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deemed to be needed in an expedited
manner from HCs. The data are used to
assess and monitor emerging issues
related to HCs, and the report is
intended to supplement the other FR Y–
9 reports. The data items included on
the FR Y–9CS may change as needed.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The Board has the
authority to impose the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements associated
with the Y–9 family of reports on bank
holding companies (‘‘BHCs’’) pursuant
to section 5 of the Bank Holding
Company Act (‘‘BHC Act’’), (12 U.S.C.
1844); on savings and loan holding
companies pursuant to section 10(b)(2)
and (3) of the Home Owners’ Loan Act,
(12 U.S.C. 1467a(b)(2) and (3)), as
amended by sections 369(8) and
604(h)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act
(‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’); on U.S.
intermediate holding companies (‘‘U.S.
IHCs’’) pursuant to section 5 of the BHC
Act, (12 U.S.C 1844), as well as
pursuant to sections 102(a)(1) and 165
of the Dodd-Frank Act, (12 U.S.C.
511(a)(1) and 5365); 4 and on securities
holding companies pursuant to section
618 of the Dodd-Frank Act, (12 U.S.C.
1850a(c)(1)(A)). The obligation to
submit the FR Y–9 series of reports, and
the recordkeeping requirements set forth
in the respective instructions to each
report, are mandatory.
With respect to the FR Y–9C report,
Schedule HI’s item 7(g) ‘‘FDIC deposit
insurance assessments,’’ Schedule HC–
P’s item 7(a) ‘‘Representation and
warranty reserves for 1–4 family
residential mortgage loans sold to U.S.
government agencies and government
sponsored agencies,’’ and Schedule HC–
P’s item 7(b) ‘‘Representation and
warranty reserves for 1–4 family
residential mortgage loans sold to other
parties’’ are considered confidential
commercial and financial information.
Such treatment is appropriate under
4 Section 165(b)(2) of Title I of the Dodd-Frank
Act, (12 U.S.C. 5365(b)(2)), refers to ‘‘foreign-based
bank holding company.’’ Section 102(a)(1) of the
Dodd-Frank Act, (12 U.S.C. 5311(a)(1)), defines
‘‘bank holding company’’ for purposes of Title I of
the Dodd-Frank Act to include foreign banking
organizations that are treated as bank holding
companies under section 8(a) of the International
Banking Act, (12 U.S.C. 3106(a)). The Board has
required, pursuant to section 165(b)(1)(B)(iv) of the
Dodd-Frank Act, (12 U.S.C. 5365(b)(1)(B)(iv)),
certain foreign banking organizations subject to
section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act to form U.S.
intermediate holding companies. Accordingly, the
parent foreign-based organization of a U.S. IHC is
treated as a BHC for purposes of the BHC Act and
section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Because Section
5(c) of the BHC Act authorizes the Board to require
reports from subsidiaries of BHCs, section 5(c)
provides additional authority to require U.S. IHCs
to report the information contained in the FR Y–
9 series of reports.
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exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (‘‘FOIA’’), (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4)), because these data items
reflect commercial and financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by the
submitter, and which the Board has
previously assured submitters will be
treated as confidential. It also appears
that disclosing these data items may
reveal confidential examination and
supervisory information, and in such
instances, this information would also
be withheld pursuant to exemption 8 of
the FOIA, (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)), which
protects information related to the
supervision or examination of a
regulated financial institution.
In addition, for both the FR Y–9C
report and the FR Y–9SP report,
Schedule HC’s memorandum item 2.b.,
the name and email address of the
external auditing firm’s engagement
partner, is considered confidential
commercial information and protected
by exemption 4 of the FOIA, (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4)), if the identity of the
engagement partner is treated as private
information by HCs. The Board has
assured respondents that this
information will be treated as
confidential since the collection of this
data item was proposed in 2004.
Aside from the data items described
above, the remaining data items on the
FR Y–9C report and the FR Y–9SP
report are generally not accorded
confidential treatment. The data items
collected on FR Y–9LP, FR Y–9ES, and
FR Y–9CS 5 reports, are also generally
not accorded confidential treatment. As
provided in the Board’s Rules Regarding
Availability of Information (12 CFR part
261), however, a respondent may
request confidential treatment for any
data items the respondent believes
should be withheld pursuant to a FOIA
exemption. The Board will review any
such request to determine if confidential
treatment is appropriate, and will
inform the respondent if the request for
confidential treatment has been denied.
