00-17226. 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 No.	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/05/2000
20003114	News Corporation Limited (The)	OmniSky Corporation	OmniSky Corporation
20003121	Miami Computer Supply Corporation	Thomas S. Roberts	Midwest Visual Equipment Co., Inc.
20003140	Ted H. McCourtney	Michael Karp	ATX Telecommunications Services, Inc.
20003141	George S. Blumenthal	Michael Karp	ATX Telecommunications Services, Inc.
20003142	J. Barclay Knapp	Michael Karp	ATX Telecommunications Services, Inc.
20003143	Oryx Capital International, Ltd.	Edward C. Lynch and Virginealee Lynch	Pacific Foods, Inc.
20003167	Takata Corporation	Petri Aktiengesellschaft	Petri Aktiengesellschaft
20003190	Horizon Telcom, Inc.	Bright Personal Communications Services, LLC	Bright Personal Communications Services, LLC
20003249	JD Heiskell & Co.	Tate & Lyle PLC	PM Ag Products Incorporated
20003260	John E. McGrath	Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.	KFC National Management Company
20003308	Del Mintz	Michael Karp	ATX Telecommunications Services, Inc.
20003310	General Electric Company	Milton M. Smith	TPI Aviation Holdings, Inc.
20003335	Omnicom Group Inc.	MB Techologies Limited	Live Technology Holdings, Inc.
20003336	Omnicom Group Inc.	Wayne Reuvers	Live Technology Holdings, Inc.
20003358	Wayne Jones	Theodore C. Hohman	Progressive Industries, Inc.
20003359	Wayne Jones	James J. Zawacki	Progressive Industries, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/06/2000
20003276	Sumner M. Redstone	Peter J. Callahan	Palm Beach Radio Broadcasting, Inc.
20003299	President and Fellows of Harvard College	Merchant's, Inc.	Merchant's, Inc.
20003307	Clarent Corporation	ACT Networks, Inc.	ACT Networks, Inc.
20003309	General Electric Company	H. Porter Burns	TPI Aviation Holdings, Inc.
20003315	Jon Munger	CKE Restaruants, Inc.	Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
20003316	The Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation	Lonza Group Limited	Lonnza, Inc.
20003320	Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VI Limited Partnership	Craig O. McCaw	ICO-Teledesic Global Limited
20003331	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	U.S. Investment Corporation	U.S. Investment Corporation
20003334	BP Amoco p.l.c.	Motiva Enterprises LLC	First Coast Energy, L.L.P.
20003337	Photobition Group plc	Mark Shriro	Shriro Universal Washington Inc.
20003338	B III Capital Partners, L.P.	Samuels Jewelers, Inc.	Samuels Jewelers, Inc.
20003347	Harsco Corporation	John Mowlem & Company PLC	SGB Group plc
20003351	Warburg, Pincus Equity Partners, L.P.	Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.	Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.
20003355	Network Commerce Inc.	Joseph A. Liemandt	IveBeenGood.com, Inc.
20003367	Cardinal Health, Inc.	Rexam PLC	Rexam Cartons Inc.
20003373	Stephens Group, Inc.	StaffMark, Inc.	StaffMark, Inc.
20003377	Vestar Capital Partners IV, L.P.	GS Capital Partners II, L.P.	MCG Credit Corporation
20003378	Quantum Industrial Holdings Ltd.	GS Capital Partners II, L.P.	MCG Credit Corporation
20003381	SLM Holding Corporation	Thomas L. Conland Education Foundation	Student Loan Funding Resources, Inc.
20003389	Gateway, Inc.	iXL Enterprises, Inc.	Consumer Financial Network
20003395	Ford Motor Company	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft AG	Land Rover Group USA, Inc.; Land Rover Group Limited
20003397	Compagnie Luxembourgeoise pour L'Audiovisuel et la Finance	Pearson plc	Pearson Television Holdings, Inc. Pearson Television North America, Inc.
