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Product Safety Commission, Room 820,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504–7923.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information
Technology, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7671,
lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
CPSC has submitted the following
proposed collection of information to
OMB for review and clearance.
Standard for the Flammability of
Mattresses and Mattress Pads—(OMB
Control Number 3041–0014–Extention).
The Standard for the Flammability of
Mattresses and Mattress Pads was
promulgated under section 4 of the
Flammable Fabrics Act (‘‘FFA’’), 15
U.S.C. 1193, to reduce unreasonable
risks of burn injuries and deaths from
fires associated with mattresses and
mattress pads. The standard prescribes
a test to assure that a mattress or
mattress pad will resist ignition from a
smoldering cigarette. The standard
requires manufacturers to perform
prototype tests of each combination of
materials and construction methods
used to produce mattresses or mattress
pads and to obtain acceptable results
from such testing. Manufacturers and
importers are required to maintain the
records and test results specified under
the standard.
In addition, the Standard for the
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
Sets was promulgated under section 4 of
the FFA, 16 CFR part 1633, to reduce
deaths and injuries related to mattress
fires, particularly those ignited by open
flame sources such as lighters, candles
and matches. The standard established
new performance requirements for
mattresses and mattress sets that will
generate a smaller size fire from open
flame source ignitions. Part 1633 also
contains recordkeeping requirements to
document compliance with the
standard. The testing and recordkeeping
requirements under 16 CFR part 1633
do not replace the testing and
recordkeeping requirements under 16
CFR part 1632.
In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement
Policy for Mattresses subject to 16 CFR
parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1,
2006, was issued that reduced prototype
surface testing and recordkeeping
requirements from six mattress surfaces
to two mattress surfaces for each new
prototype created after March 15, 2006.
Manufacturers that avail themselves of
the reduced testing program will have to
maintain records on the cigarette test
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performed, but they will be testing only
two surfaces rather than the required six
surfaces. The policy is available at the
CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov/
BUSINFO/Interimmattress.pdf. Mattress
prototypes created before March 15,
2006, are subject to the full
requirements of 16 CFR part 1632. In
addition, mattress pads are not subject
to this policy and must continue to
adhere to all the requirements set forth
in 16 CFR part 1632.
In the Federal Register of May 18,
2010 (75 FR 27733), the CPSC published
a 60-day notice requesting public
comment on the proposed collection of
information. No comments were
received.
We estimate the burden of this
collection of information as follows. The
CPSC staff estimates that there are 671
respondents (571 establishments
producing conventional mattresses and
100 establishments producing nonconventional mattresses in the United
States, a total of 671). It is estimated that
each respondent will spend 26 hours for
testing and recordkeeping annually for a
total of 17,446 hours (671 firms × 26
hours = 17,446 total hours requested).
The annualized cost to respondents
would be approximately $993,201 based
on 17,446 hours times $56.93 per hour
(based on total compensation of all
management, professional, and related
occupations in goods-producing
industries in the United States,
September 2009, Bureau of Labor
Statistics).
The estimated annual cost of the
information collection requirements to
the Federal government is
approximately $142,000. This sum
includes 10 staff months and travel
costs expended for examination of the
information in records required to be
maintained by the standard and
enforcement rule.
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request; Safety Standard for
Bicycle Helmets
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
is announcing that a proposed
collection of information has been
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review and
clearance under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’).
DATES: Fax written comments on the
collection of information by October 1,
2010.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on
the information collection are received,
OMB recommends that written
comments be faxed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, Fax:
202–395–6974, or e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written
comments should be captioned ‘‘Safety
Standard for Bicycle Helmets.’’ All
comments should be identified with the
OMB Control Number 3041–0127. In
addition, written comments should also
be submitted by mail/hand delivery/
courier (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions), preferably in five copies,
to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 820,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504–7923.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information
Technology, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7671,
lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the
CPSC has submitted the following
proposed collection of information to
OMB for review and clearance.
Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets—
(OMB Control Number 3041–0127–
Extention). In 1994, Congress passed the
‘‘Child Safety Protection Act,’’ which,
among other things, included the
‘‘Children’s Bicycle Helmet Safety Act of
1994’’ Public Law 103–267, 108 Stat.
