[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02590]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Parts 801 and 803

RIN 3084-AB46


Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') published a 
document in the Federal Register of January 30, 2023, concerning the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino (``HSR'') Premerger Notification Rules (``Rules''). 
Pending publication, Commission staff learned the document did not 
include certain explanatory language pursuant to the Administrative 
Procedure Act. The Commission is issuing this correction to incorporate 
this language.

DATES: Effective February 27, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Jones, Assistant Director, 
Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade 
Commission, 400 7th Street SW, Room CC-5301, Washington, DC 20024, or 
by telephone at (202) 326-3100, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is correcting its regulations 
published in the final rule ``Premerger Notification; Reporting and 
Waiting Period Requirements'' on January 30, 2023.
    In FR Rule Doc. No. 2023-01584, appearing on page 5748 in the 
Federal Register issue of Monday, January 30, 2023, the following 
correction is made:
    1. In the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, on page 5749, in the 
third column, add the following language after the fourth paragraph of 
section V. Administrative Procedure Act:
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    Separately, the Commission finds that there is good cause under 5 
U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for this final rule to become effective on February 
27, 2023. Section 553(d)(3) of the APA allows an effective date of less 
than 30 days after publication ``as otherwise provided by the agency 
for good cause found and published with the rule.'' 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). 
The purpose of the 30-day waiting period prescribed in APA section 
553(d)(3) is to give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust their 
behavior and prepare before the final rule takes effect. This final 
rule conforms with the new fee tiers and fees enacted by Congress on 
December 29, 2022--more than 30 days ago. In addition, the public 
interest is served by having the effective date of this final rule be 
the same as the effective date announced in the notice of revised 
jurisdictional thresholds published at 88 FR 5004, and thereby avoiding 
confusion about the relevant effective date.
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    Dated: February 2, 2023.

April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-02590 Filed 2-7-23; 8:45 am]
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