07-5244. 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.

Transaction No.	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/01/2007
20072121	Fjarfestingafelagid Gaumur ehf	Saks Inc	Saks Inc.
20072158	Applera Corporation	Berkeley Heartlab, Inc	Berkeley Heartlab, Inc.
20072164	Johnson & Johnson	Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc	Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20072203	Paramount Acquisition Corp	Mr. Jerry Silva	B.J.K. Inc.
20072206	Genstar Capital Partners V, L.P	PRA International	PRA International.
20072207	Targa Resources Partners LP	Targa Resources Investments Inc	Targa Louisiana Field Services LLC; Targa Resources Texas GP LLC; Targa Texas Field Services LP.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/02/2007
20072138	Alpharma Inc	IDEA AG	IDEA AG.
20072154	Bayer AG	Mission Pharmacal Company	Mission Pharmacal Company.
20072159	Yahoo! Inc	BlueLithium, Inc	BlueLithium, Inc.
20072180	International Business Machines Corporation	Telelogic AB	Telelogic AB.
20072211	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	Trident III, L.P	CWI Holdings, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/03/2007
20072139	JSW Steel Limited	Mr. P.R. Jindal	Jindal Pipes USA, Inc.; U.S. Denro Steels, Inc.
20072140	JSW Steel Limited	Jindal Saw Limited	Jindal Enterprises, LLC.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/04/2007
20072149	2003 TIL Settlement	Deloitte and Touche USA LLP	Deloitte Tax LLP.
20072192	Mr. Summer M. Redstone	GGC Investment Fund II, L.P	SignStorey, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/05/2007
20072162	Abrams Auto Holdings, LLC	Clair International, Inc	Clair International of Westwood, Inc.
20072213	HD Partners Acquisition Corporation	National Hot Rod Association	National Hot Rod Association.
20072219	Humana Inc	KMG America Corporation	KMG America Corporation.
20072222	Summit Partners Private Equity Fund VII-A, L.P	Touro College	Touro University.
20072223	Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company	Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America Corporate Insurance Agency, LLC; Philadelphia Benefits, LLC.
20072227	NetScout Systems, Inc	Network General Central Corporation	Network General Corporation.
20072232	Parthenon Investors III, L.P	ASG Holdings LLC	ASG Holdings LLC.
20072233	Orica Limited	Mining Systems Holding LLC	Mining Systems Holding LLC.
20072239	Sevin Rosen Fund IX L.P	Citrix Systems, Inc	Citrix Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/09/2007
20072197	Allergan, Inc	Esprit Pharma Holding Company, Inc	Esprit Pharma Holding Company, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/10/2007
20072175	Icahn Partners Master Fund LP	BEA Systems, Inc	BEA Systems, Inc.
20072176	Carl C. Icahn	BEA Systems, Inc	BEA Systems, Inc.
20072177	Icahn Partners Master Fund II L.P	BEA Systems, Inc	BEA Systems, Inc.
20072178	Icahn Partners LP	BEA Systems, Inc	BEA Systems, Inc.
20072210	Hewlett-Packard Company	Court Square Capital Partners II, L.P	MacDermid Colorspan, Inc.
20072217	Varel Acquisition Holding, Inc	KRG Capital Fund II, L.P	Varel Holdings, Inc.
20072231	OZ Master Fund, Ltd	Smart Balance, Inc	Smart Balance, Inc.
20072241	USPF III Leveraged Feeder, L.P	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc	Calypso Energy Holdings LLC.
20072244	AT&T Inc	James and Jean Douglas, Jr	Easterbrooke Cellular Corporation.
20072251	Extendicare Real Estate Investment Trust	Dr. Louis B. Lukenda	Tendercare (Michigan) Inc.; Tendercare Nursing Homes (Indiana) Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/11/2007
20072169	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc	Adnexus Therapeutics, Inc.
20072200	Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Fund I, Ltd	HP V AIV-1, L.P	Hourglass Holdings, LLC.
20080002	Molina Healthcare, Inc	Sisters of Mercy Health System	Alliance for Community Health, L.L.C.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—10/12/2007
20070333	UPMC d/b/a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Catholic Health East	Emergency Medicine Association; Mercy Neurosurgery Group; Mercy Physicians Group; Mercy Primary Care, Inc.; The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh.
20072220	Provident Energy Trust	Quicksilver Resources Inc	Beaver Creek Pipeline, L.L.C.; GTG Pipeline Corporation; Mercury Michigan, Inc.; Terra Energy Ltd.
20072230	Charles W. Ergen	Sling Media, Inc	Sling Media, Inc.
20072237	Key Energy Services, Inc	L. Charles Moncla, Jr	LCM Industries, LLC; Moncla Well Service, Inc.
20072252	Quadrangle Capital Partners II LP	NTELOS Holdings Corp	NTELOS Holdings Corp.
20080006	Rothschild Concordia SAS	Paris-Orleans S.A	Paris-Orleans S.A.

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.