
                                                                  EXHIBIT (99.2)





                              ITEM 7 INFORMATION


     The securities being reported on by the The Goldman Sachs Group,  Inc. ("GS
Group"),  as a  parent  holding  company,  are  owned,  or may be  deemed  to be
beneficially  owned,  by Goldman,  Sachs & Co.  ("Goldman  Sachs"),  a broker or
dealer  registered  under  Section  15 of  the  Act  and an  investment  adviser
registered  under Section 203 of the  Investment  Advisers Act of 1940.  Goldman
Sachs is a direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group.



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