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opportunity for all interested parties to
participate in the proceedings.
Accordingly, we invited comments on
the issues raised by the petition. In the
Federal Register of November 16, 2011
(76 FR 70975), we invited comments on
the issues raised by the petition with
comments due on December 16, 2011.
On January 5, 2012 (77 FR 478), we
reopened the comment period for 30
days, with comments due on February
6, 2012. We received one comment in
support of the petition. The commenter
stated that pedal tractors with
aluminum alloy components cannot
practicably be manufactured in
accordance with the 100 ppm lead
content requirement. The commenter
also stated that the aluminum alloy
components are not likely to be placed
in the mouth or ingested and will not
have a measurable adverse effect on
public health or safety.
The petitioner stated that the
components of its pedal tractors are
made of aluminum metal die castings,
which are the best alloy of choice for
pedal tractor production, based on
weight, cost, structural properties,
surface finish and coatings, corrosion
resistance, bearing properties, and wear
resistance. The pedal tractor
components are manufactured via the
aluminum die-casting process. Although
the petitioner stated that it is able to
meet the lead content requirements of
300 ppm for its pedal tractor
components, it is unable to meet
consistently the 100 ppm lead content
limits, due to alloys used in the
aluminum die-cast process.
Accordingly, the petitioner requested an
exception from the 100 ppm lead
content limit.
For the reasons described in CPSC
staff’s briefing package, available at
https://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia12/
brief/ertl.pdf, we agree with the
petitioner and the commenter that an
exception to the 100 ppm lead content
limit for certain children’s ride-on pedal
tractor component parts is appropriate.
The petitioner indicated that two
aluminum alloys with relatively low
lead concentration can be purchased
and used to manufacture the pedal
tractor products. One of these aluminum
alloys (A380.1) may contain more than
300 ppm lead, although the petitioner
indicated that this alloy can be
obtained, with careful purchasing, with
a lead content of no more than 300 ppm.
The petitioner indicated that the second
aluminum alloy (A413.1) that can be
used to manufacture the products is
available with less than 200 ppm lead.
While the petitioner indicated that it is
possible to manufacture their products
with the specific alloy with lead content
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less than 200 ppm, the A380.1 alloy, or
a similar alloy, with lead content no
more than 300 ppm, is a practicable
material for manufacturing the
component parts of the pedal tractors
because the A380.1 aluminum alloy is
one of the most commonly used
aluminum alloys in manufacturing and
is more readily obtainable from sources
than the A413.1 aluminum alloy. In
addition, the A413.1 alloy costs $0.99 to
$1.65 per unit more than the A380.1
alloy (about 1 percent of the cost of the
product), resulting in additional
material costs of the product. Obtaining
aluminum alloys at 100 ppm or other
substitute alloys was considered not
practicable for the petitioner. The use of
another metal alloy, such as steel, or
using plastic molded component parts
was not practicable because it would
result in completely retooling the
manufacturing process and result in
products that appeared different from
the current product, which uses die-cast
component parts.
In addition, the products included in
the petition are similar to two types of
products that have specific statutory
provisions regarding lead content
requirements. The CPSIA, as amended
by Public Law 112–28, established new
provisions for specific exceptions from
the 100 ppm lead content requirement.
Section 101(b)(5) of the CPSIA provides
that the lead content limit does not
apply to off-highway vehicles. Section
101(b)(6) of the CPSIA also provides
that for metal component parts of
bicycles and related products, the lead
limit is 300 ppm, not 100 ppm, as
otherwise applicable to children’s
products.
The petitioner’s children’s ride-on
pedal tractors made with aluminum
alloys are therefore granted an exception
from the 100 ppm lead content limit,
and allowed to have a lead limit of 300
ppm instead, because it is not
practicable to impose the lower lead
limit on such aluminum alloys. These
aluminum components include: body
castings (right and left sides), rear wheel
hubs, wide front axle yokes, wide frontend adaptor brackets, and other
component parts that are similar to
these parts and are not likely be placed
in the mouth or ingested or extensively
contacted by children because of their
function and location on the product.
The exposure to lead in such parts at the
300 ppm limit is expected to be so low
that it would have no measurable
adverse effect on public health or safety
as defined at 15 U.S.C. 1278a(b)(1)(B),
taking into account normal and
reasonably foreseeable use and abuse.
