82 FR 8524 - Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-01803 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 8524] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01803] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Effective date: February 27, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Jones, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office, 400 7th Street SW., Room #5301, Washington, DC 20024, Phone (202) 326-3100. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Adjusted Subsection of 7A threshold threshold (million) (million) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7A(a)(2)(A)............................. $200 $323 7A(a)(2)(B)(i).......................... 50 80.8 7A(a)(2)(B)(i).......................... 200 323 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)...................... 10 16.2 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i)...................... 100 161.5 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)..................... 10 16.2 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)..................... 100 161.5 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................... 100 161.5 7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III).................... 10 16.2 Section 7A note: Assessment and 100 161.5 Collection of Filing Fees \1\ (3)(b)(1) Section 7A note: Assessment and 100 161.5 Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2).... Section 7A note: Assessment and 500 807.5 Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2).... Section 7A note: Assessment and 500 807.5 Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(3).... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Public Law 106-553, Sec. 630(b) amended Sec. 18a note. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original threshold Adjusted threshold (million) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $10 million $16.2 50 million 80.8 100 million 161.5 110 million 177.7 200 million 323 500 million 807.5 1 billion 1,615 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-01803 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
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of the voting shares of First Advantage two thresholds are met. Competitor thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Bancorp, Clarksville, Tennessee, and corporations are covered by Section 8 if Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
thereby indirectly acquire shares of First each one has capital, surplus, and required by the 2000 amendment of
Advantage Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee. undivided profits aggregating more than Section 7A of the Clayton Act.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas $10,000,000, with the exception that no DATES: Effective date: February 27, 2017.
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice corporation is covered if the competitive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, sales of either corporation are less than
Robert Jones, Federal Trade
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272: $1,000,000. Section 8(a)(5) requires the
1. Captex Bancshares, Inc., Bryan, Commission, Bureau of Competition,
Federal Trade Commission to revise
Texas; to become a bank holding Premerger Notification Office, 400 7th
those thresholds annually, based on the
company by acquiring 100 percent of Street SW., Room #5301, Washington,
change in gross national product. The
Trenton Bankshares, Inc., and therefore DC 20024, Phone (202) 326–3100.
new thresholds, which take effect
indirectly acquire First National Bank of immediately, are $32,914,000 for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
Trenton, both of Trenton, Texas. Section 8(a)(1), and $3,291,400 for 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as
Section 8(a)(2)(A). added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, January 23, 2017. Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976,
DATES: Effective Date: January 26, 2017.
Public Law 94–435, 90 Stat. 1390 (‘‘the
Yao-Chin Chao, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Act’’), requires all persons
Assistant Secretary of the Board. James F. Mongoven, Bureau of contemplating certain mergers or
[FR Doc. 2017–01774 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am] Competition, Office of Policy and acquisitions, which meet or exceed the
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P Coordination, (202) 326–2879. jurisdictional thresholds in the Act, to
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 19(a)(5). file notification with the Commission
and the Assistant Attorney General and
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Donald S. Clark,
to wait a designated period of time
Secretary. before consummating such transactions.
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for [FR Doc. 2017–01802 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am] Section 7A(a)(2) requires the Federal
Section 8 of the Clayton Act BILLING CODE 6750–01–P Trade Commission to revise those
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. thresholds annually, based on the
ACTION: Notice. change in gross national product, in
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION accordance with Section 8(a)(5). Note
SUMMARY: The Federal Trade that while the filing fee thresholds are
Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for
Commission announces the revised revised annually, the actual filing fees
Section 7A of the Clayton Act
thresholds for interlocking directorates are not similarly indexed and, as a
required by the 1990 amendment of AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. result, have not been adjusted for
Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 ACTION: Notice. inflation in over a decade. The new
prohibits, with certain exceptions, one thresholds, which take effect 30 days
person from serving as a director or SUMMARY:The Federal Trade after publication in the Federal
officer of two competing corporations if Commission announces the revised Register, are as follows:
Original Adjusted
Subsection of 7A threshold threshold
(million) (million)
7A(a)(2)(A) ............................................................................................................................................................... $200 $323
7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ............................................................................................................................................................ 50 80.8
7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ............................................................................................................................................................ 200 323
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 16.2
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ........................................................................................................................................................ 100 161.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 16.2
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ....................................................................................................................................................... 100 161.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ...................................................................................................................................................... 100 161.5
7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 16.2
Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees 1 (3)(b)(1) ................................................................. 100 161.5
Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) .................................................................... 100 161.5
Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) .................................................................... 500 807.5
Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(3) .................................................................... 500 807.5
1 Public Law 106–553, Sec. 630(b) amended Sec. 18a note.
Any reference to these thresholds and Adjusted By direction of the Commission.
Original
related thresholds and limitation values threshold threshold Donald S. Clark,
in the HSR rules (16 CFR parts 801–803) (million)
Secretary.
and the Antitrust Improvements Act
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$10 million $16.2 [FR Doc. 2017–01803 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am]
Notification and Report Form (‘‘the HSR 50 million 80.8 BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
Form’’) and its Instructions will also be 100 million 161.5
adjusted, where indicated by the term 110 million 177.7
‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows: 200 million 323
500 million 807.5
1 billion 1,615
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| Dates | Effective date: February 27, 2017. | |
| Contact | Robert Jones, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Premerger Notification Office, 400 7th Street SW., Room #5301, Washington, DC 20024, Phone (202) 326-3100. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 8524 |
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