[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40442-40443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16121]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC 2009-0088]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Third Party
Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of April 19, 2013 (76 FR 23545), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a
notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), to announce the CPSC's intention to seek
extension of an approval of information collection regarding a form
used to evaluate whether third party conformity assessment bodies meet
the requirements to test for compliance to specified children's product
safety rules.
No comments were received in response to that notice. Therefore, by
publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a request for
extension of approval of those collections of information, without
change.
DATES: Fax comments to OMB not later than August 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer,
FAX: 202-395-6974, or emailed to [email protected]. All
comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-0088. In
addition, written comments also should be submitted at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2009-0088, or by mail/hand
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably
in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. 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:
Request for Renewal of Approval of Collection of Information. The
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires third
party testing to be conducted by a third party conformity assessment
body for any children's product that is subject to a children's product
safety rule before importing for consumption or warehousing or
distributing in commerce. To assess a third party conformity assessment
body's qualifications for acceptance by CPSC, information related to
location, accreditation, and ownership must be collected from the third
party conformity assessment body. The CPSC uses an online collection
form, CPSC Form 223, to gather information from third party conformity
assessment bodies seeking acceptance by CPSC. The information collected
relates to location, accreditation, and ownership. Commission staff
uses this information to assess:
A third party conformity assessment body's status as
either an independent third party conformity assessment body, a
government-owned or government-controlled conformity assessment body,
or a firewalled conformity assessment body;
Qualifications for acceptance by CPSC to test for
compliance to specified children's product safety rules; and
Eligibility for acceptance on the CPSC Web site.
On March 12, 2013, the Commission published a final rule (16 CFR
part 1112) in the Federal Register regarding the requirements for third
party conformity assessment bodies. The final rule became effective on
June 10, 2013. Now that 16 CFR part 1112 is in effect, the rule will
require the collection of information in CPSC Form 223:
Upon initial application by the third party conformity
assessment body for acceptance by CPSC;
At the time any of the information on the CPSC Form 223
changes; and
At least every two years, as part of a regular audit
process.
A. Estimated Burden
The CPSC estimates the burden of the collection of information in
CPSC Form 223 is as follows:
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Number of Frequency of Total annual Hours per
Activity respondents responses responses response Total hours
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Initial Registration..................................... 55 1 55 1 55
Re-Registration.......................................... 204 1 204 1 204
Changes in Information................................... 3 1 3 0.25 0.75
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Total................................................ ................. ................. ................. ................. 259.75
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These estimates are based on the following information:
From March 19, 2012 to March 19, 2013, 56 new third party
conformity assessment bodies were accepted by the CPSC. Since 2011, the
number of new third party conformity assessment bodies (53) accepted by
the CPSC has remained stable. Based on these historical levels of
acceptance, the estimated number of third party conformity assessment
bodies that would be accepted by CPSC would be 55.
Under the final rule, 16 CFR part 1112, third party
conformity assessment bodies are required to resubmit CPSC Form 223
every two years. Because all third party conformity assessment bodies
have not submitted their initial CPSC Form 223s at the same time, only
some portion would be expected to resubmit a CPSC Form 223 in any one
year. Based on the two year
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resubmission requirement, we estimate that approximately half of the
third party conformity assessment bodies would be required to resubmit
in any one year. As of March 2013, 409 third party conformity
assessment bodies have been accepted by CPSC for testing. Approximately
half (204) of these firms would be expected to resubmit with CPSC in
any given year.
Under the final rule, 16 CFR part 1112, third party
conformity assessment bodies are required to keep the information
submitted on CPSC Form 223 up to date and submit a new CPSC Form 223
whenever the information on the CPSC Form 223 changes. Based on current
experience with third party conformity assessment bodies, CPSC staff
estimates that third party conformity assessment bodies will make no
more than three revisions per year to update applicable Form 223
information. A ``change in information'' is a change that does not
require review of laboratory accreditation documents, such as scope or
test methods. Examples of revised information include: changes in the
Web site URL; changes in the name of the laboratory; and a change of
the point of contact.
The total burden is estimated at 259.75 hours, which is rounded up
to 260 hours. CPSC staff estimates that hourly compensation for the
time required for recordkeeping is $27.12 per hour (U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' Table
9, total compensation for sales, office, and related workers in goods-
producing industries: http:www.bls.gov/ncs). The total cost burden to
the respondents is approximately $7,052 ($27.12 x 260 hours =
$7,051.20).
Dated: July 1, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-16121 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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