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TABLE 1—U.S FEDERAL AGENCY
CENTRAL VSL ESTIMATES
[2021 dollars and income levels]
EPA
DOT
HHS
$11.3 million .....
$11.8 million
$11.6 million
CPSC has routinely used EPA’s VSL
estimate in the benefits assessments of
its regulatory analyses. Specifically,
CPSC adjusts EPA’s base VSL for
inflation to the year of the analysis
using the Bureau of Labor Statistics’
Consumer Price Index. Then, the
inflation adjusted VSL is multiplied by
the number of estimated deaths. This
generates a monetized value of benefits
from the fatality risk reduction
associated with the proposed rule.
When the analysis projects the
regulation’s impact into the future,
CPSC additionally discounts all
monetized future costs and benefits,
including the value of prevented deaths,
to account for the time value of money.
C. Reasons for Establishing the
Proposed VSL Guidelines
CPSC regularly assesses the costs and
benefits of proposed regulations that
address safety. By developing and
publishing guidelines for its staff’s use
of VSL in regulatory analysis, CPSC can:
(1) help ensure that its regulatory
analyses appropriately measure the
benefits from reduced fatality risk,
including children’s mortality; (2)
improve consistency across regulatory
analyses regarding the valuation of
benefits for reducing fatality risk; and
(3) promote transparency by sharing
these guidelines with the public and
gathering comments on the guidelines.
To further these goals, the proposed
guidelines establish the source, base
value, and method of application for
VSL. The proposed guidelines also
establish a ratio of child VSL to adult
VSL.
III. Summary of the Proposed VSL
Guidelines
CPSC seeks public comment on its
proposed VSL guidelines, which are
fully described in the draft guidance.
The proposed guidelines state that:
1. CPSC staff will use HHS’s VSL
estimate for adults.
2. CPSC staff will double the adult
VSL to establish the child VSL.
3. When adjusting the VSL, CPSC staff
will account for changes in both the
general price index (inflation) and real
income using the method in HHS’s
Guidelines for Regulatory Impact
Analysis.
4. CPSC staff will include in
regulatory analyses a sensitivity analysis
that use both high and low estimates for
adult and child VSLs.
5. When estimating VSL in future
years, CPSC staff will discount the
resulting benefit values to reflect the
time value of money, consistent with its
approach for all cost and benefits
estimates.
These guidelines and their sources are
summarized in Table 2.
TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF CPSC VSL GUIDELINES
Variable
Guideline
Adult VSL ............................................................
$11.6 million in 2021 dollars as of January 1, 2023. Based on HHS’s VSL Guidance. CPSC
will update this value as HHS updates with new VSL value.
$23.2 million in 2021 dollars as of January 1, 2023. Double the adult VSL. Doubling the VSL
is based on findings from IEc’s ‘‘Valuing Reductions in Fatal Risks to Children’’ and Robinson et al. (2019).
Inflate to year where full annual data is available for price (inflation) and real income. Use data
and formula in HHS VSL guidance.
Apply discount rate to all monetized values that are a function of VSL in future years.
Use Current Population Survey Median Weekly Earnings for initial adjustment to year of analysis. For future years, use real earnings per worker growth rate from the Congressional
Budget Office’s Long-Term Budget Outlook.16
Use value from HHS VSL guidance.
Child VSL ............................................................
Inflation ................................................................
Discount ..............................................................
Real income index ..............................................
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Income elasticity ..................................................
CPSC seeks public comment on the
proposed VSL Guidelines, including
specifically the following:
• The criteria and studies included in
the IEc and Robinson et al. reviews, as
well as any new studies;
• Alternative approaches for
adjusting VSL for age.
• The estimation of VSL in these
guidelines, especially child VSL.
• Any other applications of VSL that
CPSC should address in its proposed
draft guidance. and
• Any other general comments on
child VSL and CPSC’s proposed draft
guidance.
The proposed guidance is available at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/
ProposedDraftGuidancefor
EstimatingtheValueperStatistical
Life.pdf?VersionId=
YZhzsWkIsHuhzNVm8VmT
FwxsjbbIuvw0. The staff’s briefing
package on this matter is available on
CPSC’s website at: https://
www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/DraftFederal
RegisterNoticeNoticeofAvailability
ProposedGuidanceforUsingValueof
StatisticalLife.pdf?VersionId=QiWpCy
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Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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16 Congressional Budget Office, ‘‘The 2022 LongTerm Budget Outlook’’, Real Earnings per Worker
(2022–2052) in Table B–1, 2022, https://
www.cbo.gov/publication/57971.
