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FTC Extends Comment Deadline on Proposed Changes to Safeguards Rule

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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The FTC announced in March that it was seeking comment on proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts Safeguards Rule as well as the Privacy Rule, which requires a financial institution to inform customers about its information-sharing practices and allow customers to opt out of having their information shared with certain third parties.

Key Points: 
  • The FTC announced in March that it was seeking comment on proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts Safeguards Rule as well as the Privacy Rule, which requires a financial institution to inform customers about its information-sharing practices and allow customers to opt out of having their information shared with certain third parties.
  • In response to requests from commenters, the FTC will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register shortly, announcing that the deadline to submit comments on the proposed changes to the Safeguards Rule has been extended to August 2, 2019.
  • Comments on the proposed changes to the Privacy Rule are due on June 3, 2019, the original comment deadline.
  • The Commission voted 5-0 to publish a notice in the Federal Register extending the deadline for submitting comments on proposed changes to the Safeguards Rule.

FTC Extends Comment Deadline on Proposed Changes to Safeguards Rule

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
United States federal banking legislation, 106th United States Congress, Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, Separation of investment and retail banking, Human rights, Identity management, Privacy, Law, Privacy law, Federal Register, Internet privacy, Social issues

The FTC announced in March that it was seeking comment on proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts Safeguards Rule as well as the Privacy Rule, which requires a financial institution to inform customers about its information-sharing practices and allow customers to opt out of having their information shared with certain third parties.

Key Points: 
  • The FTC announced in March that it was seeking comment on proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Acts Safeguards Rule as well as the Privacy Rule, which requires a financial institution to inform customers about its information-sharing practices and allow customers to opt out of having their information shared with certain third parties.
  • In response to requests from commenters, the FTC will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register shortly, announcing that the deadline to submit comments on the proposed changes to the Safeguards Rule has been extended to August 2, 2019.
  • Comments on the proposed changes to the Privacy Rule are due on June 3, 2019, the original comment deadline.
  • The Commission voted 5-0 to publish a notice in the Federal Register extending the deadline for submitting comments on proposed changes to the Safeguards Rule.

FMCSA Announces Clarifying Regulatory Guidance for Transportation of Agricultural Commodities, Personal Conveyance

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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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WASHINGTON, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced new regulatory guidance clarifying the longstanding 150 air-miles hours-of-service agricultural commodity exemption as well as providing additional explanatory detail of the "personal conveyance" provision.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced new regulatory guidance clarifying the longstanding 150 air-miles hours-of-service agricultural commodity exemption as well as providing additional explanatory detail of the "personal conveyance" provision.
  • FMCSA published Federal Register notices proposing regulatory guidance for the transportation of agricultural commodities and the use of personal conveyance in December, 2017 and requested public comment.
  • FMCSA is providing clarity on the use of the agricultural exemption and personal conveyance to both industry and law enforcement along with providing as much flexibility as possible for the industry, while maintaining safety.
  • In all, nearly 850 public comments were submitted to the Federal Register dockets on the proposed guidance pertaining to the transportation of agricultural commodities as well as on the personal conveyance provision.