Federal Trade Commission June 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to Section 7A(d) of the Clayton Act, the Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is proposing amendments to the premerger notification rules (``the Rules'') that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (``the Act'' or ``HSR'') and to the Premerger Notification and Report Form (the ``Form'') and Instructions (``Instructions''). These proposed changes would result in a redesign of the premerger notification process through both a reorganization of the information currently required and the addition of new information and document requirements. In addition, these changes would implement the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022. The proposed amendments would involve changes to both the Rules and the Instructions, and the Commission proposes explanatory and ministerial changes to the Rules as well as necessary amendments to the Instructions to effect the proposed changes.

Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') received a petition for rulemaking from Matt Liistro and 124 other individuals and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') proposes to amend the Commission's Health Breach Notification Rule (the ``HBN Rule'' or the ``Rule'') and requests public comment on the proposed changes. The HBN Rule requires vendors of personal health records (``PHRs'') and related entities that are not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (``HIPAA'') to notify individuals, the FTC, and, in some cases, the media of a breach of unsecured personally identifiable health data.