Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request-Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas, 60682-60683 [2012-24486]

Download as PDF 60682 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 193 / Thursday, October 4, 2012 / Notices CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2013–0003] Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request—Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of information from manufacturers and importers of citizens band base station antennas. The collection of information is in regulations setting forth the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas (16 CFR part 1204). These regulations establish testing and recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers and importers of antennas subject to the standard. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice, before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than December 3, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 0003, by any of the following methods: SUMMARY: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through www.regulations.gov. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Written Submissions Submit written submissions in the following way: 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 502, 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 03, 2012 Jkt 229001 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 electronically. 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. For further information contact: Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Background In 1982, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Antennas (16 CFR part 1204) to reduce risks of death and serious injury that may result if an omnidirectional antenna contacts an overhead power line while being erected or removed from its site. The standard contains performance tests to demonstrate that an antenna will not transmit a harmful electric current if it contacts an electric power line with a voltage of 14,500 volts phase-to-ground. Certification regulations implementing the standard require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to the standard to perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet the requirements of the standard and to maintain records of those tests. The certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1204, Subpart B. The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury or death associated with omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas. More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine that antennas subject to the standard comply with all applicable requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. OMB approved the collection of information in the certification regulations under control number 3041– 0006. OMB’s most recent extension of PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 approval expires on December 12, 2012. The Commission now proposes to request an extension of approval without change for the collection of information in the certification regulations. B. Estimated Burden Commission staff estimates that about five firms manufacture or import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard. Commission staff estimates that the certification regulations will impose an average annual burden of about 220 hours on each of those firms. That burden will result from conducting the testing required by the regulations and maintaining records of the results of that testing. The total annual burden imposed by the regulations on manufacturers and importers of citizens band base station antennas is approximately 1,100 hours. The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required to conduct the testing and maintain records required by the regulations is approximately $61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: total compensation for management, professional, and related workers in goods-producing private industries: https://www.bls.gov/ncs), for an estimated annual cost to the industry of $67,925. Commission staff will expend approximately 40 hours reviewing records required to be maintained for omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas. The annual cost to the federal government of the collection of information in these regulations is estimated to be $3,309. This estimate uses an annual total compensation of $119,238 (the equivalent of a GS–14 step 5 employee, with an additional 30.7 percent added for benefits.) C. 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 E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 193 / Thursday, October 4, 2012 / Notices minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other technological collection techniques, or other forms of information technology. Dated: October 1, 2012. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2012–24486 Filed 10–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2013–0005] Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request—Safety Standard for WalkBehind Power Lawn Mowers Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed request for an extension of approval of a collection of information from manufacturers and importers of walkbehind power lawn mowers. This collection of information consists of testing and recordkeeping requirements in certification regulations implementing the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers (16 CFR part 1205). The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice, before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than December 3, 2012. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 0005, by any of the following methods: DATES: emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through www.regulations.gov. Written Submissions Submit written submissions in the following way: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:21 Oct 03, 2012 Jkt 229001 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 502, 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 electronically. 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. For further information contact: Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Background In 1979, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers (16 CFR Part 1205) under provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) to eliminate or reduce risks of amputations, avulsions, lacerations, and other serious injuries that have resulted from the accidental contact of some part of an operator’s body with the rotating blade of a power lawn mower. The standard contains performance and labeling requirements for walk-behind power lawn mowers to address risks of blade-contact injuries. Subpart B of the standard sets forth regulations prescribing requirements for a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with the standard for walk-behind power mowers. These regulations also require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of walk-behind power mowers to establish and maintain records to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for testing to support certification of compliance. 16 CFR Part 1205, Subpart B. Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable consumer product safety standards. PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60683 Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires that the certificate of compliance must be based on a test of each product or upon a reasonable testing program. Section 14(b) of the CPSA authorizes the Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product safety standard. Section 16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to issue rules to require that firms ‘‘establish and maintain’’ records to permit the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under the authority of the CPSA. The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by manufacturers and importers of walkbehind power mowers to protect consumers from risks of injuries associated with walk-behind power lawn mowers. More specifically, the Commission uses this information to determine whether the mowers produced and imported comply with the applicable standard. The Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if walkbehind power mowers fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. The OMB approved the collection of information requirements for walkbehind mowers under control number 3041–0091. OMB’s most recent extension of approval will expire on December 31, 2012. The Commission proposes to request an extension of approval for this collection of information requirements. B. Estimated Burden Commission staff estimates that about 34 firms are subject to the testing and recordkeeping requirements of the certification regulations. Commission staff estimates further that the annual testing and recordkeeping burden imposed by the regulations on each of these firms on average is approximately 390 hours. Thus, the total annual burden imposed by the certification regulations on all manufacturers and importers of walk-behind power mowers is about 13,260 hours (34 firms × 390 hours). In addition, manufacturers are expected to spend an additional hour, per production day, to collect the information for labeling. Accordingly, an additional 130 hours per firm is added to the total burden. For the 34 firms involved, the total estimated burden related to labeling is 4,420 hours. Aggregate annual burden hours related to testing, recordkeeping, and labeling are estimated to be 520 hours E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2013-0003]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request--Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or 
Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of a 
collection of information from manufacturers and importers of citizens 
band base station antennas. The collection of information is in 
regulations setting forth the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional 
Citizens Band Base Station Antennas (16 CFR part 1204). These 
regulations establish testing and recordkeeping requirements for 
manufacturers and importers of antennas subject to the standard. The 
Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice, before requesting an extension of approval of this collection 
of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than 
December 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2013-
0003, by any of the following methods:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no 
longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except 
through www.regulations.gov.

