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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. 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

04-JAN-99.....................

19990972 G

Ardent Software, Inc. G

Prism Solutions, Inc. G

Prism Solutions, Inc. 19990975 G

Ashland, Inc. G

Graham T. Moore, Jr. G

Crowell Constructors, Inc. 19990978 G

MotivePower Industries, Inc. G

Gary B. and Patricia Heydom. G

G & G Locotronics, Inc. G

G & G Maxitrax, Inc. G

G & G Transit, Inc. 19990984 G

James G. Tuthill. G

Paul A. Dines. G

Dines Industrial Group, Inc. 19990985 G

BHB LLC. G

Barneys New York, Inc. G

Barney's, Inc. 19990999 G

OmniCell Technologies, Inc. G

Baxter International Inc. G

Baxter International Inc. 19991003 G

Aggregate Industries, plc. G

Bill Smith Sand & Gravel, Inc. G

Bill Smith Sand & Gravel, Inc. 19991009 G

Robert L. Fisher. G

Baxter International Inc. G

Baxter Healthcare Corporation. 19991010 G

Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. G

United Rentals, Inc. G

United Rentals, Inc. 19991011 G

Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P.

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United Rentals, Inc. G

United Rentals, Inc. 19991015 G

The Coastal Corporation. G

LG&E Energy Corp. G

LG&E Westmoreland-Rensselaer. 19991016 G

The Coastal Corporation. G

Westmoreland Coal Company. G

LG&E Westmoreland-Rensselaer. 19991017 G

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. G

Quality Semiconductor, Inc. G

Quality Semiconductor, Inc. 05-JAN-99.....................

19990899 G

Harris Corporation. G

Raytheon Company. G

Raytheon Company. 19990967 G

Electra Investment Trust PLC. G

Capital Safety Group Limited. G

Capital Safety Group Limited. 19990995 G

Vivendi S.A. G

Terre Armee Internationale. G

Terre Armee Internationale. 19991008 G

Gerald W. Schwartz. G

LCS Industries, Inc. G

LCS Industries, Inc. 19991018 G

Mannesmann AG. G

Cellular Communications International, Inc. G

Cellular Communications International, Inc. 19991019 G

Olivetti S.p.A. G

Cellular Communications International, Inc. G

Cellular Communications International, Inc. 19991022 G

Haggar Corp. G

Gerald M. Frankel. G

Jerell, Inc. 19991023 G

Berkshire Fund IV, Limited Partnership. G

The Rival Company. G

The Rival Company. 19991025 G

Kotobuki Fudosan Ltd. G

Blair Mohn. G

Cloister Spring Water Co. 19991026 G

Sybron International Corporation. G

Larry Scaramella. G

Molecular BioProducts, Inc. 19991036 G

Columbia Energy Group. G

Estate of Carlos R. Leffler. G

Carlos R. Leffler, Inc. G

Leffler Transportation Co. G

Carlo R. Leffler Propane, Inc. 19991041 G

Matria Healthcare, Inc. G

Mark J. Gainor. G

Gainor Medical Acquisition Company. 19991041 G

Gainor Medical of North America, LLC. G

Gainor Medical International, LLC. G

Gainor Medical Direct, LLC. 19991046 G

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. G

ABT Building Products Company. G

ABTco, Inc. 19991052 G

Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P. G

EEX Corporation. G

EEX Corporation. 19991054 G

Gary E. Primm. G

Kirk Kerkorian. G

MGM Grand, Inc. 19991066 G

Johnson & Johnson. G

H.S. Johnson Distributing Trust f/b/o Samuel C. Johnson. G

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 19991077 G

Smorgon Steel Group Ltd. G

Australian National Industries Limited. G

ANI America, Inc. 07-JAN-99.....................

19990891 G

Matthew T. Mouron. G

William Van Houten. G

Decker Transport Co., Inc. 19990919 G

CMAC Investment Corporation. G

Amerin Corporation.

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Amerin Corporation. 19990998 G

Resource America, Inc. G

Japan Leasing Corporation. G

JLA Credit Corporation. 19991033 G

Sun Microsystems, Inc. G

MAXSTRAT Corporation. G

MAXSTRAT Corporation. 19991069 G

William J. Ellison. G

Lee B. Morris. G

The Robert E. Morris Company. 07-JAN-99.....................

