[Federal Register: February 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0093]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Consumer Opinion
Forum
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing
that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by March
24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, 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 e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 3041-0135 and
CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2009-0093. The written comments should also be
submitted to the CPSC, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-0093, by any
of the following methods:
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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 (e-mail) except through http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov.
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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda L. Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information Technology Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504-7671,
lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the CPSC
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB
for review and clearance. Consumer Opinion Forum (OMB Control Number
3041-0135--Extension).
The Commission is authorized under section 5(a) of the Consumer
Product
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Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to conduct studies and
investigations relating to the causes and prevention of deaths,
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the Commission may conduct
research, studies and investigations on the safety of consumer products
or test consumer products and develop product safety test methods and
testing devices.
In order to better identify and evaluate the risks of product-
related incidents, the Commission staff seeks to solicit consumer
opinions and perceptions related to consumer product use, on a
voluntary basis, through questions posted on the CPSC's Consumer
Opinion Forum. Through the forum, consumers will be able to answer
questions and provide information regarding their experiences, opinions
and/or perceptions on the use or pattern of use of a specific product
or type of product. The Consumer Opinion Forum is intended for
consumers, 18 years and older, who have access to the Internet and e-
mail, who voluntarily register to participate through a participant
registration process, and respond to the questions posted in the
Consumer Opinion Forum. A link to the Consumer Opinion Forum login page
is available on the CPSC Web site, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.cpsc.gov. Consumers may
link directly to the login page for the Consumer Opinion Forum at
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/cof/login.aspx. When new questions are
posted on the CPSC Web site, registered participants will be invited
via e-mail to respond to various questions, but not more frequently
than once every four weeks.
The information collected from the Consumer Opinion Forum will help
inform the Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use
by providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and
usage patterns. Such information also may help the Commission in its
efforts to support voluntary standards activities and help the staff
identify areas regarding consumer safety issues that need additional
research. In addition, based on the information obtained, the staff may
be able to provide safety information to the public that is easier to
read and is more easily understood by a wider range of consumers. For
example, the staff may be able to propose new language or revisions to
existing language in warning labels or manuals if the staff finds that
certain warning language is perceived by many participants to be
unclear or subject to misinterpretation. Finally, the Consumer Opinion
Forum may be used to invite consumer opinions and feedback regarding
the effectiveness of product recall communications and in determining
what action consumers are taking in response to such communications and
why they are taking those actions. This may help tailor future recall
activities to increase the success of those activities. If this
information is not collected, the Commission would not have available
useful information regarding consumer experiences, opinions, and
perceptions related to specific product use, which the Commission
relies on in its ongoing efforts to improve the safety of consumer
products on behalf of consumers.
In the Federal Register of November 13, 2009 (74 FR 58610), the
CPSC published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the
proposed collection of information. No comments were received.
Burden Estimates: During the past two years, 2,300 individuals have
registered to participate in the Consumer Opinion Forum. Although the
registration is still open, the Commission staff does not expect the
number of registrants will exceed 5,000 over the next few years. The
Commission staff estimates that each respondent will take 10 minutes or
less to complete the one-time registration process. Based on that
estimate, the registration burden is estimated to have been
approximately 192 burden hours per year for 2,300 registrants.
The Commission staff further estimates that the amount of time
required to respond to each set of questions on the Consumer Opinion
Forum will be five minutes or less. The Commission staff foresees the
possibility of up to four surveys per year. If, at the maximum, each
respondent responds to four sets of questions in one year, the yearly
burden would result in approximately 20 minutes per year for each
respondent. Based on an estimated 44 percent response rate for 2,300
potential respondents, the annual burden could total 337 hours. If as
many as 5,000 registrants respond, the Commission staff estimates that
the annual burden could total approximately 733 hours per year (44
percent response rate for 5,000 potential respondents at five minutes
per survey for four surveys).
The Commission staff estimates that the total estimated burden for
new registrations and surveys, combined, will not exceed 925 hours
annually (no more than 733 hours for four surveys per year, plus no
more than 192 hours for new registrations). The Commission staff
estimated the value of the time of respondents to this collection of
information at $29.39 an hour. This is based on the 2009 U.S.
Department of Labor Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. At this
valuation, the estimated annual cost to the public of this information
collection will be approximately $27,000 per year.
The Commission will expend approximately one month of professional
staff time annually for preparing questions and analysis of responses
for each survey. Assuming that four surveys will be conducted annually,
(and four staff months) the total annual cost to the Federal government
of the collection of information is estimated to be $55,360.
Dated: February 16, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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