[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51245-51246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20596]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey

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 and to allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a 
draft survey regarding ownership and use characteristics of durable 
infant or toddler products.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-
0088, 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 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. A copy of the 
draft survey is available at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket 
No. CPSC-2010-0088, Supporting and Related Materials.

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 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.

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    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.
    On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act 
(``CPSIA'') (Pub. L. 110-314) was enacted. Section 104 of the CPSIA 
(referred to as the ``the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety 
Notification Act'') (15 U.S.C. 2056a), requires the Commission to study 
and develop safety standards for infant and toddler products. Such 
durable infant and toddler products include, but are not limited to: 
Full-size cribs and non full-size cribs; toddler beds; high chairs, 
booster chairs, and hook-on chairs; bath seats; gates and other 
enclosures for confining a child; play yards; stationary activity 
centers; infant carriers; strollers; walkers; swings; and bassinets and 
cradles. The Commission is required to evaluate the currently existing 
voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler products and 
promulgate a mandatory standard substantially the same as, or more 
stringent than, the applicable voluntary standard.
    In evaluating the current voluntary standards, the CPSC staff 
requires certain additional data to assess the potential future impacts 
of the CPSIA mandatory efforts on durable infant and toddler products. 
The draft Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey (``DNPES'' or 
``survey'') is a national probability sample of households with 
children five years old and under designed to determine the prevalence 
of durable infant and toddler product ownership in households, as well 
as the frequency and manner of use of such products. In particular, the 
survey will seek information regarding ownership characteristics, the 
life cycle of the products, and consumer behaviors and perceptions 
regarding such products. The survey will gather information on the 
characteristics and usage patterns of 24 categories of durable infant 
or toddler products and solicit information on accidents or injuries 
associated with those products. The information collected from the 
DNPES will help inform the Commission's evaluation of consumer products 
and product use by providing insight and information into consumer 
perceptions and usage patterns. In addition to assisting the 
Commission's rulemaking efforts, such information will also support 
ongoing voluntary standards activities in which the Commission 
participates, compliance and enforcement efforts as well as information 
and education campaigns. The data also will help identify consumer 
safety issues that need additional research. Understanding better how 
these products are used by consumers will help the Commission address 
potential hazards and assess the sufficiency of current voluntary 
standards.
    Before the mail paper screener is sent out, a small group of 
respondents (37) from different backgrounds (including both English and 
Spanish speakers) will be asked to participate in cognitive testing 
(for the telephone survey) or usability testing (for the Web version of 
the survey) to provide extensive feedback regarding the clarity of 
specific questions. Results of the cognitive and usability testing will 
be used to revise the survey instruments, but will not be included in 
the survey results for the main data collection. Following the testing, 
a mail paper screener will be sent to 16,667 families to determine 
whether sampled respondents are eligible for full DNPES participation. 
Eligible respondents who have children aged 0-5 in their household will 
have Web and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (``CATI'') survey 
options for completing the full extended DNPES. The DNPES will include 
approximately 24 categories with questions about different infant or 
toddler products, but each respondent will be limited to a maximum of 
four categories. The CATI and Web programs will also ensure that each 
respondent's questions are limited to the portions of the survey for 
which they have been selected.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. Each cognitive interview or usability test will take 
approximately one hour for an estimated total of 37 burden hours. The 
initial mail paper screener for the main data collection will be sent 
to approximately 16,667 households and will take approximately five 
minutes (.0833 hours) to complete. An estimated 2,000 eligible 
repondants will be selected for telephone extended interviews (1,500 
respondents) or Web surveys (500 respondents) and each will take 
approximately 30 minutes (.5 hours) to complete. The total estimated 
burden for all respondents is 2,425.92 hours, rounded up to 2,426 
hours. The total cost to the respondents for the total burden is 
estimated to be $66,520.92, rounded up to $66,521, based on an hourly 
rate of $27.42 (all workers in private industry in Table 9 of the 
December 2009 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics).
    The estimated cost to the Federal Government is $1,026,763. Since 
the study extends over three years, however, the estimated annualized 
cost of the information collection requirements to the government is 
$342,254.33, rounded down to $342,254, for the three year period. This 
sum includes contractors to implement and conduct the DNPES survey 
($729,093), 21 staff months ($297,670) at an average level of GS-14 
step 5 ((($119,238/.701) / 12 months) x 21 months), using a 70.1 
percent ratio of wages and salary to total compensation from Table 1 of 
the December 2009 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, published 
on the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Dated: August 13, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-20596 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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