Notice2023-01533
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds
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Published
January 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Trade Commission
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5004-5005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01533]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds
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 the 2000 amendment of section 7A of the Clayton Act.
DATES: February 27, 2023.
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:
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Original Adjusted
jurisdictional jurisdictional
Subsection of 7A threshold threshold
(million) (million)
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7A(a)(2)(A)....................... $200 $445.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(i).................... 50 111.4
7A(a)(2)(B)(i).................... 200 445.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)................ 10 22.3
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)................ 100 222.7
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)............... 10 22.3
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)............... 100 222.7
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).............. 100 222.7
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).............. 10 22.3
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Any reference to the jurisdictional 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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Original threshold Adjusted threshold
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$10 million. $22.3 million.
$50 million. $111.4 million.
$100 million. $222.7 million.
$110 million. $245 million.
$200 million. $445.5 million.
$500 million. $1.1137 billion.
$1 billion. $2.2274 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, Public Law 117-328, 136 Stat. 4459,
requires the Federal Trade Commission to revise these filing fee
thresholds. The new filing fee thresholds, which take effect 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register, are as follows:
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Size of transaction as
Filing fee determined under section
7A(a)(2) of the Act
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$30,000................................... less than $161.5 million.
$100,000.................................. not less than $161.5 million
but less than $500 million.
$250,000.................................. not less than $500 million
but less than $1 billion.
$400,000.................................. not less than $1 billion but
less than $2 billion.
$800,000.................................. not less than $2 billion but
less than $5 billion.
$2.25 million............................. $5 billion or more.
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By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-01533 Filed 1-25-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
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