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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 164 / Thursday, August 23, 2012 / Notices
Appendix 2—Statement of Chairman
Gary Gensler
contacting the agency contact listed
below.
I support the proposed relief from the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act)
swaps provisions for certain electricity and
electricity-related energy transactions
between rural electric cooperatives; state,
municipal, and tribal power authorities; and
federal power authorities.
Congress directed the CFTC, when it is in
the public interest, to provide relief from the
Dodd-Frank Act’s swaps market reform
provisions for certain transactions between
these entities.
For decades, these entities have been
recognized as performing a public service
mission, a fundamentally different function
than investor-owned utilities. The purpose of
these entities is to provide their customers or
cooperative members with reliable electric
energy at the lowest cost possible. They have
been largely exempt from regulation by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
because of their government entity status or
their not-for-profit cooperative status.
The scope of the proposed relief extends
only to non-financial electricity and
electricity-related energy transactions for the
generation, transmission and delivery of
electric energy to customers. Such
transactions must be intended for making or
taking physical delivery of the underlying
commodity.
I look forward to receiving public comment
on the proposed relief.
DATES:
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Agency: Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a proposed
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Bureau is soliciting comments
concerning the information collection
efforts relating to the collection titled,
‘‘CFPB Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs Outreach Activities.’’ The
proposed collection has been submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. A copy
of the submission, including copies of
the proposed collection and supporting
documentation, may be obtained by
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Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before September 24, 2012 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau’’ and the collection
title below, to:
• Agency: Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552; (202) 435–9011; and
CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov.
• OMB: Shagufta Ahmed, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395–7873.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9011
or through the Internet at
CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CFPB Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs Outreach
Activities.
OMB Number: 3170–00xx.
Type of Review: New generic
collection.
Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(Dodd-Frank Act) contemplates that the
Bureau will conduct outreach activities,
as appropriate. See, e.g. 12 U.S.C. 5495;
12 U.S.C. 5512(c)(1), 12 U.S.C. 5493(d),
12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(2), 12 U.S.C.
5511(c)(6). The Bureau’s Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs seeks to
conduct outreach by collecting
information from state, local, and tribal
governments related to the Bureau’s
exercise of its functions under the
Dodd-Frank Act. These governments
interact closely with consumers and are
critical partners in promoting
transparency and competition in the
marketplace, preventing unfair and
unlawfully discriminatory practices,
and enforcing consumer financial laws.
The information collected through the
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Outreach Activities will be shared, as
appropriate, within the Bureau in the
exercise of its functions, such as the
Bureau’s financial education,
rulemaking, market monitoring,
outreach to traditionally underserved
populations, fair lending monitoring,
supervision, and enforcement functions.
The information collected may be
used to form policies and programs
presented to state, local, and tribal
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governments, as well as to other federal
agencies and the general public. Nearly
all information collection will involve
the use of electronic communication or
other forms of information technology
and telephonic means.
The Bureau received one comment
letter on the proposed collection from a
coalition of cities committed to local
action for financial empowerment and
consumer protection. The comment
supported the Bureau’s proposal to
formalize processes for information
collection from local governments,
noting that the proposed information
collection would maximize efficiency of
information sharing and minimize
burden on cities. The letter
recommended that the Bureau set up
protocols to solicit information and
develop a mechanism for local
governments to provide information to
the Bureau. The letter further
recommended that the Bureau offer
cities a distinct communication channel
through which cities can obtain
information from the Bureau and inform
regulatory or enforcement actions. The
Bureau notes that this regular and
structured solicitation of information
may help mitigate the effects of future
ruptures in consumer financial markets
by helping to facilitate effective
monitoring of local markets for risks to
consumers.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,600.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,200.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
The Bureau issued a 60-day Federal
Register notice on April 30, 2012, 77 FR
25438–39. 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 shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology 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.
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 164 / Thursday, August 23, 2012 / Notices
Approved: August 17, 2012.
Chris Willey,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012–20700 Filed 8–22–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Federal Student
Aid; Student Assistance General
Provisions—Student Right To Know
The proposed changes to the
current regulations require institutions
to disclose the employment and
placement rate, retention rate of firsttime, full-time undergraduate students,
and completion and graduation rate data
disaggregated by gender, race, and grant
or loan assistance in addition to the
currently required reporting to
prospective and enrolled students and
employees.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
22, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04924. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that
Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
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Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department
of Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Student Assistance
General Provisions—Student Right to
Know.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0004.
Type of Review: Extension.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 33,568.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 244,179.
Abstract: Eligible participating postsecondary institutions are required to
provide this Student Right-to-Know
(SRK) information to all enrolled
students, prospective students prior to
their enrolling or entering into a
financial obligation with the school as
well as to institution’s employees. This
information pertains to the completion,
graduation and post-graduate study
rates for students at a given institution.