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[Docket ID USA–2022–HQ–0017]
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Comment Request
Department of the Army,
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ACTION: 30-Day information collection
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AGENCY:
The DoD has submitted to the
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Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 24, 2023.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Army Military Auxiliary Radio
System (MARS) Application; Army
MARS Form 1; OMB Control Number
0702–0140.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 550.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 138.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
operate a Military Auxiliary Radio
System (MARS) Station. The MARS
program is a civilian auxiliary
consisting primarily of licensed amateur
radio operators who are interested in
assisting the military with
communications on a local, national,
and international basis as an adjunct to
normal communications and providing
worldwide auxiliary emergency
communications during times of need.
The information collection requirement
is necessary not only an application to
join ARMY MARS, but to maintain an
accurate roster of civilians enrolled in
the program for the purpose of
providing contingency communications
support to the DoD. Additionally, the
collected information is used by the
MARS program manager to determine
an individual’s eligibility for the
program, as well as to initiate a
background investigation should a
security clearance be required. Location
information may be used to show the
geographic dispersion of the members
who participate in the global High
Frequency radio network in support of
the DoD and to ensure our radio
spectrum authorizations cover the
geographic areas from which our
members will operate. The information
is also used periodically to email
informational updates about the MARS
program.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
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Requests for copies of the information
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Ms. Duncan at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil.
Dated: March 21, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID USA–2023–HQ–0003]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 30-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:
The DoD has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Vessel Operation Reporting;
ENG Forms 3926, 3925, 3925B, 3925C,
and 3925P; OMB Control Number 0710–
0006.
Type of Request: Revision.
ENG Form 3926
Number of Respondents: 100.
Responses per Respondent: 12.
Annual Responses: 1,200.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 600.
ENG Form 3925/3925B/3925C/3925P
Number of Respondents: 450.
Responses per Respondent: 12.
Annual Responses: 5,400.
Average Burden per Response: 90
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,100.
Total
Number of Respondents: 550.
Annual Responses: 6,600.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,700.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
determine usage on the nation’s
waterway network. The authority for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
to collect data on vessel operations and
cargo movements is given by Section 11
of 42 Stat. 1043, the Rivers and Harbors
Appropriation Act of 1922, as amended
by Public Law 99–662 and codified in
33 U.S.C. 555. Using both the ENG 3925,
‘‘Vessel Operation Report’’ forms and
ENG Form 3926, ‘‘Record of Arrivals
and Departures of Vessels,’’ the
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
(WCSC) is able to paint a complete
picture of vessel movements and cargo
carried on U.S. waterways. Each set of
data produced from the forms allows
WCSC to ensure accuracy and
completeness. The data are used to
annually publish Waterborne Commerce
of the United States (WCUS) Ports and
Waterways which presents detailed data
on the movements of vessels and
commodities at the ports and harbors
and on the waterways and canals of the
United States and its territories. It also
provides statistics on the foreign and
domestic waterborne commerce moved
through the U.S. waters. Congress
receives this annual report, and the data
contained therein are used in costbenefit analyses for new projects,
rehabilitation projects, and operations
and maintenance of existing projects. It
is also used by other Federal agencies
involved in transportation and security.
Researchers and private organizations
also use the data regularly to help
decide on which locales are best models
for their studies/needs.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April
24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Duncan, 571-372-7574, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Army Military Auxiliary
Radio System (MARS) Application; Army MARS Form 1; OMB Control Number
0702-0140.
Type of Request: Revision.
Number of Respondents: 550.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 550.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 138.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to operate a Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) Station. The MARS
program is a civilian auxiliary consisting primarily of licensed
amateur radio operators who are interested in assisting the military
with communications on a local, national, and international basis as an
adjunct to normal communications and providing worldwide auxiliary
emergency communications during times of need. The information
collection requirement is necessary not only an application to join
ARMY MARS, but to maintain an accurate roster of civilians enrolled in
the program for the purpose of providing contingency communications
support to the DoD. Additionally, the collected information is used by
the MARS program manager to determine an individual's eligibility for
the program, as well as to initiate a background investigation should a
security clearance be required. Location information may be used to
show the geographic dispersion of the members who participate in the
global High Frequency radio network in support of the DoD and to ensure
our radio spectrum authorizations cover the geographic areas from which
our members will operate. The information is also used periodically to
email informational updates about the MARS program.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, Docket ID 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.
DOD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela Duncan.
Requests for copies of the information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Duncan at [email protected].
Dated: March 21, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-06168 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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