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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review—Notice
of Intent To Renew Collection 3038–
0026; Gross Collection of ExchangeSet Margins for Omnibus Accounts
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to OMB within 30 days of the
notice’s publication. Comments,
identified by ‘‘Gross Collection of
Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus
Accounts (OMB Control No. 3038–
0026),’’ should be mailed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Comments may be also be submitted,
regarding the burden estimated or any
other aspect of the information
collection, including suggestions for
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reducing the burden by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Web site, via its Comments
Online process: https://
comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• Mail: Send to Christopher J.
Kirkpatrick, Acting Secretary,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail, above.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to https://
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that is exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, a petition
for confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures set forth in section
145.9 of the Commission’s regulations.1
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
remove any or all of your submission
from www.cftc.gov that it may deem to
be inappropriate for publication, such as
obscene language. All submissions that
have been redacted or removed that
contain comments on the merits of the
rulemaking will be retained in the
public comment file and will be
considered as required under the
Administrative Procedure Act and other
applicable laws, and may be accessible
under the Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Bretscher, Division of Swap Dealer
and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, 525 W.
Monroe, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60661,
(312) 596–0529; email: mbretscher@
cftc.gov and refer to OMB Control No.
3038–0026. This contact can also
provide a copy of the ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gross Collection of ExchangeSet Margins for Omnibus Accounts
(OMB Control No. 3038–0026). This is
a request for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: Commission Regulation 1.58
requires futures commission merchants
1 Commission regulations referred to herein are
found at 17 CFR Ch. 1 (2010). Commission
regulations are accessible on the Commission’s Web
site, www.cftc.gov.
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to collect exchange-set margin for
omnibus accounts on a gross, rather
than a net, basis. This rule is
promulgated pursuant to the
Commission’s rulemaking authority
contained in Sections 4c, 4d, 4f, 4g and
8a of the Commodity Exchange Act, 7
U.S.C. 6c, 6d, 6f, 6g and 12a (2000).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for the CFTC’s regulations
were published on December 30, 1981.
See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
this collection of information was
published on May 21, 2014 (79 FR
29173).
Burden statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 0.08 hours per response. These
estimates include the time needed to
review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information
and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; and transmit
or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: 66.
Estimated number of responses: 264.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 22 hours.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: July 17, 2014.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No CFPB–2014–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau) is proposing
a new information collection titled,
SUMMARY:
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‘‘Debt Collection Survey from the
Consumer Credit Panel.’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before August 22, 2014 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:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, 1275 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20002.
Please note that comments submitted
by fax or email and those submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will be posted without change
to regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Sensitive personal information, such as
account numbers or social security
numbers, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.reginfo.gov (this link
active on the day following publication
of this notice). Requests for additional
information should be directed to the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–
9575, or email: PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do
not submit comments to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Debt Collection
Survey from the Consumer Credit Panel.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: New Collection
(Request for a new OMB Control
Number).
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
Abstract: The CFPB plans to conduct
a mail survey of consumers to learn
about their experiences interacting with
the debt collection industry. The survey
will ask consumers about their
experiences with debt collectors, such
as whether they have been contacted by
debt collectors in the past, whether they
recognized the debt that was being
collected, and about their interactions
with the debt collectors. The survey will
also ask consumers about their
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preferences for how they would like to
be contacted by debt collectors,
opinions about potential regulatory
interventions in debt collection markets,
and about their knowledge of their legal
rights regarding debt collections. The
information collected through this
survey will be used to inform a CFPB
rule making concerning debt collection
and research purposes.
Request for Comments: The Bureau
issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
on March 7th, 2014, 79 FR 13043.
Comments were solicited and continue
to be invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Bureau’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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Dated: July 15, 2014.
Ashwin Vasan,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014–17272 Filed 7–22–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2014–0016]
Disclosure of Consumer Complaint
Narrative Data
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice of proposed policy
statement with request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (‘‘Bureau’’)
currently discloses certain complaint
data it receives regarding consumer
financial products and services via its
web-based, public-facing database
(‘‘Consumer Complaint Database’’). The
Bureau proposes to expand that
disclosure to include unstructured
consumer complaint narrative data
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(‘‘narratives’’). Only those narratives for
which opt-in consumer consent had
been obtained and a robust personal
information scrubbing standard and
methodology applied would be subject
to disclosure. The proposed policy
(‘‘Proposed Policy Statement’’) would
supplement the Bureau’s existing Policy
Statements establishing and expanding
the Consumer Complaint Database.
DATES: Comments regarding the
Proposed Policy Statement are due on or
before August 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
regarding the Proposed Policy
Statement, identified by Docket No.
CFPB–2014–0016, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Monica Jackson, Office of the
Executive Secretary, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Monica
Jackson, Office of the Executive
Secretary, Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20002.
Instructions: The Bureau encourages
the early submission of information and
other comments. Because paper mail in
the Washington, DC area and at the
Bureau is subject to delay, commenters
are encouraged to submit comments
electronically. In general, all
submissions received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov. In addition,
submissions will be available for public
inspection and copying at 1275 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20002, on
official business days between the hours
of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time. You can make an appointment to
inspect the documents by telephoning
(202) 435–7275.
All submissions, including
attachments and other supporting
materials, will become part of the public
record and will be subject to public
disclosure. Do not include sensitive
personal information, such as account
numbers or Social Security numbers.
Comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information,
such as name and address information,
email addresses, or telephone numbers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Pluta, Assistant Director, Office of
Consumer Response, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection, at (202)
435–7306.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 5492(a), 5493(b)(3)(C),
5496(c)(4), 5511(b)(1), (5), 5512(c)(3)(B).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
[Docket No CFPB-2014-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
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 (Bureau) is proposing a new
information collection titled,
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``Debt Collection Survey from the Consumer Credit Panel.''
DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or
before August 22, 2014 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:
Electronic: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau, 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20002.
Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. In general,
all comments received will be posted without change to regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers or social security numbers, should
not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is available at www.reginfo.gov
(this link active on the day following publication of this notice).
Requests for additional information should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435-9575, or email: PRA@cfpb.gov.
Please do not submit comments to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Debt Collection Survey from the Consumer
Credit Panel.
OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX.
Type of Review: New Collection (Request for a new OMB Control
Number).
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
Abstract: The CFPB plans to conduct a mail survey of consumers to
learn about their experiences interacting with the debt collection
industry. The survey will ask consumers about their experiences with
debt collectors, such as whether they have been contacted by debt
collectors in the past, whether they recognized the debt that was being
collected, and about their interactions with the debt collectors. The
survey will also ask consumers about their preferences for how they
would like to be contacted by debt collectors, opinions about potential
regulatory interventions in debt collection markets, and about their
knowledge of their legal rights regarding debt collections. The
information collected through this survey will be used to inform a CFPB
rule making concerning debt collection and research purposes.
Request for Comments: The Bureau issued a 60-day Federal Register
notice on March 7th, 2014, 79 FR 13043. Comments were solicited and
continue to be invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the Bureau'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 Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 15, 2014.
Ashwin Vasan,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2014-17272 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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