[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 208 (Friday, October 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55278-55279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27193]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Citizens Band Base Station 
Antennas

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.


ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments 
on a proposed reinstatement of approval of a collection of information 
from manufacturers and importers of citizens band base station 
antennas. The collection of information is in regulations implementing 
the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station 
Antennas (16 CFR Part 1204). These regulations establish testing and 
recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers and importers of antennas 
subject to the standard. The Commission will consider all comments 
received in response to this notice before requesting a reinstatement 
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 December 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Citizens Band Base 
Station Antennas'' 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 
reinstatement of approval of the collection of information, or to 
obtain a copy of 16 CFR Part 1204, call or write Carl Blechschmidt, 
Action Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0416, 
extension 2243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    In 1982, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for 
Omnidirectional

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Citizens Band Antennas (16 CFR Part 1204) to reduce risks of death and 
serious injury that may result if an omnidirectional antenna contacts 
an overhead power line while being erected or removed from its site. 
The standard contains performance tests to demonstrate that an antenna 
will not transmit a harmful electric current if it contacts an electric 
power line with a voltage of 14,500 volts phase-to-ground. 
Certification regulations implementing the standard require 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet 
the requirements of the standard, and to maintain records of those 
tests. The certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR Part 1204, 
Subpart B.
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury or death 
associated with omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas. 
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine that 
antennas subject to the standard comply with all applicable 
requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain 
corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station 
antennas fail to comply with the 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 certification regulations under control number 
3041-0006. OMB's most recent extension of approval expired on August 
18, 1985. The Commission now proposes to request a reinstatement of 
approval without change for the collection of information in the 
certification regulations.

B. Estimated Burden

    The Commission staff estimates that about 7 firms manufacture or 
import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard. The 
Commission staff estimates that the certification regulations will 
impose an average annual burden of about 220 hours on each of those 
firms. That burden will result from conducting the testing required by 
the regulations and maintaining records of the results of that testing. 
The total annual burden imposed by the regulations on manufacturers and 
importers of citizens band base station antennas is approximately 1,540 
hours.
    The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required to 
conduct the testing and maintain records required by the regulations is 
about $55, for an estimated annual cost to the industry of $84,700.
    The Commission will expend approximately one week of professional 
staff time each year reviewing and evaluating the records maintained by 
manufacturers and importers of citizens band base station antennas. The 
annual cost to the Federal government of the collection of information 
in these regulations is estimated to be $1,400.

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 certification regulations implementing the Safety 
Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas. 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: October 17, 1996.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-27193 Filed 10-24-96; 8:45 am]
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