Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB's Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms, 69232 [2021-26562]

Download as PDF 69232 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 7, 2021 / Notices cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. Kimberly Hardy, Information Collections Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2021–26441 Filed 12–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION [Docket No. CFPB–2021–0017] Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB’s Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. ACTION: Notice; request for comment; reopening of comment period. AGENCY: On October 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) ordered six large technology companies operating payments systems in the United States to provide information about certain of their business practices. Accompanying the orders, the Director of the Bureau issued a statement and invited interested parties to comment on the inquiry. The statement and request for comment was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021, in a document titled, ‘‘Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB’s Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms.’’ The Bureau has determined that a re-opening of the comment period until December 21, 2021, is appropriate. DATES: The end of the comment period for the document titled, ‘‘Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB’s Inquiry Into Big Tech Payment Platforms,’’ published on November 5, 2021 (86 FR 61182), is reopened from December 6, 2021, until December 21, 2021. SUMMARY: You may submit comments by any of the methods identified in the notice.1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Zirkle, Program Manager for Payments & Deposits, (202) 435–7505. If you require this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 21, 2021, the Bureau ordered six large technology companies operating payments systems in the United States to provide information about certain of their business practices. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ADDRESSES: 1 See 86 FR 61182 (Nov. 5, 2021). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Dec 06, 2021 Jkt 256001 The information will help the CFPB better understand how these firms use personal payments data and manage data access to users so the Bureau can ensure adequate consumer protection. Accompanying the orders, the Director of the Bureau issued a statement and invited interested parties to comment on the inquiry. The statement and request for comment that published in the Federal Register stated that the comment period would close on December 6, 2021. Allowing an additional comment period will provide additional opportunity for the public to prepare comments related to this inquiry. Therefore, the Bureau is reopening the comment period for this request until December 21, 2021. The Bureau will also accept any comments that arrive between the time the original comment period closed on December 6, 2021, and December 7, 2021. Rohit Chopra, Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. [FR Doc. 2021–26562 Filed 12–3–21; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Agency Information Collection Extension Department of Energy. Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; comment request. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a threeyear extension of its collection for Superior Energy Performance 50001 (SEP 50001) Certification and 50001 Ready Recognition, OMB Control Number 1910–5177. 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SEP is an energy efficiency certification and recognition program for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities demonstrating excellence in energy management as well as continual improvement in energy efficiency through third-party verified energy performance. 50001 Ready recognition is a self-attestation of the implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system without the need for external audits. Respondents include commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities. For SEP 50001, additional respondents include SEP 50001 Verification Bodies. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 450; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 450; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 450; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $31,452. Statutory Authority: Accelerating Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency. Executive Order 13624, 77 FR 54779 (Aug. 30, 2012); 42 U.S.C. 16191. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26562]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

[Docket No. CFPB-2021-0017]


Notice and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB's Inquiry Into 
Big Tech Payment Platforms

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment; re-opening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau 
or CFPB) ordered six large technology companies operating payments 
systems in the United States to provide information about certain of 
their business practices. Accompanying the orders, the Director of the 
Bureau issued a statement and invited interested parties to comment on 
the inquiry. The statement and request for comment was published in the 
Federal Register on November 5, 2021, in a document titled, ``Notice 
and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB's Inquiry Into Big Tech 
Payment Platforms.'' The Bureau has determined that a re-opening of the 
comment period until December 21, 2021, is appropriate.

DATES: The end of the comment period for the document titled, ``Notice 
and Request for Comment Regarding the CFPB's Inquiry Into Big Tech 
Payment Platforms,'' published on November 5, 2021 (86 FR 61182), is 
reopened from December 6, 2021, until December 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the methods identified in 
the notice.\1\
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    \1\ See 86 FR 61182 (Nov. 5, 2021).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Zirkle, Program Manager for 
Payments & Deposits, (202) 435-7505. If you require this document in an 
alternative electronic format, please contact 
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[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 21, 2021, the Bureau ordered six 
large technology companies operating payments systems in the United 
States to provide information about certain of their business 
practices. The information will help the CFPB better understand how 
these firms use personal payments data and manage data access to users 
so the Bureau can ensure adequate consumer protection. Accompanying the 
orders, the Director of the Bureau issued a statement and invited 
interested parties to comment on the inquiry. The statement and request 
for comment that published in the Federal Register stated that the 
comment period would close on December 6, 2021. Allowing an additional 
comment period will provide additional opportunity for the public to 
prepare comments related to this inquiry. Therefore, the Bureau is re-
opening the comment period for this request until December 21, 2021. 
The Bureau will also accept any comments that arrive between the time 
the original comment period closed on December 6, 2021, and December 7, 
2021.

Rohit Chopra,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2021-26562 Filed 12-3-21; 4:15 pm]
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