Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 8 / Tuesday, January 13, 2009 / Notices 1687 

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 

January 15, 2009. 

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (Eastern Time). 

PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 

1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

STATUS: Parts will be open to the public 

and parts closed to the public. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Parts Open to the Public 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

December 15, 2008 Board member 

meeting. 

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report 

by the Executive Director. 

a. Monthly Participant Activity 

Report. 

b. Legislative Report. 

c. Office of Participant Services 

Report. 

3. Quarterly Reports. 

a. Investment Policy Review. 

b. Vendor Financial Reports. 

c. MetLife Annuity Report. 

4. Audit of Computer Access and 

Technical Security Controls. 

Parts Closed to the Public 

5. Confidential Financial Information. 

6. Security. 

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Thomas K. Emswiler, 

Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–558 Filed 1–9–09; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 

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. Section 

7A of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18a, as 

added by the Hart-Scott-Rodino 

Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 

Pub. L. 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 thresholds, which take effect 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register, are as follows: 

SUBSECTION OF 7A ORIGINAL THRESHOLD ADJUSTED THRESHOLD 

7A(a)(2)(A) $200 million $260.7 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(i) $50 million $65.2 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(i) $200 million $260.7 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) $10 million $13.0 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(I) $100 million $130.3 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) $10 million $13.0 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) $100 million $130.3 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) $100 million $130.3 million 

7A(a)(2)(B)(ii)(III) $10 million $13.0 million 

Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees 1 (3)(b)(1) $100 million $130.3 million 

Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) $100 million $130.3 million 

Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(2) $500 million $651.7 million 

Section 7A note: Assessment and Collection of Filing Fees (3)(b)(3) $500 million $651.7 million 

1 Pub. L 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 C.F.R. Parts 801- 

803) and the Antitrust Improvements 

Act Notification and Report Form and 

its Instructions will also be adjusted, 

where indicated by the term ‘‘(as 

adjusted)’’, as follows: 

ORIGINAL THRESHOLD ADJUSTED THRESHOLD 

$10 million $13.0 million 

$50 million $65.2 million 

$100 million $130.3 million 

$110 million $143.4 million 

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ORIGINAL THRESHOLD ADJUSTED THRESHOLD 

$200 million $260.7 million 

$500 million $651.7 million 

$1 billion $1,303.4 million 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: B. 

Michael Verne, Bureau of Competition, 

Premerger Notification Office (202) 326- 

3100. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. § 7A. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–411 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–11–S 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for 

Section 8 of the Clayton Act 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission announces the revised 

thresholds for interlocking directorates 

required by the 1990 amendment of 

Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 

prohibits, with certain exceptions, one 

person from serving as a director or 

officer of two competing corporations if 

two thresholds are met. Competitor 

corporations are covered by Section 8 if 

each one has capital, surplus, and 

undivided profits aggregating more than 

$10,000,000, with the exception that no 

corporation is covered if the competitive 

sales of either corporation are less than 

$1,000,000. Section 8(a)(5) requires the 

Federal Trade Commission to revise 

those thresholds annually, based on the 

change in gross national product. The 

new thresholds, which take effect 

immediately, are $26,161,000 for 

Section 8(a)(1), and $2,616,100 for 

Section 8(a)(2)(A). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James F. Mongoven, Bureau of 

Competition, Office of Policy and 

Coordination, (202) 326-2879. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5). 

By direction of the Commission. 

Donald S. Clark, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–418 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6750–01–S 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); 

Notice of GSA Bulletin FTR 09–02 

AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a bulletin. 

SUMMARY: This Bulletin informs 

agencies what baggage and seat choice 

fees they may reimburse their 

employees while on official travel. GSA 

Bulletin FTR 09–02 may be found at 

http://www.gsa.gov/bulletin. 

DATES: The bulletin announced in this 

notice became effective on December 31, 

2008, and will remain effective until the 

FTR is amended to reflect the changes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, please contact 

Mr. Cy Greenidge, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, Office of 

Travel, Transportation and Asset 

Management, at (202) 219–2349. 

Please cite FTR Bulletin 09–02. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Section 301–10.122 of the Federal 

Travel Regulation (FTR) (41 CFR 301– 

10.122) stipulates that Federal 

employees, with few exceptions, must 

use coach-class accommodations. As a 

result of many airlines now charging 

additional fees for checked baggage, as 

well as for seat choice in the coach-class 

cabin, this bulletin was developed to 

clarify which of these fees may be 

reimbursed by Federal agencies. 

B. Procedures 

Bulletins regarding the Federal Travel 

Regulation are located on the Internet at 

http://www.gsa.gov/bulletin as Federal 

Travel Regulation bulletins. 

Dated: January 5, 2009. 

Russell H. Pentz, 

Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator, 

Office of Travel, Transportation, and Asset 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–434 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60 Day–09–0556] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Assisted Reproductive Technology 

(ART) Program Reporting System— 

Revision—National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 2(a) of Pub. L. 102–493 

(known as the Fertility Clinic Success 

Rate and Certification Act of 1992 

(FCSRCA), 42 U.S.C. 263a–1(a)) requires