[Federal Register: November 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 225)]
[Notices]               
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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--10/12/2004
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20041428.............................  GS Capital Partners      CSA Acquisition Corp...  CSA Acquisition Corp.
                                        2000, L.P.
20041429.............................  Cypress Merchant         CSA Acquisition Corp...  CSA Acquisition Corp.
                                        Banking Partners II,
                                        L.P.
20041430.............................  Cypress Merchant         Cooper Tire & Rubber     Cooper-Standard
                                        Banking Partners II,     Company.                 Automotive, Inc. and
                                        L.P.                                              other subsidiaries.
20041437.............................  James N. Stanard.......  RenaissanceRe Holdings   RenaissanceRe Holdings
                                                                 Ltd.                     Ltd.
20041439.............................  The PNC Financial        MetLife, Inc...........  SSRM Holdings, Inc.
                                        Services Group, Inc.
20041472.............................  JLL Partners Fund IV,    The Marco Group, Inc...  The Marco Group, Inc.
                                        L.P.
20050008.............................  Dave & Buster's, Inc...  J.W. Childs Equity       Jillian's Entertainment
                                                                 Partners, L.P.           Holdings, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/14/2004
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20041411.............................  BAE Systems plc........  DigitalNet Holdings,     DigitalNet Holdings,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20041465.............................  CB Riley Investor LLC..  MFA Limited Partnership  LNR Property
                                                                                          Corporation.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/15/2004
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20041433.............................  JLL Partners Fund IV,    Long Point Capital       CHI Holdings, Inc.
                                        L.P.                     Fund, L.P.
20041435.............................  U.S.I. Holdings          Summit Global Partners,  Summit Global Partners,
                                        Corporation.             Inc.                     Inc.
20041444.............................  TRM Corporation........  eFunds Corporation.....  eFunds Corporation.
20050007.............................  Broadlane, Inc.........  National Oncology,       National Oncology,
                                                                 Alliance, Inc.           Alliance, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/18/2004
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20050015.............................  Westmoreland Coal        E.ON AG................  Westmoreland--LG&E
                                        Company.                                          Partners.
20050023.............................  Triton PCS Holdings,     SBC Communications, Inc  AT&T Wireless Services,
                                        Inc.                                              Inc., Cingular
                                                                                          Wireless LLC.

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20050024.............................  SBC Communications, Inc  Triton PCS Holdings,     Triton PCS Equipment
                                                                 Inc.                     Company, L.L.C.,
                                                                                          Triton PCS, Inc.,
                                                                                          Triton PCS License
                                                                                          Company, L.L.C.,
                                                                                          Triton PCS Operating
                                                                                          Company, L.L.C.
20050025.............................  Deseret Management       Emmis Communications     Emmis Radio License,
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             LLC, Emmis Radio, LLC.
20050026.............................  Emmis Communications     Deseret Management       Bonneville Holding
                                        Corporation.             Corporation.             Company, Bonneville
                                                                                          International
                                                                                          Corporation.
20050027.............................  Abbott Laboratories....  North Castle Partners    Natural Supplement
                                                                 II, L.P.                 Association, Inc.
20050032.............................  Alliance Data Systems    Carlyle Partners III,    The Relizon e-CRM
                                        Corporation.             L.P.                     Company.
20050035.............................  Fortstmann Little & Co.  Imagine Parent Corp....  Imagine Parent Corp.
                                        Equity Partnership
                                        VII, L.P.
20050036.............................  Sol Price..............  PriceSmart, Inc........  PriceSmart, Inc.
20050037.............................  Alcatel................  Spatial Communications   Spatial Communications
                                                                 Technologies, Inc.       Technologies, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/19/2004
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20041457.............................  Fortress Investment      GreenPoint Financial     c/o GreenPoint
                                        Fund II, LLC.            Corp.                    Financial Corp.,
                                                                                          GreenPoint Agency,
                                                                                          Inc., GreenPoint
                                                                                          Credit, LLC,
                                                                                          GreenPoint Credit of
                                                                                          Mississippi, LLC.
20050033.............................  Forstmann Little & Co.   Family Marital Trust c/  IMG Worldwide, Inc.
                                        Equity Partners VII,     o the Mark H.
                                        L.P.                     McCormick Trust.
20050034.............................  Forstmann Little & Co.   Imagine Parent Corp....  Imagine Parent Corp.
                                        Subordinated Debt &
                                        Equity Management.
20050044.............................  Scandent Holdings        Aon Corporation........  Cambridge Integrated
                                        Mauritius Limited.                                Services Group, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/20/2004
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20050045.............................  Williams Lea Group       Browne & Co., Inc......  Browne Business
                                        Limited.                                          Solutions, Inc
20050054.............................  Stewart A. Resnick &     David H. Gilmour.......  Fiji Water Holdings,
                                        Lynda Rae Resnick.                                LLC.
20050060.............................  Iron Mountain            Connected Corporation..  Connected Corporation.
                                        Incorporated.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/21/2004
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20050021.............................  Herbst Gaming, Inc.....  Estate of William M.     Mark Twain Casino,
                                                                 Grace.                   L.L.C., St. Joseph
                                                                                          Riverboat Partners.
20050022.............................  Herbst Gaming, Inc.....  ALS Enterprise.........  Mark Twain Casino,
                                                                                          L.L.C.
20050028.............................  United Technologies      Kidde plc..............  Kidde plc.
                                        Corporation.
20050065.............................  Doughty Hanson & Co IV   OCM Principal            Tumi Holdings, Inc.
                                        Limited.                 Opportunities Fund II,
                                                                 L.P.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/22/2004
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20050055.............................  Patni Computer Systems   Cymbal Corporation.....  Cymbal Corporation.
                                        Limited.
20050056.............................  Apollo Investment Fund   Sirius Satellite Radio   Sirius Satellite Radio
                                        IV, L.P.                 Inc.                     Inc.
20050062.............................  Credit-Based Asset       National City            The Provident Bank.
                                        Servicing and            Corporation.
                                        Securitization LLC.
20050063.............................  Roper Industries, Inc..  TransCore Holdings, Inc  TransCore Holdings,
                                                                                          Inc.
20050070.............................  TCV V, L.P.............  eHarmony.com, Inc......  eHarmony.com, Inc.
20050078.............................  Carlyle Partners III,    Verizon Communications,  Verizon HoldCo, LLC.
                                        Hawaii, L.P.             Inc.
20050083.............................  The Edward W. Scripps    Glenn R. Jones.........  Great American Country,
                                        Trust.                                            Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/25/2004
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20050072.............................  SBC Communications, Inc  Lawrence D. Canarelli..  http://www.yellowpages.com.