20003410	GTCR Fund VII, L.P.	Coinmach Laundry Corporation	Coinmach Laundry Corporation
20003412	Reuters Group PLC	Pedestal Inc.	Pedestal Inc.
20003413	The LCM Irrevocable Trust	Thomas L. Gegax	Team Tires Plus, Ltd.
20003414	Grupo IMSA, S.A. de C.V.	The Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd. (an Australian corp.)	BHP Coated Steel corporation BHP Steel Building Products USA Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/07/2000
20003113	Stephan Adams	Robert H. Willard	Horizon Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
20003393	MBNA Corporation	Old National Bancorp	Old National Bank
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/08/2000
20003326	BP Amoco p.l.c.	GreenMountain.com Company	GreenMountain.com Company
20003327	Enron Corp.	MG plc	MG plc
20003350	OptiCare Eye Health Systems, Inc.	Vision Twenty-One, Inc.	Vision Twenty-One, Inc.
20003368	David H. Murdock	Castle & Cooke, Inc.	Castle & Cooke, Inc.
20003370	Lynda L. Cameron	David A. New, Sr.	American Public Holdings, Inc.
20003375	Radio One, Inc	Sumner M. Redstone	Infinity Broadcasting Corporation of Dallas
20003376	Dan River Inc.	Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale	WesTek Inc.
20003380	The BOC Group plc	Joray Corporation	Joray Corporation
20003419	BBA Group PLC	Volco Filtration Holding, Inc.	Snow Filtration Company, LLC
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/09/2000
20002914	Dexia S.A.	White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.	White Mountain Holdings, Inc.
20003224	Cox Enterprises, Inc.	United News&Media plc	National Titles, Inc. UAP Delaware, Inc., UAPnet United Parenting Publications, Inc.
20003233	Victor T. DiVello	Allied Waste Industries, Inc.	Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
20003325	Sumner M. Redstone	Bernard Waterman	Waterman Broadcasting Corporation of Texas
20003332	Fariborz Maseeh	Corning Incorporated	Corning Incorporated
20003333	Corning Incorporated	Fariborz Maseeh	IntelliSense Corporation
20003371	William M. Cameron	David A. New, Sr.	American Public Holdings, Inc.
20003394	CRH plc	Ashland Inc.	APAC, Inc. APAC-Alabama, Inc. APAC-Arkansas, Inc.
20003396	W.R. Grace & Co.	E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company	E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
20003408	Charter Oak Partners	Bank of America Corporation	Plastic Engineered Components, Inc.
20003409	Naspers Limited	Spyglass, Inc.	Spyglass, Inc.
20003418	Vignette Corporation	OnDisplay, Inc.	OnDisplay, Inc.
003449	SCM Microsystems, Inc.	Mr. Kazuo Kanayama	Microtech International, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION-06/12/2000
20003248	Raul Alarcon, Jr.	The Marcos and Sonya Rodriguez Family Trust	Rodriguez Communications, Inc.
20003324	Code Hennessy & Simmons, LLC	Abington Settlement	Precise Holding Corporation
20003387	Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.	International Business Machines Corporation	International Business Machines Corporation
20003399	The Chase Manhattan Corporation	Beacon Group, LLC	Beacon Group, LLC
20003423	Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Spiros Development Corporation II, Inc.	Spiros Development Corporation II, Inc.
20003424	Enesco Group, Inc.	Jonathan D. Butcher	Precious Moments by Samuel J. Butcher, Inc. Precious Moments Company Precious Moments, Incorporated
20003427	Centennial Communications Corp.	Marshall W. Pagon	MCT Cablevision, Limited Partnership Pegasus Cable Television of San German, Inc.
20003431	E. Stanley Kroenke	AT&T Corp. Pegasus Media & Communications, Inc.	Colorado Avalanche, LLC The Denver Nuggets Limited Partnership
20003432	GN Great Nordic AS	JABRA Corporation	JABRA Corporation
20003437	America Online, Inc.	Yodlee.com, Inc.	Yodlee.com, Inc.
20003439	First National of Nebraska, Inc.	InfiCorp Holdings, Inc.	InfiCorp Holdings, Inc.
20003441	Haftpflichtverband Der Deutchen Industrie V.a.G.	Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc.	Redland Insurance Company
