Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 7708-7709 [2024-02227]
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Estimated burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually and
on occasion.
Estimated total Annual Burden: 1,275
hours.
Expiration Date
Number of Appraisers (for invoicing
registry fee)
States listing AMCs on the AMC
Registry enter the above information for
each AMC for the initial entry only.
After the initial entry, the information is
retained on the AMC Registry, and will
only need to be amended, if necessary,
by the State. The estimate for burden
assumes that 51 States will continue to
register and supervise AMCs, and that
the average number of AMCs in a State
will be 101. This estimate is based on
information currently available on the
AMC Registry, and will be high for some
States, and low for other States. As of
January 16, 2024, 49 States are
submitting data to the AMC Registry.
The initial entry by a State on a single
AMC is estimated to take 15 minutes.
Subsequent entries to amend
information on an AMC, annually or
periodically, are estimated to also be 15
minutes.
Current Action: Annual burden has
been increased from 1,148 hours to
1,275 as the number of 90 that was used
in the previous collection renewal
estimate has been increased to 101.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51
States.
By the Appraisal Subcommittee.
James R. Park,
Executive Director.
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This
document announces updates to (1) the
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
required by the 2000 amendment of
section 7A of the Clayton Act; and (2)
the filing fee schedule for the same Act,
as required by division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act. Both
updates are discussed in more detail
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(1) The Jurisdictional Thresholds
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for
Section 7A of the Clayton Act
Federal Trade Commission.
Annual notice of revision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission announces the revised
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
required by the 2000 amendment of
section 7A of the Clayton Act; and the
revised filing fee schedule for the same
Act required by division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
DATES: March 6, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Whitehead (202–326–3100),
Bureau of Competition, Premerger
Notification Office, 400 7th Street SW,
Room 5301, Washington, DC 20024.
SUMMARY:
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15
U.S.C. 18a, as added by the Hart-ScottRodino 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).
The new jurisdictional thresholds,
which take effect 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are
as follows:
Original jurisdictional
threshold
(million)
Subsection of 7A
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) ......................................................................................................
Any reference to the jurisdictional
thresholds and related thresholds and
limitation values in the HSR rules (16
$200
50
200
10
100
10
100
100
10
CFR parts 801 through 803) and the
Antitrust Improvements Act
Notification and Report Form (‘‘the HSR
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Adjusted threshold
$10 million .......................................................................................................................................................................
$50 million .......................................................................................................................................................................
$100 million .....................................................................................................................................................................
$110 million .....................................................................................................................................................................
$200 million .....................................................................................................................................................................
$500 million .....................................................................................................................................................................
$1 billion ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Section 605 of Public Law 101–162
(15 U.S.C. 18a note) requires the Federal
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Trade Commission to assess and collect
filing fees from persons acquiring voting
securities or assets under the Act. The
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$478
119.5
478
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239
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Form’’) and its Instructions will also be
adjusted, where indicated by the term
‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows:
Original threshold
(2) The Filing Fee Thresholds
Adjusted jurisdictional
threshold
(million)
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$23.9 million.
$119.5 million.
$239 million.
$262.9 million.
$478 million.
$1.195 billion.
$2.39 billion.
current filing fee thresholds are set forth
in Section 605. Division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
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Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4459,
requires the Federal Trade Commission
to revise these filing fee thresholds and
amounts based on the percentage
change in the GNP for such fiscal year
compared to the GNP for the year
ending September 30, 2022 (for the
filing fee thresholds) and the percentage
increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
Index, as determined by the Department
of Labor or its successor, for the year
then ended over the level so established
for the year ending September 30, 2022
(for the fee amounts).
2024 Adjusted
filing fee
Original filing fee
Original applicable size of transaction *
$30,000 ................................
100,000 ................................
$30,000
105,000
400,000 ................................
less than $161.5 million ....................................
not less than $161.5 million but less than $500
million.
not less than $500 million but less than $1 billion.
not less than $1 billion but less than $2 billion
800,000 ................................
not less than $2 billion but less than $5 billion
830,000
2,250,000 .............................
$5 billion or more ..............................................
250,000 ................................
260,000
415,000
2,335,000
Any reference to the fee thresholds
and related values in the HSR rules (16
CFR parts 801 through 803) and the HSR
Form and its Instructions will also be
adjusted, where indicated by the term
‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows:
2024 Adjusted applicable size of transaction *
less than $173.3 million.
not less than $173.3 million
$536.5 million.
not less than $536.5 million
$1.073 billion.
not less than $1.073 billion
$2.146 billion.
not less than $2.146 billion
$5.365 billion.
$5.365 billion or more.
but less than
but less than
but less than
but less than
* As determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act.
By direction of the Commission.
Joel Christie,
Acting Secretary.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090–0315; Docket No.