To the extent the instructions to the
FR Y–9C, FR Y–9LP, FR Y–9SP, and FR
Y–9ES reports each respectively direct
the financial institution to retain the
workpapers and related materials used
in preparation of each report, such
material would only be obtained by the
Board as part of the examination or
5 The FR Y–9CS is a supplemental report that may
be utilized by the Board to collect additional
information that is needed in an expedited manner
from HCs. The information collected on this
supplemental report is subject to change as needed.
Generally, the FR Y–9CS report is treated as public.
However, where appropriate, data items on the FR
Y–9CS report may be withheld under exemptions
4 and/or 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, (5
U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and (8)).
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supervision of the financial institution.
Accordingly, such information may be
considered confidential pursuant to
exemption 8 of the FOIA (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(8)). In addition, the workpapers
and related materials may also be
protected by exemption 4 of the FOIA,
to the extent such financial information
is treated as confidential by the
respondent (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
Current actions: On September 26,
2019, the Board published an initial
notice in the Federal Register (84 FR
50840) requesting public comment for
60 days on the extension, with revision,
of the FR Y–9 reports. The comment
period for this notice expired on
November 25, 2019. The Board did not
receive any comments. The revisions
will be implemented as proposed.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 18, 2019.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Trade Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
is seeking public comment on its
proposal to extend for an additional
three years the current PRA clearance to
participate in the OMB program
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Service
Delivery.’’ The current FTC clearance
under this program expires on May 31,
2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
February 24, 2020.
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. Write ‘‘FTC Generic Clearance
ICR, Project No. P035201’’ on your
comment, and file your comment online
at https://www.regulations.gov, by
following the instructions on the webbased form. If you prefer to file your
comment on paper, mail your comment
to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite
CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC
20580, or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade
SUMMARY:
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Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW,
5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J),
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bridget Small, Federal Trade
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, CC–10402, Washington, DC 20580,
(202) 326–3266.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 3084–0159.
Current Actions: Extension of
approval for a collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,764.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,759.
Abstract: The FTC seeks renewed
OMB approval of its generic clearance to
collect qualitative feedback on service
delivery (i.e., the products and services
that the FTC provides to help
consumers and businesses understand
their rights and responsibilities,
including websites, blogs, videos, print
publications, and other content).
‘‘Qualitative feedback’’ denotes
information that provides useful insight
about public perceptions and opinions,
but does not include statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of
study. The solicitation of feedback on
service delivery will target areas such as
timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. The FTC
will collect, analyze, and interpret
information it gathers through this
generic clearance program to identify
strengths and weaknesses of current
services and make improvements in
service delivery based on feedback. This
generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for
quantitative information collections that
are designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance.
The types of collections that the
proposed generic clearance covers
include, but are not limited to:
• Customer comment cards/
complaint forms;
• Small discussion groups;
• Focus groups of customers,
potential customers, delivery partners,
or other stakeholders;
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• Cognitive laboratory studies, such
as those used to refine questions or
assess usability of a website;
• Qualitative customer satisfaction
surveys (e.g., post-transaction surveys;
opt-out web surveys);
• In-person observation testing (e.g.,
website or software usability tests).
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.
Request for Comment
Pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the FTC invites comments on:
(1) Whether the disclosure,
recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements are necessary, including
whether the resulting information will
be practically useful; (2) the accuracy of
our burden estimates, including
whether the methodology and
assumptions used are valid; (3) how to
improve the quality, utility, and clarity
of the disclosure requirements; and (4)
how to minimize the burden of
providing the required information to
consumers.
You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before February 24, 2020. Write ‘‘FTC
Generic Clearance ICR, Project No.
P035201’’ on your comment. Your
comment, including your name and
your state, will be placed on the public
record of this proceeding, including the
https://www.regulations.gov website.
Postal mail addressed to the
Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a
result, we encourage you to submit your
comments online. To make sure that the
Commission considers your online
comment, you must file it through the
https://www.regulations.gov website by
following the instructions on the webbased form provided.