                                                                                          Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/27/2004
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20041445.............................  Delhaize Group.........  Victory Distributors,    Victory Distributors,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20041454.............................  Hughes Supply, Inc.....  Southwest Power, Inc...  Southwest Power, Inc.
20041455.............................  Hughes Supply, Inc.....  Western States           Western States
                                                                 Electric, Inc.           Electric, Inc.
20050012.............................  Harbert Distressed       J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  Polaroid Holding
                                        Investment Offshore                               Company.
                                        Fund, Ltd.
20050013.............................  Harbert Distressed       Leap Wireless            Leap Wireless
                                        Investment Offshore      International, Inc.      International, Inc.
                                        Fund, Ltd.
20050019.............................  Integrated Alarm         Tyco International, Ltd  National Alarm Computer
                                        Services Group, Inc.                              Center, Inc.
20050038.............................  Harbert Distressed       NorthWestern             NorthWestern
                                        Investment Offshore      Corporation.             Corporation.
                                        Fund, Ltd.

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20050046.............................  Ares Corporate           KTIN Holdings, LLC.....  KTIN Holdings, LLC.
                                        Opportunities Fund,
                                        L.P.
20050047.............................  Segal Projects, LLC....  NRG Energy, Inc........  LSP Equipment, LLC.,
                                                                                          LSP-Kendall Energy,
                                                                                          LLC.
20050048.............................  ArcLight Energy          Allegheny Energy, Inc..  Monongohela Power
                                        Partners Fund II, L.P.                            Company, Mountaineer
                                                                                          Gas Company.
20050067.............................  Ares Corporate           Samsonite Corporation..  Samsonite Corporation.
                                        Opportunities Fund,
                                        L.P.
20050068.............................  Harris Corporation.....  Encoda Systems           Encoda Systems
                                                                 Holdings, Inc.           Holdings, Inc.
20050074.............................  Macquarie                Macquarie Global         Macquarie Airports
                                        Infrastructure Company   Infrastructure Fund A.   North America Inc.,
                                        Trust.                                            Macquarie Americas
                                                                                          Parking Corporation.
20050075.............................  TPG Partner IV, L.P....  Enron Corp. (Debtor in   Portland General
                                                                 Possession).             Electric Company.
20050076.............................  Macquarie                Macquarie Global         Macquarie Airports
                                        Infrastructure Company   Infrastructure Fund B.   North America Inc.,
                                        Trust.                                            Macquarie Americas
                                                                                          Parking Corporation.
20050080.............................  Vulcan Materials         Vulcan Materials         Vulcan Chloralkali,
                                        Company.                 Company.                 LLC.
20050084.............................  AAFK Acquisition, Inc..  K&F Industries, Inc....  K&F Industries, Inc.
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                               Transactions Granted Early Termination--10/29/2004
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20041442.............................  Olympus Growth Fund IV,  Three Cities Fund III,   Meridian Rail
                                        L.P.                     L.P.                     Acquisition Corp.
20041459.............................  BAE Systems plc........  Alphatech, Inc.........  Alphatech, Inc.
20050003.............................  Fidelity National        InterCept, Inc.........  InterCept, Inc.
                                        Financial, Inc.
20050040.............................  GlaxoSmithKline plc....  Human Genome Sciences,   Human Genome Sciences,
                                                                 Inc.                     Inc.
20050064.............................  Wells Fargo & Company..  Richard S. Strong......  Strong Capital
                                                                                          Management, Inc.,
                                                                                          Strong Financial
                                                                                          Corporation, Strong
                                                                                          Investments, Inc.,
                                                                                          Strong Investor
                                                                                          Services, Inc., Strong
                                                                                          Retirement Plan
                                                                                          Services, Inc.
20050089.............................  Windsor Food Company,    Fremont Partners III,    SBI Holdings, Inc.
                                        Ltd.                     L.P.
20050091.............................  AB Holdings Inc........  Kenneth R. Thomson.....  Thomson Media Inc.
20050093.............................  Pfizer, Inc............  GOJO Industries, Inc...  GOJO Indusries, Inc.
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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 Competition, 
Room H-303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100.

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-25934 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]

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