[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32161-32162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13513]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Consumer Focus Groups

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 collection of information from persons who may 
participate in Consumer Focus Groups.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-
0046 by any of the following methods:

Electronic Submissions

    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.

Written Submissions

    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: 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/reinstatement 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: Consumer Focus Groups (OMB Control Number 3041-0136-
Extension).
    Description: The Commission is authorized, under section 5(a) of 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to 
collect information, conduct research, perform studies and 
investigations relating to the causes and prevention of deaths, 
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic 
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15 
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the Commission may conduct 
research, studies and investigations on the safety of consumer products 
or test consumer products and develop product safety test methods and 
testing devices.
    To better identify and evaluate the risks of product-related 
incidents, the Commission staff invites and obtains direct feedback 
from consumers on issues related to product safety such as recall 
effectiveness, product use, and perceptions regarding safety issues. 
Through participation in certain focus groups, consumers answer 
questions and provide information regarding their actual experiences, 
opinions and/or perceptions on the use or pattern of use of a specific 
product or type of product, including recalled products. The 
information collected from the Consumer Focus Groups will help inform 
the Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use by 
providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and usage 
patterns. Such information also may assist the Commission's efforts to 
support voluntary standards activities and help identify areas 
regarding consumer safety issues that need additional research. In 
addition, the information will assist with forming new ways of 
providing user friendly data to consumers through CPSC's Web site and 
information and education campaigns.
    If this information is not collected, the Commission may not have 
available certain useful information regarding consumer experiences, 
opinions, and perceptions related to specific product use in its 
ongoing efforts to improve the safety of consumer products and safety

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information on behalf of consumers. Currently, the Commission staff 
relies on its expert judgment about consumer behavior, perceptions, and 
similar information related to consumer products and product use. Not 
conducting the information collection activity, therefore, could reduce 
the quality of assessments currently completed by Commission staff. The 
information collection activity would likely provide the Commission 
staff with information that would focus the staff's assessments, or 
could provide insight into consumer perceptions and usage patterns that 
could not be anticipated by Commission staff.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. We anticipate that, over the three year period of this 
request, we will conduct 40 focus groups and 20 one-on-one interviews 
for a variety of projects. The total hours of burden to the respondents 
are (4 hours per person x 400 participants) + (30 minutes per person x 
20 participants) = 1610 hours (537 hours budgeted per year for three 
years). The total annual cost is: 1610 x $29.40 (U.S. Department of 
Labor, Employer costs for Employee Compensation, September 2009) = 
$47,334 ($15,778 budgeted per year for three years).
    The estimated annual cost of the information collection 
requirements to the Federal government is approximately $140,000 per 
year for three years. This sum includes nine staff months ($127,573), 
travel costs expended for meeting with contractors ($40,000, estimated 
at $1,000 per focus group), and contracts for conducting focus groups 
and/or one-on-one interviews ($250,000, estimated at $5,000 per focus 
group and $2,500 per one-on-one interview).

    Dated: June 1, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-13513 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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