[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60682-60683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24486]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2013-0003]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request--Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas

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 extension of approval of a 
collection of information from manufacturers and importers of citizens 
band base station antennas. The collection of information is in 
regulations setting forth the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional 
Citizens Band Base Station Antennas (16 CFR part 1204). These 
regulations establish testing and recordkeeping requirements for 
manufacturers and importers of antennas subject to the standard. The 
Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice, before requesting an extension of approval of this collection 
of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than 
December 3, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2013-
0003, by any of the following methods:

Electronic Submissions

    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.

Written Submissions

    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 502, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: 
Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7815, or by email to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    In 1982, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for 
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Antennas (16 CFR part 1204) to reduce 
risks of death and serious injury that may result if an omnidirectional 
antenna contacts an overhead power line while being erected or removed 
from its site. The standard contains performance tests to demonstrate 
that an antenna will not transmit a harmful electric current if it 
contacts an electric power line with a voltage of 14,500 volts phase-
to-ground. Certification regulations implementing the standard require 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet 
the requirements of the standard and to maintain records of those 
tests. The certification regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 1204, 
Subpart B.
    The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of antennas subject to 
the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury or death 
associated with omnidirectional citizens band base station antennas. 
More specifically, this information helps the Commission determine that 
antennas subject to the standard comply with all applicable 
requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain 
corrective actions if omnidirectional citizens band base station 
antennas fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a 
substantial risk of injury to the public.
    OMB approved the collection of information in the certification 
regulations under control number 3041-0006. OMB's most recent extension 
of approval expires on December 12, 2012. The Commission now proposes 
to request an extension of approval without change for the collection 
of information in the certification regulations.

B. Estimated Burden

    Commission staff estimates that about five firms manufacture or 
import citizens band base station antennas subject to the standard. 
Commission staff estimates that the certification regulations will 
impose an average annual burden of about 220 hours on each of those 
firms. That burden will result from conducting the testing required by 
the regulations and maintaining records of the results of that testing. 
The total annual burden imposed by the regulations on manufacturers and 
importers of citizens band base station antennas is approximately 1,100 
hours.
    The hourly wage for the testing and recordkeeping required to 
conduct the testing and maintain records required by the regulations is 
approximately $61.75 (Bureau of Labor Statistics: total compensation 
for management, professional, and related workers in goods-producing 
private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs), for an estimated annual 
cost to the industry of $67,925.
    Commission staff will expend approximately 40 hours reviewing 
records required to be maintained for omnidirectional citizens band 
base station antennas. The annual cost to the federal government of the 
collection of information in these regulations is estimated to be 
$3,309. This estimate uses an annual total compensation of $119,238 
(the equivalent of a GS-14 step 5 employee, with an additional 30.7 
percent added for benefits.)

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

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minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other technological 
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: October 1, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-24486 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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