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required by the 1990 amendment of
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DATES: January 22, 2025.
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Christopher M. Grengs (202–326–2612),
Bureau of Competition, Office of Policy
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change in gross national product. The
new thresholds, which take effect
immediately, are $51,380,000 for section
8(a)(1), and $5,138,000 for section
8(a)(2)(A).
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5).
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
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Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for
Section 8 of the Clayton Act
Federal Trade Commission.
Annual notice of revision.
The Federal Trade
Commission announces the revised
thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
SUMMARY:
The Federal Trade
Commission announces the revised
SUMMARY:
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Federal Trade Commission.
Annual notice of revision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for
Section 7A of the Clayton Act
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: February 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Whitehead (nwhitehead@ftc.gov,
202–326–3262), Bureau of Competition,
Premerger Notification Office, 400 7th
Street SW, 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-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:
Subsection of 7A
Original jurisdictional threshold
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) .....................................................................................
$200 million ...................................
$50 million .....................................
$200 million ...................................
$10 million .....................................
$100 million ...................................
$10 million .....................................
$100 million ...................................
$100 million ...................................
$10 million .....................................
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
Original threshold
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threshold
$505.8 million.
$126.4 million.
$505.8 million.
$25.3 million.
$252.9 million.
$25.3 million.
$252.9 million.
$252.9 million.
$25.3 million.
Form’’) and its Instructions will also be
adjusted, where indicated by the term
‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows:
2025 Adjusted threshold
$10 million ................................................................................................
$50 million ................................................................................................
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Original threshold
2025 Adjusted threshold
$100 million ..............................................................................................
$110 million ..............................................................................................
$200 million ..............................................................................................
$500 million ..............................................................................................
$1 billion ...................................................................................................
(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
original filing fee thresholds are set
forth in section 605. Division GG of the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act,
Original
filing fee
million.
million.
million.
billion.
billion.
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
Original applicable size of transaction *
$30,000
100,000
$252.9
$278.2
$505.8
$1.264
$2.529
2025 Adjusted
filing fee
$30,000
105,000
250,000
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.
400,000
not less than $1 billion but less than $2 billion.
425,000
800,000
not less than $2 billion but less than $5 billion.
850,000
2,250,000
$5 billion or more.
265,000
2,390,000
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:
2025 Adjusted applicable size of transaction *
less than $179.4 million.
not less than $179.4 million but less than $555.5
million.
not less than $555.5 million but less than $1.111 billion.
not less than $1.111 billion but less than $2.222 billion.
not less than $2.222 billion but less than $5.555 billion.
$5.555 billion or more.
* As determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act.
By direction of the Commission.
April Tabor,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[NIOSH Docket 094]
World Trade Center Health Program;
Petitions 031, 036, 039, and 053—
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Finding
of Insufficient Evidence
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Health and Human Services
(HHS).
ACTION: Denial of petitions for addition
of a health condition.
AGENCY:
The Administrator of the
World Trade Center (WTC) Health
Program received four petitions
(Petitions 031, 036, 039, and 053) to add
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to
the List of WTC-Related Health
Conditions (List). Upon reviewing the
scientific and medical literature,
including information provided by
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petitioners, the Administrator
determined that there is insufficient
evidence to support taking further
action at this time regarding ALS. The
Administrator also finds that
insufficient evidence exists to request a
recommendation of the WTC Health
Program Scientific/Technical Advisory
Committee (STAC), to publish a
proposed rule, or to publish a
determination not to publish a proposed
rule.
DATES: The Administrator of the WTC
Health Program is denying these
petitions for the addition of a health
condition as of January 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Visit the WTC Health
Program website at https://
www.cdc.gov/wtc/received.html to
review Petitions 031, 036, 039, and 053.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, MS: C–48,
Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (404)
498–2500 (this is not a toll-free
number); email NIOSHregs@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
A. WTC Health Program Statutory Authority
B. Procedures for Evaluating a Petition
C. Petitions 031, 036, 039, and 053
D. Review of Scientific Evaluation
E. Administrator’s Final Decision on Whether
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To Propose the Addition of Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis to the List
F. Approval to Submit Document to the
Office of the Federal Register
A. WTC Health Program Statutory
Authority
Title I of the James Zadroga 9/11
Health and Compensation Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–347, as amended by Pub.
L. 114–113, Pub. L. 116–59, Pub. L.
117–328, and Pub. L. 118–31), added
Title XXXIII to the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act,1 thereby establishing
the WTC Health Program within HHS.
The WTC Health Program provides
medical monitoring and treatment
benefits for health conditions on the
List 2 to eligible firefighters and related
personnel, law enforcement officers,
and rescue, recovery, and cleanup
workers who responded to the
September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in
1 Title XXXIII of the PHS Act is codified at 42
U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm–64. Those portions of the
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
of 2010 found in Titles II and III of Public Law 111–
347 do not pertain to the WTC Health Program and
are codified elsewhere.
2 The List of WTC-Related Health Conditions is
established in 42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)(3)–(4) and
300mm–32(b); additional conditions may be added
through rulemaking and the complete list is
provided in WTC Health Program regulations at 42
CFR 88.15.
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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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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: February 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nora Whitehead ([email protected],
202-326-3262), Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office,
400 7th Street SW, 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 2025 Adjusted
Subsection of 7A jurisdictional jurisdictional
threshold threshold
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7A(a)(2)(A)..................... $200 million...... $505.8 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(i).................. $50 million....... $126.4 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(i).................. $200 million...... $505.8 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).............. $10 million....... $25.3 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i).............. $100 million...... $252.9 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)............. $10 million....... $25.3 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)............. $100 million...... $252.9 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III)............ $100 million...... $252.9 million.
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III)............ $10 million....... $25.3 million.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 2025 Adjusted threshold
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$10 million............................ $$25.3 million.
$50 million............................ $126.4 million.
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$100 million........................... $252.9 million.
$110 million........................... $278.2 million.
$200 million........................... $505.8 million.
$500 million........................... $1.264 billion.
$1 billion............................. $2.529 billion.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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 original
filing fee thresholds are set forth in section 605. Division GG of the
2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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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2025 Adjusted
Original filing fee Original applicable size of 2025 Adjusted applicable size of
transaction * filing fee transaction *
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$30,000............................. less than $161.5 million. $30,000 less than $179.4
million.
100,000............................. not less than $161.5 million but 105,000 not less than $179.4
less than $500 million. million but less than
$555.5 million.
250,000............................. not less than $500 million but 265,000 not less than $555.5
less than $1 billion. million but less than
$1.111 billion.
400,000............................. not less than $1 billion but less 425,000 not less than $1.111
than $2 billion. billion but less than
$2.222 billion.
800,000............................. not less than $2 billion but less 850,000 not less than $2.222
than $5 billion. billion but less than
$5.555 billion.
2,250,000........................... $5 billion or more. 2,390,000 $5.555 billion or
more.
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* As determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act.
By direction of the Commission.
April Tabor,
Secretary.
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