Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Flammability Standards for Children's Sleepwear, 76004-76005 [2012-30993]

Download as PDF 76004 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with agency’s intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information required in the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station (16 CFR Part 1204). No comments were received in response to that notice. The Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas establishes performance requirements for omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas to reduce unreasonable risks of death and injury that may result if an antenna contacts overhead power lines while being erected or removed from its site. Certification regulations implementing the standard require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to the standard to test antennas for compliance with the standard and to maintain records of that testing. The records of testing and other information required by the certification regulations allow the Commission to determine that antennas subject to the standard comply with its requirements. This information would also enable the Commission to obtain corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas failed to comply with the standard in a manner which creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. We estimate that about five firms manufacture or import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard. We estimate 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. Dated: December 20, 2012. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2012–30989 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 06:31 Dec 22, 2012 Jkt 229001 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2012–0055] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request—Flammability Standards for Children’s Sleepwear Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and implementing regulations. DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by January 25, 2013. SUMMARY: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, the 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 emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–0055. In addition, written comments also should be submitted at https:// www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC–2012–0055, or by mail/hand delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD– ROM submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert H. Squibb, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; Telephone: 301–504–7923 or by email to rsquibb@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 4, 2012, and October, 17, 2012, (77 FR 60684, 77 FR 63799) the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the CPSC’s intention to seek PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 extension of approval of collections of information in the flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and implementing regulations. No comments were received in response to that notice. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of that collection of information without change. The standards and regulations are codified as the Standard for the Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X, 16 CFR part 1615; and the Standard for the Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14, 16 CFR part 1616. The flammability standards and implementing regulations prescribe requirements for testing and recordkeeping by manufacturers and importers of children’s sleepwear subject to the standards. The information in the records required by the regulations allows the Commission to determine if items of children’s sleepwear comply with the applicable standard. This information also enables the Commission to obtain corrective actions if items of children’s sleepwear fail to comply with the applicable standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury. We estimate that about 83 firms manufacture or import products subject to the two children’s sleepwear flammability standards. These firms may perform an estimated 2,000 tests each, which take up to 3 hours per test. We estimate that these standards and implementing regulations will impose an average annual burden of about 6,000 hours on each of those firms (2,000 tests × 3 hours). That burden will result from conducting the testing required by the standards and maintaining records of the results of that testing mandated by the implementing regulations. The total annual burden imposed by the standards and regulations on all manufacturers and importers of children’s sleepwear will be about 498,000 hours (83 firms × 6,000). The annual cost to the industry is estimated to be $30,751,500, based on an hourly wage of $61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total compensation for management, professional, and related workers in goods-producing private industries: https://www.bls.gov/ncs) × 498,000 hours. E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices Dated: December 20, 2012. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2012–30993 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2012–0057] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request—Requirements for Electrically Operated Toys and Children’s Articles Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the Commission’s safety standard for electrically operated toys and children’s articles. DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by January 25, 2013. SUMMARY: To ensure that comments on the information collection are received, the 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 emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–0057. In addition, written comments also should be submitted at https://www.regulations. gov, under Docket No. CPSC–2012– 0057, or by mail/hand delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. ADDRESSES: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert H. Squibb, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; Telephone: 301–504–7923 or by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. VerDate Mar<15>2010 06:31 Dec 22, 2012 Jkt 229001 In the Federal Register of October 4, 2012, and October 17, 2012 (77 FR 60685, 77 FR 63799), the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce the agency’s intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information required in the Requirements for Electrically Operated Toys or Other Electrically Operated Articles Intended for Use by Children (16 CFR Part 1505). No comments were received in response to that notice. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of that collection of information without change. The regulations in Part 1505 establish performance and labeling requirements for electrically operated toys and children’s articles to reduce unreasonable risks of injury to children from electric shock, electrical burns, and thermal burns associated with those products. Section 1505.4(a)(3) of the regulations requires manufacturers and importers of electrically operated toys and children’s articles to maintain records for 3 years containing information about: (1) Material and production specifications; (2) the quality assurance program used; (3) results of all tests and inspections conducted; and (4) sales and distribution of electrically operated toys and children’s articles. The records of testing and other information required by the regulations allow the Commission to determine if electrically operated toys and children’s articles comply with the requirements of the regulations in part 1505. If the Commission determines that products fail to comply with the regulations, this information also enables the Commission and the firm to: (i) identify specific lots or production lines of products which fail to comply with applicable requirements; and (ii) notify distributors and retailers in the event those products are subject to recall. We estimate that about 40 firms are subject to the testing and recordkeeping requirements of the regulations. Each one may have an average of 10 products each year, for which testing and recordkeeping would be required, resulting in approximately 400 records. We estimate that the tests required by the regulations can be performed on one product in 16 hours and that recordkeeping can be performed for one product in 4 hours. Thus, the estimated testing burden hours are 6,400 (16 hours SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76005 x 400), and the estimated recordkeeping burden hours are 1,600 hours (400 records x 4 hours). In addition, we estimate that each firm may spend 30 minutes or less per model on the labeling requirements. Assuming each firm produces 10 new models each year, the estimated labeling burden hours are 200 hours (40 firms x 10 models per firm x 0.5 hours per model = 200 hours) per year. The estimated total burden hours for recordkeeping and labeling are 1,800 hours for all firms (1,600 hours for recordkeeping + 200 hours for labeling). The hourly wage for the time required to perform the required testing and recordkeeping 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, and the hourly wage for the time required to maintain the labeling requirements is approximately $27.64 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, total compensation for all sales and office workers in goodsproducing, private industries: https:// www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized total cost to the industry is estimated to be $444,952 (6,400 × $61.75 + 1,800 × $27.64). Dated: December 20, 2012. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2012–30990 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2012–0058] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request—Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the Commission’s safety standard for walk-behind power lawn mowers. SUMMARY: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements DATES: E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76004-76005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30993]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Flammability 
Standards for Children's Sleepwear

