Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request-Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for Carpets and Rugs, 41066 [2018-17720]

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17720]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0030]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request--Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for Carpets and Rugs

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests comments on a proposed 
extension of approval of information collection requirements for 
manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs under the Standard for 
the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the Standard for the 
Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs. The CPSC will consider 
all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an 
extension of this collection of information from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0030, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The CPSC encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Room 820, 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 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, 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, and insert the 
docket number CPSC-2012-0030, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bretford Griffin, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7037, or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Safety Standard for the Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and 
Standard for the Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs.
    OMB Number: 3041-0017.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Out of 215 domestic manufacturers, 
approximately half, or 108 manufacturers, elect to issue a guaranty of 
compliance with the FFA. Additionally, of the approximately 6,000 firms 
that import carpets and rugs, approximately 1,500 elect to issue 
guaranties of compliance. Staff estimates that the average firm issuing 
a continuing guarantee under the FFA is required to conduct, at most, 
200 tests per year, although the actual number of tests required by a 
given firm may vary from one to 200, depending upon the number of 
carpet styles and the annual production volume. To estimate burden, we 
selected the midpoint, 100 tests per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to conduct each test, and to 
establish and maintain test records.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The time required to conduct each 
test is estimated to be 2.5 hours, including the time required to 
establish and maintain the test records. We estimate the total 
annualized cost/burden to respondents could be as many as 160,800 tests 
per year (1,608 firms x 100 tests), at 2.5 hours per test, or 402,000 
hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: The total annualized 
costs to all respondents for the hour burden for collection of 
information is estimated to be as high as $27,830,460, using a mean 
hourly employer cost-per-hour-worked of $69.23 (Bureau of Labor 
Statistics: Total compensation rates for management, professional, and 
related occupations in private goods-producing industries, March 2018) 
(402,000 hours x $69.23).
    General Description of Collection: The Standard for the Surface 
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the Standard 
for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 
1631) establish requirements to reduce the flammability of carpets and 
rugs. The standards' provisions include requirements for testing and 
recordkeeping for manufacturers and importers who furnish guaranties 
subject to the carpet and rug flammability standards. Separate from the 
guaranties, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) 
established product certification requirements for applicable consumer 
product safety standards and rules. 15 U.S.C. 2063(g).

Request for Comments

    The CPSC solicits written comments from all interested persons 
about the proposed collection of information. The CPSC specifically 
solicits information relevant to the following topics:

--Whether the collection of information described is necessary for the 
proper performance of the CPSC'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 
minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other technological 
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-17720 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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