[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53680-53681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21892]


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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 
Bicycle Helmets

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: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to [email protected]. Written 
comments should be captioned ``Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets.'' 
All comments should be identified with the OMB Control Number 3041-
0127. 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 Bicycle Helmets--(OMB Control Number 3041-0127-
Extention). In 1994, Congress passed the ``Child Safety Protection 
Act,'' which, among other things, included the ``Children's Bicycle 
Helmet Safety Act of 1994'' Public Law 103-267, 108 Stat. 726. This law 
directed the Commission to issue a final standard applicable to bicycle 
helmets that would replace several existing voluntary standards with a 
single uniform standard that would include provisions to protect 
against the risk of helmets coming off the heads of bicycle riders, 
address the risk of injury to children, and cover other issues as 
appropriate. The Commission issued the final bicycle helmet standard in 
1998. It is codified at 16 CFR Part 1203. The standard requires all 
bicycle helmets manufactured after March 10, 1999, to meet impact-
attenuation and other requirements. The standard also contains testing 
and recordkeeping

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requirements to ensure that bicycle helmets meet the standard's 
requirements. Certification regulations implementing the standard 
require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle 
helmets subject to the standard to: (1) Perform tests to demonstrate 
that those products meet the requirements of the standard; (2) maintain 
records of those tests; and (3) affix durable labels to the helmets 
stating that the helmet complies with the applicable standard. The 
certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1203, subpart B. 
On September 2, 2009, the Commission issued a notice of requirements 
that provides the criteria and process for Commission acceptance of 
accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies for testing 
bicycle helmets that are considered children's products under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (74 FR 45428).
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle helmets 
subject to the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury 
or death associated with head injury associated with bicycle riding. 
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine 
whether bicycle helmets subject to the standard comply with all 
applicable requirements. The Commission also uses this information to 
obtain corrective actions if bicycle helmets 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 27734), the CPSC 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed 
collection of information. One comment was received. The commenter did 
not address the collection of information burdens. Instead, the 
commenter states that the collection of information should not be 
approved because it would delay implementation of bicycle helmet 
safety.
    The commenter has misunderstood the purpose of the collection of 
information. The standard has been in effect since 1999, and continues 
to be in effect. The collection of information addresses the testing, 
certification, and recordkeeping requirements that are required to 
ensure that the standard's requirements are met.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows. Approximately 30 firms manufacture or import bicycle helmets 
subject to the standard. There are an estimated 200 different models of 
bicycle helmets currently marketed in the United States. The Commission 
staff estimates that the time required to comply with the collection of 
information requirements is approximately 100 to 150 hours per model 
per year. The total amount of time estimated for compliance with these 
requirements for testing, including third-party testing for children's 
bicycle helmets, certification, and recordkeeping will be 20,000 to 
30,000 hours per year (200 models x 100 to 150 hours/model = 20,000 to 
30,000 hours). The annualized cost to respondents for the hour burden 
for collection of information is $1,138,600 to $1,707,000 based on 
20,000 to 30,000 hours times $56.93 per hour (based on total 
compensation of all civilian workers in managerial and professional 
positions in the United States, September 2009, Bureau of Labor 
Statistics).
    The estimated expenditure to the Federal government is 
approximately $83,000 which includes 10 staff months and travel costs 
expended for examination of the information in records required to be 
maintained by the standard and implementing regulations.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21892 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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