Written Submissions

    Submit written submissions in the following way:
    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 502, 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 
electronically. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: 
Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7815, or by email to: 
rsquibb@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    In 1982, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for 
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Antennas (16 CFR part 1204) to reduce 
risks of death and serious injury that may result if an omnidirectional 
antenna contacts an overhead power line while being erected or removed 
from its site. The standard contains performance tests to demonstrate 
that an antenna will not transmit a harmful electric current if it 
contacts an electric power line with a voltage of 14,500 volts phase-
to-ground. Certification regulations implementing the standard require 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet 
the requirements of the standard and to maintain records of those 
tests. The certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1204, 
Subpart B.
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury or death 
associated with omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas. 
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine that 
antennas subject to the standard comply with all applicable 
requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain 
corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station 
antennas fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a 
substantial risk of injury to the public.
    OMB approved the collection of information in the certification 
regulations under control number 3041-0006. OMB's most recent extension 
of approval expires on December 12, 2012. The Commission now proposes 
to request an extension of approval without change for the collection 
of information in the certification regulations.

B. Estimated Burden

    Commission staff estimates that about five firms manufacture or 
import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard. 
Commission staff estimates that the certification regulations will 
impose an average annual burden of about 220 hours on each of those 
firms. That burden will result from conducting the testing required by 
the regulations and maintaining records of the results of that testing. 
The total annual burden imposed by the regulations on manufacturers and 
importers of citizens band base station antennas is approximately 1,100 
hours.
    The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required to 
conduct the testing and maintain records required by the regulations is 
approximately $61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: total compensation 
for management, professional, and related workers in goods-producing 
private industries: https://www.bls.gov/ncs), for an estimated annual 
cost to the industry of $67,925.
    Commission staff will expend approximately 40 hours reviewing 
records required to be maintained for omnidirectional citizens band 
base station antennas. The annual cost to the federal government of the 
collection of information in these regulations is estimated to be 
$3,309. This estimate uses an annual total compensation of $119,238 
(the equivalent of a GS-14 step 5 employee, with an additional 30.7 
percent added for benefits.)

C. 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

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minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other technological 
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: October 1, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-24486 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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