The CFTC and the SEC jointly issued
final rules and guidelines to require certain regulated entities to
establish programs to address risks of identity theft. Financial
institutions and creditors, subject to the jurisdiction of each
agency, must develop and implement ID theft prevention programs,
and credit and debit card issuers must assess the validity of
notifications of changes of addresses under certain circumstances.
This collection of information is needed because under Part 162
Subpart C-Identify Theft, CFTC regulated entities are required to
develop and implement reasonable policies and procedures to
identify, detect, and respond to relevant red flags (the Identity
Theft Red Flags Rules) and, in the case of entities that issue
credit or debit cards, to assess the validity of, and communicate
with cardholders regarding, address changes. The Commission uses
the collection of information to discharge its regulatory
responsibilities to protect investors from the risks of identity
theft.
The estimated total annual
burden decreased to 10,723 hours. The decrease in burden is
primarily attributable to fewer newly formed CFTC- regulated
entities.
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No
No
No
Yes
No
Uncollected
Gail Scott 202 418-5139
gscott@cftc.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.