Transmittal Rules; Early Termination of the Waiting Period of the Premerger Notification Rules

BILLING CODE 6750-01-M Transmittal Rules; Early Termination of the Waiting Period of the Premerger Notification Rules AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Granting of request for early termination of the waiting period of the premergeiHtiotification rules. SUMMARY: Penn Central Corporation is granted early termination of the waiting period provided by law and the premerger notification rules with respect to the proposed acquisition of all the stock of Butler-Johnson, Inc. from Mr. H. Blume Johnson. The g'rant was made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in response to a request for early termination submitted by Mr. Johnson. Neithér agency intends to take any action with respect to this acquisition during the waiting period. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26,1980. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi Licker, Attorney, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Room 303, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580 (202)523-3894.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Commission and 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. By direction of the Commission. Carol M. Thomas, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 80-32459 Filed 10-18-80; 8:45 am]