For the same reasons, children’s
products that are similar, such as other
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children’s ride-on tractors, children’s
ride-on cars, and other ride-on toys
intended for children ages 3 years and
older that contain similar aluminum
alloy component parts, including body
castings (right and left sides), rear wheel
hubs, wide front axle yokes, wide frontend adaptor brackets, and other
component parts that are similar to
these parts and are not likely to be
placed in the mouth or ingested, or
extensively contacted by children
because of their function and location
on the product must meet a lead content
limit of 300 ppm for the aluminum alloy
component parts. The exposure to lead
in these similar component parts is
expected to be so low that it would have
no measurable adverse effect on public
health or safety as defined at 15 U.S.C.
1278a(b)(1)(B), taking into account
normal and reasonably foreseeable use
and abuse.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
DAU Industry Day: ‘‘Affordability,
Efficiency, and the Industrial Base’’
Defense Acquisition University
(DAU), DoD.
ACTION: Event notice.
AGENCY:
Mrs. Katrina McFarland,
President of Defense Acquisition
University, will host a forum with
industry to discuss affordability,
efficiency, and the industrial base. After
a variety of presenters, the session will
conclude with Mr. Frank Kendall,
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics,
leading a panel to discuss how we will
achieve affordable, efficient programs in
this time of fiscal austerity, while
maintaining a healthy industrial base.
Following the plenary session, each
company will have the opportunity to
sign up for an individual, nonattribution, 20-minute session with a
DAU faculty member. DAU plans to
incorporate feedback into changes to the
Business Acumen curriculum. The
name of the event is DAU Industry Day:
‘‘Affordability, Efficiency, and the
Industrial Base’’.
DATES: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, from 8:30
a.m.–2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Howell Auditorium,
Building 226, Defense Acquisition
SUMMARY:
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University, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort
Belvoir, VA 22060.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christen Goulding, Protocol Director,
DAU. Phone: 703–805–5134. Fax: 703–
805–5940. Email: christen.goulding@
dau.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Event: The purpose of
this event is for members of government
and industry to discuss affordability,
efficiency, and the industrial base. It
also offers industry the opportunity to
offer input into DAU Business Acumen
curriculum.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Check-in.
9 a.m. Welcome and Introduction.
9:15 a.m. Affordable Programs.
9:55 a.m. Efficiency.
10:25 a.m. Industrial Base.
11 a.m. Industrial Base Policy.
11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion.
12 p.m. Breakout Session One.
12:30 p.m. Breakout Session Two.
1 p.m. Breakout Session Three.
1:30 p.m. Breakout Session Four.
Public’s Accessibility to the Event: All
attendees must be pre-registered to
attend the event. Persons desiring to
attend can register online at https://crs.
dau.mil/industry/Default.asp.
Event Point of Contact: Mr. Bill
Parker, 703–805–4979.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012–8188 Filed 4–4–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Extension; Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
EIA, pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
intends to extend for 3 years the
petroleum marketing survey forms listed
below with the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB):
EIA–14, ‘‘Refiners’ Monthly Cost
Report;’’
EIA–182, ‘‘Domestic Crude Oil First
Purchase Report;’’
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EIA–782A, ‘‘Refiners’/Gas Plant
Operators’ Monthly Petroleum
Product Sales Report;’’
EIA–782C, ‘‘Monthly Report of Prime
Supplier Sales of Petroleum Products
Sold For Local Consumption;’’
EIA–821, ‘‘Annual Fuel Oil and
Kerosene Sales Report;’’
EIA–856, ‘‘Monthly Foreign Crude Oil
Acquisition Report;’’
EIA–863, ‘‘Petroleum Product Sales
Identification Survey;’’
EIA–877, ‘‘Winter Heating Fuels
Telephone Survey;’’
EIA–878, ‘‘Motor Gasoline Price
Survey;’’
EIA–888, ‘‘On-Highway Diesel Fuel
Price Survey;’’
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before June 4, 2012.
