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Expiration Date 

Number of Appraisers (for invoicing 

registry fee) 

States listing AMCs on the AMC 

Registry enter the above information for 

each AMC for the initial entry only. 

After the initial entry, the information is 

retained on the AMC Registry, and will 

only need to be amended, if necessary, 

by the State. The estimate for burden 

assumes that 51 States will continue to 

register and supervise AMCs, and that 

the average number of AMCs in a State 

will be 101. This estimate is based on 

information currently available on the 

AMC Registry, and will be high for some 

States, and low for other States. As of 

January 16, 2024, 49 States are 

submitting data to the AMC Registry. 

The initial entry by a State on a single 

AMC is estimated to take 15 minutes. 

Subsequent entries to amend 

information on an AMC, annually or 

periodically, are estimated to also be 15 

minutes. 

Current Action: Annual burden has 

been increased from 1,148 hours to 

1,275 as the number of 90 that was used 

in the previous collection renewal 

estimate has been increased to 101. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: States. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 51 

States. 

Estimated burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually and 

on occasion. 

Estimated total Annual Burden: 1,275 

hours. 

By the Appraisal Subcommittee. 

James R. Park, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02184 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for 

Section 7A of the Clayton Act 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Annual notice of revision. 

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; and the 

revised filing fee schedule for the same 

Act required by division GG of the 2023 

Consolidated Appropriations Act. 

DATES: March 6, 2024. 

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-ScottRodino 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: 

Subsection of 7A 

Original jurisdictional 

threshold 

(million) 

Adjusted jurisdictional 

threshold 

(million) 

7A(a)(2)(A) ............................................................................................................... $200 $478 

7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ............................................................................................................ 50 119.5 

7A(a)(2)(B)(i) ............................................................................................................ 200 478 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ........................................................................................................ 10 23.9 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(i) ........................................................................................................ 100 239 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ....................................................................................................... 10 23.9 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) ....................................................................................................... 100 239 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ...................................................................................................... 100 239 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) ...................................................................................................... 10 23.9 

Any reference to the jurisdictional 

thresholds and related thresholds and 

limitation values in the HSR rules (16 

CFR parts 801 through 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 

$10 million ....................................................................................................................................................................... $23.9 million. 

$50 million ....................................................................................................................................................................... $119.5 million. 

$100 million ..................................................................................................................................................................... $239 million. 

$110 million ..................................................................................................................................................................... $262.9 million. 

$200 million ..................................................................................................................................................................... $478 million. 

$500 million ..................................................................................................................................................................... $1.195 billion. 

$1 billion .......................................................................................................................................................................... $2.39 billion. 

(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, 


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Public Law 117–328, 136 Stat. 4459, 

requires the Federal Trade Commission 

to revise these filing fee thresholds and 

amounts based on the percentage 

change in the GNP for such fiscal year 

compared to the GNP for the year 

ending September 30, 2022 (for the 

filing fee thresholds) and the percentage 

increase, if any, in the Consumer Price 

Index, as determined by the Department 

of Labor or its successor, for the year 

then ended over the level so established 

for the year ending September 30, 2022 

(for the fee amounts). 

Any reference to the fee thresholds 

and related values in the HSR rules (16 

CFR parts 801 through 803) and the HSR 

Form and its Instructions will also be 

adjusted, where indicated by the term 

‘‘(as adjusted)’’, as follows: 

Original filing fee Original applicable size of transaction * 2024 Adjusted 

filing fee 2024 Adjusted applicable size of transaction * 

$30,000 ................................ less than $161.5 million .................................... $30,000 less than $173.3 million. 

100,000 ................................ not less than $161.5 million but less than $500 

million.

105,000 not less than $173.3 million but less than 

$536.5 million. 

250,000 ................................ not less than $500 million but less than $1 billion.260,000 not less than $536.5 million but less than 

$1.073 billion. 

400,000 ................................ not less than $1 billion but less than $2 billion 415,000 not less than $1.073 billion but less than 

$2.146 billion. 

800,000 ................................ not less than $2 billion but less than $5 billion 830,000 not less than $2.146 billion but less than 

$5.365 billion. 

2,250,000 ............................. $5 billion or more .............................................. 2,335,000 $5.365 billion or more. 

* As determined under Section 7A(a)(2) of the Act. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Joel Christie, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02227 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 3090–0315; Docket No. 

2024–0001; Sequence No. 1] 

Information Collection; Ombudsman 

Inquiry/Request Instrument 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, 

Office of the Procurement Ombudsman 

(OPO), General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division will be 

submitting to the OMB a request to 

review and approve a renewal to an 

existing information collection 

requirement regarding OMB Control No: 

3090–0315; Ombudsman Inquiry/ 

Request Instrument. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this collection via http://

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

instructions on the site. Submit 

comments via the Federal eRulemaking 

portal by searching the OMB control 

number. Select the link ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘Information Collection 3090–0315.’’ 

Please include your name, company 

name (if any) and ‘‘Information 

Collection 3090–0315, Ombudsman 

Inquiry Request/Request Instrument’’ on 

your attached document. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

3090–0315; Ombudsman Inquiry/ 

Request Instrument, in all 

correspondence related to this 

collection. Comments received generally 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two-to-three days after 

submission to verify posting. If there are 

difficulties submitting comments, 

contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat 

Division at GSARegSec@gsa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frederick Landry, GSA Procurement 

Ombudsman & Industry Liaison, at 

telephone 202–501–4755. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

The online intake Instrument on the 

GSA Ombudsman’s web page receives 

inquiries from vendors who are 

currently doing business with or 

interested in doing business with GSA. 

The inquiries are collected by the GSA 

Ombudsman and routed to the 

appropriate office for resolution and/or 

implementation in the case of 

recommendations for process or 

program improvements. Reporting of the 

data collected helps highlight thematic 

issues that vendors encounter with GSA 

acquisition programs, processes, or 

policies, and identify areas where 

training is needed. The information 

collected also assists in identifying and 

analyzing patterns and trends to help 

improve efficiencies and lead to 

improvements in current practices. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Maximum Potential Respondents: 

118. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Total Maximum Potential Annual 

Responses: 118. 

Hours per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 29.5. 

C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary, whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division at 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 3090–0315, Ombudsman 

Inquiry/Request Instrument, in all 

correspondence. 

Lesley Briante, 

Deputy Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02189 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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