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incorporating a permanent riving knife
design. The revised standard also
specified detailed design and
performance requirements for the
modular blade guard, riving knife, and
anti-kickback device(s). The effective
date for the new requirements in UL 987
was January 31, 2010.
In the ANPR, the Commission
expressed concern that the requirements
in the voluntary standard for table saws,
UL 987, which include a permanent
riving knife and the new modular blade
guard system, may not adequately
address the operator blade contact
injuries associated with table saw use.
The Commission stated that:
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While we support the recent progress UL
has made in improving the voluntary
standard to address blade contact injuries by
focusing solely on prevention of skin-toblade contact, the standard requirements do
not appear to address adequately the number
or severity of blade contact injuries that
occur on table saws, nor do they address the
associated societal costs. In addition, while
we believe that the new modular guard
design is a significant improvement over the
old guard design, the effectiveness of any
blade guard system depends upon an
operator’s willingness to use it. Safety
equipment that hinders the ability to operate
the product likely will result in consumers
bypassing, avoiding, or discarding the safety
equipment. In addition, of the 66,900 table
saw operator blade contact injuries in 2007
and 2008, approximately 20,700 (30.9%) of
the injuries occurred on table saws where the
blade guard was in use. The current
voluntary standard for table saws does not
appear to address those types of injuries.
Accordingly, we are particularly interested in
obtaining information regarding current or
developing voluntary standards that would
address table saw blade contact injuries.
76 FR 62683. Currently, the CPSC does
not know how consumers are using the
new modular blade guard. Because the
usage patterns are directly linked to the
safety of the user, additional data are
needed to understand how consumers
use the modular blade guard to
determine how effective the design will
be in preventing future injuries. The
data collected from this survey will be
used to help CPSC staff understand
better how consumers are using the
modular blade guard system, such as
when consumers install and remove the
blade guard, what type of cuts are being
made without the blade guard, and/or
what may be preventing the use of the
blade guard. With additional
information, the Commission will be
able to evaluate the role of modular
blade guards in the proposed rule. The
data, along with testing results, subject
matter input analysis, and other study
information, will be used by the
Commission to develop the proposed
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rule addressing consumer injuries
associated with table saws.
To gather the information, the CPSC
will conduct a survey of consumers who
own table saws with a modular blade
guard system. Because the population of
owners of table saws that were
purchased with a modular blade guard
is a specific and hard-to-reach
population, the survey will be based on
a convenience sample of participants
recruited by various advertisement
strategies. No results from the survey
will be generalized to the population.
To recruit respondents, advertisements
will be placed on popular Web sites, in
woodworking magazines, and posted in
woodworking guilds with their
cooperation. Respondents will have the
option to go through a screening
process, either online, or via the
telephone. Respondents meeting the
criteria of the survey—owners of table
saws with the modular blade guard
system—will participate in the followup, full-scale Computer Assisted
Telephone Interviewing (CATI) survey
about their usage of, and opinions
about, the modular blade guard system.
After completion of the full-scale CATI
survey, each respondent will be sent a
$50 check for completing the survey.
CPSC staff anticipates that
approximately 100 eligible respondents
will be interviewed. Up to an additional
100 respondents may be interviewed, if
additional funding becomes available.
A final report will summarize the data
about modular blade use collected from
the surveyed table saw owners. Any
patterns that emerge can be considered
in conjunction with other testing,
subject matter expert analyses, and any
other data gathered as part of the
rulemaking process, to assess the
potential effectiveness of the modular
blade guard design and to inform
rulemaking. Any patterns that emerge
may also be used by CPSC staff to
develop future studies.
B. Burden Hours
CPSC staff estimates that the
recruitment stage time required to verify
whether the respondent fits the study’s
target group of consumers will not
exceed 10 minutes, and the actual
survey will not exceed 25 minutes.
Thus, total time per eligible respondent
is estimated not to exceed 35 minutes.
For the 100 anticipated eligible
respondents, time required in
connection with the survey would be
estimated at approximately 58 hours
(100 × 0.58 hours) in the aggregate.
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, March 2013, https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm,
the average compensational hourly rate
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is $28.89. The total cost burden for this
study is estimated at $1,676. If an
additional 100 respondents were
interviewed, the total burden hours
would be estimated at $3,352.