19990814 G

Res-Care, Inc. G

Timothy F. Madden. G

Dungarvin, Inc., et al. 19990890 G

Associates First Capital Corporation. G

Motiva Enterprises LLC. G

Motiva Enterprises LLC. 19990903 G

Joseph Kruger, II. G

Shepherd Holdings, Inc. G

Shepherd Tissues, Inc. 19991028 G

Mattel, Inc. G

The Learning Company, Inc. G

The Learning Company, Inc. 08-JAN-99.....................

19990272 G

ABB AG. G

Finmeccanica S.p.A. G

Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V. 19990273 G

ABB AB. G

Finmeccanica S.p.A. G

Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V. 19990954 G

The Washington Water Power Company. G

Vitol Holding B.V. G

Vito Gas and Electric, LLC. 11-JAN-99.....................

19990771 G

Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V, L.P. G

Edward A. Whipp. G

NTF, Inc. 19990841 G

Nextel Communications, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. 19990842 G

Craig O. McCaw. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. 19990843 G

Motorola, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. 19990844 G

DLJ Merchant Banking Partner II, L.P. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. 19990880 G

Madison Dearborn Capital Partners II, L.P. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. G

Nextel Partners, Inc. 19991002 G

Iceberg Transport, S.A. G

Total Tel USA Communications, Inc. G

Total Tel USA Communications, Inc. 19991037 G

Virbac S.A. G

Agri-Nutrition Group Limited. G

Agri-Nutrition Group Limited. 19991038 G

Green Equity Investors II, L.P. G

Life Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. G

Life Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. 19991043 G

Group Maintenance America Corp. G

James T. Boyles. G

Pacific Rim Mechanical Contractors, Inc. 19991057 G

Churchill ESOP Capital Partners, LP. G

Barney Joseph Blanchard. G

EIU, Inc. G

Electrical & Instrumentation Unlimited of Louisiana, I. G

EIU Maintenance, Inc. G

EIU Field Services, Inc. G

EIU Paymaster, Inc. G

Electrical Instrumentation, Inc. G

EIU Gulf Coast, Inc. G

EIU International, Inc. 19991058 G

Churchill ESOP Capital Partners, LP.

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Robert Steve Lyon. G

EIU, Inc. G

EIU Maintenance, Inc. G

EIU Field Services, Inc. G

EIU Paymaster, Inc. G

Electrical Instrumentation, Inc. G

EIU Gulf Coast, Inc. G

EIU International, Inc. G

Electrical & Instrumentation Unlimited of Louisiana, I. 19991078 G

J.C. Penney, Inc. G

Insurance Consultants, Inc. G

Insurance Consultants, Inc. 19991079 G

McKesson Corporation. G

KWS&P, Inc. G

KWS&P, Inc. 19991082 G

Fisher Companies Inc. G

Retlaw Enterprises, Inc. G

Retlaw Enterprises/South West Oregon Television Broadcasting. 19991084 G

John J. Rigas. G

Louis Pagnotti, Inc. G

Verto Corporation. 19991090 G

World Color Press, Inc. G

Infiniti Graphics, Inc. G

Infiniti Graphics, Inc. 19991091 G

Ronald N. Stern. G

Kamilche Company. G

Simpson Pasadena Paper Company. 19991094 G

Paul G. Allen. G

Value America, Inc. G

Value America, Inc. 19991102 G

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. G

MicroVision Corp. G

MicroVision Corp. 19991112 G

Media/Communications Partners III Limited Partners. G

Kenneth R. Thomson. G

The Coriolis Group, Inc. 19991118 G

Thomas L. Gores. G

AMR Corporation. G

TeleService Resources, Inc. 12-JAN-99.....................

19990901 G

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. G

James L. Watts. G

Watts Trucking Service Co., Inc. 19990959 G

Sony Corporation (a Japanese company). G

General Instrument Corporation. G

General Instrument Corporation. 19990989 G

Stephen H. Winters. G

Integrated Health Services, Inc. G

IHS Home Care, Inc. 19991035 G

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VII, L.P. G

Select Medical Corporation. G

Select Medical Corporation. 19991053 G

Pecos Student Finance Corporation. G

HSBC Holdings plc. G

Marine Midland Bank. 19991067 G

DLJ Merchant Banking Partners II, L.P. G

PATS, Inc. G

PATS, Inc. 19991081 G

Associates First Capital Corporation. G

Transport Clearings, L.L.C. G

Transport Clearings, L.L.C. 19991092 G

The AES Corporation. G

Energy East Corporation. G

NGE Generation, Inc., New York State Electric. G

Somerset Railroad Corporation. 19991110 G

Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund IV, L.P. G

David C. Pratt. G

United Industries Corporation. 13-JAN-99.....................

