Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 66190-66191 [2019-26075]

Download as PDF 66190 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2019 / Notices authority for this information collection is contained in section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements listed below are covered under this information collection are as follows: 47 CFR 76.1601 requires that a cable operator shall provide written notice to any broadcast television station at least 30 days prior to either deleting from carriage or repositioning that station. Such notification shall also be provided to subscribers of the cable system. 47 CFR 76.1607 states that a cable operator shall provide written notice by certified mail to all stations carried on its system pursuant to the must-carry rules at least 60 days prior to any change in the designation of its principal headend. 47 CFR 76.1617(a) states within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all qualified Non-Commercial Education (NCE) stations of its designated principal headend by certified mail. 47 CFR 76.1617(b) states within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all local commercial and Non-Commercial Education (NCE) stations that may not be entitled to carriage because they either fail to meet the standards for delivery of a good quality signal to the cable system’s principal headend, or may cause an increased copyright liability to the cable system. 47 CFR 76.1617(c) states within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must send by certified mail a copy of a list of all broadcast television stations carried by its system and their channel positions to all local commercial and noncommercial television stations, including those not designated as must-carry stations and those not carried on the system. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20551–0001, not later than January 2, 2020. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@stls.frb.org: 1. Cross County Bancshares, Inc., Wynne, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares of Central Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 27, 2019. Yao-Chin Chao, Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2019–26124 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Notice and request for comment. [FR Doc. 2019–26122 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] ACTION: BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUMMARY: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Dec 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 The FTC requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for three years the current PRA clearance for information collection requirements contained in the Antitrust Improvements Act Rules (‘‘HSR Rules’’) and corresponding Notification and Report Form for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (‘‘Notification and Report Form’’). The PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 current clearance expires on December 31, 2019. DATES: Comments must be received by January 2, 2020. ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this notice should be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days of this notice. You may submit comments using any of the following methods: Electronic: Write ‘‘HSR Rules: PRA Comment, P072108,’’ on your comment and file your comment online at https:// www.regulations.gov, by following the instructions on the web-based form. Email: MBX.OMB.OIRA.Submission@ OMB.eop.gov. Fax: (202) 395–5806. Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission, New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Jones, Assistant Director, Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, Room CC–5301, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580, or by telephone to (202) 326– 2740. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: HSR Rules and Notification and Report Form, 16 CFR parts 801–803. OMB Control Number: 3084–0005. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: Section 7A of the Clayton Act (‘‘Act’’), 15 U.S.C. 18a, as amended by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94–435, 90 Stat. 1390, requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions to file notification with the Commission and the Assistant Attorney General and to wait a designated period of time before consummating such transactions. Congress empowered the Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, to require ‘‘that the notification . . . be in such form and contain such documentary material and information . . . as is necessary and appropriate’’ to enable the agencies ‘‘to determine whether such acquisitions may, if consummated, violate the antitrust laws.’’ 15 U.S.C. 18a(d). Congress similarly granted rulemaking authority to, among other things, ‘‘prescribe such other rules as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section.’’ Id. Pursuant to that section, the Commission, with the concurrence of E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 3, 2019 / Notices lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES the Assistant Attorney General, developed the HSR Rules and the corresponding Notification and Report Form. On September 11, 2019, the Commission sought comment on the reporting requirements associated with the HSR Rules and corresponding Notification and Report Form. 84 FR 47951. No relevant comments were received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to renew the preexisting clearance for those information collection requirements. The following discussion presents the FTC’s PRA burden analysis regarding completion of the Notification and Report Form. For more details about the requirements of the HSR Rules, the background behind these information collection provisions, and the basis for the calculations summarized below, see 84 FR 47951. Likely Respondents: Merging Parties. Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 181,091 hours [derived from 4,894 nonindex filings × 37 hours/each) + (five index filings × two hours/each) + (one withdrawn transaction later restarted × three hours)]. Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $83,301,860, which is derived from $460/hour × 181,091 hours. Request for Comment Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding at the https://www.regulations.gov website. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive personal information, such as anyone’s Social Security number; date of birth; driver’s license number or other state identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment should not include any ‘‘trade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential’’—as provided by Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— including in particular competitively sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 Dec 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names. Heather Hippsley, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2019–26075 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION [File No. 191 0061] Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment Federal Trade Commission. Proposed consent agreement; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent orders—embodied in the consent agreement—that would settle these allegations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file comments online or on paper, by following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write: ‘‘Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation; File No. 191 0061’’ on your comment, and file your comment online at https:// www.regulations.gov by following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Wallace (202–326–3085), Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is hereby given that the above-captioned consent agreement containing a consent order to cease and desist, having been SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66191 filed with and accepted, subject to final approval, by the Commission, has been placed on the public record for a period of thirty (30) days. The following Analysis to Aid Public Comment describes the terms of the consent agreement and the allegations in the complaint. An electronic copy of the full text of the consent agreement package can be obtained from the FTC Home Page (for November 15, 2019), on the World Wide Web, at https:// www.ftc.gov/news-events/commissionactions. You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to consider your comment, we must receive it on or before January 2, 2020. Write ‘‘BristolMyers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation; File No. 191 0061’’ on your comment. Your comment—including your name and your state—will be placed on the public record of this proceeding, including, to the extent practicable, on the https:// www.regulations.gov website. Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit your comments online through the https:// www.regulations.gov website. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, write ‘‘Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Celgene Corporation; File No. 191 0061’’ on your comment and on the envelope, and mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC 20580; or deliver your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex D), Washington, DC 20024. If possible, submit your paper comment to the Commission by courier or overnight service. Because your comment will be placed on the publicly accessible website at https://www.regulations.gov, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential information. In particular, your comment should not include any sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else’s Social Security number; date of birth; driver’s license number or other state identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other individually E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66190-66191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The FTC requests that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) extend for three years the current PRA clearance for information 
collection requirements contained in the Antitrust Improvements Act 
Rules (``HSR Rules'') and corresponding Notification and Report Form 
for Certain Mergers and Acquisitions (``Notification and Report 
Form''). The current clearance expires on December 31, 2019.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this notice should be submitted to 
the OMB Desk Officer for the Federal Trade Commission within 30 days of 
this notice. You may submit comments using any of the following 
methods:
    Electronic: Write ``HSR Rules: PRA Comment, P072108,'' on your 
comment and file your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov, by 
following the instructions on the web-based form.
    Email: [email protected].
    Fax: (202) 395-5806.
    Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Trade 
Commission, New Executive Office Building, Docket Library, Room 10102, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Jones, Assistant Director, 
Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade 
Commission, Room CC-5301, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20580, or by telephone to (202) 326-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: HSR Rules and Notification and Report Form, 16 CFR parts 
801-803.
    OMB Control Number: 3084-0005.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 7A of the Clayton Act (``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 18a, 
as amended by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 
Public Law 94-435, 90 Stat. 1390, requires all persons contemplating 
certain mergers or acquisitions to file notification with the 
Commission and the Assistant Attorney General and to wait a designated 
period of time before consummating such transactions. Congress 
empowered the Commission, with the concurrence of the Assistant 
Attorney General, to require ``that the notification . . . be in such 
form and contain such documentary material and information . . . as is 
necessary and appropriate'' to enable the agencies ``to determine 
whether such acquisitions may, if consummated, violate the antitrust 
laws.'' 15 U.S.C. 18a(d). Congress similarly granted rulemaking 
authority to, among other things, ``prescribe such other rules as may 
be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
section.'' Id.
    Pursuant to that section, the Commission, with the concurrence of

