Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Comment Request; Notification Requirements for Coal and Wood Burning Appliances, 95747-95748 [2024-28243]

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• Consumer Product Safety Commission

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95747-95748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28243]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0024]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of 
Collection; Comment Request; Notification Requirements for Coal and 
Wood Burning Appliances

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 extension of approval of information collection 
regarding notification requirements for coal and wood burning 
appliances. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously 
approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0040. 
OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2025. 
The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information 
from OMB.

DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by February 3, 
2025.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0024, within 60 days of publication of this notice 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-2012-0024 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: Notification Requirements for Coal and Wood Burning 
Appliances.
    OMB Number: 3041-0040.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of coal and wood 
burning appliances.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: We estimate five responses 
annually.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate three hours per submission 
and 30 minutes for collecting and mailing the information to the CPSC.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total estimated annual burden is 
17.5 hours (5 submissions x 3.5 hours).

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    Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: The total estimated 
annualized respondent cost is approximately $795, based on an average 
total hourly employee compensation rate of $45.41 for private industry 
workers in goods producing industries (17.5 hours x $45.41 = $794.68) 
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee 
Compensation, Table 4, June 2024, https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09102024.pdf.)
    General Description of Collection: In 16 CFR part 1406, Coal and 
Wood Burning Appliances--Notification of Performance and Technical 
Data, issued under Section 27(e) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 
U.S.C. 2076(e), CPSC requires that certain performance and technical 
data be supplied on labeling attached to or accompanying each model of 
coal and wood burning stoves, freestanding fireplaces, similar 
appliances, and in instruction manuals provided with the appliances so 
consumers will be aware of important safety information concerning the 
installation, operation, and maintenance of these appliances. In 
addition, catalogs and other point-of-sale literature are required to 
contain appropriate clearances and other information.
    The rule also contains a requirement that manufacturers provide to 
the Commission copies of the notice (label) and the directions 
(instruction manual). Manufacturers must also provide the Commission 
with a statement of the reasons supporting the manufacturer's 
conclusion that clearance distances stated in the notice to consumers 
are appropriate for preventing fires, for each stove model 
manufactured. This information must also be supplied when there is any 
change in the required data or when a new model is introduced.
    All known manufacturers have already complied with the requirements 
for providing information in labels, manuals, catalogs, and point-of-
sale literature and have met the requirements for submitting all labels 
and owner's manuals. For the known manufacturers, there should be no 
additional burden associated with the requirements of 16 CFR part 1406, 
except when existing models are changed, or new models are introduced. 
We anticipate that there will be no more than five submissions annually 
as a result of new stove models coming into the market or new firms 
entering the market.
    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. 2024-28243 Filed 12-2-24; 8:45 am]
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