20003442	GlobeSpan, Inc.	iCompression, Inc.	iCompression, Inc.
20003444	Deutsche Bank AG	Resun Leasing, Inc.	Resun Leasing, Inc.
20003446	The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company	Farrell Lines Incorporated	Farrell Lines Incorporated
20003447	Royal Nedlloyd N.V.	Farrell Lines Incorporated	Farrell Lines Incorporated
20003448	CSR Limited	Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V.	American Limestone Company, Inc.
20003451	InterNAP Network Services Corporation	CO Space, Inc.	CO Space, Inc.
20003454	The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.	Gordon Gund	Nationwide Advertising Services, LLC
20003455	Societe Cooperative Agricole LImagrain	KWS SAAT AG	Great Lakes Hybrids, Inc.
20003467	HealthCare Ventures V, L.P.	OraSure Technologies, Inc.	OraSure Technologies, Inc.
20003476	Providence Equity Partners III, LP	SoftAware, Inc.	SoftAware, Inc.
20003484	Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd.	Newco	Newco
20003485	First Choice Holidays PLC	Newco	Newco
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/13/2000
20003422	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	Valentine Acquisition Corp.	Valentine Acquisition Corp.
20003458	SBC Communications Inc.	E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative	Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated
20003488	QLogic Corporation	Ancor Communications, Incorporated	Ancor Communications, Incorporated
20003489	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, Inc	LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.	Riverview Medical Center, LLC
20003490	The Hub Group Limited	Cornelius J. McCarthy	C.J. McCarthy Business Trust
20003491	Exchange Application, Inc.	Customer Analytics Holdings, Inc.	Customer Analytics Holdings, Inc.
20003492	Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P.	Align Technology, Inc.	Align Technology, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/14/2000
20003385	John Rutledge Partners II, L.P.	Summit Technology, Inc.	Lens Express, Inc.
20003411	Republic Services, Inc.	Larry J. Schuchman	The recycling Group, Inc., LAJCG, Inc.
20003430	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	Verio, Inc	Verio, Inc.
20003469	Safeguard Scientifics, Inc	OPUS360 Corporation	OPUS360 Corporation
20003471	The Walt Disney Company	Marcos A. Rodriquez	Hibernia Communications, LLC
20003493	Highland 2000, L.P	Adelphia Communication Corporation	Adelphia Communication Corporation
20003495	Rodney L. Hale	Finance Enterprises, Ltd	Grand Pacific Life Insurance, Ltd.
20003498	Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V	MedQuist Inc	MedQuist Inc.
20003499	Marconi plc	Miguel G. Winder	Systems Management Specialists, Inc.
20003503	Ledcor Inc	Praha Trust	Meet Me Room, LLC TRES Management, LLC
20003510	Associated Food Stores, Inc	Sibbley Company, Ltd	Dan's Foods, Inc.
20003524	GMP Companies, Inc	Motorola, Inc	Motorola, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/15/2000
20003237	Carl J. Martignetti	Burton J. Miller and Nesha R. Miller (husband and wife)	Classic Wine Imports, Inc.
20003238	Carmine A. Martignetti	Burton J. Miller and Nesha R. Miller (husband and wife)	Classic Wine Imports, Inc.
20003239	Carl J. Martignetti	Robert W. Hoffman	Classic Wine Imports, Inc.
20003240	Carmine A. Martignetti	Robert Hoffman	Classic Wine Imports, Inc.
20003271	CRH plc	Manitou Construction Company, Inc.	Manitou Construction Company, Inc.
20003415	King Pharaceuticals, Inc	American Home Products Corporation	American Home Products Corporation
20003416	American Home Products Corporation	King Pharmaceuticals, Inc	King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
20003504	Carlyle Partners III, L.P	Align Technology, Inc	Align Technology, Inc.
TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION—06/16/2000
20001874	Franklin P. Perdue	Cargill, Incorporated	Cargill, Incorporated
20003440	The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc	Capita Technologies, Inc	Capita Technologies, Inc.
20003512	Novartis Pharma AG	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
20003513	Jerry C. Moyes	Simon Transportation Services Inc	Simon Transportation Services Inc.
20003523	Linc.net, Inc	Felix Petrillo	Felix Communications Corp., Felix General Contracting Inc., Felix Equities of Fla., Inc. Felix Equities, Inc., Felix Industries, 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.