01-4759. 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—01/22/2001
20011197	The Pantry, Inc	East Coast Oil Company	East Coast Oil Company.
20011273	Neptune Orient Lines Limited	Oak Hill Partners, L.P	New Logistics Holdings Corp., e-Fulfillment Corp.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/23/2001
20011255	CRH plc	Carl Lizza, Jr	Mt. Hope Rock Products, Inc.
20011268	Sulzer AG	Intra Therapeutics, Inc	IntraTherapeutics, Inc.
20011281	SCP Pool Corporation	Hughes Supply, Inc	Allstate Pool Supply, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/24/2001
20011238	Newport Corporation	Kensington Laboratories, Inc	Kensington Laboratories, Inc.
20011239	David S. Harris	Newport Corporation	Newport Corporation.
20011240	Paul E. Bacchi	Newport Corporation	Newport Corporation.
20011241	Paul S. Filipski	Newport Corporation	Newport Corporation.
20011249	Lightbridge, Inc	Corsair Communications, Inc	Corsair Communications, Inc.
20011259	Frank Lyon Jr	U.S. Bancorp	U.S. Bancorp.
20011274	Professor Kurt Jenny	OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc	OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20011275	Avaya Inc	VPNet Technologies, Inc	VPNet Technologies, Inc.
20011276	Loyal Trust No. 1	Berkley Petroleum Corp	Berkley Petroleum Corp.
20011280	Internet Capital Group, Inc	AssetTRADE.com,Inc	AssetTRADE.com, Inc.
20011282	B.N. Bahadur	Pep Guide LLC	Lightsource Parent Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/26/2001
20011029	Cook Inlet Region, Inc	Pocket Communications, Inc., debtor-in-possession	DCR PCS, Inc. Pocket Communications, Inc., debtor-in-possession.
20011160	Bouygues S.A	Henry S. Branscome	Branscome Concrete, Inc.
20011209	i2 Technologies, Inc	Boston Ventures Limited Partnership V	EC-Content, Inc. Trade Service Corporation.
20011262	Triad Hospitals, Inc	Hillcrest Healthcare System	SouthCrest L.L.C.
20011294	Citigroup Inc	Chase Industries Inc	Chase Industries Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/29/2001
20001728	El Paso Energy Corporation	The Coastal Corporation	The Coastal Corporation.
20011264	Six Flags, Inc	Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc	Sea World of Ohio.
20011269	Stronach Trust	Hilton Group plc	Ladbroke Racing Pennsylvania Inc./Sports Broadcasting, Inc.
20011285	Paul G. Allen	TechTV, LLC	TechTV, LLC.
20011290	Deutsche Post AG	DHL International Limited	DHL International Limited.
20011291	Deutsche Post AG	DHL Worldwide Express, Inc	DHL Worldwide Express, Inc.
20011297	Amcor Limited	CNC Containers Corporation	CNC Containers Corporation.
20011304	Kyocera Corporation	Windward Capital Associates, L.P	Tycom Corporation.
20011311	Thomson multimedia S.A	Carlton Communications plc	Carlton Communications Investments.
20011313	Liberty Mutual Holding Company	Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company	Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
20011314	Liberty Mutual Holding Company	Employers Insurance of Wausau Mutual Holding Company	Employers Insurance of Wausau Mutual Holding Company.
20011317	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co	Advanta Corp	Advanta Corp.
20011318	Allen B. Morgan, Jr	Regions Financial Corporation	Regions Financial Corporation.
20011319	Regions Financial Corporation	Morgan Keegan, Inc	Morgan Keegan, Inc.
20011322	BBA Group PLC	General Dynamics Corporation	Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corporation.
20011323	Mr. Raul Alarcon, Jr	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	KSFG-FM Station.
20011341	North American Metals, Ltd	Birmingham Steel Corporation	American Steel and Wire Corporation. Birmingham Steel Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/30/2001
20011309	Kaydon Corporation	William J. & Alice M. Chorkey	ACE Controls International, Inc. ACE Controls, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—01/31/2001
20011261	Nextel Communications, Inc	Motorola, Inc	Motorola, Inc.
20011299	Hitachi, Ltd	OpNext, Inc	OpNext, Inc.
20011301	Clarity Partners, L.P.	OpNext, Inc	OpNext, Inc.
20011307	Carlyle Partners III, L.P	Connecticut Health Foundation, Inc	Connecticare Holding Company, Inc.
20011325	Olivetti S.p.A	Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones	Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/01/2001
20011222	CIENA Corporation	Cyras Systems, Inc	Cyras Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—02/22/2001
20011327	Hit Entertainment PLC	Lyrick Corporation	Big Feats L.P. Lyons Partnership L.P.

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, [phone].

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.