726. This law directed the Commission
to issue a final standard applicable to
bicycle helmets that would replace
several existing voluntary standards
with a single uniform standard that
would include provisions to protect
against the risk of helmets coming off
the heads of bicycle riders, address the
risk of injury to children, and cover
other issues as appropriate. The
Commission issued the final bicycle
helmet standard in 1998. It is codified
at 16 CFR Part 1203. The standard
requires all bicycle helmets
manufactured after March 10, 1999, to
meet impact-attenuation and other
requirements. The standard also
contains testing and recordkeeping
SUMMARY:
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requirements to ensure that bicycle
helmets meet the standard’s
requirements. Certification regulations
implementing the standard require
manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of bicycle helmets subject to the
standard to: (1) Perform tests to
demonstrate that those products meet
the requirements of the standard;
(2) maintain records of those tests; and
(3) affix durable labels to the helmets
stating that the helmet complies with
the applicable standard. The
certification regulations are codified at
16 CFR part 1203, subpart B. On
September 2, 2009, the Commission
issued a notice of requirements that
provides the criteria and process for
Commission acceptance of accreditation
of third party conformity assessment
bodies for testing bicycle helmets that
are considered children’s products
under the Consumer Product Safety Act
(74 FR 45428).
The Commission uses the information
compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of bicycle helmets subject to the
standard to help protect the public from
risks of injury or death associated with
head injury associated with bicycle
riding. More specifically, this
information helps the Commission
determine whether bicycle helmets
subject to the standard comply with all
applicable requirements. The
Commission also uses this information
to obtain corrective actions if bicycle
helmets fail to comply with the standard
in a manner that creates a substantial
risk of injury to the public.
In the Federal Register of May 18,
2010 (75 FR 27734), the CPSC published
a 60-day notice requesting public
comment on the proposed collection of
information. One comment was
received. The commenter did not
address the collection of information
burdens. Instead, the commenter states
that the collection of information should
not be approved because it would delay
implementation of bicycle helmet
safety.
The commenter has misunderstood
the purpose of the collection of
information. The standard has been in
effect since 1999, and continues to be in
effect. The collection of information
addresses the testing, certification, and
recordkeeping requirements that are
required to ensure that the standard’s
requirements are met.
We estimate the burden of this
collection of information as follows.
Approximately 30 firms manufacture or
import bicycle helmets subject to the
standard. There are an estimated 200
different models of bicycle helmets
currently marketed in the United States.
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The Commission staff estimates that the
time required to comply with the
collection of information requirements
is approximately 100 to 150 hours per
model per year. The total amount of
time estimated for compliance with
these requirements for testing, including
third-party testing for children’s bicycle
helmets, certification, and
recordkeeping will be 20,000 to 30,000
hours per year (200 models × 100 to 150
hours/model = 20,000 to 30,000 hours).
The annualized cost to respondents for
the hour burden for collection of
information is $1,138,600 to $1,707,000
based on 20,000 to 30,000 hours times
$56.93 per hour (based on total
compensation of all civilian workers in
managerial and professional positions in
the United States, September 2009,
Bureau of Labor Statistics).
The estimated expenditure to the
Federal government is approximately
$83,000 which includes 10 staff months
and travel costs expended for
examination of the information in
records required to be maintained by the
standard and implementing regulations.
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education Overview Information;
Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330B.
Dates:
Applications Available: September 1,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 17, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 18, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AP Test Fee
program awards grants to eligible State
educational agencies (SEAs) to enable
them to pay all or a portion of advanced
placement test fees on behalf of eligible
low-income students who (1) are
enrolled in an advanced placement
course and (2) plan to take an advanced
placement exam. The program is
designed to increase the number of lowincome students who take advanced
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placement tests and receive scores for
which college academic credit is
awarded.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6531–
6537.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administration Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 97, 98, and 99.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration’s budget request for FY
2011 does not include funds for this
program but would, instead, provide
support for advanced placement test
fees through a proposed College
Pathways and Accelerated Learning
program. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to
complete the grant process if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $8,476–
$4,377,999.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$438,280.
