Notice2024-05449
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
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Published
March 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is requesting the revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for an existing information collection titled, "Regulation F: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, State Application for Exemption," approved under OMB Control Number 3170-0056.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18606-18607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05449]
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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
[Docket No. CFPB-2024-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is requesting the
revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for
an existing information collection titled, ``Regulation F: Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, State Application for Exemption,'' approved
under OMB Control Number 3170-0056.
DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or
before May 13, 2024 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the
information collection, OMB Control Number (see below), and docket
number (see above), by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#174745564854787a7a72796364577471677539707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a6a687b65795557575f544e497a595c4a58145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket No. CFPB-
2024-0011 in the subject line of the email.
<bullet> Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment Intake, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW,
Washington, DC 20552. Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and
at the CFPB is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit
comments electronically.
Please note that comments submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. In general, all comments received will become public
records, including any personal information provided. Sensitive
personal information, such as account numbers or Social Security
numbers, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Anthony May, PRA Officer, at (202) 435-7278, or
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1a2a7b1a3beb1b3a0a182879183cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a5a0b6a4b9b6b4a7a685809684c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>. If you require this document in an
alternative electronic format, please contact
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a191c0a18051b39393f292933383336332e231a393c2a38743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="490a0f190b16082a2a2c3a3a202b2025203d30092a2f392b672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>. Please do not submit comments to these
email boxes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Regulation F: Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, State Application for Exemption.
OMB Control Number: 3170-0056.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,730.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 858,345.
Abstract: Regulation F implements the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. 1692 and prescribes Federal rules
governing the activities of debt collectors (as that term is defined in
the FDCPA). Regulation F addresses communications in connection with
debt collection and prohibitions on harassment or abuse, false or
misleading representations, and unfair practices in debt collection.
Regulation F includes information collections related to information
that debt collectors must provide to consumers at various points during
the debt collection process (such as at the outset of collections),
before
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reporting a debt to a consumer reporting agency, and in response to
certain consumer requests or actions. Regulation F also includes
information collections related to recordkeeping and State applications
to the CFPB for an exemption of a class of debt collection practices
within the applying State from the provisions of the FDCPA and the
corresponding provisions of Regulation F.
Request for Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the CFPB, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the CFPB's estimate of the
burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methods and the assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB's
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-05449 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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