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packaging or via email or fax) and 

upload the image file of the document 

to ACE via the Document Image System. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0651. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Federal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 90 

respondents annually filing 10 

responses each. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 150 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $9000.00, given an estimated 

$10.00 in reporting/recordkeeping costs 

per response. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: December 19, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27961 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2018–0045] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) is 

proposing to renew the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing information 

collection, titled, ‘‘Regulation F: Fair 

Debt Collection Practices Act—State 

Application For Exemption (12 CFR 

1006.2).’’ 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before January 28, 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: OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

• 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, PRA Officer, at 

(202) 435–9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@

cfpb.gov. If you require this document 

in an alternative electronic format, 

please contact CFPB_Accessibility@

cfpb.gov. Please do not submit 

comments to these email boxes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of 

Collection: Regulation F: Fair Debt 

Collection Practices Act—State 

Application for Exemption (12 CFR 

1006.2). 

OMB Control Number: 3170–0056. 

Type of Review: Renewal without 

change of an existing information 

collection. 

Affected Public: State Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2. 

Abstract: This Rule establishes 

procedures and criteria whereby states 

may apply to the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) for an 

exemption of a class of debt collection 

practices within the applying state from 

the provisions of the Fair Debt 

Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) as 

provided in section 817 of the Act, 15 

U.S.C. 1692. The information collection 

request seeks OMB approval for the 

state application requirements as 

contained in 12 CFR 1006.2. This is a 

routine request for OMB to renew its 

approval of the collections of 

information currently approved under 

this OMB control number. The Bureau 

is not proposing any new or revised 

collections of information pursuant to 

this request. 

Request for Comments: The Bureau 

issued a 60-day Federal Register notice 

on October 1, 2018, 83 FR 49369, Docket 

Number: CFPB–2018–0033. 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 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 record. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Darrin A. King, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of 

Consumer Financial Protection. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28112 Filed 12–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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