2024–0001; Sequence No. 1]
Information Collection; Ombudsman
Inquiry/Request Instrument
Office of Acquisition Policy,
Office of the Procurement Ombudsman
(OPO), General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the OMB a request to
review and approve a renewal to an
existing information collection
requirement regarding OMB Control No:
3090–0315; Ombudsman Inquiry/
Request Instrument.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
this collection via https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
instructions on the site. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking
portal by searching the OMB control
number. Select the link ‘‘Comment
Now’’ that corresponds with
‘‘Information Collection 3090–0315.’’
Please include your name, company
name (if any) and ‘‘Information
Collection 3090–0315, Ombudsman
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Inquiry Request/Request Instrument’’ on
your attached document.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
3090–0315; Ombudsman Inquiry/
Request Instrument, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two-to-three days after
submission to verify posting. If there are
difficulties submitting comments,
contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat
Division at GSARegSec@gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frederick Landry, GSA Procurement
Ombudsman & Industry Liaison, at
telephone 202–501–4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The online intake Instrument on the
GSA Ombudsman’s web page receives
inquiries from vendors who are
currently doing business with or
interested in doing business with GSA.
The inquiries are collected by the GSA
Ombudsman and routed to the
appropriate office for resolution and/or
implementation in the case of
recommendations for process or
program improvements. Reporting of the
data collected helps highlight thematic
issues that vendors encounter with GSA
acquisition programs, processes, or
policies, and identify areas where
training is needed. The information
collected also assists in identifying and
analyzing patterns and trends to help
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improve efficiencies and lead to
improvements in current practices.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Maximum Potential Respondents:
118.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Maximum Potential Annual
Responses: 118.
Hours per Response: .25.
Total Burden Hours: 29.5.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary, whether it will
have practical utility; whether our
estimate of the public burden of this
collection of information is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in
which we can minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through the use of
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may
obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA
Regulatory Secretariat Division at
GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB
Control No. 3090–0315, Ombudsman
Inquiry/Request Instrument, in all
correspondence.
Lesley Briante,
Deputy Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024–02189 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7708-7709]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-02227]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton
Act
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Annual notice of revision.
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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 the 2000 amendment of section 7A of the Clayton Act; and the revised
filing fee schedule for the same Act required by division GG of the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
DATES: March 6, 2024.
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: This document announces updates to (1) the
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as required by the 2000 amendment of section 7A of the Clayton
Act; and (2) the filing fee schedule for the same Act, as required by
division GG of the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Both updates
are discussed in more detail below.
(1) The Jurisdictional Thresholds
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).
The new jurisdictional thresholds, which take effect 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register, are as follows:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original jurisdictional Adjusted jurisdictional
Subsection of 7A threshold (million) threshold (million)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7A(a)(2)(A)........................................... $200 $478
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)........................................ 50 119.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(i)........................................ 200 478
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).................................... 10 23.9
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).................................... 100 239
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)................................... 10 23.9
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)................................... 100 239
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................................. 100 239
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................................. 10 23.9
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Any reference to the jurisdictional thresholds and related
thresholds and limitation values in the HSR rules (16 CFR parts 801
through 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:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original threshold Adjusted threshold
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$10 million................................................ $23.9 million.
$50 million................................................ $119.5 million.
$100 million............................................... $239 million.
$110 million............................................... $262.9 million.
$200 million............................................... $478 million.
$500 million............................................... $1.195 billion.
$1 billion................................................. $2.39 billion.
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(2) The Filing Fee Thresholds
Section 605 of Public Law 101-162 (15 U.S.C. 18a note) requires the
Federal Trade Commission to assess and collect filing fees from persons
acquiring voting securities or assets under the Act. The current filing
fee thresholds are set forth in Section 605. Division GG of the 2023
Consolidated Appropriations Act,
[[Page 7709]]
Public Law 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459, requires the Federal Trade
Commission to revise these filing fee thresholds and amounts based on
the percentage change in the GNP for such fiscal year compared to the
GNP for the year ending September 30, 2022 (for the filing fee
thresholds) and the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, for
the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending
September 30, 2022 (for the fee amounts).
Any reference to the fee thresholds and related values in the HSR
rules (16 CFR parts 801 through 803) and the HSR Form and its
Instructions will also be adjusted, where indicated by the term ``(as
adjusted)'', as follows:
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Original applicable size 2024 Adjusted 2024 Adjusted applicable
Original filing fee of transaction * filing fee size of transaction *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$30,000................................. less than $161.5 million.. $30,000 less than $173.3 million.
100,000................................. not less than $161.5 105,000 not less than $173.3
million but less than million but less than
$500 million. $536.5 million.
250,000................................. not less than $500 million 260,000 not less than $536.5
but less than $1 billion. million but less than
$1.073 billion.
400,000................................. not less than $1 billion 415,000 not less than $1.073
but less than $2 billion. billion but less than
$2.146 billion.
800,000................................. not less than $2 billion 830,000 not less than $2.146
but less than $5 billion. billion but less than
$5.365 billion.
2,250,000............................... $5 billion or more........ 2,335,000 $5.365 billion or more.
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* As determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act.
By direction of the Commission.
Joel Christie,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02227 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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