Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Consumer Focus Groups, 20589-20590 [2017-08914]

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20589-20590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08914]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Consumer Focus Groups

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests 
comments on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of 
information from persons who may voluntarily participate in consumer 
focus groups. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously 
approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0136. 
OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on August 31, 2017. 
The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by July 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-
0046, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions in the following 
way: Mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, 
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, such information should be submitted in writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number, CPSC-2010-0046, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charu S. Krishnan, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7221, or by email to: ckrishnan@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Consumer Focus Groups.
    OMB Number: 3041-0136.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Consumers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 650 participants.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,950 hours (650 participants x 3 
hours).
    General Description of Collection: Section 5(a) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), authorizes the Commission 
to conduct studies and investigations relating to the causes and 
prevention of deaths,

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accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic 
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15 
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the Commission may conduct 
research, studies and investigations on the safety of consumer products 
or test consumer products and develop product safety test methods and 
testing devices.
    To help identify and evaluate product-related incidents, Commission 
staff invites and obtains direct feedback from consumers on issues 
related to product safety, such as recall effectiveness, product use, 
and perceptions regarding safety issues. The information that the CPSC 
collects from future focus groups will help inform the Commission's 
identification and evaluation of consumer products and product use, by 
providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and usage 
patterns. In some cases, one-on-one interviews may be conducted as a 
more in-depth extension of a focus group or in place of a traditional 
focus group. This information may also assist the Commission in its 
efforts to support voluntary standards activities and help CPSC 
identify consumer safety issues requiring additional research. In 
addition, based on the information obtained, CPSC may be able to 
provide safety information to the public that is easier to read and 
understood by a wider range of consumers.

B. Request for Comments

    The Commission solicits written comments from all interested 
persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission 
specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics:
     Whether the collection of information described above is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, 
including whether the information would have practical utility;
     Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of 
information is accurate;
     Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected could be enhanced; and
     Whether the burden imposed by the collection of 
information could be minimized by use of automated, electronic or other 
technological collection techniques, or other forms of information 
technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-08914 Filed 5-2-17; 8:45 am]
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