Notice2024-13476
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension
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Published
June 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Federal Trade Commission
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities, consisting of: (a) responding to applications to the Commission pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice (Parts 1, 4 and 6); (b) the FTC's consumer reporting systems; and (c) the FTC's program evaluation activities. The current clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51885-51886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13476]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is seeking public
comment on its proposal to extend for an additional three years the
Office of Management and Budget clearance for information collection
requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative activities,
consisting of: (a) responding to applications to the Commission
pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice (Parts 1, 4 and 6); (b)
the FTC's consumer reporting systems; and (c) the FTC's program
evaluation activities. The current clearance expires on June 30, 2024.
DATES: Comments must be filed by July 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a comment online or on paper, by
following the instructions in the Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. The <a href="http://reginfo.gov">reginfo.gov</a> web link is a United States
Government website produced by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA). Under PRA
requirements, OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
reviews Federal information collections.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G. Richard Gold, Attorney, Office of
the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, (202) 326-3355,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95e7f2faf9f1d5f3e1f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a283d35363e1a3c2e39743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: FTC Administrative Activities.
OMB Control Number: 3084-0169.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profit
entities.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,414,080 hours.
Estimated Annual Labor Costs: $21,600.
Abstract: The FTC collects information to carry out its
administrative responsibilities pursuant to its Rules of Practice. Any
person, partnership, or corporation may request advice from the
Commission or FTC staff regarding a course of action the requester
contemplates. The Commission's rules require requesters to provide the
information necessary to facilitate resolution of the requests,
including information on the question to be resolved, the identity of
the companies or persons involved, and other material facts. See FTC
Rule 1.2, 16 CFR 1.2. In addition, the FTC's ethics regulations require
former employees who are seeking ethical clearance to participate in
FTC matters to submit screening affidavits to facilitate resolution of
their requests. See FTC Rule 4.1(b), 16 CFR 4.1(b). These requirements
prevent the improper use of confidential nonpublic information acquired
while working at the FTC. The Commission's Rules of Practice also
authorize outside parties to request employee testimony, through
compulsory process or otherwise, and to request documentary material
through compulsory process in cases or matters to which the agency is
not a party. See FTC Rule 4.11(e), 16 CFR 4.11(e). These rules require
persons seeking testimony or material from the Commission to submit a
statement in support of the request setting forth the party's interest
in the case or matter, the relevance of the desired testimony or
material, and a discussion of whether it is reasonably available from
other sources.
The FTC also allows consumers to report fraud, identity theft,
National Do Not Call Registry violations, and other violations of law
through telephone hotlines and three online consumer report forms.
Consumers may call a hotline phone number or log on to the FTC's
website to report violations using the applicable reporting forms. The
provision of this information is voluntary. The FTC also conducts
customer satisfaction surveys regarding the support that the
Commission's Consumer Response Center provides to consumers to obtain
information about the overall effectiveness of the call center and
online complaint intake forms. This information assists Bureau of
Consumer Protection staff in carrying out the agency's consumer
protection mission. The FTC is also mandated by Congress under the
Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998, 18 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq., to serve as the central clearinghouse for identity theft
complaints.
The FTC also conducts evaluations of the effectiveness of its
merger divestiture orders. Following an order of divestiture in a
merger matter, the FTC's Bureau of Competition's Compliance Division
conducts brief calls with acquirers of divested assets to assess the
effectiveness of these divestitures.
Request for Comment
On March 26, 2024, the FTC sought public comment on the information
collection requirements pertaining to the Commission's administrative
activities. 89 FR 20972. No germane comments were received. Pursuant to
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the OMB regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, that implement the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq., the FTC is providing this second opportunity for public
comment while seeking OMB approval to renew the pre-existing clearance
for these information collection requirements.
Your comment--including your name and your state--will be placed on
the public record of this proceeding. Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for making sure that your comment
does not include any sensitive personal information, such as anyone's
Social Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other
state identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport
number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You
are also solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not
include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or
other individually identifiable health information. In addition, your
comment should not include any ``trade secret or any commercial or
financial information which . . . is privileged or confidential''--as
provided by Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule
4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)--including in particular competitively
sensitive information such as costs, sales statistics, inventories,
formulas, patterns, devices, manufacturing processes, or customer
names.
Josephine Liu,
Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-13476 Filed 6-18-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
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