[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16840-16841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06273]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0015]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Testing and 
Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Standard for the Flammability 
(Open Flame) of Mattresses

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 
approval of information collection requirements in the Standard for the 
Flammability--Open Flame--of Mattresses Sets, 16 CFR part 1633.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by April 18, 
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-2009-0015. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2009-0015, 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;

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telephone: 301-504-7923 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 4, 2013 
(78 FR 694), 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 
Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattresses Sets, 16 CFR 
part 1633. No comments were received in response to that notice. 
Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that 
it has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that 
collection of information without change.
    The Mattress Open-Flame standard is intended to reduce unreasonable 
risks of burn injuries and deaths from fires associated with 
mattresses, particularly those initially ignited by open-flame sources, 
such as lighters, candles, and matches. The Mattress Open-Flame 
standard prescribes a test to minimize or delay flashover when a 
mattress is ignited. The standard requires manufacturers to test 
specimens of each of their mattress prototypes before mattresses based 
on that prototype may be introduced into commerce.
    The Mattress Open-Flame standard requires detailed documentation of 
prototype identification and testing records, model and prototype 
specifications, inputs used, name and location of suppliers, and 
confirmation test records, if establishments choose to pool a 
prototype. This documentation is in addition to documentation already 
conducted by mattress manufacturers in their efforts to meet the 
mattress cigarette standard under 16 CFR part 1632. CPSC staff 
estimates that there are 571 establishments producing conventional 
mattresses and 100 establishments producing nonconventional mattresses 
in the United States, for a total of 671 firms affected by this 
standard. CPSC staff estimates the recordkeeping requirements to take 
about 4 hours and 44 minutes per establishment, per qualified 
prototype. Although some larger manufacturers reportedly are producing 
mattresses based on more than 100 prototypes, most mattress 
manufacturers base their complying production on 15 to 20 prototypes.
    Assuming that establishments qualify their production with an 
average of 20 different qualified prototypes, recordkeeping time is 
estimated to be 94.7 hours (4.73 hours x 20 prototypes) per 
establishment, per year. (However, pooling among establishments or 
using a prototype qualification for longer than 1 year will reduce this 
estimate). Accordingly, the annual recordkeeping time cost to all 
mattress producers is estimated at 63,521 hours (94.7 hours x 671 
establishments). The hourly compensation for the time required for 
recordkeeping is $27.64 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer 
Costs for Employee Compensation,'' June 2012, Table 9, total 
compensation for all sales and office workers in goods-producing, 
private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). Total estimated costs for 
recordkeeping are approximately $1.7 million (63,521 hours x $27.64). 
The estimated annual cost of information collection requirements to the 
federal government is approximately $717,954.

    Dated: March 14, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-06273 Filed 3-18-13; 8:45 am]
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