01-6137. 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 action with respect to these proposed acquisitions during the applicable waiting period.

Trans #	Acquiring	Acquired	Entities
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/05/2001
20011310	Flextronics International Ltd.	Greg Ronan	Wave Optics, Inc.
20011326	Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P.	Collins & Aikman Corporation	Collins & Aikman Corporation.
20011328	PMD Group Holdings Inc.	The B.F. Goodrich Company	BF Goodrich Chemical Belgie BVBA.
			BF Goodrich China Inc.
			BF Goodrich, FCC, Inc. US.
			Goodrich Holding Corporation.
			The B.F. Goodrich Company.
20011336	Dr. Terrence H. Matthews	Mitel Corporation	Mitel Knowledge Corporation, Mitel Telecom Limited.
			Mitel Networks Corporation.
			Mitel Research Park Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/06/2001
20004859	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	Ascension Health	SelectCare, Inc.
20004860	Henry Ford Health System	Ascension Health	SelectCare, Inc.
20010439	Eastman Kodak Company	Bell & Howell Company	Bell & Howell Company.
20011342	Citigroup Inc.	Delco Remy International, Inc.	Delco Remy International, Inc.
20011365	Olivetti, S.p.A.	NetCreations, Inc.	NetCreations, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/07/2001
20011271	Providence Media Partners L.P.	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation.
20011272	Providence Equity Partners III L.P.	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation.
20011283	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation	VoiceStream Wireless Corporation	Cook Inlet GSM Control LLC/Cook Inlet PV SS PCS Partners, LP.
20011287	Vestar Capital Partners, IV, L.P.	Michael Foods, Inc.	Michael Foods, Inc.
20011312	LT Participations S.A.	Tod Johnson	The NPD Group, Inc.
20011316	Oak Hill Capital Partners, L.P.	MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.	MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
20011343	APW, Ltd.	William F. Connell	Connell Limited Partnership.
20011344	William F. Connell	APW, Ltd.	APW, Ltd.
20011348	b2bstores.com, Inc.	IVAX Corporation	IVAX Diagnostics, Inc.
20011353	Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	American Express Company	American Express Company.
20011354	Westmoreland Coal Company	Montana Power Company	Basin Resources, Inc.
			Horizon Coal Services, Inc.
			North Central Energy Company.
			Northwestern Resources Co.
			Western Energy Company.
20011355	Allegheny Energy, Inc.	Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.	Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.
20011356	Sysco Corporation	Guest Supply, Inc.	Guest Supply, Inc.
20011357	Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)	Tuscarora Incorporated	Tuscarora Incorporated.
20011358	Madison Dearborn Capital Partners III, L.P.	Magellan Health Services, Inc.	National Mentor, Inc.
20011361	NetIQ Corporation	WebTrends Corporation	WebTrends Corporation.
20011362	W. Glen Boyd	NetIQ Corporation	NetIQ Corporation.
20011363	Elijahu Shapira	NetIQ Corporation	NetIQ Corporation.
20011368	Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P.	Newfield Exploration Company	Newfield Exploration Company.
20011370	SBC Communications Inc.	SBC Communications Inc.	BellSouth Wireless Data, L.P.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/08/2001
20001571	Consolidated Edison, Inc.	Northeast Utilities	Northeast Utilities.
20011364	Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.	Counsel Corporation	Counsel Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/09/2001
20011351	Bayer AG	CuraGen Corporation	CuraGen Corporation.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/12/2001
20011366	Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.	Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
20011367	Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.	Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
20011371	STMicroelectronics N.V.	Ravisent Technologies, Inc.	Ravisent Technologies, Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/13/2001
20004261	DS Uniphase Corporation	SDL, Inc.	SDL, Inc.
20011329	Credit Suisse Group	PMD Group Holdings, Inc.	PMD Group Holdings, Inc.
20011330	Deutsche Bank AG	PMD Group Holdings, Inc.	PMD Group Holdings, Inc.
20011345	Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.	Kersaf Investment Ltd.	New Pier Operating Company, Inc.
			Resorts International Hotel, Inc.
20011369	WCW Acquisition, Inc.	AOL Time Warner, Inc.	World Championship Wrestling, Inc.
20011374	St. John's University, New York	Insurance Society of New York, Incorporation	Insurance Society of New York, Incorporation.
20011376	Modine Manufacturing Company	Thermacore International, Inc.	Termacore International, Inc.
20011377	Hexagon AB	Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company	Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company
			BSIS, Inc.
20011381	The Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC	Barry A. Ackerley	SSI, Inc., T.C. Aviation, Inc.
			The Ackerley Group, Inc., Ackerley Media Group, Inc.
