[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43811-43812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18236]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Submission for OMB Review; 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: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) 
announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a proposed collection of information for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This 
collection of information relates to 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.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by August 
27, 2012.

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 emailed to [email protected]. All 
comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-0019. In 
addition, written comments should be submitted to http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088, or by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably 
in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. 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-2012-0019, Supporting and 
Related Materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed 
collection of information call or write Mary James, Office of 
Information and Technology Services, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7213, 
or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C 3507, the CPSC 
has submitted a proposed collection of information to OMB for review 
and clearance of a form that CPSC staff intends to use when visiting 
child care centers to gauge compliance with the CPSC's crib safety 
standards. 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 Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act (CPSIA) (75 FR 81766). Section 104(c) of the CPSIA 
specifies that 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 CPSC is seeking OMB approval of a ``Verification of Compliance 
Form'' that CPSC staff intends to use when visiting child care centers 
to measure compliance with the crib safety standards. 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, which 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.
    In the Federal Register of April 16, 2012 (77 FR 22564), we 
published a notice announcing the CPSC's intention to seek approval of 
a collection of information related to the CPSC's safety standards for 
cribs. We received 23 comments in response to the notice. Most comments 
discussed the crib standards generally, but did not address issues 
related to this collection of information. Two discussed the accuracy 
of our estimates or the burden of the proposed collection of 
information. Both of these commenters stated that 15 minutes may not be 
sufficient when identifying how long these inspections will take to 
perform. CPSC staff believes that, while some inspections may take 
longer than 15 minutes, some will also take less time to conduct. CPSC 
staff considers the 15 minutes an appropriate estimate of the average 
length of time for inspection under this program. One comment provided 
suggestions for the pilot program and its documentation. However, we 
believe that the form requests all of the applicable information needed 
to gauge crib compliance.
    We estimate the burden of this collection of information as 
follows: The CPSC 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

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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.

    Dated: July 23, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-18236 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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