Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information ("Safeguards Rule")
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
11/13/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
115
0
575
0
0
0
The Federal Trade Commission (âFTCâ or âCommissionâ) is finalizing proposed amendments to its Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (âSafeguards Ruleâ), 16 CFR part 314, which require financial institutions to report to the Commission a notification event where unencrypted customer information involving 500 or more consumers is acquired without authorization.
US Code:
15 USC 6801
Name of Law: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
As part of this rulemaking, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (âNPRMâ) in 2019,1 as well as a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (âSNPRMâ) in 2021. Upon publication of the SNPRM, the Commission previously submitted an associated clearance request with Supporting Statement to OMB. In response, OMB filed a comment on February 4, 2022, requesting that the Commission resubmit the clearance request upon finalizing the proposed rule. Any differences between the FTC's initial clearance request and the instant clearance request are due to minor changes in the finalized information collection requirement and the use of updated mean wage rates.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.