[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27731-27732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11741]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or 
``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the 
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``the PRA''), Federal agencies are 
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for 
public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments 
on a proposed request for extension of approval of a collection of 
information from manufacturers and importers of multi-purpose lighters.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by July 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit written submissions in the following way:
    Written comments should be captioned ``Proposed Collection of 
Information--Multi-Purpose Lighters'' and e-mailed to the Office of the 
Secretary at [email protected]. Comments may also be sent by facsimile 
to (301) 504-0127, or by Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, 
or CD-ROM submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and 
Planning, Office of Information Technology, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-7671, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(``OMB'') for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, the CPSC is publishing notice of the proposed 
collection of information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, the CPSC 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of CPSC's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of CPSC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3)

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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.
    Title: Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters--16 CFR part 1212 
(OMB Control Number 3041-0130--Extension).
    Description: Section 14(a)(1) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) 
requires manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a consumer 
product subject to a consumer product safety standard under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA'') or similar rule, ban, standard, 
or regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission to issue a 
certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable 
rules, bans, standards or regulations.
    Section 14(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) authorizes the 
Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing 
program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product 
safety standard under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, or 
regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission. Section 
16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to 
issue rules to require that firms establish and maintain records to 
permit the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under 
the authority of the CPSA.
    The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for 
a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with 
the standard for multi-purpose lighters. These regulations require 
manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of 
lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with 
the standard, and other information before the introduction of each 
model of lighter into commerce. These regulations also require 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose 
lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful 
completion of all required tests to support the certificates of 
compliance that they issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B.
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose 
lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn 
injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the 
Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply 
with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The 
Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if 
multi-purpose lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner 
that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public.
    OMB approved the collection of information in the certification 
regulations for multi-purpose lighters under control number 3041-0130. 
The Commission proposes to request an extension of approval for this 
collection of information requirements.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. The cost of the rule's testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and 
other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by 
testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and 
time spent by firms to prepare, maintain, and submit records to CPSC. 
There are currently an estimated 59 firms that import, distribute and/
or sell multi-purpose lighters in the United States, which is a subset 
of the approximately 145 firms total that may import, distribute and/or 
sell these lighters in the future. With a few exceptions, most 
manufacturers and importers have more than one model, currently ranging 
from 1 to 130 models for each firm. Based on past experience, an 
estimate of two models per firm is a reasonable number to use for 
calculating burden. Each manufacturer would spend approximately 50 
hours per model. Therefore, the total annual amount of time that will 
be required for complying with the testing, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements of the rule is approximately 5,900 hours (59 
firms x 2 models x 50 hours = 5,900 total hours requested). The 
annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden for collection of 
information is $335,887 based on a total of 5,900 hours at $56.93/hour 
(based on total compensation of all management, professional, and 
related occupations in goods-producing industries in the United States, 
September 2009, Bureau of Labor Statistics).
    The annual cost of the rule to the Federal government is comprised 
chiefly of the Commission's resources for compliance and enforcement 
activities. An estimated 2 full-time-equivalent (``FTE'') staff years 
of effort are required to administer the rule annually. The 
Commission's cost for these staff activities is approximately $170,000 
per FTE. Thus, the annual cost of enforcing the rule to the Federal 
government is estimated to be about $340,000. This cost estimate 
includes the agency's enforcement and field staff costs.

    Dated: May 12, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-11741 Filed 5-17-10; 8:45 am]
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