If you file your comment on paper,
write ‘‘FTC Generic Clearance ICR,
Project No. P035201’’ on your comment
and on the envelope, and mail your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex J),
Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your
comment to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610,
Washington, DC 20024. If possible,
please submit your paper comment to
the Commission by courier or overnight
service.
Because your comment will be placed
on the public record, you are solely
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responsible for making sure that your
comment does not include any sensitive
or confidential information. In
particular, your comment should not
include any sensitive personal
information, such as your or anyone
else’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.
Comments containing material for
which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form,
must be clearly labeled ‘‘Confidential,’’
and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c).
In particular, the written request for
confidential treatment that accompanies
the comment must include the factual
and legal basis for the request, and must
identify the specific portions of the
comment to be withheld from the public
record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your
comment will be kept confidential only
if the General Counsel grants your
request in accordance with the law and
the public interest. Once your comment
has been posted publicly at
www.regulations.gov—as legally
required by FTC Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot
redact or remove your comment, unless
you submit a confidentiality request that
meets the requirements for such
treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), and
the General Counsel grants that request.
The FTC Act and other laws that the
Commission administers permit the
collection of public comments to
consider and use in this proceeding as
appropriate. The Commission will
consider all timely and responsive
public comments that it receives on or
before February 24, 2020. For
information on the Commission’s
privacy policy, including routine uses
permitted by the Privacy Act, see
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Heather Hippsley,
Deputy General Counsel.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
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[Document Identifiers: CMS–685]
BILLING CODE 6750–01–P
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health
and Human Services.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
NIOSH gives notice of a
decision to evaluate a petition to
designate a class of employees from the
Reduction Pilot Plant in Huntington,
West Virginia, to be included in the
Special Exposure Cohort under the
Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grady Calhoun, Director, Division of
Compensation Analysis and Support,
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum
Avenue, MS C–46, Cincinnati, OH
45226–1938, Telephone 513–533–6800.
Information requests can also be
submitted by email to DCAS@CDC.GOV.
Pursuant
to 42 CFR 83.12, the initial proposed
definition for the class being evaluated,
subject to revision as warranted by the
evaluation, is as follows:
Facility: Reduction Pilot Plant.
Location: Huntington, West Virginia.
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All
security guards who worked in any area
of the RPP.
Period of Employment: June 7, 1976
through November 26, 1978.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 42 CFR 83.9–83.12.
Frank J. Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information (including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information) and to allow
60 days for public comment on the
proposed action. Interested persons are
invited to send comments regarding our
burden estimates or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including
the necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions,
the accuracy of the estimated burden,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected, and the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology to minimize the
information collection burden.
DATES: Comments must be received by
February 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please
reference the document identifier or
OMB control number. To be assured
consideration, comments and
recommendations must be submitted in
any one of the following ways:
1. Electronically. You may send your
comments electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’
to find the information collection
document(s) that are accepting
comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments to the following
address: CMS, Office of Strategic
Operations and Regulatory Affairs,
Division of Regulations Development,
Attention: Document Identifier/OMB
Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Maryland 21244–1850.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
SUMMARY:
Decision To Evaluate a Petition To
Designate a Class of Employees From
the Reduction Pilot Plant in
Huntington, West Virginia, To Be
Included in the Special Exposure
Cohort
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proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ website address at
website address at https://www.cms.gov/
Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
2. Email your request, including your
address, phone number, OMB number,
and CMS document identifier, to
Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov.
3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at
(410) 786–1326.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Contents
This notice sets out a summary of the
use and burden associated with the
following information collections. More
detailed information can be found in
each collection’s supporting statement
and associated materials (see
ADDRESSES).
CMS–685 End Stage Renal Disease
(ESRD) Network Semi-Annual Cost
Report Forms and Supporting
Regulations
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires federal agencies to publish a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, before
submitting the collection to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, CMS is publishing this
notice.
Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of a previously
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: End Stage Renal
Disease (ESRD) Network Semi-Annual
Cost Report Forms and Supporting
Regulations; Use: Section 1881(c) of the
Social Security Act establishes End
Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network
contracts. The regulations found at 42
CFR 405.2110 and 405.2112 designated
18 ESRD Networks which are funded by
renewable contracts. These contracts are
on 3-year cycles. To better administer
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'') is
seeking public comment on its proposal to extend for an additional
three years the current PRA clearance to participate in the OMB program
``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Service Delivery.'' The current FTC clearance under this program
expires on May 31, 2020.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by February 24, 2020.
