[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22564-22565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9039]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0019]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safety Standards for Full-
Size Baby Cribs and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; Compliance Form

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or 
``Commission'') requests comments on a proposed collection of 
information regarding a form that will be used to measure child care 
centers' compliance with the recent CPSC safety standards for full-size 
and non-full-size cribs. The Commission will consider all comments 
received in response to this notice before requesting approval of this 
collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the Office of the Secretary 
not later than June 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012- 
0019, by any of the following methods:
    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 (email), except through www.regulations.gov.
    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 820, 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 compliance form is available at http://regulations.gov under 
Docket No. CPSC-2012-0019, Supporting and Related Materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed 
collection of information call or write Patrick Weddle, Office of 
Information Technology and Technology Services, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 
(301) 504-7654 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background

    Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 
2008 (``CPSIA'') requires the CPSC to promulgate consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These 
standards are to be substantially the same as applicable voluntary 
standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the 
Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further 
reduce the risk of injury associated with the product.
    On December 28, 2010, we issued a final rule establishing safety 
standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs in response to the 
direction under section 104(b) of the CPSIA (75 FR 81766). Section 
104(c) of the CPSIA specifies that the crib standards will cover used, 
as well as new cribs. The crib standards apply to anyone who 
manufactures, distributes, or contracts to sell a crib; to child care 
facilities, and others holding themselves out to be knowledgeable about 
cribs; to anyone who leases, sublets, or otherwise places a crib in the 
stream of commerce; and to owners and operators of places of public 
accommodation affecting commerce. The standards require manufacturers 
and importers of these products to maintain sales records for a period 
of six years after the manufacture or importation of the cribs and also

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contain requirements for marking and instructional literature.
    CPSC staff intends to visit child care centers to measure 
compliance with the crib safety standards. Information from those 
visits would be recorded on a ``Verification of Compliance Form.'' CPSC 
investigators or designated state or local government officials will 
use the form, which will be filled out entirely at the site during the 
normal course of the visit. The Commission intends to use the 
information to measure compliance with the crib safety standards and to 
develop an enforcement strategy.
    We intend to begin with a pilot program in 2012, that would involve 
conducting visits to approximately 70 child care centers in seven 
states. Depending on the results of the pilot program, we would expand 
the program in 2013, although expansion of the program's size would 
depend upon the availability of CPSC resources.

B. Estimated Burden

    CPSC staff estimates that there may be approximately 70 inspections 
during the pilot program in 2012. Because the investigators will be 
talking to the child care facility staff at the time of the inspection 
and asking questions to help complete the form, CPSC staff estimates 
that the burden hours for child care facility staff to respond to the 
questions will be approximately a quarter of an hour per inspection. 
Thus, the estimated total annual burden hours for respondents are 
approximately 17.5 hours (70 inspections x a quarter of an hour per 
inspection). CPSC staff estimates that the annualized cost to all 
respondents is approximately $383.43 based on an hourly wage of $21.91 
per hour ($21.91 x 17.5). (Bureau of Labor Statistics (``BLS''), total 
compensation for all workers, sales and office for service-producing 
industries, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Table 9, September 
2011).
    CPSC staff estimates that it will take an average of a quarter of 
an hour to review the information collected. The annual cost to the 
federal government of the collection of information in these 
regulations is estimated to be $704.26. This is based on an average 
wage rate of $28.13 (the equivalent of a GS-9 Step 5 employee). This 
represents 69.9 percent of total compensation (Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, September 2011, percentage wages and salaries for all 
civilian management, professional, and related employees, Table 1). 
Adding an additional 30.1 percent for benefits brings the average 
hourly compensation for a GS-9 Step 5 employee to $40.24. Thus, 35 
hours for conducting and reviewing (17.5 hours plus 17.5 hours) the 
information multiplied against an hourly compensation figure of $40.24 
results in an estimated cost to the government of $1,408.40.

C. Request for Comments

    The Commission solicits written comments from all interested 
persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission 
specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics:
     Whether the collection of information described above is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, 
including whether the information would have practical utility;
     Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of 
information is accurate;
     Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected could be enhanced; and
     Whether the burden imposed by the collection of 
information could be minimized by use of automated, electronic, or 
other technological collection techniques, or other forms of 
information technology.

    Dated: April 10, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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