[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 67894-67897] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-32658] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Sec. 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. Transaction Granted Early Termination ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ET date Trans No. ET req status Party name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-Oct-98........................... 19984680 G BWY Corporation. G United States Can Company. G United States Can Company. 19984715 G Johns Manville Corporation. G Samuel J. Heyman. G BMCA Insulation Products, Inc. 19984758 G CSR Limited. G Standard Sand & Silica Company, a Florida Corporation. G Standard Sand & Silica Company, a Florida Corporation. 19984770 G CH-CGH, Inc. G CGH Health Services. G CGH Health Services. 19984827 G USFreightways Corporation. G Golden Eagle Group, Inc. G Golden Eagle Group, Inc. 19990004 G Hartley D. Peavey. G John Lee. G Crest Audio, Inc. 19990012 G HNC Software, Inc. G Open Solutions, Inc. G Open Solutions, Inc. 19990018 G Frontenac VII Limited Partnership. G Derlan Industries Limited. G Brenton Engineering Company. G Roberts Polypro, Inc. 19990026 G Warren E. Buffett and Susan T. Buffett. G Berkshire Hathaway Inc./ General Re Corporation. G Berkshire Hathaway Inc./ General Re Corporation. [[Page 67895]] 19990027 G Malcolm G. Chace. G Berkshire Hathaway Inc./ General Re Corporation. G Berkshire Hathaway Inc./ General Re Corporation. 16-Oct-98........................... 19984469 G Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. G Sedgwick Group plc. G Sedgwick Group plc. 19-Oct-98........................... 19984764 G Stephen E. Myers. G Providence Media Partners, L.P. G Mark Twain Cablevision Limited Partnership. 19984834 G Cornerstone Properties Inc. G William Wilson III. G William Wilson & Associates 19984835 G Code, Hennessy & Simmons III, L.P. G Mr. Randolph McCormick, Sr. G Dixie Auto Glass Inc, Capital Glass Inc., Glass Depot Inc. G Dixie Auto Glass Co., Inc. G Dixie Glass Co. of Thibodaux, Inc. 19984865 G Allied Waste Industries, Inc. G Gaspare Campo. G Standard Disposal Services, Inc. 19990007 G The Manitowoc Company, Inc. G Powerscreen International PLC. G Powerscreen USC, Inc. 19990023 G Thayer Equity Investors III, L.P. G Lewis O. Coley, III. G Pacific Circuits, Inc. 19990028 G Gleming Companies, Inc. G The Penn Traffic Company. G The Penn Traffic Company. 19990031 G William J. Kidd. G Paul A. Keany. G W.F. Wood, Incorporated. 19990034 G Phillip Morris Companies, Inc. G Starbucks Corporation. G Starbucks Corporation. 19990037 G Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company. G Lindsay Stevens. G Ja-Leu, Inc. 19990038 G Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company. G Christian Stevens. G Ja-Leu, Inc. 19990046 G Florida Progress Corporation. G Royce G. Kershaw, Jr. 19990046 G Kershaw Manufacturing Company, Inc. 19990047 G HydroChem Holding, Inc. G Rollins Investment Fund. G Valley Systems, Inc. G Valley Systems of Ohio, Inc. 19990048 G GKN plc. G Anthony Viglione. G Alpine Pressed Metals, Inc. 20-Oct-98........................... 19981697 G Lafarge, S.A. G Thomas Schmidheiny. G Holnam, Inc. 19984775 G Cablevision Systems Corporation. G Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. G Clearview Cinema Group, Inc. 19984780 G MedQuist Inc. G The MRC Group, Inc. G The MRC Group, Inc. 19984841 G Giant Eagle, Inc. G Reider's, Inc. G Reider's, Inc. 19984848 G PartnerRe Ltd. G Credit Suisse Group. G Winterthur Reinsurance Corp. & Winterthur Life Reinsurance. 19990014 G Premier Parks Inc. G United Services Automobile Association. G Fiesta Texas Inc. G San Antonio Theme Park, L.P. 19990053 G U.S. Foodservice. G Geoffrey M. Haar. [[Page 67896]] G J.H. Haar & Sons, Inc. 19990059 G Isaac Saba Raffoul. G Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft. G Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft. 19990060 G Koch Industries, Inc. G Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft. G Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft. 19990062 G BCE Inc. G SkyView Media Group Inc. G SkyView Media Group Inc. 19990063 G Precision Industrial Automation, Inc. G Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG. G Robert Bosch Corporation. 19990081 G Leggett & Platt, Incorporated. G Ronald D. Douglas. G Technical Plastics Corporation. 19990096 G The Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation. G Harrowston Inc. G SPI Holding Company. 21-Oct-98........................... 199984818 G Alfred Lerner. G The Browns Holding Trust. G The Browns Holding Trust. 19984838 G Unilab Corporation. G Meris Laboratories, Inc. (debtor-in-possession). G Meris Laboratories, Inc. (debtor-in-possession). 19990029 G The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. G Global Interactive Technologies Corporation. G Global Interactive Technologies Corporation. 19990033 G LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation. G Global Interactive Technologies Corporation. G Global Interactive Technologies Corporation. 19990052 G Jacor Communications, Inc. G ML Media Partners, L.P. G Anaheim Radio Associates. 19990066 G The Coastal Corporation. G E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company. G Conoco Inc. 19990067 G Rowe Furniture Corporation. G Mitchell S. Gold. G The Mitchell Gold Co. 19990068 G Rowe Furniture Corporation. G Robert T. Williams, Jr. G The Mitchell Gold Co. 19990071 G Pinnacle Healthcare. G Putnam Center, Inc. G Putnam Hospital Center. 19990079 G Griffon Corporation. G Leonard C. Adams. G Adams Bros. Interiors & Cabinets, Inc. G Adams Bros, Interiors of Nevada, Inc. G AB Installations, Inc. 19990084 G V.F. Corporation. G Louis Lazarus. G Penn State Textile Manufacturing, Inc. 19990090 G Trivest Fund II, Ltd. G Dyno Holdings Corporation. G Dyno Holdings Corporation. 19990103 G Gerald W. Schwartz. G Raymond Aspiri. G Tempress, Inc. 19990104 G Heinz Prechter. G Raymond Aspiri. G Tempress, Inc. 19990064 G Global Private Equity III Limited Partnership. G Pinnacle Automation, Inc. G McHugh Software International, Inc. 19990108 G Tyco International Ltd. G William T. Brown. G Midnight Burglar Alarm Systems, Inc. 19990121 G AFC Cable Systems, Inc. G Jaako O. Uuranniemi. [[Page 67897]] G Georgia Pipe Company. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra M. Peay or Parcellena P. Fielding, Contact Representatives, Federal Trade Commission, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Washington, DC 20580, (202) 326-3100. By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 98-32658 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-M