[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48065-48066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22664]


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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: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) 
announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request for extension of

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approval of a collection of information associated with the 
Commission's safety standard for cigarette lighters.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by October 21, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval 
of information collection requirements should be captioned ``Cigarette 
Lighters'' and submitted by October 21, 2009 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 Office of the Secretary, by e-mail at [email protected] or sent to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Written 
comments may also be sent by facsimile at (301) 504-0127.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this request for extension 
of the 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of July 8, 2009 (74 
FR 32573), 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 in the Safety Standard for 
Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR Part 1210). One comment was received in 
response to the July 8, 2009 notice, stating that the continued testing 
and data collection should not be collected annually since it is 
unlikely that new lighters are manufactured differently than existing 
lighters.
    The regulations at 16 CFR part 1210, subpart B, do not require 
annual testing or certification of each new lighter. 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. Moreover, the regulations at 16 CFR 1210.14, 
allows for testing purposes, the comparison of a new model to a 
previously tested model, as long as the differences between the two do 
not adversely affect the child-resistance feature or design of the 
lighter.
    The Commission uses the records of testing and other information 
required 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, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    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: 20 per year.
    Estimated average number of hours for testing, recordkeeping, and 
reporting per respondent: 5,500 per year.
    Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $200,000 to 
$501,000 per year.

    Dated: September 16, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-22664 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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