[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7761-7762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02350]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2013-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Registration Card Effectiveness Survey
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is
announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection
of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish a notice in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments on the proposed collection of information for
a report on the effectiveness of product registration cards in
facilitating product recalls.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by April 5, 2013.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2013-
0005, 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 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: http://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 to the Office of
the Secretary.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov.
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
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), and
includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires
federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information before submitting
the proposed collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the CPSC is publishing notice of the proposed collection
of information set forth in this document.
Section 104(d) of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
(CPSIA) requires durable infant or toddler product manufacturers to
provide product registration cards with each product sold. The
Commission established such requirements for consumer registration of
durable infant or toddler products under 16 CFR part 1130. Section
104(d)(4) also requires the Commission to prepare a report of the
effectiveness of product registration cards in facilitating product
recalls, which is to be presented to the appropriate congressional
committees. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(d)(4). In order to prepare the report to
Congress, CPSC staff will conduct a survey that will be sent out to
infant or toddler product manufacturers who have conducted recalls
since June 28, 2010, the date when the final rule concerning product
registration cards went into effect. The survey seeks information about
the recall, how many consumers registered their products, and how many
consumers the firm attempted to contact about the recall. A copy of the
draft survey may be viewed on: http://www.regulations.gov under Docket
No. CPSC-2013-0005, Supporting and Related Material. The report will
aggregate the information received from the manufacturers to assess the
effectiveness of product registration cards in facilitating product
recalls.
The average estimated time required for each manufacturer to
complete the survey is 1 hour. The survey will be distributed to a
maximum of 50 manufacturers, creating a maximum estimated burden across
manufacturers of 50 hours. CPSC staff estimates that the hourly
compensation for the time required to complete the survey is $27.55
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,'' March 2012, Table 9, total compensation for all sales
and office workers in goods-producing private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). Therefore, the estimated total combined annual cost
for all surveyed manufacturers associated with the proposed
requirements is $1,377.50 ($27.55 per hour x 50 hours = $1,377.50).
The estimated cost of the information collection to the Federal
government is approximately $2,068, which includes 25 CPSC staff hours
to examine and evaluate the information. This is based on a GS-14 level
salaried employee. The average hourly wage rate for a mid-level
salaried GS-14 employee in the Washington, DC metropolitan area
(effective as of January 2012) is $57.33 (GS-14, step 5). Based on
wages that represent 69.3 percent of total compensation with an
additional 30.7 percent for benefits, the average hourly compensation
for a mid-level salaried GS-14 employee would be approximately $82.72.
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,'' June 2012, Table 1, percentage of wages and salaries
for all civilian management, professional, and related employees:
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). Assuming that approximately 25 hours will be
required, this results in an estimated annual cost of $2,068 to the
federal government.
B. Requests for Comments
The Commission invites comments on the proposed collection of
information including:
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.
Dated: January 30, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-02350 Filed 2-1-13; 8:45 am]
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