FTC Limits Premerger Filing Activities for Shutdown
The government shutdown is forcing the FTC’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) to operate with limited staff and it won't answer email or telephone inquiries on Hart-Scott-Rodino rules or filing procedures, the agency said in a plan that was set to…
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go into effect midnight Friday (see 1812270042). The PNO and DOJ’s Premerger Office will operate during regular hours to receive HSR filings, FTC said, but early termination of waiting periods won't be granted during the closure. Online FTC services listed as inoperable during the work stoppage are the National Do Not Call Registry for consumers, the National Do Not Call Registry for telemarketers, the Consumer Sentinel Network for law enforcement, Complaint Assistant for filing consumer complaints, Identitytheft.gov for consumers reporting ID theft and Econsumer.gov for consumers reporting international complaints. Social media won't be updated, and all agency events are postponed until further notice, the FTC said.