[Federal Register: September 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 169)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Safety Standard for
Bicycle Helmets
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') 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
(``PRA'').
DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by October
1, 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. Written
comments should be captioned ``Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets.''
All comments should be identified with the OMB Control Number 3041-
0127. In addition, written comments should also be submitted by 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda 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.
Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets--(OMB Control Number 3041-0127-
Extention). In 1994, Congress passed the ``Child Safety Protection
Act,'' which, among other things, included the ``Children's Bicycle
Helmet Safety Act of 1994'' Public Law 103-267, 108 Stat. 726. This law
directed the Commission to issue a final standard applicable to bicycle
helmets that would replace several existing voluntary standards with a
single uniform standard that would include provisions to protect
against the risk of helmets coming off the heads of bicycle riders,
address the risk of injury to children, and cover other issues as
appropriate. The Commission issued the final bicycle helmet standard in
1998. It is codified at 16 CFR Part 1203. The standard requires all
bicycle helmets manufactured after March 10, 1999, to meet impact-
attenuation and other requirements. The standard also contains testing
and recordkeeping
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requirements to ensure that bicycle helmets meet the standard's
requirements. Certification regulations implementing the standard
require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle
helmets subject to the standard to: (1) Perform tests to demonstrate
that those products meet the requirements of the standard; (2) maintain
records of those tests; and (3) affix durable labels to the helmets
stating that the helmet complies with the applicable standard. The
certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1203, subpart B.
On September 2, 2009, the Commission issued a notice of requirements
that provides the criteria and process for Commission acceptance of
accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies for testing
bicycle helmets that are considered children's products under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (74 FR 45428).
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle helmets
subject to the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury
or death associated with head injury associated with bicycle riding.
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine
whether bicycle helmets subject to the standard comply with all
applicable requirements. The Commission also uses this information to
obtain corrective actions if bicycle helmets fail to comply with the
standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the
public.
In the Federal Register of May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27734), the CPSC
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. One comment was received. The commenter did
not address the collection of information burdens. Instead, the
commenter states that the collection of information should not be
approved because it would delay implementation of bicycle helmet
safety.
The commenter has misunderstood the purpose of the collection of
information. The standard has been in effect since 1999, and continues
to be in effect. The collection of information addresses the testing,
certification, and recordkeeping requirements that are required to
ensure that the standard's requirements are met.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows. Approximately 30 firms manufacture or import bicycle helmets
subject to the standard. There are an estimated 200 different models of
bicycle helmets currently marketed in the United States. The Commission
staff estimates that the time required to comply with the collection of
information requirements is approximately 100 to 150 hours per model
per year. The total amount of time estimated for compliance with these
requirements for testing, including third-party testing for children's
bicycle helmets, certification, and recordkeeping will be 20,000 to
30,000 hours per year (200 models x 100 to 150 hours/model = 20,000 to
30,000 hours). The annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden
for collection of information is $1,138,600 to $1,707,000 based on
20,000 to 30,000 hours times $56.93 per hour (based on total
compensation of all civilian workers in managerial and professional
positions in the United States, September 2009, Bureau of Labor
Statistics).
The estimated expenditure to the Federal government is
approximately $83,000 which includes 10 staff months and travel costs
expended for examination of the information in records required to be
maintained by the standard and implementing regulations.
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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