[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73506-73507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29147]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0064]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Infant Bath Seats

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 the CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of 
information for the safety standard for infant bath seats.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by January 6, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: 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-2009-0064. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2009-0064, 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 August 30, 2013 
(78 FR 53734), the Commission published a notice in accordance with 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) to announce the CPSC's intention to seek extension of approval of a 
collection of information for the safety standard for infant bath 
seats. CPSC received no comments. By publication of this notice, the 
Commission announces that the CPSC has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), a request for extension of approval of 
that collection of information without change.

A. Background

    Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 
2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016 (August 14, 2008), 
requires the CPSC to promulgate consumer product safety standards for 
durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be 
``substantially the same as'' applicable voluntary standards or more 
stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that 
more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury 
associated with the product. On June 4, 2010, the Commission issued a 
safety standard for infant bath seats that incorporated by reference 
the voluntary standard for infant bath seats issued by ASTM 
International, ASTM F1967-08a, with some modifications to reduce 
further the risk of injury associated with infant bath seats. 75 FR 
31691. On July 31, 2012, the Commission adopted the revised ASTM 
standard for infant bath seats, ASTM F1967-11a. 77 FR 45242. The 
requirements for infant bath seats are set forth under 16 CFR part 
1215.
    Sections 8.6 and 9 of ASTM F1967-11a contain requirements for 
marking, labeling, and instructional literature, which may be 
considered to be collections of information. Section 8.6 of ASTM F1967-
11a requires:
     The name of the manufacturer, distributor, or seller and 
either the place of business (city, state, and mailing address, 
including zip code), or telephone number, or both; and
     A code mark or other means that identifies the date (month 
and year, as a minimum) of manufacture.
    Section 9 of ASTM F1967-11a requires infant bath seats to be 
provided with instructions regarding assembly, maintenance, cleaning, 
storage, and use, as well as warnings.

B. Burden Hours

    There are seven known firms supplying infant bath seats to the U.S. 
market. All seven firms are assumed to use labels on both their 
products and their packaging; however, modifications to existing labels 
may be required to comply with the ASTM standard. The estimated time 
required to make these modifications is about one hour per model. On 
the average, each of the seven firms supplies approximately two 
different models of infant bath seats; therefore, the estimated burden 
hours associated with modified labels is 1 hour x 7 firms x 2 models 
per firm = 14 annual hours.

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    Section 9 of ASTM F1967-11a requires instructions to be supplied 
with the product. This practice is usual and customary with infant bath 
seats. These are products that generally require some installation and 
maintenance instructions. Any burden associated with supplying 
instructions with infant bath seats thus would be ``usual and 
customary'' and not within the definition of ``burden'' under OMB's 
regulations. 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2).
    We estimate that hourly compensation for the time required to 
create and update labels is $27.44, based on the assumption that sales 
or office employees will be modifying the labels as required (U.S. 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee 
Compensation,'' March 2013, Table 9, total compensation for all sales 
and office workers in goods-producing private industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). Therefore, the estimated annual cost associated with 
the requirements is $384 ($27.44 per hour x 14 hours = $384).
    The estimated annual cost of the information collection 
requirements to the federal government is approximately $3,527, which 
includes 60 CPSC staff hours to examine and evaluate the information, 
as needed, for monitoring and enforcement. This is based on a GS-12 
level, salaried employee. The average hourly wage rate for a mid-level 
salaried GS-12 employee in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area 
(effective January 2011) is $40.80 (GS-12, step 5). This represents 
69.5 percent of total compensation (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' March 2013, Table 1, 
percentage of wages and salaries for all civilian management, 
professional, and related employees, http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). Adding 
an additional 30.5 percent for benefits brings average hourly 
compensation for a mid-range salaried GS-12 employee to $58.78. 
Assuming that approximately 60 hours of staff time will be required 
annually, the total annual cost of CPSC staff time to examine and 
evaluate the information is estimated at $3,527.

    Dated: December 3, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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