[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53679-53680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21895]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Standard for the 
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads

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 ``Standard for the Flammability of 
Mattresses and Mattress Pads.'' All comments should be identified with 
the OMB Control Number 3041-0014. 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

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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.
    Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads--(OMB 
Control Number 3041-0014-Extention). The Standard for the Flammability 
of Mattresses and Mattress Pads was promulgated under section 4 of the 
Flammable Fabrics Act (``FFA''), 15 U.S.C. 1193, to reduce unreasonable 
risks of burn injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses 
and mattress pads. The standard prescribes a test to assure that a 
mattress or mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering 
cigarette. The standard requires manufacturers to perform prototype 
tests of each combination of materials and construction methods used to 
produce mattresses or mattress pads and to obtain acceptable results 
from such testing. Manufacturers and importers are required to maintain 
the records and test results specified under the standard.
    In addition, the Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets was promulgated under section 4 of the FFA, 16 CFR part 
1633, to reduce deaths and injuries related to mattress fires, 
particularly those ignited by open flame sources such as lighters, 
candles and matches. The standard established new performance 
requirements for mattresses and mattress sets that will generate a 
smaller size fire from open flame source ignitions. Part 1633 also 
contains recordkeeping requirements to document compliance with the 
standard. The testing and recordkeeping requirements under 16 CFR part 
1633 do not replace the testing and recordkeeping requirements under 16 
CFR part 1632.
    In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement Policy for Mattresses subject 
to 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1, 2006, was issued that 
reduced prototype surface testing and recordkeeping requirements from 
six mattress surfaces to two mattress surfaces for each new prototype 
created after March 15, 2006. Manufacturers that avail themselves of 
the reduced testing program will have to maintain records on the 
cigarette test performed, but they will be testing only two surfaces 
rather than the required six surfaces. The policy is available at the 
CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/Interimmattress.pdf. Mattress 
prototypes created before March 15, 2006, are subject to the full 
requirements of 16 CFR part 1632. In addition, mattress pads are not 
subject to this policy and must continue to adhere to all the 
requirements set forth in 16 CFR part 1632.
    In the Federal Register of May 18, 2010 (75 FR 27733), 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 CPSC staff estimates that there are 671 respondents (571 
establishments producing conventional mattresses and 100 establishments 
producing non-conventional mattresses in the United States, a total of 
671). It is estimated that each respondent will spend 26 hours for 
testing and recordkeeping annually for a total of 17,446 hours (671 
firms x 26 hours = 17,446 total hours requested). The annualized cost 
to respondents would be approximately $993,201 based on 17,446 hours 
times $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 estimated annual cost of the information collection 
requirements to the Federal government is approximately $142,000. This 
sum includes 10 staff months and travel costs expended for examination 
of the information in records required to be maintained by the standard 
and enforcement rule.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Alberta Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-21895 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
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