20011383	Advanced Digital Information Corporation	Pathlight Technology, Inc.	Pathlight Technology, Inc.
20011386	Catholic Health East	Catholic Health Initiatives	Catholic Health Initiatives.
20011388	Dover Corporation	Cortec Group Fund II, L.P.	Switchcraft Holdings, Inc.
20011390	Proxim, Inc.	Netopia, Inc.	Netopia, Inc.
20011391	Dentsply International Inc.	AstraZeneca pic	AstraZeneca AB
20011393	United Parcel Service, Inc.	First International Bancorp, Inc.	First International Bancorp, Inc.
20011397	Argosy Gaming Company	Argosy Gaming Company	Indiana Gaming Company, L.P.
20011400	The May Department Stores Company, a Delaware corporation	Saks Incorporated, a Tennessee corporation	Saks Incorporated, a Tennessee corporation.
20011403	Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P.	Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P.	Metaldyne Corporation.
20011413	Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation	Ochsner Clinic L.L.C.	Ochsner Clinic, L.L.C.
20011414	Harza Engineering Company, Inc.	Montgomery Watson, Inc.	Montgomery Watson, Inc.
20011416	KKR 1996 Fund L.P.	NewSouth Holdings, Inc.	NewSouth Holdings, Inc.
20011422	The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America	Berkshire Life Insurance Company	Berkshire Life Insurance Company.
20011424	CORNELLA Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH	Aventis	Hoechst NewCo II.
20011425	AT&T Corp.	Cox Enterprises, Inc.	Cox@Home, Inc.
20011428	Constellation Brands, Inc.	Sebastiani Vineyards, Inc.	Sebastiani Vineyards, Inc.
20011434	Solectron Corporation	Centennial Technologies, Inc.	Centennial Technologies, Inc.
20011435	Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.	Magella Healthcare Corporation	Megella Healthcare Corporation.
20011438	The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	Fortis (B)	Fortis Advisers, Inc.
			Fortis, Inc.
20011439	The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.	Fortis (NL) N.V.	Fortis Advisers, Inc.
			Fortis, Inc.
20011440	Hub International Limited	Kaye Group Inc.	Kaye Group Inc.
200114411	Quadrant Holding	DSM N.V.	DSM Engineering Plastic Products Holding Company, Inc.
20011490	Andrew J. McKelvey	James W. Goldman	JWG Associates Inc.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/14/2001
20011320	Microsoft Corporation	Great Plains Software, Inc.	Great Plains Software, Inc.
20011405	General Electric Company	Rollins Truck Leasing Company	Rolins Truck Leasing Company
20011442	Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.	The Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd	The Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
20011452	Radio One, Inc.	Blue Chip Broadcasting Inc.	Blue Chip Broadcasting, Inc.
20011458	El Paso Energy Partners	El Paso Energy Corporation	El Paso Energy Corporation
20011459	WPS Resources Corporation	Sierra Pacific Resources	Sierra Pacific Power Company.
20011465	General Electric Company	Interpool, Inc.	Interpool, Inc.
20011467	The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	Benjamin Jacobson & Sons, LLC	Benjamin Jacobson & Sons, LLC.
20011468	AT&T Corp.	Brian L. Roberts	Comcast PC Investments, Inc.
20011471	UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.	AT&T Corp.	Liberty International DLA, Inc.
20011482	The Procter & Gamble Company	Project EMM, Inc.	Project EMM, Inc.
20011487	Carlyle Partners III, L.P.	Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, Inc.	Grand Vehicle Works Holdings, Inc.
20011495	Quanta Services, Inc.	John DiLeo, Jr.	Hylan DataCom & Electrical, Inc.
20011496	Quanta Services, Inc.	Michael Paterno	Hylan Electrical Contracting Inc.
			Trinity Cable & Lighting Inc., Gibaltar Construction Corp.
			Trinity Communication Corps.
Transactions Granted Early Termination—02/16/2001
20011298	Halliburton Company	Petroleum Geo-Services, ASA	Petroleum Geo-Services (U.S.), Inc.
			PGS Data Management, Inc.
			PGS Tigress (UK), Ltd. PGS Data Management, Inc.
20011306	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Fritz Companies, Inc.	Fritz Companies, Inc.
20011350	Verizon Communications Inc.	Price Communications Corporation	Price Communications Wireless, Inc.
20011406	Constellation Energy Group, Inc.	Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc.	Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc.
20011437	The AES Corporation	Sierra Pacific Resources	Nevada Power Corporation.
20011443	Nitsuko Corporation	NEC Corporation	NEC America, Inc.
20011444	NEC Corporation	Nitsuko Corporation	Nitsuko America Corporation.
20011453	Health Care Service Corporation	The Regence Group	The Regence Group.
20011457	Aristocrat Leisure Limited	Casino Data Systems	Casino Data Systems.
20011460	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	AT&T Corp.	AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
20011481	Nestle' S.A.	Interstate Bakeries Corporation	Interstate Bakeries Corporation.
20011485	Constellation Energy Group, Inc.	RGS Energy Group, Inc.	RGS Energy Group, Inc.
20011486	Constellation Energy Group, Inc.	Energy East Corporation	New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
20011493	Constellation Energy Group, Inc.	CH Energy Group, Inc.	Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation.
20011500	ALZA Corporation	Merck & Co., Inc.	Merck & Co., 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.