[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36638-36639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15513]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs

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 on recordkeeping requirements 
under the safety regulations for full-size baby cribs.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Proposed Collection--
Full-Size Cribs'' and sent by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments may 
also be sent by facsimile to (301) 504-0127, or by mail to the Office 
of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda L. 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) 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: Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs--16 CFR part 1508 and 
16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) (OMB Control Number 3041-0013--Extension). The 
safety regulations for full-size baby cribs (also referred to as 
``full-size cribs'') are codified at 16 CFR part 1508 and 16 CFR 
1500.18(a)(13). These regulations were issued to reduce hazards of 
strangulation, suffocation, pinching, bruising, laceration, and other 
injuries associated with full-size cribs. (Full-size cribs have 
specific interior dimensions, 28  \5/8\ inches (71  1.6 centimeters) wide by 52\3/8\  \5/8\ inches (133 
 1.6 centimeters) long). The regulations prescribe 
performance, design, and labeling requirements for full-size cribs. 
They also require manufacturers and importers of those products to 
maintain sales records for a period of three years after the 
manufacture or importation of full-size cribs. If any full-size cribs 
subject to provisions of 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) and part 1508 fail to 
comply in a manner to warrant a recall, the required records can be 
used by the manufacturer or importer and by the Commission to identify 
those persons and firms who should be notified of the recall. The 
Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice before requesting approval of this collection of information 
from OMB.
    Estimated Burden: Approximately 75 firms manufacture or import 
full-size baby cribs and are subject to the recordkeeping requirements. 
The Commission staff estimates that the recordkeeping will take five 
hours per firm for obtaining the information from existing sales and 
distribution data. The annualized cost to respondents for the burden of 
collection of information is $10,417.50 based on 375 hours (75 firms x 
5 hours each) multiplied by a cost of $27.78 per hour (Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, Total Compensation, All workers, goods-producing 
industries, Sales and office, September 2009, Table 9).
    The cost to the government (wages and benefits) for 37.5 hours 
staff time to

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review the information (\1/2\ hour per firm) is approximately $3,071. 
Assuming that the employee reviewing the records will be a GS-14 level 
employee, the average hourly wage rate for a mid-level GS-14 employee 
in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, effective as of January 2010, 
is $57.33. This represents 70 percent of total compensation (Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, March 2010, percentage wages and salaries for all 
civilian management, professional, and related employees, Table 1). 
Adding an additional 30 percent for benefits brings average hourly 
compensation for a mid-range GS-14 employee to $81.89. Thus, 37.5 hours 
multiplied against an hourly compensation figure of $81.89 results in 
an estimated cost to the government of $3,070.87, which we have rounded 
up to $3,071.

    Dated: June 22, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-15513 Filed 6-25-10; 8:45 am]
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