[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2859]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Notification of Proposed Collection of Information; Survey of 
Manufacturers of Upholstered Furniture

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1981 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for approval 
of a proposed collection of information in the form of a survey of 
manufacturers of upholstered furniture. The purpose of this survey is 
to obtain information about the types of fabrics and filling materials 
currently used in the production of upholstered furniture.
    In 1994, the Commission began a rulemaking proceeding to develop a 
flammability standard for upholstered furniture to address risks of 
death, injury, and property damage associated with fires resulting from 
ignition of upholstered furniture by small open-flame sources. The 
information obtained from the proposed survey will be used in 
conjunction with data obtained from flammability testing of upholstered 
furniture items to make estimates of potential benefits and potential 
costs of the flammability standard for upholstered furniture now under 
development.

Additional Details About the Request for Approval of a Collection 
of Information

    Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 
20207.
    Title of information collection. Survey of Upholstered Furniture 
Manufacturers.
    Type of request. Approval of a new plan.
    Frequency of collection. One time.
    General description of respondents. Manufacturers of upholstered 
furniture.
    Total number of respondents. 280.
    Number of responses per respondent. 1.
    Hours per response. 10.
    Total hours for all respondents. 2,800.
    Comments. Comments about this request for approval of a collection 
of information should be addressed to Donald Arbuckle, Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503; telephone (202) 395-7340. Copies of the 
request for approval of a collection of information are available from 
Francine Shacter, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0416, 
extension 2245.
    This is not a proposal to which 44 USC 3504(h) is applicable.

    Dated: January 31, 1995.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 95-2859 Filed 2-6-95; 8:45 am]
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