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 large increase in estimated burden (an increase from 56,423 hours to 168,486 hours) is attributable to two factors: (1) a projected estimate of non-index filings tied to average annual increases of 27% in recent fiscal years; and (2) filing estimates based on the number of filings received, not the number of transactions reported. The second factor results in roughly a doubling of the estimated number of filings. Per transaction, usually two filings are received, one from the acquiring person and one from the acquired person when a transaction is reported.
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.
Form C4 Non-index Filings
HSR '16 Suppt'g Stmt fin.pdf
Non-index Filings