The estimated cost to the federal
government is $182,159.87 for the costs
of recruiting respondents and
conducting the survey. In addition, one
full-time CPSC employee will spend an
estimated 600 hours of labor for an
estimated cost of $49,488, the
equivalent of a GS–14 Step 5 employee
with an additional 30.8 percent added
for benefits for an hourly compensation
rate of $82.48. (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation,’’ December
2012, Table 1, percentage of wages and
salaries for all civilian management,
professional, and related employees,
https://www.bls.gov/ncs). Accordingly,
the total estimated cost to the federal
government is $231,647.87 ($182,159.87
plus $49,488). If an additional 100
respondents are surveyed, the
additional estimated cost to the federal
government is $98,000 ($31,000 for
recruiting + $67,000 for conducting
survey), for a total estimated cost to the
federal government of $329,647.87.
C. Request for Comments
The CPSC invites comments on these
topics:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of CPSC’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of CPSC’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
Dated: May 22, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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Notice of Second Prehearing
Conference; Update
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
AGENCY:
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In the Matter of Baby Matters, LLC,
CPSC Docket No. 13–1.
Federal Register Citation of
Previous Announcement:
Vol. 78, No. 93, Tuesday, May 14,
2013, page 29205.
Announced Time and Date of Second
Prehearing Conference: Thursday, May
23, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
The prehearing conference scheduled
for May 23, 2013 will be continued to
a later date, if necessary.
CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Regina Maye, Paralegal
Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ
Program, (212) 825–1230.
Dated: May 22, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2013–OS–0111]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense
Logistics Agency announces a proposed
public information collection and seeks
public comment on the provisions
thereof. 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 information
collection; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by July 29, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Federal Docket Management
System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
2nd Floor, East Tower, Suite 02G09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Any associated form(s) for this
collection may be located within this
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Defense Logistics
Agency Headquarters, ATTN: Mr.
Thomas Reinard, DLA Installation
Support, 8725 John J. Kingman Rd., Ft.
Belvoir, VA 22060–6221; or call (703)
767–5419.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Defense Logistics Agency
(DLA) Police Center Records (POLC);
OMB Control Number 0704–TBD.
Needs and Uses: DLA police require
an integrated police records
management system, PoliceCenter
(POLC), to automate and standardize all
of the common record keeping functions
of DLA police. POLC shall provide
records management of police
operations, including property, incident
reports, blotters, qualifications,
dispatching, and other police
information management
considerations. The tool will allow
authorized users the capability to
collect, store, and access sensitive law
enforcement information gathered by
Police Officers. The tool will allow DLA
Police to automate many police
operational functions and assist with
crime rate and trend analysis. Relevant
law enforcement matters include, but
are not limited to; traffic accidents,
illegal parking, firearms records,
suspicious activity, response to calls for
service, criminal activity, alarm
activations, medical emergencies,
witnesses, victims, or suspect in a
police matter, or any other situation
which warrants police contact as
outlined in DoD Directives and DLA
Policy.
In addition to those disclosures
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
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552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, these
records contained therein may
specifically be disclosed outside the
DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
— To Federal, State, and local
agencies having jurisdiction over or
investigative interest in the substance of
the investigation, for corrective action,
debarment, or reporting purposes.
— To Government contractors
employing individuals who are subjects
of an investigation.
— To DLA contractors or vendors
when the investigation pertains to a
person they employ or to a product or
service they provide to DoD when
disclosure is necessary to accomplish or
support corrective action.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households: Members of the public who
are involved in any law enforcement or
security matter on DLA property which
requires DLA Police response or contact.
Annual Burden Hours: 225.
Number of Respondents: 450.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Information Collection
This POLC system contains the
following categories of records:
Individual’s name, address and
telephone number; social security
number (not in all matters); driver’s
license number; Reports of Preliminary
Inquiry; Criminal Information Reports;
Reports of Investigation; Police Incident
Reports; Crime Vulnerability
Assessments; statements of witnesses,
subjects, and victims; photographs; data
collection reports; and other related
papers by DLA Police Officers, Federal,
State, and local law enforcement and
investigative agencies.
Dated: May 22, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Office of the Secretary
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Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
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Notice of Second Prehearing Conference; Update
AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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In the Matter of Baby Matters, LLC, CPSC Docket No. 13-1.
Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement:
Vol. 78, No. 93, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, page 29205.
Announced Time and Date of Second Prehearing Conference: Thursday,
May 23, 2013, 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
The prehearing conference scheduled for May 23, 2013 will be
continued to a later date, if necessary.
Contact Person For Additional Information: Regina Maye, Paralegal
Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard ALJ Program, (212) 825-1230.
Dated: May 22, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
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