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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3084</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Trade Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FTC</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Premerger Notification Rules and Report Form</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Premerger Notification Rules (HSR Rules or rules) and the Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form (HSR Form) were adopted pursuant to section 7A of the Clayton Act.  Section 7A requires firms of a certain size contemplating mergers or acquisitions of a specified size to file notification with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and to wait a designated period of time before consummating the transaction.  It also requires the FTC, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, to promulgate rules requiring that notification be in a form and contain information necessary to enable the FTC and DOJ to determine whether the proposed acquisition may, if consummated, violate the antitrust laws.  These rules are continually reviewed in order to improve the program's effectiveness and to reduce the paperwork burden on the business community.

Pursuant to the 2000 Amendments to section 7A of the Clayton Act, codified at 15 U.S.C. 18a, the filing thresholds are revised annually based on the change in gross national product. These thresholds have recently been raised with the baseline reporting figure of the size of transaction test under section 7A(a)(2)(B)(i) now $65.2 million, which was effective 30 days from publication in the Federal Register (74 FR 1687; Jan. 13, 2009).  Staff continues to review the Rules and the Form and anticipates sending a recommendation to the Commission during 2009.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>16 CFR 801 to 803</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 USC 18a Clayton Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Rule Change)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/01/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 8723</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Rule I (Statutory Changes)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/01/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 8680</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Rule II (Rules of Practice)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/01/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 8720</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule With Request for Comments (Change From SIC to NAICS)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/09/2001</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>66 FR 23561</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Effective Date (Change from SIC to NAICS)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/01/2001</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Part 802.21</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/18/2002</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>67 FR 11904</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rules Parts 801 and 802</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/18/2002</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>67 FR 11898</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rules Parts 801 and 803</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/17/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 2425</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Noncorporate Entities)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/08/2004</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>69 FR 18686</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Noncorporate Entities)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/08/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 11502</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Effective Date (Final Rule on Noncorporate Entities)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/07/2005</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Internet Links and &quot;Stale&quot; Filings)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/15/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 47733</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Internet Links and &quot;Stale&quot; Filings) Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/14/2005</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Internet Links and &quot;Stale&quot; Filings)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/12/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 73369</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Electronic Filings)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/23/2006</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>71 FR 35995</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule on Electronic Filings Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/23/2006</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Staff Recommendation to Commission</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>3084-AA23</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Previously reported as</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Marian</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Bruno</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Deputy Director</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3084</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Trade Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FTC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 326-2846</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>mbruno@ftc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20580</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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