[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24650-24651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6269]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Flammability 
Standards for Children's Sleepwear

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of January 25, 2006, 71 FR 4118, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or 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 collections of information in the flammability 
standards for children's sleepwear and implementing regulations. Two 
comments were received in response to that notice. One comment 
supported the proposed extension of information collection for 
children's sleepwear. One comment stated that over-the-counter samples 
should be tested and that the collection of information should be 
computerized and violations reported. Currently, the standard is 
enforced through the inspection of establishments manufacturing 
sleepwear, through retail surveillance and by follow-up to consumer and 
trade complaints. During these inspections, randomly selected samples 
are tested and samples required to be maintained by the standard, as 
well as record keeping that is required by the standard, are examined. 
Information regarding violations of the standard are available on the 
recall section of the CPSC Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
    Accordingly, 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 the collections of 
information for three years from the date of approval.
    The standards and regulations are codified as the Flammability 
Standard for Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X, 16 CFR Part 
1615; and the Flammability Standard for Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 
Through 14, 16 CFR part 1616. The flammability standards and 
implementing regulations prescribe requirements for testing and 
recordkeeping by manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear 
subject to the standards. The information in the records required by 
the regulations allows the Commission to determine if items of 
children's sleepwear comply with the applicable standard. This 
information also enables the Commission to obtain 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.

Additional Information About the Request for Reinstatement of Approval 
of Collections of Information

    Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Title of information collection: Standard for the Flammability of 
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X, 16 CFR Part 1615; Standard 
for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14, 16 
CFR part 1616.
    Type of request: Extension of approval without change.
    General description of respondents: Manufacturers and importers of 
children's sleepwear in sizes 0 through 14.
    Estimated number of respondents: 53.
    Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 2,000 per year.
    Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 318,000 per year.
    Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $9,142,500 per 
year.
    Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by May 26, 2006 
to (1) the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 
Officer for CPSC, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 
20503; telephone: (202) 395-7340, and (2) the

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Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Written comments may also be sent to 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of the Secretary by e-
mail at [email protected] or facsimile at (301) 504-0127.
    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, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7671.

    Dated: April 20, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
 [FR Doc. E6-6269 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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