[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5616-5617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2438]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Safety


Standard for Cigarette Lighters

AGENCY:  Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  In the Federal Register of November 24, 1999 (64 FR 66171), 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance 
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of 
approval of the collection of information required in the Safety 
Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR Part 1210). No comments from 
members of the public were received in response to the Federal Register 
notice. By publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for extension of approval of that collection of information without 
change for three years from the date of approval.
    The Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters requires disposable and 
novelty lighters to be manufactured with a mechanism to resist 
operation by children younger than five years of age. Certification 
regulations implementing the standard require manufacturers and 
importers to submit to the Commission a description of each model of 
lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with 
the standard, and a physical specimen of the lighter before the 
introduction of each model of lighter in commerce.
    The Commission uses the records of testing and other information 
required

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by the certification regulations to determine that disposable and 
novelty lighters have been tested and certified for compliance with the 
standard by the manufacturer or importer. The Commission also uses this 
information to obtain corrective actions if disposable or novelty 
lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a 
substantial risk of injury to the public.

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

    Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 
20207.
    Title of information collection: Safety Standard for Cigarette 
Lighters, 16 CFR Part 1210.
    Type of request: Extension of approval without change.
    General description of respondents: Manufacturers and importers of 
disposable and novelty cigarette lighters.
    Estimated number of respondents: 45.
    Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 175 per year.
    Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 7,875 per year.
    Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $500,000 to 
$1,000,000 per year.
    Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by [insert date 
that is 30 days from publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register] to (1) the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for CPSC, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington D.C. 20503; telephone: (202) 395-7340, and (2) the Office of 
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20207. 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].
    Copies of this request for extension of the information collection 
requirements and supporting documentation are available from Linda 
Glatz, management and program analyst, Office of Planning and 
Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207; 
telephone: (301) 504-0416, ext. 2226.

    Dated: January 31, 2000.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-2438 Filed 2-3-00; 8:45 am]
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