[Federal Register: September 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 169)]
[Notices]
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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
Multi-Purpose Lighters
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:
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202-395-6974, or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written
comments should be captioned ``Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose
Lighters.'' All comments should be identified with the OMB Control
Number 3041-0130. 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 Multi-Purpose Lighters--(OMB Control Number
3041-0130-Extention). Section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety
Act (``CPSA'') (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers,
and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a consumer
product safety standard under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard,
or regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission to issue a
certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable
rules, bans, standards or regulations.
Section 14(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) authorizes the
Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing
program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product
safety standard under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, or
regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission. Section
16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to issue
rules to require that firms establish and maintain records to permit
the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under the
authority of the CPSA.
The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for
a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with
the standard for multi-purpose lighters. These regulations require
manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of
lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with
the standard, and other information before the introduction of each
model of lighter into commerce. These regulations also require
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose
lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful
completion of all required tests to support the certificates of
compliance that they issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B.
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose
lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn
injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the
Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply
with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The
Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if
multi-purpose lighters 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 27731), the CPSC
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. No comments were received.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows. The cost of the rule's testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and
other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by
testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and
time spent by firms to prepare, maintain, and submit records to CPSC.
There are currently an estimated 59 firms that import, distribute and/
or sell multi-purpose lighters in the United States, which is a subset
of the approximately 145 firms total that may import, distribute and/or
sell these lighters in the future. With a few exceptions, most
manufacturers and importers have more than one model, currently ranging
from 1 to 130 models for each firm. Based on past experience, an
estimate of two models per firm is a reasonable number to use for
calculating burden. Each manufacturer would spend approximately 50
hours per model. Therefore, the total annual amount of time that will
be required for complying with the testing, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements of the rule is approximately 5,900 hours (59
firms x 2 models x 50 hours = 5,900 total hours requested). The
annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden for collection of
information is $335,887 based on a total of 5,900 hours at $56.93 per
hour (based on total compensation of all management, professional, and
related occupations in goods-producing industries in the United States,
September 2009, Bureau of Labor Statistics).
The annual cost of the rule to the Federal Government is comprised
chiefly of the Commission's resources for compliance and enforcement
activities. An estimated 2 full-time-equivalent (``FTE'') staff years
of effort are required to administer the rule annually. The
Commission's cost for these staff activities is approximately $170,000
per FTE. Thus, the annual cost of enforcing the rule to the Federal
Government is estimated to be about $340,000. This cost estimate
includes the agency's enforcement and field staff costs.
Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21891 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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