The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

ICR 201208-3084-001

OMB: 3084-0117

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2012-08-10
Supplementary Document
2012-08-06
ICR Details
3084-0117 201208-3084-001
Historical Inactive 201106-3084-001
FTC
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue 08/10/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/10/2012
The FTC should consider comments received regarding the information collection instrument(s) and provide a response and any necessary adjustments in its next submission to OMB.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2014 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2014
101 0 101
6,100 0 6,100
0 0 0

The COPPA Rule implements the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Act), which prohibits unfair and deceptive acts and practices in collecting and using personally identifiable information from and about children via the Internet. In September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed changes to the COPPA Rule to keep the Rule current with technology advances and consistent with the COPPA Act. The FTC received 350 comments. In response to those comments and informed by its experience in enforcing and administrating the Rule, the FTC now proposes to modify certain definitions to clarify the scope of the Rule and strengthen its protections for the online collection, use, or disclosure of children's personal information.

US Code: 15 USC 6501 et seq. Name of Law: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
  
None

3084-AB20 Proposed rulemaking 77 FR 46643 08/06/2012

No

Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The proposed changes to the definitions of "operator" and "website or online service directed to children" will potentially increase the number of operators subject to the Rule. The proposed changes to the definition of "personal information" would expand the definition to encompass additional types of information and thereby potentially increase the number of operators subject to the Rule. The proposed amendment to eliminate the sliding scale "email plus" method for obtaining parental consent may increase the burden for the limited category of operators whose information collection practices to date have enabled them to use this relatively low cost method of obtaining parental consent. Existing operators that currently use the email plus method would incur burden in the first year of implementation to convert to a more reliable method of obtaining verifiable parental consent. The proposed Rule amendments require a safe harbor applicant to submit a more detailed proposal than what the current Rule mandates. Existing safe harbor programs will thus need to submit a revised application and new safe harbor applicants will have to provide greater detail than they would under the current Rule.

$425,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Mamie Kresses 202 326-2070 mkresses@ftc.gov

  No

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.
08/10/2012


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