[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29520-29521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12605]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker 
Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'') is 
announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by June 
25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified by the CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073 and 
the title ``Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance 
Form.'' The written comments should also be submitted to the CPSC, 
identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073, by any of the following 
methods:
    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely processing of 
comments, the Commission is no longer accepting comments submitted by 
electronic mail (e-mail) except through http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit written submissions in the following way:
    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.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, 
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information 
electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

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: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the CPSC 
has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB 
for review and clearance. TITLE: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa 
Safety Act; Compliance Form (Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073).
    The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (``Pool and Spa 
Safety Act'') went into effect on December 19, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-140). 
The Pool and Spa Safety Act applies to public pools and spas and 
requires that each swimming pool and spa drain cover manufactured, 
distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States shall 
conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI 
A112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard regulating 
such swimming pool or drain cover pursuant to section 1404(b) of the 
Act (``Drain Cover Standard''). In addition to the anti-entrapment 
devices or systems, each public pool and spa in the United States with 
a single main drain other than an unblockable drain is required to be 
equipped with one or more of the following devices and systems designed 
to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains: Safety vacuum release 
system (``SVRS''); suction-limiting vent system; gravity drainage 
system; automatic pump shut-off system or drain disablement. The Pool 
and Spa Safety Act is designed to prevent the tragic and hidden hazard 
of drain entrapment and eviscerations in public pools and spas.
    The CPSC staff will use a ``Verification of Compliance Form'' to 
collect the information necessary to identify drain covers at pools and 
spas that do not meet the requirements of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 
performance standard or any successor standard regulating such swimming 
pool or spa drain cover. This compliance form may be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073, Supporting and Related 
Materials. CPSC investigators or designated State or local government

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officials will use the form which will be filled out entirely at the 
site during the normal course of the pool and spa inspection. Using the 
form, the inspectors will collect information regarding the pool or spa 
facility; identify the type, location and features of the pool or spa; 
describe the drain covers, anti-entrapment device/systems, sump or 
equalizer lines at the site; and report on whether any actions are 
necessary to bring the pool or spa into compliance.
    In the Federal Register of September 21, 2009, (74 FR 48064), the 
CPSC published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the 
proposed collection of information. Seven comments were received. 
Several commenters suggested the time burden allotted for the pool 
operators to participate in the pool inspection was insufficient.
    Based on the public comments and CPSC staff's experience inspecting 
1,200 pools and spas, the estimated burden hours for pool operators 
have been increased from 0.5 hours to 3.0 hours.
    One commenter recommended that State or local officials use the 
proposed compliance form during the inspections to ensure consistency. 
In addition, the commenter stated that CPSC staff should accept 
findings by State or local officials and not re-inspect the pool.
    CPSC staff is working with State and local officials to avoid a 
duplication of effort regarding pool inspections. State and local 
officials are conducting a limited number of pool and spa inspections 
to determine if the requirements of the Pool and Spa Safety Act have 
been met. CPSC staff will follow up with the pool owner or operator if 
corrective action is needed.
    One commenter recommended an additional requirement for pool 
operators to state how the facility will monitor the security of the 
drain cover (i.e., insure it stays fastened in place) and note the 
expiration date for the cover. Another commenter suggested that the 
pool operators provide documentation that drain covers and/or SVRS were 
correctly installed.
    CPSC staff is aware of the importance of ensuring the security of 
the drain cover, but those are policies for the facility to implement, 
and are not a part of the inspection. However, CPSC staff will request 
that the pool owner or operator provide the expiration date for the 
drain covers in the compliance form.
    One commenter suggested that, in order to minimize the burden, an 
electronic form should be used and the pool owners/operators should 
fill it out before the inspection. A few commenters requested 
additional questions, or the use of different terms in the compliance 
form.
    The purpose of the compliance form is to ensure that the CPSC 
inspection and data collection procedures are completed by CPSC staff 
or the designated State or local government official. The compliance 
form is not intended to be filled out by the pool owner or operator. 
Based on the CPSC staff's experience with the compliance form to date, 
the information obtained through the form adequately identifies drain 
covers at pools and spas that do not meet the requirements of ASME/ANSI 
A112.19.8, and except for the inclusion of the expiration date of the 
drain cover, we will not otherwise revise the compliance form at this 
time.
    One commenter recommended that CPSC partner with local departments 
of health, industry, or a non-profit so it can inspect a more 
representative sample of pools.
    CPSC is contracting with State and local officials to conduct pool 
inspections that follow guidelines provided by CPSC for inspecting 
pools for compliance with the Pool and Spa Safety Act. The State and 
local officials can conduct the pool inspections when they do their 
regular visits to these pools. CPSC staff will follow up with the pool 
owner or operator if corrective action is needed.
    Burden Estimates: The CPSC staff estimates that there may be 
approximately 700 facilities inspected annually. Because the 
investigators will be talking to either the pool owner/operator or pool 
staff at the time of the inspection and asking questions to help 
complete the form, the CPSC staff estimates that the burden hours for 
pool owners or pool staff to respond to the questions will be 
approximately 3 hours per inspection. Thus, the estimated total annual 
burden hours for respondents are approximately 2,100 hours (700 
inspections x 3 hours per inspection). Although respondents may include 
either junior or senior pool staff, CPSC staff based the annualized 
cost to respondents based on the compensation for management-level 
employees, since such employees may be the most knowledgeable of the 
pool or spa used. The CPSC staff estimates that the annualized cost to 
all respondents is approximately $99,624 based on an hourly wage of 
$47.44 per hour ($47.44 x 2,100) (Bureau of Labor Statistics (``BLS''), 
December 2008, all workers, service, management, professional, and 
related).
    The CPSC staff estimates that it will take an average of 2.5 hours 
to review the information collected from the oral communications with 
pool owners/operators or staff. The annual cost to the Federal 
government of the collection of information in these regulations is 
estimated to be $19,361. This is based on an average wage rate of 
$55.97 (the equivalent of a GS-14 Step 5 employee). This represents 
70.1 percent of total compensation with an additional 29.9 percent 
coming from benefits (BLS, September 2008, percentage total benefits 
for all civilian management, professional, and related employees), or 
$79.84 x 242.5 hours.

    Dated: May 19, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-12605 Filed 5-25-10; 8:45 am]
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