[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44011-44012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17784]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0056]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that the Commission has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a request for 
extension of approval of a collection of information associated with 
the CPSC's Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets (OMB No. 3041-0127). In 
the Federal Register of May 8, 2014 (78 FR 26416), the CPSC published a 
notice to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval 
of the collection of information. The Commission received one comment. 
The commenter supported the record keeping requirements for ensuring 
the safety of bicycle helmets. The commenter also stated that two 
revisions to the test method (impact ceiling and positional stability) 
should be made to the standard. The request to revise the test method 
of the standard is outside the scope of the proposed renewal request. 
The renewal request sought comments on the burden hours associated with 
recordkeeping requirements in the safety standard. However, the comment 
has been forwarded to the CPSC's Office of Hazard Identification and 
Reduction. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission 
announces that CPSC

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has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that 
collection of information, without change.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by August 28, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments about this request by email: [email protected] or fax: 202-395-6881. Comments by mail should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB 
Desk Officer for the CPSC, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. In addition, written 
comments that are sent to OMB also should be submitted electronically 
at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0056.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: 
Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504-7815, or by email to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC has submitted the following currently 
approved collection of information to OMB for extension:
    Title: Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets.
    OMB Number: 3041-0127.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of bicycle helmets.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30 manufacturers and importers 
will maintain test records of an estimated 200 models total annually, 
including older models and new models. Testing on bicycle helmets must 
be conducted for each new production lot and the test records must be 
maintained for 3 years.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours/model to test 40 models 
(including new prototypes), plus 4 hours for recordkeeping for 200 
models annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8,800 hours (8,000 hours for testing 
and 800 hours for recordkeeping).
    General Description of Collection: In 1998, the Commission issued a 
safety standard for bicycle helmets (16 CFR part 1203). The standard 
includes requirements for labeling and instructions. The standard also 
requires that manufacturers and importers of bicycle helmets subject to 
the standard issue certificates of compliance based on a reasonable 
testing program. Every person issuing certificates of compliance must 
maintain certain records. Respondents must comply with the requirements 
in 16 CFR part 1203 for labeling and instructions, testing, 
certification, and recordkeeping.

Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-17784 Filed 7-28-14; 8:45 am]
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