If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Shawna
Waugh. To ensure receipt of the
comments by the due date, submission
by FAX (202) 586–3873 or email
(Shawna.Waugh@eia.gov) is
recommended. The mailing address is
Petroleum and Biofuels Statistics EI–25,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Ave., SW., U.S. Department of Energy,
Washington, DC 20585–0670. Because
of delays in handling conventional mail,
it is recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail or by
electronic mail to Shawna Waugh.
Alternatively, Shawna Waugh can be
contacted by telephone at (202) 586–
6484.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shawna Waugh at the
address listed above. Additionally, the
draft forms and instructions may be
viewed at https://www.eia.gov/survey.
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This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0174;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Petroleum Marketing Program;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with
change;
(4) Purpose:
The Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and
the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.) require EIA to carry out a
centralized, comprehensive, and unified
energy information program. This
program collects, evaluates, assembles,
analyzes, and disseminates information
on energy resource reserves, production,
demand, technology, and related
economic and statistical information.
This information is used to assess the
adequacy of energy resources to meet
near and longer term domestic
demands.
EIA, as part of its effort to comply
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides
the general public and other Federal
agencies with opportunities to comment
on collections of energy information
conducted by or in conjunction with
EIA. Also, EIA will later seek approval
for this collection by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
EIA’s petroleum marketing survey
forms collect volumetric and price
information needed for determining the
supply of and demand for crude oil and
refined petroleum products. These
surveys provide a basic set of data
pertaining to the structure, efficiency,
and behavior of petroleum markets.
These data are published by EIA on its
Web site, https://www.eia.gov, as well as
in publications such as the Monthly
Energy Review (https://www.eia.gov/
totalenergy/data/monthly/), Annual
Energy Review (https://www.eia.gov/
totalenergy/data/annual/), Petroleum
Marketing Monthly (https://www.eia.gov/
oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/
petroleum_marketing_monthly/
pmm.html), Weekly Petroleum Status
Report (https://www.eia.gov/oil_gas/
petroleum/data_publications/
weekly_petroleum_status_report/
wpsr.html), and the International Energy
Outlook (https://www.eia.gov/forecasts/
ieo/);
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection:
EIA will be requesting a 3-year
extension of approval to continue
collecting 10 petroleum marketing
surveys (Forms EIA–14, EIA–182, EIA–
782A, EIA–782C, EIA–821, EIA–856,
EIA–863, EIA–877, EIA–878, and EIA–
888) with the only substantive changes
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
DAU Industry Day: ``Affordability, Efficiency, and the Industrial
Base''
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition University (DAU), DoD.
ACTION: Event notice.
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SUMMARY: Mrs. Katrina McFarland, President of Defense Acquisition
University, will host a forum with industry to discuss affordability,
efficiency, and the industrial base. After a variety of presenters, the
session will conclude with Mr. Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, leading a panel to
discuss how we will achieve affordable, efficient programs in this time
of fiscal austerity, while maintaining a healthy industrial base.
Following the plenary session, each company will have the opportunity
to sign up for an individual, non-attribution, 20-minute session with a
DAU faculty member. DAU plans to incorporate feedback into changes to
the Business Acumen curriculum. The name of the event is DAU Industry
Day: ``Affordability, Efficiency, and the Industrial Base''.
DATES: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Howell Auditorium, Building 226, Defense Acquisition
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University, 9820 Belvoir Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christen Goulding, Protocol Director,
DAU. Phone: 703-805-5134. Fax: 703-805-5940. Email:
christen.goulding@dau.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Event: The purpose of this event is for members of
government and industry to discuss affordability, efficiency, and the
industrial base. It also offers industry the opportunity to offer input
into DAU Business Acumen curriculum.
Agenda
8:30 a.m. Check-in.
9 a.m. Welcome and Introduction.
9:15 a.m. Affordable Programs.
9:55 a.m. Efficiency.
10:25 a.m. Industrial Base.
11 a.m. Industrial Base Policy.
11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion.
12 p.m. Breakout Session One.
12:30 p.m. Breakout Session Two.
1 p.m. Breakout Session Three.
1:30 p.m. Breakout Session Four.
Public's Accessibility to the Event: All attendees must be pre-
registered to attend the event. Persons desiring to attend can register
online at https://crs.dau.mil/industry/Default.asp.
Event Point of Contact: Mr. Bill Parker, 703-805-4979.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2012-8188 Filed 4-4-12; 8:45 am]
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