[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18965-18966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07167]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0044]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Safety Standard for 
Cigarette Lighters

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 
cigarette lighters, 16 CFR part 1210.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by April 29, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: OMB recommends that written comments on the information 
collection 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-2009-0044. In addition, written comments also should be 
submitted at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0044, 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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 14, 2013 
(78 FR 2662), the CPSC 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 Cigarette 
Lighters, 16 CFR part 1210. One comment was received in response to 
that notice. The commenter stated: ``The survey does not have be done 
every year'' and added that the new cigarette lighters coming into the 
market cannot be ``any different than the ones that have been 
manufactured for the past 100 years.'' The testing requirements, as 
well as the recordkeeping and reporting requirements, are set forth 
under the standard, 16 CFR part 1210, Subpart B. Before any 
manufacturer or importer of lighters distributes any lighter in 
commerce in the United States, new lighters and comparable models of 
cigarette lighters (called surrogate) must be tested to verify that all 
such models of lighters are resistant to the operation by children 
younger than 5 years of age. The burden hours estimates were based on 
the number of new models (13) and comparable models (132) submitted by 
manufacturers and importers of lighters to the CPSC in 2012. The 
Commission announces in this notice that CPSC has submitted to the OMB 
a request for extension of approval of that collection of information 
without change.
    CPSC staff estimates that the total number of responses will be 145 
per year (13 tested + 132 comparisons). The total number of hours 
consumed for these responses would be 1,826 hours per year, including 
new model tests (1,170 hours if done in-house), new model recordkeeping 
(260 hours), and recordkeeping for comparable models (396 hours). The 
Commission estimates the total cost for firms to test, and prepare, 
maintain, and submit records to the CPSC in compliance with the lighter 
regulation would be in the range of $90,379 to $278,132, depending upon 
the test method chosen.
    The estimated total cost of this collection to the federal 
government is $344,618.

    Dated: March 25, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-07167 Filed 3-27-13; 8:45 am]
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