[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60682-60683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24486]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2013-0003]
Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment
Request--Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of a
collection of information from manufacturers and importers of citizens
band base station antennas. The collection of information is in
regulations setting forth the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional
Citizens Band Base Station Antennas (16 CFR part 1204). These
regulations establish testing and recordkeeping requirements for
manufacturers and importers of antennas subject to the standard. The
Commission 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: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than
December 3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2013-
0003, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no
longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except
through www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information,
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact:
Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7815, or by email to:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
In 1982, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Antennas (16 CFR part 1204) to reduce
risks of death and serious injury that may result if an omnidirectional
antenna contacts an overhead power line while being erected or removed
from its site. The standard contains performance tests to demonstrate
that an antenna will not transmit a harmful electric current if it
contacts an electric power line with a voltage of 14,500 volts phase-
to-ground. Certification regulations implementing the standard require
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to
the standard to perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet
the requirements of the standard and to maintain records of those
tests. The certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1204,
Subpart B.
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to
the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury or death
associated with omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas.
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine that
antennas subject to the standard comply with all applicable
requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain
corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station
antennas fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a
substantial risk of injury to the public.
OMB approved the collection of information in the certification
regulations under control number 3041-0006. OMB's most recent extension
of approval expires on December 12, 2012. The Commission now proposes
to request an extension of approval without change for the collection
of information in the certification regulations.
B. Estimated Burden
Commission staff estimates that about five firms manufacture or
import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard.
Commission staff estimates that the certification regulations will
impose an average annual burden of about 220 hours on each of those
firms. That burden will result from conducting the testing required by
the regulations and maintaining records of the results of that testing.
The total annual burden imposed by the regulations on manufacturers and
importers of citizens band base station antennas is approximately 1,100
hours.
The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required to
conduct the testing and maintain records required by the regulations is
approximately $61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: total compensation
for management, professional, and related workers in goods-producing
private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs), for an estimated annual
cost to the industry of $67,925.
Commission staff will expend approximately 40 hours reviewing
records required to be maintained for omnidirectional citizens band
base station antennas. The annual cost to the federal government of the
collection of information in these regulations is estimated to be
$3,309. This estimate uses an annual total compensation of $119,238
(the equivalent of a GS-14 step 5 employee, with an additional 30.7
percent added for benefits.)
C. 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
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minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other technological
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.
Dated: October 1, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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