[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 60 (Friday, March 27, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17299-17300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06237]


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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION

12 CFR Part 1006

[Docket No. CFPB-2020-0010]
RIN 3170-AA41


Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 2020, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
(Bureau) published in the Federal Register a Supplemental Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) requesting comment on the Bureau's proposal 
to amend Regulation F, which implements the Fair Debt Collection 
Practices Act (FDCPA), to require debt collectors to make certain 
disclosures when collecting time-barred debts. The SNPRM provided a 60-
day comment period that was set to close on May 4, 2020. To allow 
interested persons more time to consider and submit their comments, the 
Bureau has determined that an extension of the comment period until 
June 5, 2020, is appropriate.

DATES: The comment period for the debt collection SNPRM published March 
3, 2020, at 85 FR 12672, is extended. Responses to the SNPRM must now 
be received on or before June 5, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CFPB-2020-
0010 or RIN 3170-AA41, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket 
No. CFPB-2020-0010 or RIN 3170-AA41 in the subject line of the email.
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Comment Intake, Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection, 1700 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552.
    Instructions: The Bureau encourages the early submission of 
comments. All submissions should include the agency name and docket 
number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this rulemaking. 
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 comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov. In addition, comments 
will be available for public inspection and copying at 1700

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G Street NW, Washington, DC 20552, on official business days between 
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an 
appointment to inspect the documents by telephoning 202-435-9169.
    All comments, including attachments and other supporting materials, 
will become part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. 
Proprietary or sensitive personal information, such as account numbers, 
Social Security numbers, or names of other individuals, should not be 
included. Comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or 
contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Caffrey or Kristin McPartland, 
Senior Counsels, Office of Regulations, at 202-435-7700. If you require 
this document in an alternative electronic format, please contact 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 21, 2020, the Bureau issued an 
SNPRM proposing to amend Regulation F, 12 CFR part 1006, to prescribe 
Federal rules governing the activities of debt collectors, as that term 
is defined in the FDCPA. The SNPRM was published in the Federal 
Register on March 3, 2020.\1\ The SNPRM proposed to require debt 
collectors to make certain disclosures when collecting time-barred 
debts.
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    \1\ 85 FR 12672 (Mar. 3, 2020).
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    The SNPRM provided a 60-day public comment period that was set to 
close on May 4, 2020. Given the challenges posed by the COVID-19 
(coronavirus infection) pandemic, we have received requests from 
stakeholders to give interested parties more time to conduct outreach 
to relevant constituencies and to properly address the many questions 
presented in the SNPRM. The Bureau believes that an extension of the 
SNPRM comment period to June 5, 2020, is appropriate. This extension 
should allow interested parties more time to prepare responses to the 
SNPRM without delaying the rulemaking. The SNPRM comment period will 
now close on June 5, 2020.

Kathleen L. Kraninger,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2020-06237 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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