Notice2024-15129
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
July 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requests the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) revision of the 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 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56741-56742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15129]
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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
[Docket No. CFPB-2024-0027]
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) requests the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB's) revision of the 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 August 9, 2024 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: 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.
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, Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, at
(202) 435-7278, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8fbfee8fae7e8eaf9f8dbdec8da96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6959086948986849796b5b0a6b4f8b1b9a0">[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="03404553415c4260606670706a616a6f6a777a43606573612d646c75">[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) \1\ 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
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.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 1692.
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Request for Comments: The CFPB published a 60-day Federal Register
notice on March 14, 2024 (89 FR 18606) under Docket Number: CFPB-2024-
0011. The CFPB is publishing this notice and soliciting comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the CFPB, including
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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 reviewed by OMB
as part of its review of this request. All comments will become a
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matter of public record.
Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-15129 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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