FTC Approves Updated Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules

 On August 26, 2016 the Federal Trade Commission published amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Premerger Notification Rules, which streamline the instructions to the HSR form and make it easier for parties to file. The amended rules, which went into effect on September 1, 2016, now allow parties to submit the HSR form and all accompanying documents on digital video / versatile disc ("DVD"). By allowing DVD submissions and eliminating the need to submit multiple hard copies of each filing to the FTC and Department of Justice, the amended rules create a more efficient and cost-effective means of completing HSR filings. The Commission will continue to accept paper filings, but will not accept filings submitted partially on DVD and partially on paper.