[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12235-12236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06171]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

[Docket No. CFPB-2019-0015]


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 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is requesting to 
renew the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an 
existing information collection titled, ``Consumer Response Government 
and Congressional Portal Boarding Forms.''

DATES: Written comments are encouraged and must be received on or 
before May 1, 2019 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments in response to this notice are to be directed 
towards OMB and to the attention of the OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection. 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: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 395-5806.
     Mail: Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
    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: Documentation prepared in support of 
this information collection request is available at www.reginfo.gov 
(this link becomes active on the day following publication of this 
notice). Select ``Information Collection Review,'' under ``Currently 
under review, use the dropdown menu ``Select Agency'' and select 
``Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'' (recent submissions to OMB 
will be at the top of the list). The same documentation is also 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Requests for additional 
information should be directed to Darrin King at (202) 435-9575, or 
email: [email protected]. If you require this document in an 
alternative electronic format, please contact 
[email protected]. Please do not submit comments to these 
email boxes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Consumer Response Government and Congressional 
Portal Boarding Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 3170-0057.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Federal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 14.
    Abstract: Section 1013(b)(3)(A) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Act) requires the Bureau to 
``facilitate the centralized collection of, monitoring of, and response 
to consumer complaints regarding consumer financial products or 
services.'' \1\ The Act also requires the Bureau to ``share consumer 
complaint information with prudential regulators, the Federal Trade 
Commission, other Federal agencies, and State agencies.'' \2\
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    \1\ Codified at 12 U.S.C. 5493(b)(3)(A).
    \2\ Dodd-Frank Act section 1013(b)(3)(D), codified at 12 U.S.C. 
5493(b)(3)(D).
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    In furtherance of its statutory mandates related to consumer 
complaints, the Bureau utilizes Government and Congressional Portal 
Boarding Forms (Boarding Forms) to register users for access to secure, 
web-based portals. The Bureau has developed separate portals for 
congressional users and other government users as part of its secure 
web portal offerings (the ``Government Portal'' and the ``Congressional 
Portal,'' respectively).\3\
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    \3\ In addition to the boarding forms for congressional and 
government users, the Bureau utilizes a separate OMB-approved form 
to board companies onto their own distinct portal to access 
complaints submitted against them, through OMB Control No. 3170-0054 
(Consumer Complaint Intake System Company Portal Boarding Form 
Information Collection System; expires July 31, 2018).
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    Request for Comments: The Bureau issued a 60-day Federal Register 
notice on December 17, 2018, 83 FR 64567, Docket Number: CFPB-2018-
0040. 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

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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 matter of public 
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record.

    Dated: March 26, 2019.
Darrin A. King,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 2019-06171 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
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