[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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