01-6837. 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—02/20/2001
20011507	Advance Voting Trust	New York Times Company (The)	New York Times Company (The).
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/21/2001
20011421	Entergy Corporation	Consolidated Edison, Inc	Consolidated Edison, Inc.
20011462	Gannett Co., Inc	Gannett Co., Inc	Hawaii Newspaper Agency Limited Partnership.
20011524	Bombardier Inc	Quantum Industrial Holdings, Ltd	Outboard Marine Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/23/2001
20004614	Lesaffre et Cie	Universal Foods Corporation	Red Star Yeast & Products.
20011234	Compagnie Gernerale des Matieres, Nucleaires	Stonington Capital Appreciation 1994 Fund, L.P	Packard BioScience Company.
20011352	National Grid Group plc	Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc	Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc.
20011456	Maxim Integrated Products, Inc	Dallas Semiconductor Corporation	Dallas Semiconductor Corporation.
20011515	WESCO International, Inc	Herning Enterprises, Inc	Herning Enterprises, Inc
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/26/2001
20011360	Vulcan Materials Company	Vulcan Materials Company	Vulcan/ICA Distribution Company.
20011387	Finisar Corporation	Raymond and Elizabeth Marlow	Marlow Industries, Inc.
20011418	Northern Border Partners, L.P	J.P. Morgan Chase & Co	Bear Paw Investments, LLC
20011446	Southcorp Limited	Oatley Trust	Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd.
20011461	3799760 Canada Inc	BAE SYSTEMS plc	BAE SYSTEMS Canada, Inc.
20011476	Jabil Circuit, Inc	Marconi plc	Marconi plc.
20011498	UGI Corporation	NiSource Inc	Atlantic Energy, Inc. Columbia Propane Corporation. CPC Sub, L.L.C.
20011503	IDEAL Industries, Inc	Letitia Corporation	High Voltage Engineering Corporation.
20011504	TECO Energy, Inc	American Electric Power Company, Inc	Frontera Generation Limited Partnership.
0011506	Nancy Jane Black Marcil	Red Wing Publishing Company	Red Wing Publishing Company.
20011508	Marmon Holdings, Inc	Vahan Martirosian	Comtran Corporation.
20011509	Marmon Holdings, Inc	John DeMarco	Comtran Corporation.
20011516	Compass Group PLC	Morrison Management Specialist, Inc	Morrison Management Specialist, Inc.
20011517	UGI Corporation	UGI Corporation	AmeriGas Propane, L.P.
20011518	C&F Confectionery and Foods S.A	Stichting Administraiekantoor van Aandelen Van Melle N.V	Van Melle N.V.
20011532	Vivendi Universal, S.A	Uproar, Inc	Uproar, Inc.
20011536	Gerald W. Schwartz	Motorola, Inc	Motorola, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/27/2001
20011505	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	Global Payments Inc	Global Payments Inc.
20011511	Tom T. Gores	The Williams Companies, Inc	Williams Communciations Solutions, LLC.
20011514	SBC Communications Inc	Vivendi S.A	French American Cellular Investment Corp.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/28/2001
20011385	Schneider Electric S.A	Legrand S.A	Legrand S.A.
20011455	Emera Incorporated	Bangor Hydro—Electric Company	Bangor Hydro—Electric Company.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/01/2001
20011382	Intel Corporation	Xircom, Inc	Xircom, Inc.
20011402	Nextel Communciations, Inc	Arch Wireless, Inc	AWI Spectrum Co., LLC
20011522	Schlumberger Limited	Sema plc	Sema plc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—03/02/2001
20011373	Michael S. Starnes	Swift Transportation Co., Inc	Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
20011420	1437414 Ontario Limited	Cascade Corporation	Cascade Corporation.
20011423	Macromedia, Inc	Allaire Corporation	Allaire Corporation.
20011432	France Telecom S.A	Equant N.V	Equant N.V.
20011531	Lafayette Communications Company L.L.C	Carolina PCS I Limited Partnership	Carolina PCS I Limited Partnership.
20011538	FreeMarkets, Inc	Adexa, Inc	Adexa, Inc.
20011547	American Express Company	SierraCities.com Inc	SierraCities.com 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, DC 20580; [phone].

By Direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.