[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27732-27733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11753]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Procedures for Export of Noncomplying Goods

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 the proposed extension of approval of a collection of information 
from manufacturers and importers of mattresses and mattress pads.

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--Procedures for Export of Noncomplying Goods'' 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].

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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) 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: Export of Noncomplying, Misbranded, or Banned Products--16 
CFR part 1019 (OMB Control Number 3041-0003--Extension).
    Description: The Commission requests comments on a proposed three 
year extension of approval of information collection requirements in 
regulations codified at 16 CFR part 1019, which establish procedures 
for export of noncomplying, misbranded, or banned products. These 
regulations implement provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 
the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act, as 
amended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (``CPSIA''). 
Persons and firms are required to notify the Commission before 
exporting any product that fails to comply with an applicable standard 
or regulation enforced under provisions of those laws. The Commission 
is required to transmit the information relating to the proposed 
exportation to the government of the country of intended destination. 
In addition, for any consumer product that is not in conformity with an 
applicable consumer product safety rule, exports from the United States 
may be prohibited unless the importing country has notified the 
Commission that such country accepts the importation of such consumer 
product. 15 U.S.C. 2067.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. Based on a review of the number of export requests received by 
the CPSC during the last three years, the CPSC staff estimates that 
approximately 44 notifications will be received from an estimated 20 
firms per year. The staff further estimates that the average time for 
each response is one hour, for a total of 44 hours of annual burden. 
The annualized cost to respondents would be approximately $2,505. (44 
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 estimated annual cost of the information collection 
requirements to the Federal government is approximately $14,000. The 
staff estimates that it takes about three hours to process an export 
notification and enter the information in the appropriate database. The 
receipt and processing of 44 notifications would require approximately 
132 staff hours or approximately 1 staff month per year.

    Dated: May 12, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-11753 Filed 5-17-10; 8:45 am]
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