Estimated Number of Awards: 42.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs in any
State, including the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the freely associated states
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of Palau (subject to
continued eligibility).
Note: For the purposes of this program, the
Bureau of Indian Education in the U.S.
Department of the Interior is treated as an
SEA.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Section
1706 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA), requires that grant funds
provided under the AP Test Fee
program supplement, and not supplant,
other non-Federal funds that are
available to assist low-income
individuals in paying for the cost of
advanced placement test fees.
3. Other: Current grantees under this
program that expect to have sufficient
carryover funds to cover school year
2010–2011 advanced placement exam
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Safety Standard for
Bicycle Helmets
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing that a proposed collection of information
has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for
review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(``PRA'').
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by October
1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer,
Fax: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written
comments should be captioned ``Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets.''
All comments should be identified with the OMB Control Number 3041-
0127. In addition, written comments should also be submitted by mail/
hand delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions),
preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information Technology, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-7671,
lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the CPSC
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB
for review and clearance.
Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets--(OMB Control Number 3041-0127-
Extention). In 1994, Congress passed the ``Child Safety Protection
Act,'' which, among other things, included the ``Children's Bicycle
Helmet Safety Act of 1994'' Public Law 103-267, 108 Stat. 726. This law
directed the Commission to issue a final standard applicable to bicycle
helmets that would replace several existing voluntary standards with a
single uniform standard that would include provisions to protect
against the risk of helmets coming off the heads of bicycle riders,
address the risk of injury to children, and cover other issues as
appropriate. The Commission issued the final bicycle helmet standard in
1998. It is codified at 16 CFR Part 1203. The standard requires all
bicycle helmets manufactured after March 10, 1999, to meet impact-
attenuation and other requirements. The standard also contains testing
and recordkeeping
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requirements to ensure that bicycle helmets meet the standard's
requirements. Certification regulations implementing the standard
require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle
helmets subject to the standard to: (1) Perform tests to demonstrate
that those products meet the requirements of the standard; (2) maintain
records of those tests; and (3) affix durable labels to the helmets
stating that the helmet complies with the applicable standard. The
certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1203, subpart B.
On September 2, 2009, the Commission issued a notice of requirements
that provides the criteria and process for Commission acceptance of
accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies for testing
bicycle helmets that are considered children's products under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (74 FR 45428).
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle helmets
subject to the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury
or death associated with head injury associated with bicycle riding.
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine
whether bicycle helmets subject to the standard comply with all
applicable requirements. The Commission also uses this information to
obtain corrective actions if bicycle helmets fail to comply with the
standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the
public.
In the Federal Register of May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27734), the CPSC
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. One comment was received. The commenter did
not address the collection of information burdens. Instead, the
commenter states that the collection of information should not be
approved because it would delay implementation of bicycle helmet
safety.
The commenter has misunderstood the purpose of the collection of
information. The standard has been in effect since 1999, and continues
to be in effect. The collection of information addresses the testing,
certification, and recordkeeping requirements that are required to
ensure that the standard's requirements are met.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows. Approximately 30 firms manufacture or import bicycle helmets
subject to the standard. There are an estimated 200 different models of
bicycle helmets currently marketed in the United States. The Commission
staff estimates that the time required to comply with the collection of
information requirements is approximately 100 to 150 hours per model
per year. The total amount of time estimated for compliance with these
requirements for testing, including third-party testing for children's
bicycle helmets, certification, and recordkeeping will be 20,000 to
30,000 hours per year (200 models x 100 to 150 hours/model = 20,000 to
30,000 hours). The annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden
for collection of information is $1,138,600 to $1,707,000 based on
20,000 to 30,000 hours times $56.93 per hour (based on total
compensation of all civilian workers in managerial and professional
positions in the United States, September 2009, Bureau of Labor
Statistics).
The estimated expenditure to the Federal government is
approximately $83,000 which includes 10 staff months and travel costs
expended for examination of the information in records required to be
maintained by the standard and implementing regulations.
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21892 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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