07-81. 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.

Trans #	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/18/2006
20070345	GTCR Fund IX/A, L.P	3M Company	3M Innovative Properties Company.
			Riker Laboratories, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/19/2006
20070341	Cadent Energy Partners I, L.P	George W. Mullane, Jr	Logan Oil Tools, Inc.
20070371	Green Equity Investors IV, L.P	Brickman Group Holdings, Inc	Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.
20070378	Cooper Industries, Ltd	Wire-Pro, Inc	Viking Electronics, Inc., Wire-Pro, Inc., WPI-Boston Division, Inc., WPI-Sarasota Division, Inc., WPI-Viking Division, S.A. de C.V.
20070391	United Technologies Corporation	Longville Group Ltd	Longville Group Ltd.
20070411	Blum Strategic Partners III, L.P	Kinetic Concepts, Inc	Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
20070438	Sterling Investment Partner II, L.P	Fairway Operating Corp	Fairway Operating Corp.
20070441	Deutsche Post AG	Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc	Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc.
20070465	Hewlett-Packard Company	Knightsbridge Solutions Holdings Corp	Knightsbridge Solutions Holding Corp.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/20/2006
20070168	H.I.G. TestAmerica, Inc	Severn Trent Plc	Aerotech Holdings, Inc., En Novative Technologies, Inc., Severn Trent Laboratories, Inc.
20070383	Carylyle Partners IV, L.P	Sharon Tube Corporation	Sharon Tube Corporation.
20070392	Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation	Bear Lake Acquisition Corp	Bear Lake Acquisition Corp.
20070440	Tullett Prebon plc	C&W Corporate Securities LLC	Chapdelaine Corporate Securities & Co.
20070442	Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P	Frank A. Critz, M.D	Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia.
20070443	Lonza Group Limited	Cambrex Corporation	Cambrex Corporation.
20070448	Lawrence Flinn, Jr	Barry O'Callaghan	HM Rivergroup, PLC.
20070455	Edward W. Stack	Golf Galaxy, Inc	Golf Galaxy, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/21/2006
20070397	Group 1 Automotive, Inc	A. Baron Cass III	Baron Development Company, LLC, Baron Motorwerks, LLC, Baron Volkswagen, Inc.
20070398	Group 1 Automotive, Inc	Barton J. Cohen	Baron Development Company, LLC, Baron Motowerks, LLC, Baron Volkswagen, Inc.
20070407	Partners HealthCare System, Inc	Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Inc	Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Inc.
20070410	Partners HealthCare System, Inc	Nantucket Cottage Hospital	Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
20070431	Third Point Offshore Fund, Ltd	Pogo Producing Company	Pogo Producing Company.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/22/2006
20070367	Medstead Luxco S.a.r.l	Permira Europe II L.P.2	Ferretti S.p.A.
20070369	Bain Capital (OSI) IX, L.P	OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc	OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.
20070400	Sonoco Products Company	Snyder Investment Holdings LLC	Clear Pack Company.
20070403	Goldstein Group, Inc	Velia Samuels Common Stock Trust	Samuels Recycling Company.
20070415	Starwood Capital Hospitality Fund I-2, L.P	elevenseven Holdings, L.L.C	elevenseven Holdings, L.L.C.
20070425	Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc	Phelps Dodge Corporation	Phelps Dodge Corporation.
20070427	Glide Buy-Out Fund III CV	Rockwood Holdings, Inc	Gruop Novasep SAS.
20070429	ArcLight Energy Partners Fund III, L.P	AltairStrickland Group, Inc	AltairStrickland Group, Inc.
20070457	Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Fund I, Ltd	Calpine Corporation	MEP Pleasant Hill, LLC.
20070460	Mr. Jostein Eikeland	Fiat S.p.A	Meridian Technologies, Inc.
20070467	Behrman Capital III L.P	The Jerry L. Hayden Trust dated April 22, 1994	Peacock Engineering Company.
20070468	Geodis S.A	TNT N.V	TNT Freight Management Holdings.
20070474	Marubeni Corporation	Mark J. Vallely	Intragrated Resources Holdings, Inc.
20070475	Colam Entreprendre S.A	Crawford Electric Supply Company, Ltd	Crawford Electric Supply Company, Ltd.
20070477	Standex International Corporation	Associated American Industries, Inc	Associated American Industries, Inc.
20070480	General Motors Corporation	Con-way Inc	Vector SCM, LLC.
20070482	GS Capital Partners V, L.P	McJunkin Corporation	McJunkin Corporation.
20070483	General Electric Company	Moseley Associates, Inc	Microwave Data Systems, Inc.
20070484	Graeme Hart	International Paper Company	International Paper Company.
20070485	Veritas Capital Fund III, L.P	Pearson plc	NCS Pearson Venezuela, NCS Services de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Pearson Analytic Solutions, Inc., Pearson Canada Solutions Limited, Pearson Government Solution, Inc., Pearson Soluciones S.A., Soluciones Pearson Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
20070489	Cardiovascular Hospitals of America, LLC	St. Francis Health Care System of Hawaii	Hawaii Health Ventures, LLC, SFMC Joint Ventures, LLC, St. Francis Imaging, LLC, St. Francis Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center—West.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/26/2006
20070478	Scott Sheridan	INVESTools, Inc	INVESTools Inc.
20070479	Tom Sosnoff	INVESTools Inc	INVESTools Inc.
20070488	Motorola, Inc	Netopia, Inc	Netopia, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/28/2006
20060776	General Dynamics Corporation	SNC-Lavalin Group Inc	SNC Technologies Corp., SNC Technologies Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—12/29/2006
20061812	The TriZetto Group, Inc	Quality Care Solutions, Inc	Quality Care Solutions, Inc.

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, [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.