Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Trade Commission 16 CFR Parts 801, 802 and 803 RIN 3084-AB46 AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: 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”) to change the definition of “person” and create a new exemption. The Commission also proposes explanatory and ministerial changes to the Rules, as well as necessary amendments to the HSR Form and Instructions to effect the proposed changes. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper by following the instructions in the Invitation to Comment part of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Write “ 16 CFR parts 801-803 : Hart-Scott-Rodino Coverage, Exemption, and Transmittal Rules; Project No. P110014” on your comment. File your comment online at https://www.regulations.gov by following the instructions on the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the ( printed page 77054) following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the S…