Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters, 26079-26080 [2019-11652]

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26079-26080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11652]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0044]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request--Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests comments on a 
proposed extension of approval of a collection of information from 
manufacturers and importers of disposable and novelty cigarette 
lighters. This collection of information consists of testing and 
recordkeeping requirements in regulations implementing the Safety 
Standard for Cigarette Lighters, approved previously under OMB Control 
No. 3041-0116. The CPSC 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: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0044, 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: Division of the Secretariat, 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-2009-0044, 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: The CPSC seeks to renew the following 
currently approved collection of information:
    Title: Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters.
    OMB Number: 3041-0116.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of cigarette lighters.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: In 2018, 42 firms submitted 
information to the CPSC on 231 lighter models. There were four new 
lighter models and 227 lighters that were comparable to models 
previously tested (``comparison lighters'').
    Estimated Time per Response: The burden associated with the 
standard includes the time and cost spent testing and maintaining the 
test records, either by the firm or by outside contractors. If tests 
are conducted in-house, testing new lighter models is expected to take 
about 90 hours per model. The total testing time for the four models, 
would be 360 hours. Recordkeeping consists of two separate components: 
recordkeeping for new lighter models, and recordkeeping for comparison 
lighters.
    New Lighter Models--The time burden for recordkeeping for new 
lighter models is estimated at 20 hours per model. The total time for 
recordkeeping is estimated to be 80 hours (20 hours x 4 models). If 
tests are conducted in-house, for each new model, product testing for 
each firm would take approximately 90 hours per model, for a total of 
360 hours (90 hours x 4 models).
    Comparison Lighters--Firms may also submit comparison lighters to 
demonstrate compliance with the standard. In 2018, 227 comparison 
lighters were reported to the CPSC. While firms bear no testing costs 
for comparison lighters, the burden hours for recordkeeping has been 
estimated at 3 hours per model. Thus, an estimated 681 hours (227 
models x 3 hours) is estimated for recordkeeping for comparison 
lighters.
    Reporting Requirements--Approximately 1 hour will be required for 
firms to submit forms to CPSC per model, for a total annual reporting 
burden on 231 hours (231 models x 1 hour).
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The annual total number of hours 
could be as high as 1,352 hours (360 testing + 761 recordkeeping hours 
+ 231 reporting hours) per year. If some firms elect to outsource 
testing of new models, it could be less. The CPSC estimates the total 
cost for firms to test, and prepare, maintain, and submit records to 
the CPSC in compliance with the lighter regulation would be in the 
range of $59,064 to $115,929, depending upon the test method chosen.
    General Description of Collection: In 1993, the CPSC issued the 
Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR part 1210) under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) to 
eliminate or reduce risks of death and burn injury from fires 
accidentally started by children playing with cigarette lighters. The 
standard requires certain test protocols, as well as recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements. 16 CFR part 1210, subpart B. In addition, 
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. 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.

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 above 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. 2019-11652 Filed 6-4-19; 8:45 am]
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