This information must be made through
publications, mailings and electronic
media. The SRK information is made
available so that students and
prospective students can be aware of the
ability of students at that institution to
complete a course of study as well as
find employment or continuing
education opportunities upon
graduation.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
Natural Gas and Other Petroleum
Resources, Research and
Development Program 2012 Annual
Plan
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of report availability.
AGENCY:
The Office of Fossil Energy
announces the availability of the 2012
Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater
and Unconventional Natural Gas and
Other Petroleum Resources Research
and Development Program on the DOE
Web site at www.fossil.energy.gov/
programs/oilgas/
ultra_and_unconventional/
2012_annual_plan.pdf or in print form
(see ‘‘Contact’’ below).
The 2012 Annual Plan is in
compliance with the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3)
which requires the publication of this
plan and all written comments in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas,
Mail Stop FE–30, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or
phone: (202) 586–5600 or email to
UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Executive Summary [Excerpted From
the 2012 Annual Plan p. iv]
This 2012 Annual Plan is the sixth
research plan for the Ultra-Deepwater
and Unconventional Natural Gas and
Other Petroleum Resources Research
Program since the launch of the
program in 2007.
This plan continues the important
shift in priorities towards safety and
environmental sustainability that was
initiated in the last plan, and is
consistent with the President’s Office of
Management and Budget directive for
research that has significant potential
public benefits.
Onshore, research on Unconventional
Resources will focus on protecting
groundwater and air quality,
understanding rock and fluid
interactions, and integrated
environmental protection, including
water treatment technologies and water
management. For Small Producers, the
Program will focus on extending the life
of mature fields in an environmentally
sustainable way.
Offshore, research on Ultra-Deepwater
will focus on improved understanding
of systems risk, reducing risk through
the acquisition of real-time information
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[Notices]
[Pages 51020-51021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20700]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Agency: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Bureau is
soliciting comments concerning the information collection efforts
relating to the collection titled, ``CFPB Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs Outreach Activities.'' The proposed collection has been
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. A copy of the submission, including copies of the proposed
collection and supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting
the agency contact listed below.
DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or
before September 24, 2012 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau'' and the collection title below, to:
Agency: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552; (202) 435-9011;
and CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov.
OMB: Shagufta Ahmed, Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-
7873.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552, (202)
435-9011 or through the Internet at CFPB_Public_PRA@cfpb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CFPB Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Outreach
Activities.
OMB Number: 3170-00xx.
Type of Review: New generic collection.
Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Dodd-Frank Act) contemplates that the Bureau will conduct outreach
activities, as appropriate. See, e.g. 12 U.S.C. 5495; 12 U.S.C.
5512(c)(1), 12 U.S.C. 5493(d), 12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(2), 12 U.S.C.
5511(c)(6). The Bureau's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs seeks to
conduct outreach by collecting information from state, local, and
tribal governments related to the Bureau's exercise of its functions
under the Dodd-Frank Act. These governments interact closely with
consumers and are critical partners in promoting transparency and
competition in the marketplace, preventing unfair and unlawfully
discriminatory practices, and enforcing consumer financial laws.
The information collected through the Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs Outreach Activities will be shared, as appropriate, within the
Bureau in the exercise of its functions, such as the Bureau's financial
education, rulemaking, market monitoring, outreach to traditionally
underserved populations, fair lending monitoring, supervision, and
enforcement functions.
The information collected may be used to form policies and programs
presented to state, local, and tribal governments, as well as to other
federal agencies and the general public. Nearly all information
collection will involve the use of electronic communication or other
forms of information technology and telephonic means.
The Bureau received one comment letter on the proposed collection
from a coalition of cities committed to local action for financial
empowerment and consumer protection. The comment supported the Bureau's
proposal to formalize processes for information collection from local
governments, noting that the proposed information collection would
maximize efficiency of information sharing and minimize burden on
cities. The letter recommended that the Bureau set up protocols to
solicit information and develop a mechanism for local governments to
provide information to the Bureau. The letter further recommended that
the Bureau offer cities a distinct communication channel through which
cities can obtain information from the Bureau and inform regulatory or
enforcement actions. The Bureau notes that this regular and structured
solicitation of information may help mitigate the effects of future
ruptures in consumer financial markets by helping to facilitate
effective monitoring of local markets for risks to consumers.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,600.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,200.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number.
The Bureau issued a 60-day Federal Register notice on April 30,
2012, 77 FR 25438-39. 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 shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Bureau's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology 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.
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Approved: August 17, 2012.
Chris Willey,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2012-20700 Filed 8-22-12; 8:45 am]
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