[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19879]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC 2012-0030]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Flammability 
Standards for Carpets and Rugs

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of June 8, 2012 (74 FR 34027), the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a 
notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), to announce the CPSC's intention to seek 
extension of approval of collections of information in regulations 
implementing two flammability standards for carpets and rugs. No 
comments were received in response to that notice. Therefore, by 
publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for 
extension of approval of those collections of information, without 
change.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, the 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-2010-0030. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0030, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary K. James, Office of Information 
Technology, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; Telephone: 301-504-7213 or by email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Reinstatement of Approval of 
Collections of Information. The Commission estimates that 120 firms are 
subject to the information collection requirements for standards 
related to the surface flammability of carpets and rugs and small 
carpets and rugs. These firms have elected to issue a guaranty of 
compliance with the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), or they are required 
to certify compliance of products intended for children under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (as amended by the Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008). The number of tests that a firm issuing a 
guaranty of compliance would be required to perform each year varies, 
depending upon the number of carpet styles and the annual volume of 
production. We estimate that the average firm issuing a continuing 
guaranty under the FFA is required to conduct a maximum of 200 tests 
per year. The actual number of tests required by a given firm may vary 
from one to 200, depending upon the number of carpet styles and the 
annual production volume. For example, if a firm manufactures 100,000 
linear yards of carpet each year, and it consistently has obtained 
passing test results, then only one test per year is required. For 
purposes of estimating burden, we have used the midpoint, 100 tests per 
year. The time required to conduct each test is estimated to be 2.5 
hours, plus the time required to establish and maintain the test 
record. We estimate the total annualized cost/burden to respondents 
could be as high as 12,000 tests per year, at 2.5 hours per test, or 
30,000 hours. The annualized costs to respondents for the hour burden 
for collection of information is estimated to be as high as $1,837,200, 
using a mean hourly employer cost-per-hour-worked of $61.24 (Bureau of 
Labor Statistics (BLS): Total compensation rates for management, 
professional, and related occupations in private goods-producing 
industries, December 2011) (30,000 hours x $61.24)).

    Dated: August 9, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-19879 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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