[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30990]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0057]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Requirements for 
Electrically Operated Toys and Children's Articles

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or 
CPSC) announces that it has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of 
information associated with the Commission's safety standard for 
electrically operated toys and children's articles.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by January 25, 
2013.

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-2012-0057. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2012-0057, 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: Robert H. Squibb, U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
Telephone: 301-504-7923 or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of October 4, 2012, 
and October 17, 2012 (77 FR 60685, 77 FR 63799), the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission published a notice in accordance with provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to announce 
the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection 
of information required in the Requirements for Electrically Operated 
Toys or Other Electrically Operated Articles Intended for Use by 
Children (16 CFR Part 1505). 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 that collection of 
information without change.
    The regulations in Part 1505 establish performance and labeling 
requirements for electrically operated toys and children's articles to 
reduce unreasonable risks of injury to children from electric shock, 
electrical burns, and thermal burns associated with those products. 
Section 1505.4(a)(3) of the regulations requires manufacturers and 
importers of electrically operated toys and children's articles to 
maintain records for 3 years containing information about: (1) Material 
and production specifications; (2) the quality assurance program used; 
(3) results of all tests and inspections conducted; and (4) sales and 
distribution of electrically operated toys and children's articles.
    The records of testing and other information required by the 
regulations allow the Commission to determine if electrically operated 
toys and children's articles comply with the requirements of the 
regulations in part 1505. If the Commission determines that products 
fail to comply with the regulations, this information also enables the 
Commission and the firm to: (i) identify specific lots or production 
lines of products which fail to comply with applicable requirements; 
and (ii) notify distributors and retailers in the event those products 
are subject to recall.
    We estimate that about 40 firms are subject to the testing and 
recordkeeping requirements of the regulations. Each one may have an 
average of 10 products each year, for which testing and recordkeeping 
would be required, resulting in approximately 400 records. We estimate 
that the tests required by the regulations can be performed on one 
product in 16 hours and that recordkeeping can be performed for one 
product in 4 hours. Thus, the estimated testing burden hours are 6,400 
(16 hours x 400), and the estimated recordkeeping burden hours are 
1,600 hours (400 records x 4 hours).
    In addition, we estimate that each firm may spend 30 minutes or 
less per model on the labeling requirements. Assuming each firm 
produces 10 new models each year, the estimated labeling burden hours 
are 200 hours (40 firms x 10 models per firm x 0.5 hours per model = 
200 hours) per year. The estimated total burden hours for recordkeeping 
and labeling are 1,800 hours for all firms (1,600 hours for 
recordkeeping + 200 hours for labeling). The hourly wage for the time 
required to perform the required testing and recordkeeping 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, and the hourly wage for the 
time required to maintain the labeling requirements is approximately 
$27.64 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, total compensation for all sales 
and office workers in goods-producing, private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized total cost to the industry is 
estimated to be $444,952 (6,400 x $61.75 + 1,800 x $27.64).

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-30990 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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