Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 7870 [2021-02110]

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94–435, 90 Stat. 1390 (‘‘the Act’’), requires all persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions, which meet or exceed the jurisdictional thresholds in the Act, to file notification with the Commission and the Assistant Attorney General and to wait a designated period of time before consummating such transactions. Section 7A(a)(2) requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise those thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product, in accordance with Section 8(a)(5). Note that while the filing fee thresholds are revised annually, the actual filing fees are not similarly indexed and, as a result, have not been adjusted for inflation in over a decade. The new thresholds, which take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register, are as follows: Subsection of 7A Original threshold (million) Adjusted threshold (million) $200 50 200 10 100 10 100 100 10 100 100 500 500 $368 92 368 18.4 184 18.4 184 184 18.4 184 184 919.9 919.9 7A(a)(2)(A) ................................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ................................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ................................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ............................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ............................................................................................................................................ 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ........................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ........................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) .......................................................................................................................................... 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) .......................................................................................................................................... Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fee1 (3)(b)(1) ........................................................ Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) ........................................................ Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) ........................................................ Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(3) ........................................................ Any reference to these thresholds and related thresholds and limitation values in the HSR rules (16 CFR parts 801–803) and the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form (‘‘the HSR Form’’) and its Instructions will also be adjusted, where indicated by the term ‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Original threshold Adjusted threshold (million) $10 million ...................... $50 million ...................... $100 million .................... $110 million .................... $200 million .................... $500 million .................... $1 billion ......................... 18.4 92 184 202.4 368 919.9 1,839.8 1 Public Law 106–553, Sec. 630(b) amended Sec. 18a note. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:08 Feb 01, 2021 Jkt 253001 By direction of the Commission. April J. Tabor, Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02110]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION


Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton 
Act

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission announces the revised thresholds 
for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 required 
by law.

DATES: March 4, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Whitehead (202-326-3100), Bureau 
of Competition, Premerger Notification Office, 400 7th Street SW, Room 
5301, Washington, DC 20024.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 
18a, as added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 
1976, Public Law 94-435, 90 Stat. 1390 (``the Act''), requires all 
persons contemplating certain mergers or acquisitions, which meet or 
exceed the jurisdictional thresholds in the Act, to file notification 
with the Commission and the Assistant Attorney General and to wait a 
designated period of time before consummating such transactions. 
Section 7A(a)(2) requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise those 
thresholds annually, based on the change in gross national product, in 
accordance with Section 8(a)(5). Note that while the filing fee 
thresholds are revised annually, the actual filing fees are not 
similarly indexed and, as a result, have not been adjusted for 
inflation in over a decade. The new thresholds, which take effect 30 
days after publication in the Federal Register, are as follows:

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                                         Original           Adjusted
         Subsection of 7A               threshold          threshold
                                        (million)          (million)
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7A(a)(2)(A).......................               $200               $368
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)....................                 50                 92
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)....................                200                368
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)................                 10               18.4
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)................                100                184
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)...............                 10               18.4
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)...............                100                184
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III)..............                100                184
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III)..............                 10               18.4
Section 7A note: Assessment and                   100                184
 Collection of Filing Fee\1\
 (3)(b)(1)........................
Section 7A note: Assessment and                   100                184
 Collection of Filing Fees
 (3)(b)(2)........................
Section 7A note: Assessment and                   500              919.9
 Collection of Filing Fees
 (3)(b)(2)........................
Section 7A note: Assessment and                   500              919.9
 Collection of Filing Fees
 (3)(b)(3)........................
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    Any reference to these thresholds and related thresholds and 
limitation values in the HSR rules (16 CFR parts 801-803) and the 
Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form (``the HSR 
Form'') and its Instructions will also be adjusted, where indicated by 
the term ``(as adjusted)'', as follows:
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    \1\ Public Law 106-553, Sec. 630(b) amended Sec. 18a note.

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                                                            Adjusted
                  Original threshold                       threshold
                                                           (million)
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$10 million..........................................               18.4
$50 million..........................................                 92
$100 million.........................................                184
$110 million.........................................              202.4
$200 million.........................................                368
$500 million.........................................              919.9
$1 billion...........................................            1,839.8
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    By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-02110 Filed 2-1-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
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