Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request-Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters, 78337 [2023-25190]

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25190]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Extension of 
Approval of Information Collection; Comment Request--Safety Standard 
for Multi-Purpose Lighters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests 
comments on a proposed revision of approval of a collection of 
information regarding the Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters. 
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the 
collection of information under control number 3041-0130. OMB's most 
recent extension of approval will expire on January 31, 2024. The 
Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of 
information from OMB.

DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by January 16, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments, identified by Docket No. 
CPSC-2010-0053, 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. Do not submit through this 
website: confidential business information, trade secret information, 
or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be 
available to the public. The Commission typically does not accept 
comments submitted by email, except as described below.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you 
to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. 
You may, however, submit comments by mail/hand delivery/courier to: 
Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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. CPSC may post all comments without 
change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or 
other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. If 
you wish to submit confidential business information, trade secret 
information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do 
not want to be available to the public, you may submit such comments by 
mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may email them to [email protected]. Docket: For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, 
insert docket number CPSC-2010-0053 into the ``Search'' box, and follow 
the prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7791, or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters.
    OMB Number: 3041-0130.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of multi-purpose 
lighters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on five years of data, there 
are an estimated 47 firms that import, distribute, or sell multi-
purpose lighters in the United States. Based on past experience, CPSC 
expects that firms will conduct recordkeeping and reporting activities 
for an average of two multi-purpose lighter models each year.
    Estimated Time per Response: The costs associated with the rule 
include reporting, recordkeeping, and other certification-related 
activities. CPSC estimates that the burden per model is 10 hours to 
generate test data, record it, and enter the data into a computerized 
dataset; five hours for annual review and removal of records; and five 
hours for responding to CPSC records requests--for a total of 20 hours 
per model.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: Based on CPSC's estimates that 47 
firms will each conduct recordkeeping and reporting activities for an 
average of two models per year, and that a total of 20 hours will be 
required per model, CPSC estimates that the total annual burden of this 
collection is 1,880 hours. The annualized cost to respondents for the 
information collection is $63,318 (1,880 hours x $33.68/hr), as 
estimated from total compensation data available from the U.S. Bureau 
of Labor Statistics.\1\
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    \1\ Total hourly compensation for office and administrative 
support occupations in goods-producing industries is estimated by 
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to be $33.68: Employer Costs for 
Employee Compensation, March 2023, Table 4: (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_06162023.pdf).
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    General Description of Collection: The Commission issued a safety 
standard for multi-purpose lighters in 1999 (16 CFR part 1212). The 
standard and section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) 
require that manufacturers, including importers, of multi-purpose 
lighters issue certificates of compliance based on a reasonable testing 
program. The standard also requires manufacturers and importers to 
establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful completion of 
all required tests to support the certificates of compliance that they 
issue. Respondents must comply with these testing, certification, and 
recordkeeping requirements for multi-purpose lighters.
    Request for Comments:
    The Commission solicits written comments from all interested 
persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission 
specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics:
     whether the collection of information described above is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission'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. 2023-25190 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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