guy Holdings, Toni & Guy Holdings,
Inc.. Inc.
20090333......................... Fidelity National Wind Point Partners V, VI Acquisition Corp.;
Financial, Inc.. L.P.. VICORP Restaurants,
Inc.
20090336......................... Newport Global Wind Point Partners V, VI Acquisition Corp.;
Opportunities Fund L.P. L.P.. VICORP Restaurants,
Inc.
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Transactions Granted Early Termination--03/16/2009
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20090311......................... Fairholme Funds, Inc..... The St. Joe Company..... The St. Joe Company.
20090313......................... Amphenol Corporation..... General Electric Company Times Microwave Systems,
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. E9-7551 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-M

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