[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53678-53679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21891]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Safety Standard for 
Multi-Purpose Lighters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or 
``Commission'') 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 
(``PRA'').

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by October 
1, 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:

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202-395-6974, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Written 
comments should be captioned ``Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose 
Lighters.'' All comments should be identified with the OMB Control 
Number 3041-0130. In addition, written comments should also be 
submitted 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 820, 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].

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.
    Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters--(OMB Control Number 
3041-0130-Extention). Section 14(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (``CPSA'') (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, 
and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a consumer 
product safety standard under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, 
or regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission to issue a 
certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable 
rules, bans, standards or regulations.
    Section 14(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) authorizes the 
Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing 
program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product 
safety standard under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, or 
regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission. Section 
16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to issue 
rules to require that firms establish and maintain records to permit 
the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under the 
authority of the CPSA.
    The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for 
a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with 
the standard for multi-purpose lighters. These regulations require 
manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of 
lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with 
the standard, and other information before the introduction of each 
model of lighter into commerce. These regulations also require 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose 
lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful 
completion of all required tests to support the certificates of 
compliance that they issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B.
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose 
lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn 
injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the 
Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply 
with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The 
Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if 
multi-purpose lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner 
that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public.
    In the Federal Register of May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27731), the CPSC 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. No comments were received.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. The cost of the rule's testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and 
other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by 
testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and 
time spent by firms to prepare, maintain, and submit records to CPSC. 
There are currently an estimated 59 firms that import, distribute and/
or sell multi-purpose lighters in the United States, which is a subset 
of the approximately 145 firms total that may import, distribute and/or 
sell these lighters in the future. With a few exceptions, most 
manufacturers and importers have more than one model, currently ranging 
from 1 to 130 models for each firm. Based on past experience, an 
estimate of two models per firm is a reasonable number to use for 
calculating burden. Each manufacturer would spend approximately 50 
hours per model. Therefore, the total annual amount of time that will 
be required for complying with the testing, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements of the rule is approximately 5,900 hours (59 
firms x 2 models x 50 hours = 5,900 total hours requested). The 
annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden for collection of 
information is $335,887 based on a total of 5,900 hours at $56.93 per 
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 annual cost of the rule to the Federal Government is comprised 
chiefly of the Commission's resources for compliance and enforcement 
activities. An estimated 2 full-time-equivalent (``FTE'') staff years 
of effort are required to administer the rule annually. The 
Commission's cost for these staff activities is approximately $170,000 
per FTE. Thus, the annual cost of enforcing the rule to the Federal 
Government is estimated to be about $340,000. This cost estimate 
includes the agency's enforcement and field staff costs.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21891 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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