[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1362-1363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-453]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Extension of Approval of
a Collection of Information--Children's Sleepwear
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments on a
proposed extension of approval of a collection of information from
manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear. This collection of
information is in the 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 and regulations implementing
those standards. See 16 CFR Parts 1615 and 1616. The children's
sleepwear standards and implementing regulations establish requirements
for testing and recordkeeping by manufacturers and importers of
children's sleepwear. The Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of
approval of this collection of information from the Office of
Management and Budget.
DATES: Written comments must be received by the Office of the Secretary
not later than March 19, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Children's Sleepwear,
Collection of Information'' and mailed to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, or
delivered to that office, room 502, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed
extension of the collection of information, or to obtain a copy of 16
CFR Parts 1615 and 1616, call or write Nicholas V. Marchica, Director,
Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Washington, D.C. 20207; telephone (301) 504-0416, extension 2243.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. The Standards
Children's sleepwear in sizes 0 through 6X manufactured for sale in
or imported into the United States is subject to the Standard for the
Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (16 CFR Part
1615). Children's sleepwear in sizes 7 through 14 is subject to the
Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through
14 (16 CFR Part 1616). The children's sleepwear flammability standards
require that fabrics, seams, and trim used in children's sleepwear in
sizes 0 through 14 must self-extinguish when exposed to a small open-
flame ignition source.
The children's sleepwear standards and implementing regulations
also require manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear in
sizes 0 through 14 to perform testing of products and to maintain
records of the results of that testing. 16 CFR Part 1615, Subpart B; 16
CFR Part 1616; Subpart B.
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear to help protect the
public from risks of death or burn injuries associated with children's
sleepwear. More specifically, the Commission reviews this information
to determine whether the products produced and imported by the firms
comply with the applicable standard. Additionally, the Commission uses
this information to arrange corrective actions if items of children's
sleepwear fail to comply with the applicable standard in a manner which
creates a substantial risk of injury to the public.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection
of information in the children's sleepwear standards and implementing
regulations under control number 3041-0027. OMB's most recent extension
of approval will expire on March 31, 1996. The Commission proposes to
request an extension of approval without change for the collection of
information in the children's sleepwear standards and implementing
regulations.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that about 63 firms manufacture or
import products subject to the two children's sleepwear flammability
standards. The Commission staff estimates that these standards and
implementing regulations will impose an average annual burden of about
1,650 hours on each of those firms. That burden will result from
conducting the testing required by the standards and maintaining
records of the results of that testing required by the implementing
regulations. The total annual burden imposed by the standards and
regulations on all manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear
will be about 103,950 hours.
The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required by the
standards and regulations is about $12, for an annual cost to the
industry of $1,247,400.
The Commission will expend approximately one-half month of
professional staff time reviewing and evaluating the records maintained
by manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear subject to the
standards. The annual cost to the Federal government of the collection
of information in the sleepwear standards and implementing regulations
is estimated to be $2,800.
C. Request for Comments
The Commission solicits written comments from all interested
persons about the proposed extension of approval of the collection of
information in the children's sleepwear flammability standards and
implementing regulations. The Commission specifically solicits
information about the hourly burden and monetary costs imposed by the
collection of information on firms subject to this collection of
information. The Commission also seeks information relevant to the
following topics:
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the Commission's functions;
Whether the information will have practical utility for the
Commission;
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 form of information
technology.
Dated: December 18, 1995.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-453 Filed 1-18-96; 8:45 am]
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