[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 106 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30780-30781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10625]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information 
Collection Requirements--Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements Under 
the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the March 1, 2007 Federal Register (72 FR 9311), 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 
an extension of approval of information collection requirements in the 
Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads. 16 CFR 
part 1632. Comments were received from Barbara Lafferty and Clifford 
Nopp opposing a new standard for the flammability (open flame) of 
mattress sets under 16 CFR part 1633. Gabe Owens submitted comments 
stating that part 1632 should be terminated and superseded by the 
requirements in part 1633. These comments do not pertain to the 
collection of information requirements under part 1632. These comments 
should have been submitted in, and similar comments previously were 
addressed in the rulemaking proceeding promulgating 16 CFR part 1633, 
which is now codified. Accordingly, the Commission now announces that 
it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for extension of approval of this collection of information.
    The standard is intended to reduce unreasonable risks of burn 
injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses and mattress 
pads. The standard prescribes a test to assure that a mattress or 
mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering cigarette. The 
standard requires manufacturers and importers to perform prototype 
tests of each combination of materials and construction methods used to 
produce mattresses or mattress pads and to obtain acceptable results 
from such testing. Manufacturers and importers are required to maintain 
the records and test results specified under the standard. OMB 
previously approved the collection of information under control number 
3041-0014. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on 
August 31, 2007.

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    An additional mattress standard was promulgated under section 4 of 
the Flammable Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204, effective July 1, 2007, 
to reduce deaths and injuries related to mattress fires, particularly 
those ignited by open flame sources such as lighters, candles and 
matches. 16 CFR part 1633. That standard established new performance 
requirements for mattresses and mattress sets that will generate a 
smaller size fire from open flame source ignitions. Part 1633 also 
contains recordkeeping requirements to document compliance with the 
standard. OMB approved that collection of information under Control 
Number 3041-0133, with an expiration date of June 30, 2009. 71 FR 
37910.
    In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement Policy for Mattresses subject 
to 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1, 2006, was issued that 
reduced prototype surface testing and recordkeeping requirements from 
six mattress surfaces to two mattress surfaces for each new prototype 
created after March 15, 2006. That policy is available at http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/Interimmattress.pdf. Mattress prototypes created 
before March 15, 2006, are subject to the full requirements of part 
1632. In addition, mattress pads are not subject to this policy and 
must continue to adhere to all the requirements set forth in part 1632.

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

    Agency address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Title of information collection: Testing and Recordkeeping 
Requirements Under the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and 
Mattress Pads, 16 CFR Part 1632.
    Type of request: Extension of approval.
    Frequency of collection: Varies, depending upon the number of 
individual combinations of materials and methods of construction used 
to produce mattresses.
    General description of respondents: Manufacturers and importers of 
mattresses and mattress pads.
    Estimated number of respondents: 751.
    Estimated number of hours per respondent: 26 hours per year.
    Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 19,526 per year.
    Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $875,000.
    Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by July 5, 2007 
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) 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 
or by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-10625 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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