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OMB Control No: 3084-0117	ICR Reference No: 202401-3084-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-3084-002
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/11/2024
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2025
Responses	288	0	288
Time Burden (Hours)	17,600	0	17,600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The COPPA Rule, 16 CFR Part 312, 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. The COPPA Rule implements this mandate by requiring commercial websites to provide notice and obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under age thirteen, with limited exceptions. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) now proposes amendments to the COPPA Rule that would increase disclosure obligations for covered operators of websites and online services and FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor programs. Also, FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor programs would face additional reporting obligations under the proposed Rule. Commission staff does not believe that the proposed Rule would increase operators’ recordkeeping obligations. Finally, the Commission is also seeking public comment on whether proposed changes to the Rule’s definition of “website or online service directed to children” could increase the number of operators subject to the Rule’s requirements. The Commission requests approval for the proposed information collections associated with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 6501 et seq. Name of Law: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3084-AB58	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 2034	01/11/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This would be a program change, not an adjustment. The estimated additional annual hours of burden would be 134,278, and the estimated additional annual labor costs would be $46,069,355. The Commission is proposing a number of changes to the Rule to help ensure the Rule remains relevant to changing technology and business practices. The proposed disclosure and reporting requirements would promote transparency, enhance parents’ ability to make informed decisions about whether to consent to the collection of their children’s personal information, enhance schools’ ability to make informed decisions about whether to authorize the collection of children's personal information where such collection is for the use and benefit of the school, and strengthen oversight over operators and Safe Harbors’ practices.

Annual Cost to Federal Government:

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: James Trilling 202 326-3497 jtrilling@ftc.gov; commercialsurveillancerm@ftc.gov

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