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Program purposes and account for the 

expenditure of federal funds to deter 

waste, fraud, and abuse. 

II. Method of Collection 

The bi-annual Performance Progress 

Report (PPR) is a bi-annual collection of 

information from award recipients 

covering updates on project activities 

and details about key outputs and 

outcomes of their performance during 

the previous six months. The report will 

be due 30 calendar days following the 

end of quarters ending in March and 

September. NTIA will collect data 

through an electronic submission. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0660–00XX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

for new information collection. 

Affected Public: Grant award 

recipients consisting of for-profit 

companies, non-profit companies, 

institutions of higher education, 

industry groups, and consortia 

including two or more such entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 33.22 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,195.92. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $58.576.16. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Section 9202(a)(1) of 

the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, 

134 Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 

NDAA) and Div. A., Section 106 of the 

CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public 

Law 117–167, 136 Stat. 1392 (Aug. 9, 

2022). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

(a) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility. 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

(c) Evaluate ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. 

(d) Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21996 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION 

BUREAU 

[Docket No. CFPB–2023–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (CFPB) requests the 

extension of the Office of Management 

and Budget’s (OMB’s) approval for an 

existing information collection titled 

‘‘Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain 

High-Cost Installment Loans’’ approved 

under OMB Control Number 3170–0071. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before November 3, 2023 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Anthony May, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, at 

(202) 435–7278, 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: Payday, Vehicle 

Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment 

Loans. 

OMB Control Number: 3170–0071. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local, and 

Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,887. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,189,587. 

Abstract: 12 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 1041 applies to 

non-depository institutions and loan 

brokers engaged in consumer lending, 

credit intermediation activities, or 

activities related to credit 

intermediation. Additionally, banks and 

credit unions that make loans are 

subject to the regulation. The purpose of 

this regulation is to identify certain 

unfair and abusive acts or practices in 

connection with certain consumer credit 

transactions, to set forth requirements 

for preventing such acts or practices, 

and to provide certain partial 

conditional exemptions from aspects of 

this regulation. This regulation also 

contains requirements to ensure that the 

features of those consumer credit 

transactions are fully, accurately, and 

effectively disclosed to consumers. 

Request for Comments: The Bureau 

published a 60-day Federal Register 

notice on June 23, 2023, (88 FR 41086) 

under Docket Number: CFPB–2023– 

0036 The Bureau is publishing this 

notice and soliciting comments 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 


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comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Anthony May, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21910 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[CPSC Docket No. 23–C0004] 

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission publishes in 

the Federal Register any settlement that 

it provisionally accepts under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act. 

Published below is a provisionally 

accepted Settlement Agreement with 

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., containing a 

civil penalty in the amount of 

$9,000,000, subject to the terms and 

conditions of the Settlement Agreement. 

The Commission voted unanimously (4– 

0) to provisionally accept the proposed 

Settlement Agreement and Order 

pertaining to BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. 

DATES: Any interested person may ask 

the Commission not to accept this 

agreement or otherwise comment on its 

contents by filing a written request with 

the Office of the Secretary by October 

19, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to 

comment on this Settlement Agreement 

should send written comments to 

Comment 23–C0004, Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (240) 

863–8938 (mobile), (301) 504–7479 

(office); email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Raffman, Trial Attorney, Division 

of Enforcement and Litigation, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814; mraffman@cpsc.gov, 

301–504–7602 (office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the Settlement Agreement and Order 

appear below. 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary. 

United States of America 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

In the Matter of: BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB, 

INC. 

CPSC Docket No.: 23–C0004 

Settlement Agreement 

1. In accordance with the Consumer 

Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051– 

2089 (‘‘CPSA’’), and 16 CFR 1118.20, 

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (‘‘BJ’s’’ or the 

‘‘Firm’’), and the United States 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’), through its 

staff, hereby enter into this Settlement 

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’). The 

Agreement and the incorporated 

attached Order resolve staff’s charges set 

forth below. 

The Parties 

2. The Commission is an independent 

federal regulatory agency, established 

pursuant to, and responsible for, the 

enforcement of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2051–2089. By executing the 

Agreement, staff is acting on behalf of 

the Commission, pursuant to 16 CFR 

1118.20(b). The Commission issues the 

Order under the provisions of the CPSA. 

3. BJ’s is a corporation, organized and 

existing under the laws of the state of 

Delaware, with its principal place of 

business in Marlborough, 

Massachusetts. 

Staff Charges 

4. During 2011 and 2012, BJ’s 

distributed in the United States 

approximately 1,778 portable air 

conditioners manufactured by Royal 

Sovereign International, Inc. (‘‘Royal 

Sovereign’’), model number PAC–3012 

(‘‘Subject Products’’). 

5. The Subject Products are 

‘‘consumer products’’ that were 

‘‘import[ed]’’ and ‘‘distribut[ed] in 

commerce,’’ as those terms are defined 

or used in sections 3(a)(5), (8), and (9) 

of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5), (8), 

and (9). BJ’s is a ‘‘retailer’’ of the Subject 

Products, as such term is defined in 

section 3(a)(13) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2052(a)(13). 

Violation of CPSA Section 19(a)(4) 

6. The Subject Products contain a 

defect which could create a substantial 

product hazard or create an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death because the motor in the portable 

air conditioner can ignite the plastic 

enclosure of the unit, posing a fire and 

burn hazard. 

7. Of the 1,778 units sold by BJ’s 

during 2011 and 2012, a total of 509 

units were returned to BJ’s by 

consumers. 

8. During the early morning hours of 

August 24, 2016, a Royal Sovereign 

Model PAC–3012 portable air 

conditioner purchased from BJ’s was 

involved in a house fire in Smithtown, 

New York. A mother and her two young 

children were rescued from the fire; the 

mother died of her injuries in December 

2016. 

9. BJ’s learned of the fire and pending 

investigation no later than March 2017. 

At that time, BJ’s received a claim letter 

from plaintiffs’ counsel and retained 

counsel for anticipated wrongful-death 

and personal-injury litigation arising out 

of the fire. 

10. In March 2021, BJ’s issued a 

notice to consumers who had purchased 

one of the Subject Products from BJ’s 

advising that the product ‘‘does not 

meet our safety standards’’ and that ‘‘out 

of an abundance of caution [they 

should] stop using this product 

immediately.’’ 

11. Despite possessing information 

that reasonably supported the 

conclusion that the Subject Products 

contained a defect that could create a 

substantial product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death, BJ’s never reported to the 

Commission. 

12. The Commission and Royal 

Sovereign jointly announced a recall of 

the Subject Products on December 22, 

2021. 

Failure To Timely Report 

13. Despite having information 

reasonably supporting the conclusion 

that the Subject Products contained a 

defect which could create a substantial 

product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 

death, BJ’s did not notify the 

Commission immediately of such defect 

or risk, as required by section 15(b)(3) 

and (4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2064(b)(3) and (4), in violation of 

section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2068(a)(4). 

14. Because the information in BJ’s 

possession about the Subject Products 

constituted actual and presumed 

knowledge, BJ’s knowingly violated 

section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2068(a)(4), as the term ‘‘knowingly’’ is 

defined in section 20(d) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2069(d). 

15. Pursuant to section 20 of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2069, BJ’s is subject to 

civil penalties for its knowing violation 

of section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2068(a)(4). 

Response of BJ’s 

16. This Agreement does not 

constitute an admission by BJ’s to the 

staff’s charges as set forth in paragraphs 

4 through 15 above, including without 

limitation that the Subject Products 

contained a defect that could create a 

substantial product hazard or created an 

unreasonable risk of serious injury or 


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