[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16988-16989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9079]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Recordkeeping Requirements 
Under the Safety Regulations for Full-Size Cribs

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 extension of approval through September 30, 2001, of 
information collection requirements in the safety regulations for full-
size cribs codified at 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) and Part 1508. These 
regulations were issued to reduce hazards of strangulation, 
suffocation, pinching, bruising, laceration, and other injuries 
associated with full-size cribs. (A full-size crib is a crib having an 
interior length ranging from 49\3/4\ inches to 55 inches and an 
interior width ranging from 25\3/8\ to 30\5/8\ inches.) The regulations 
prescribe performance, design, and labeling requirements for full-size 
cribs. They also require manufacturers and importers of those products 
to maintain sales records for a period of three years after the 
manufacture or importation of full-size cribs. If any full-size cribs 
subject to provisions of 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) and Part 1508 fail to 
comply in a manner severe enough to warrant a recall, the required 
records can be used by the manufacturer or importer and by the 
Commission to identify those persons and firms who should be notified 
of the recall. The Commission will consider all comments received in 
response to this notice before requesting 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 June 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Collection of 
Information--Requirements Under the Safety Regulations for Full-Size 
Cribs'' 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 20814. Written 
comments may also be sent to the Office of the Secretary by facsimile 
at (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed 
collection of information call or write Robert E. Frye, Director, 
Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20207; (301) 504-0962, Ext. 2264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Estimated Burden

    Based on information available at the time the Commission sought 
Office of Management and Budget approval of the collection of 
information in the safety regulations for full-size cribs in 1995, the 
Commission staff estimates that there are 40 firms required to annually 
maintain sales records of full-size cribs. The staff further estimates 
that the average number of hours per respondent

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is five per year, for a total of 200 hours of annual burden 
(40 x 5=200).

B. Request for Comments

    The Commission solicits written comments from all interested 
persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission 
specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics:

--Whether the collection of information described above is necessary 
for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, including 
whether the information would have practical utility;
--Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of 
information is accurate;
--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 forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 2, 1998.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 98-9079 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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