[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20506-20507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7811]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Consumer Focus Groups

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, 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) (PRA), to 
announce the agency's intention to seek approval for a collection of 
information to be conducted through Consumer Focus Groups. 72 FR 2264. 
The Commission now announces that it is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of that collection 
of information.
    The Commission received two comments. Both commenters, Safe Kids 
Worldwide (Safe Kids) and Carol Pollack-Nelson, supported the 
collection of information because it would inform the Commission's 
plans in the areas of public education, recall effectiveness, product 
research and voluntary standards development. Safe Kids requested that 
a special emphasis be placed on children's products. Safe Kids also 
requested that the focus groups and any subsequent reports resulting 
from the focus groups be made available to the public. Staff is 
currently developing the format for specific focus groups and will 
evaluate whether making such focus groups and any resulting reports 
public may be useful after the program is fully operational.
    The information collected from the Consumer Focus Groups will help 
inform the Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use 
by providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and 
usage patterns. Such information may also assist the Commission in its 
efforts to support voluntary standards activities, and help the staff 
identify areas regarding consumer safety issues that need additional 
research. In addition, based on the information obtained, the staff may 
be able to provide safety information to the public that is easier to 
read and is more easily understood by a wider range of consumers. The 
Consumer Focus Groups also may be used to solicit consumer opinions and 
feedback regarding the effectiveness of product recall communications 
and in determining what action is being taken by consumers in response 
to such communications and why. This may aid in tailoring future recall 
activities to increase the success of those activities. If this 
information is not collected, the Commission may not have available 
certain useful information regarding consumer experiences, opinions, 
and perceptions related to specific product use, which the Commission 
uses, in part, in its ongoing efforts to improve the safety of consumer 
products on behalf of consumers.

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

    Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Title of information collection: Consumer Focus Groups.
    Type of request: Approval of collection of information.

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    General description of respondents: Persons who have purchased or 
used consumer products including recalled products.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 48.
    Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 4 per year.
    Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 192 per year.
    Estimated cost per hour to respond: $26.86.
    Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $5,517.
    Comments: Comments on this request for approval of information 
collection requirements should be captioned ``Consumer Focus Groups'' 
and submitted by May 25, 2007 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) to the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at [email protected], or mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Comments 
may also be sent via facsimile at (301) 504-0127.
    Copies of this request for approval of information collection 
requirements and supporting documentation are available from Linda 
Glatz, Division of Policy and Planning, Office of Information 
Technology and Technology Services, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7671.

    Dated: April 19, 2007.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
 [FR Doc. E7-7811 Filed 4-24-07; 8:45 am]
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