[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 41066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17720]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0030]
Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment
Request--Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for Carpets and Rugs
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval of information collection requirements for
manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs under the Standard for
the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the Standard for the
Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs. The CPSC 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 October 16, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0030, 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 CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov. The CPSC 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-2012-0030, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bretford Griffin, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504-7037, or by email to: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Safety Standard for the Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and
Standard for the Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs.
OMB Number: 3041-0017.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Out of 215 domestic manufacturers,
approximately half, or 108 manufacturers, elect to issue a guaranty of
compliance with the FFA. Additionally, of the approximately 6,000 firms
that import carpets and rugs, approximately 1,500 elect to issue
guaranties of compliance. Staff estimates that the average firm issuing
a continuing guarantee under the FFA is required to conduct, at most,
200 tests per year, although the actual number of tests required by a
given firm may vary from one to 200, depending upon the number of
carpet styles and the annual production volume. To estimate burden, we
selected the midpoint, 100 tests per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to conduct each test, and to
establish and maintain test records.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The time required to conduct each
test is estimated to be 2.5 hours, including the time required to
establish and maintain the test records. We estimate the total
annualized cost/burden to respondents could be as many as 160,800 tests
per year (1,608 firms x 100 tests), at 2.5 hours per test, or 402,000
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: The total annualized
costs to all respondents for the hour burden for collection of
information is estimated to be as high as $27,830,460, using a mean
hourly employer cost-per-hour-worked of $69.23 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics: Total compensation rates for management, professional, and
related occupations in private goods-producing industries, March 2018)
(402,000 hours x $69.23).
General Description of Collection: The Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the Standard
for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part
1631) establish requirements to reduce the flammability of carpets and
rugs. The standards' provisions include requirements for testing and
recordkeeping for manufacturers and importers who furnish guaranties
subject to the carpet and rug flammability standards. Separate from the
guaranties, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA)
established product certification requirements for applicable consumer
product safety standards and rules. 15 U.S.C. 2063(g).
Request for Comments
The CPSC solicits written comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of information. The CPSC specifically
solicits information relevant to the following topics:
--Whether the collection of information described is necessary for the
proper performance of the CPSC'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. 2018-17720 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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