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. Write ``FTC Generic Clearance
ICR, Project No. P035201'' on your comment, and file your comment
online at https://www.regulations.gov, by following the instructions on
the web-based form. If you prefer to file your comment on paper, mail
your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office
of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex J),
Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the following address:
Federal Trade
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Commission, Office of the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th
Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Small, Federal Trade
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, CC-10402, Washington, DC 20580,
(202) 326-3266.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 3084-0159.
Current Actions: Extension of approval for a collection of
information.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 5,764.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,759.
Abstract: The FTC seeks renewed OMB approval of its generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback on service delivery (i.e.,
the products and services that the FTC provides to help consumers and
businesses understand their rights and responsibilities, including
websites, blogs, videos, print publications, and other content).
``Qualitative feedback'' denotes information that provides useful
insight about public perceptions and opinions, but does not include
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. The solicitation of feedback on
service delivery will target areas such as timeliness, appropriateness,
accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and
resolution of issues with service delivery. The FTC will collect,
analyze, and interpret information it gathers through this generic
clearance program to identify strengths and weaknesses of current
services and make improvements in service delivery based on feedback.
This generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for
quantitative information collections that are designed to yield
reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or
documenting program performance.
The types of collections that the proposed generic clearance covers
include, but are not limited to:
Customer comment cards/complaint forms;
Small discussion groups;
Focus groups of customers, potential customers, delivery
partners, or other stakeholders;
Cognitive laboratory studies, such as those used to refine
questions or assess usability of a website;
Qualitative customer satisfaction surveys (e.g., post-
transaction surveys; opt-out web surveys);
In-person observation testing (e.g., website or software
usability tests).
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.
Request for Comment
Pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the FTC invites
comments on: (1) Whether the disclosure, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements are necessary, including whether the resulting information
will be practically useful; (2) the accuracy of our burden estimates,
including whether the methodology and assumptions used are valid; (3)
how to improve the quality, utility, and clarity of the disclosure
requirements; and (4) how to minimize the burden of providing the
required information to consumers.
You can file a comment online or on paper. For the Commission to
consider your comment, we must receive it on or before February 24,
2020. Write ``FTC Generic Clearance ICR, Project No. P035201'' on your
comment. Your comment, including your name and your state, will be
placed on the public record of this proceeding, including the https://www.regulations.gov website.
Postal mail addressed to the Commission is subject to delay due to
heightened security screening. As a result, we encourage you to submit
your comments online. To make sure that the Commission considers your
online comment, you must file it through the https://www.regulations.gov website by following the instructions on the web-
based form provided.
If you file your comment on paper, write ``FTC Generic Clearance
ICR, Project No. P035201'' on your comment and on the envelope, and
mail your comment to the following address: Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite CC-5610
(Annex J), Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your comment to the
following address: Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610,
Washington, DC 20024. If possible, please submit your paper comment to
the Commission by courier or overnight service.
Because your comment will be placed on the public record, you are
solely responsible for making sure that your comment does not include
any sensitive or confidential information. In particular, your comment
should not include any sensitive personal information, such as your or
anyone else'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.
Comments containing material for which confidential treatment is
requested must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled
``Confidential,'' and must comply with FTC Rule 4.9(c). In particular,
the written request for confidential treatment that accompanies the
comment must include the factual and legal basis for the request, and
must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from
the public record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your comment will be kept
confidential only if the General Counsel grants your request in
accordance with the law and the public interest. Once your comment has
been posted publicly at www.regulations.gov--as legally required by FTC
Rule 4.9(b)--we cannot redact or remove your comment, unless you submit
a confidentiality request that meets the requirements for such
treatment under FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General Counsel grants that
request.
The FTC Act and other laws that the Commission administers permit
the collection of public comments to consider and use in this
proceeding as appropriate. The Commission will consider all timely and
responsive public comments that it receives on or before February 24,
2020. For information on the Commission's privacy policy, including
routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see
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https://www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy-policy.
Heather Hippsley,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-27763 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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