The Federal Trade Commission seeks OMB
clearance for the reporting requirements under its
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act Rules and
corresponding Premerger Notification and Report Form for Certain
Mergers and Acquisitions.
The estimated annual burden
hours is adjusted upward slightly from 168,486 hours in 2016 to
181,091 hours in 2019. This is based on non-index filings going
from 4,564 annually in FY 2016 to an estimated 4,894 per year from
FY 2020-2022.
$7,800,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Robert Jones 202 326-3100
RJones@ftc.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.