19991096 G

Haftpflichtverband Der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. G

Lion Holding, Inc. G

Lion Holding, Inc. 19991103 G

ONEOK, Inc. G

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.

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Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. 19991108 G

Golcer, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund V, L.P. G

TAGTCR Acquisition, Inc. G

TAGTCR Acquisition, Inc. 19991109 G

TA/Advent VIII, L.P. G

TAGTCR Acquisition, Inc. G

TAGTCR Acquisition, Inc. 19991121 G

3Dfx Interactive, Inc. G

STB Systems, Inc. G

STB Systems, Inc. 19991124 G

President and Fellows of Harvard College. G

WMF Group Ltd. G

WMF Group Ltd. 19991125 G

Drug Emporium, Inc. G

Koninklijke Ahold NV. G

Koninklijke Ahold NV. 19991132 G

James D. Thaxton. G

FirstPlus Financial Group, Inc. G

FirstPlus Consumer Finance, Inc. 19991139 G

MST Offshore Partners, C.V. G

Tri-Seal International, Inc. G

Tri-Seal International, Inc. 14-JAN-99.....................

19990909 G

General Mills, Inc. G

LFPI Main Street, LLC. G

Lloyd's Food Products, Inc. 19990940 G

Springs Industries, Inc. G

Readicut International plc. G

Regal Rugs, Inc., Readicut Holdings, Inc. 19990991 G

Fineter S.A. G

Marley plc. G

Marley plc. 19990992 G

James Kipp. G

Synetic, Inc. G

Synetic, Inc. 19991060 G

J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated. G

Oread, Inc. G

Oread, Inc. 19991093 G

Gamma Holding N.V. G

Verseidag AG. G

Verseidag AG. 15-JAN-99.....................

19991087 G

Health Care Service Corporation. G

Texas Health Resources. G

Harris Methodist Texas Health Plan, Inc. G

Harris Methodist Health Insurance Company. 19991107 G

Alan B. Miller. G

Cooper Companies, Inc., (The). G

Hospital Group of America, Inc. 19991113 G

Burmah Castrol plc. G

LubeCon Employee Stock Ownership Plan. G

LubeCon Systems, Inc. 19991117 G

CPL Long Term Care Real Estate Investment Trust. G

HRPT Properties Trust. G

HRPT Properties Trust. 19991123 G

Lonnie A. Pilgrim. G

Cargill, Inc. G

Plantation Foods, Inc. 19991140 G

Travel Services International, Inc. G

Richard D. & Arlene P. Small. G

AHI International Corporation. 19991141 G

CBRL Group, Inc. G

Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. G

Logan's Roadhouse, Inc. 19991145 G

San Diego Gas & Electric Company. G

SEMCO Energy, Inc. G

SEMCO Energy Services, Inc. 19991146 G

Pon Holdings B.V. G

W&O Supply, Inc. G

W&O Supply, Inc. 19991149 G

Renal Care Group, Inc. G

Dialysis Centers of America, Inc. G

Dialysis Centers of America, Inc. 19991151 G

Rhone Capital LLC.

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Car Component Technologies, Inc. G

Car Component Technologies, Inc. 19991152 G

Randy Long. G

Tosco Corporation. G

Circle K Stores Inc. 19991153 G

Mail-Well, Inc. G

Daryl R. Borneman. G

Colorhouse. 19991155 G

Whitehall Associates, L.P. G

Spurlock Industries, Inc. G

Spurlock Industries, Inc. 19991156 G

Mail-Well, Inc. G

Jeffrey D. Borneman. G

Colorhouse. 19991161 G

Anglo American. G

Minorco. G

Minorco (U.S.A.) Inc. 19991167 G

O. Bruton Smith. G

Thomas P. Williams, Sr. G

Tom Williams Buick, Inc. G

Williams Cadillac, Inc. G

Tom Williams Motors, Inc. G

Tom Williams Imports, Inc. 19991168 G

Scotsman Holdings, Inc. G

Roland O. Undi. G

Evergreen Mobile Company. 19991173 G

RAG Aktiengesellschaft. G

Mannesmann A.G. G

FLT Holding Company, Inc. 19991181 G

Hubert G. Phipps. G

JoEllen Multack. G

Fedco, Inc.

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, D.C. 20580, (202) 326-3100.

By Direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary.

FR Doc. 99-6121Filed3-11-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6750-01-M