[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73737-73738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29975]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Flammability Standards for Children's Sleepwear
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 associated with the Standard for the
Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X (16 CFR part
1615); and the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear:
Sizes 7 Through 14 (16 CFR part 1616), approved previously under OMB
Control No. 3041-0027. The Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of
this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget
(``OMB'').
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by January 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0055, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand
delivery/courier 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.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number CPSC-2012-0055, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
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: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes
0 Through 6X; and the Standard for the Flammability of Children's
Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14.
OMB Number: 3041-0027.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of children's
sleepwear.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on a review of past firm
inspections, and published industry information, approximately 50 large
domestic companies manufacture most of the children's sleepwear
produced in the United States. In addition, there may be up to 1,000
small domestic producers of children's sleepwear. Accordingly, there
may be as many as 1,050 firms that manufacture children's sleepwear in
the United States. There are also approximately 4,500 importers (which
may include some of the domestic manufacturers) that supply children's
sleepwear to the United States market.
Estimated Time per Response: The 50 large domestic manufacturers
and the 100 largest importers may each introduce an average of 100 new
children's sleepwear items annually. Testing and recordkeeping of each
item is approximately 3 hours. The annual burden for the 50 large
domestic manufacturers and the 100 largest importers is estimated at
45,000 hours for testing and recordkeeping (150 firms x 100 items x 3
hours). The remaining 1,000 manufacturers and 4,400 importers have on
the average 10 new children's sleepwear items annually, for a testing
and recordkeeping burden of 162,000 hours (5,400 firms x 10 items x 3
hours.)
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total estimated potential annual
burden imposed by the flammability standards on all manufacturers and
importers of children's sleepwear is approximately 207,000 hours
(45,000 hours + 162,000 hours).
Description of Collection: The Standard for the Flammability of
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (16 CFR part 1615) and the
Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through
14 (16 CFR part 1616) address the fire hazard associated with small-
flame ignition sources for children's sleepwear manufactured for sale
in or imported into the United States. The standards also require
manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear to collect
information resulting from
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product testing, and maintenance of the testing records. 16 CFR part
1615, subpart B; 16 CFR part 1616; subpart B.
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.
Dated: November 20, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-29975 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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