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or 
CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of 
information associated with the flammability standards for children's 
sleepwear and implementing regulations.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by January 25, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, the 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 emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 
All comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055, or by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably 
in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. 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, U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
Telephone: 301-504-7923 or by email to rsquibb@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 4, 2012, 
and October, 17, 2012, (77 FR 60684, 77 FR 63799) the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a notice in accordance 
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35) to announce the CPSC's intention to seek extension of 
approval of collections of information in the flammability standards 
for children's sleepwear and implementing regulations. No comments were 
received in response to that notice. Therefore, by publication of this 
notice, the Commission announces that it has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of that 
collection of information without change.
    The standards and regulations are codified as the Standard for the 
Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X, 16 CFR part 
1615; and the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: 
Sizes 7 Through 14, 16 CFR part 1616. The flammability standards and 
implementing regulations prescribe requirements for testing and 
recordkeeping by manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear 
subject to the standards. The information in the records required by 
the regulations allows the Commission to determine if items of 
children's sleepwear comply with the applicable standard. This 
information also enables the Commission to obtain corrective actions if 
items of children's sleepwear fail to comply with the applicable 
standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury.
    We estimate that about 83 firms manufacture or import products 
subject to the two children's sleepwear flammability standards. These 
firms may perform an estimated 2,000 tests each, which take up to 3 
hours per test. We estimate that these standards and implementing 
regulations will impose an average annual burden of about 6,000 hours 
on each of those firms (2,000 tests x 3 hours). That burden will result 
from conducting the testing required by the standards and maintaining 
records of the results of that testing mandated by the implementing 
regulations. The total annual burden imposed by the standards and 
regulations on all manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear 
will be about 498,000 hours (83 firms x 6,000). The annual cost to the 
industry is estimated to be $30,751,500, based on an hourly wage of 
$61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total compensation for management, 
professional, and related workers in goods-producing private 
industries: https://www.bls.gov/ncs) x 498,000 hours.


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    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-30993 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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