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the Assistant Attorney General, developed the HSR Rules and the 
corresponding Notification and Report Form.
    On September 11, 2019, the Commission sought comment on the 
reporting requirements associated with the HSR Rules and corresponding 
Notification and Report Form. 84 FR 47951. No relevant comments were 
received. Pursuant to the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that 
implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FTC is providing this 
second opportunity for public comment while seeking OMB approval to 
renew the pre-existing clearance for those information collection 
requirements.
    The following discussion presents the FTC's PRA burden analysis 
regarding completion of the Notification and Report Form. For more 
details about the requirements of the HSR Rules, the background behind 
these information collection provisions, and the basis for the 
calculations summarized below, see 84 FR 47951.
    Likely Respondents: Merging Parties.
    Estimated Annual Hours Burden: 181,091 hours [derived from 4,894 
non-index filings x 37 hours/each) + (five index filings x two hours/
each) + (one withdrawn transaction later restarted x three hours)].
    Estimated Annual Cost Burden: $83,301,860, which is derived from 
$460/hour x 181,091 hours.

Request for Comment

    Your comment--including your name and your state--will be placed on 
the public record of this proceeding at the https://www.regulations.gov 
website. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely 
responsible for making sure that your comment does not include any 
sensitive personal information, such as anyone's Social Security 
number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state 
identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; 
financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also 
solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include 
any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other 
individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment 
should not include any ``trade secret or any commercial or financial 
information which . . . is privileged or confidential''--as provided by 
Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 
16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)--including in particular competitively sensitive 
information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories, formulas, 
patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer names.

Heather Hippsley,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-26075 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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