[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76005-76006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30992]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0058]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Safety Standard for 
Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers

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 walk-
behind power lawn mowers.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements

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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-2012-0058. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2012-0058, 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 60683, 77 FR 63800), 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 Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power 
Lawn Mowers (16 CFR Part 1205). Three comments were received in 
response to that notice. Two commenters questioned the need to collect 
any information. One commenter stated that lawn mowers should not be 
imported from China and Korea. This comment is outside the scope of the 
proposed collection of information which concerns only issues related 
to the collection of information. The Safety Standard for Walk-Behind 
Power Lawn Mowers establishes performance and labeling requirements for 
mowers to reduce unreasonable risks of injury resulting from accidental 
contact with the moving blades of mowers. Certification regulations 
implementing the standard require manufacturers, importers, and private 
labelers of mowers subject to the standard to test mowers for 
compliance with the standard and to maintain records of that testing. 
The records of testing and other information required by the 
certification regulations allow the Commission to determine that walk-
behind power mowers subject to the standard comply with its 
requirements. This information also enables the Commission to obtain 
corrective actions if mowers fail to comply with the standard in a 
manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public.
    We estimate that about 34 firms are subject to the testing and 
recordkeeping requirements of the certification regulations. We 
estimate further that the annual testing and recordkeeping burden 
imposed by the regulations on each of these firms on average is 
approximately 390 hours. Thus, the total annual burden imposed by the 
certification regulations on all manufacturers and importers of walk-
behind power mowers is about 13,260 hours (34 firms x 390 hours).
    In addition, manufacturers are expected to spend an additional 
hour, per production day, to collect the information for labeling. 
Accordingly, an additional 130 hours per firm are added to the total 
burden. For the 34 firms involved, the total estimated burden related 
to labeling is 4,420 hours. Aggregate annual burden hours related to 
testing, recordkeeping, and labeling are estimated to be 520 hours per 
firm and 17,680 hours for the industry.
    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 for annual testing and 
recordkeeping is estimated to be $818,805, based on 13,260 hours x 
$61.75. The annualized cost burden related to labeling is estimated to 
be $122,169, based on 4,420 hours x $27.64. Aggregate burden costs 
related to testing, recordkeeping, and labeling are estimated to be 
$940,972 for the industry.

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-30992 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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