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warrantors would now disclose this
information even if there were no
statute or rule requiring them to do so,
staff’s estimates likely overstate the
PRA-related burden attributable to the
Rule. Moreover, the Warranty Rule has
been in effect since 1976, and
warrantors have long since modified
their warranties to include the
information the Rule requires.
Based on conversations with various
warrantors’ representatives over the
years, staff has concluded that eight
hours per year is a reasonable estimate
of warrantors’ PRA-related burden
attributable to the Warranty Rule.5 This
estimate takes into account ensuring
that new warranties and changes to
existing warranties comply with the
Rule. Based on recent Census data, staff
now estimates that there are 15,922
manufacturers covered by the Rule.6
This results in an annual burden
estimate of approximately 127,376
hours (15,922 manufacturers × 8 hours
of burden per year).
Total annual labor costs: $16,941,000,
rounded to the nearest thousand.
Labor costs are derived by applying
appropriate hourly cost figures to the
burden hours described above. The
work required to comply with the
Warranty Rule—ensuring that new
warranties and changes to existing
warranties comply with the Rule—
requires a mix of legal analysis and
clerical support. Staff estimates that half
of the total burden hours (63,688 hours)
requires legal analysis at an average
hourly wage of $250 for legal
professionals,7 resulting in a labor cost
of $15,922,000. Assuming that the
remaining half of the total burden hours
requires clerical work at an average
hourly wage of $16, the resulting labor
cost is approximately $1,019,008. Thus,
the total annual labor cost is
approximately $16,941,008 ($15,922,000
for legal professionals + $1,019,008 for
clerical workers).
Total annual capital or other
nonlabor costs: $0.
The Rule imposes no appreciable
current capital or start-up costs. As
stated above, warrantors have already
5 FTC staff recently contacted two manufacturing
associations—the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers and the National Association of
Manufacturers—but we have not received any
additional information that further clarifies this
estimate.
6 Because some manufacturers likely make
products that are not priced above $15 or not
intended for household use—and thus would not be
subject to the Rule—this figure is likely an
overstatement.
7 Staff has derived an hourly wage rate for legal
professionals based upon industry knowledge. The
clerical wage rate used in this Notice is based on
recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Compensation Survey.
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modified their warranties to include the
information the Rule requires. Rule
compliance does not require the use of
any capital goods, other than ordinary
office equipment, which providers
would already have available for general
business use.
Willard K. Tom,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
5th Annual PHEMCE Stakeholders
Workshop and BARDA Industry Day
Department of Health and
Human Services, Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is pleased to
announce the upcoming 5th Annual
Public Health Emergency Medical
Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE)
Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA
Industry Day to be held January 10–12,
2011 at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center in Washington, DC.
This annual PHEMCE event will bring
together private- and public-sector
stakeholders including: Federal
Officials, International Governments,
Industry, Healthcare Providers, First
Responders, Community-Based
Organizations, and other interested
audiences. Attendees will have
opportunities to participate in Medical
Countermeasure focused forums on:
• Pre-Event Positioning of Medical
Countermeasures.
• Emergency Planning for Vulnerable
Populations.
• Industry Feedback on Contracting
Issue.
• Medical Countermeasures
Development: Expanding the Pipeline
and Exploring Multi-Use Potential.
• BARDA Industry Day Presentations.
This free Workshop will also address
current state of public health emergency
medical countermeasure preparedness
plans and opportunities to enhance
national response capabilities. BARDA
Industry Day provides a unique
opportunity for biotechnology and
pharmaceutical industry representatives
to showcase their latest advances in
vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and
platform technologies targeting
chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear, and naturally emerging threats,
including pandemic influenza.
SUMMARY:
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The 5th Annual PHEMCE
Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA
Industry Day will be held January 10–
12, 2011. Each day will begin at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held
at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW.,
Washington, DC 20001.
Registration: There is no fee to attend;
however, space is limited and
registration is required. Registration and
the preliminary agenda are available
online at: https://
www.medicalcountermeasures.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L.
Paige Rogers, Office of Policy and
Planning, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response at 330 Independence Ave.,
SW., Room G640, Washington, DC
20201, e-mail at BARDA@hhs.gov, or by
phone at 202–260–0365.
DATES:
Dated: September 16, 2010.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response.
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[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New; 30-day
notice]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 30-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department
of Health and Human Services, is
publishing the following summary of a
proposed collection for public
comment. Interested persons are invited
to send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the agency’s functions;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
To obtain copies of the supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed paperwork collections
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address, phone number,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
5th Annual PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA Industry Day
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pleased
to announce the upcoming 5th Annual Public Health Emergency Medical
Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA
Industry Day to be held January 10-12, 2011 at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center in Washington, DC. This annual PHEMCE event will
bring together private- and public-sector stakeholders including:
Federal Officials, International Governments, Industry, Healthcare
Providers, First Responders, Community-Based Organizations, and other
interested audiences. Attendees will have opportunities to participate
in Medical Countermeasure focused forums on:
Pre-Event Positioning of Medical Countermeasures.
Emergency Planning for Vulnerable Populations.
Industry Feedback on Contracting Issue.
Medical Countermeasures Development: Expanding the
Pipeline and Exploring Multi-Use Potential.
BARDA Industry Day Presentations.
This free Workshop will also address current state of public health
emergency medical countermeasure preparedness plans and opportunities
to enhance national response capabilities. BARDA Industry Day provides
a unique opportunity for biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry
representatives to showcase their latest advances in vaccines,
therapeutics, diagnostics, and platform technologies targeting
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and naturally emerging
threats, including pandemic influenza.
DATES: The 5th Annual PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop and BARDA Industry
Day will be held January 10-12, 2011. Each day will begin at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Workshop will be held at the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
Registration: There is no fee to attend; however, space is limited
and registration is required. Registration and the preliminary agenda
are available online at: https://www.medicalcountermeasures.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L. Paige Rogers, Office of Policy and
Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response at 330 Independence Ave., SW., Room G640, Washington, DC
20201, e-mail at BARDA@hhs.gov, or by phone at 202-260-0365.
Dated: September 16, 2010.
Nicole Lurie,
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
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