[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24799-24800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09711]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Requirements Pertaining to Third Party 
Conformity Assessment Bodies

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 under the requirements pertaining to third party conformity 
assessment bodies (OMB No. 3041-0156). In the Federal Register of 
February 12, 2016 (81 FR 7511), the CPSC published a notice to announce 
the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection 
of information. The Commission received no comments. Therefore, by 
publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC 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 May 27, 
2016.

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-
2012-0026.

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

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approved collection of information to OMB for extension:
    Title: Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment 
Bodies.
    OMB Number: 3041-0156.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Third party conformity assessment bodies seeking 
acceptance of accreditation or continuing accreditation.
    Estimated Burden:
     New Applications From Third Party Conformity Assessment 
Bodies
    [cir] We estimate approximately 40 new applications from 
independent third party conformity assessment bodies will be submitted 
per year, taking an estimated 75 minutes to complete the initial 
application materials, with an estimated burden of 50 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 3 firewalled third party conformity 
assessment bodies will apply per year, taking an estimated 8.4 hours to 
complete the initial application materials, with an estimated burden of 
25.2 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 4 governmental third party 
conformity assessment bodies will apply per year, taking an estimated 3 
hours to complete the initial application materials, with an estimated 
burden of 12 hours per year.
     Third party conformity assessment bodies updating 
information
    [cir] We estimate that approximately 5 third party conformity 
assessment bodies will take 15 minutes to update information for only 
those elements of information that need updating, with an estimated 
burden of 1.35 hours per year.
     Third party conformity assessment bodies that subcontracts 
out tests
    [cir] We estimate that approximately 27 third party conformity 
assessment bodies will take 7 minutes to comply with the subcontracting 
recordkeeping requirement for an estimated 68,769 subcontract test, 
with an estimated of approximately 8,023 hours per year.
     Third party conformity assessment bodies that voluntarily 
withdraw
    [cir] We estimate approximately 8 third party conformity assessment 
bodies will withdraw yearly, taking an estimated 30 minutes to create 
and submit the required documentation, with an estimated burden of 4 
hours per year.
     Third party conformity assessment bodies that are audited
    [cir] We estimate that approximately 228 independent third party 
conformity assessment bodies each year will be audited, taking 
approximately 4 minutes to resubmit their Form 223 and accreditation 
certificate, with an estimated burden of 15.2 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate that approximately 18 firewalled third party 
conformity assessment bodies will spend 226 minutes collecting and 
preparing the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated 
burden of about 68 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 25 governmental third party 
conformity assessment bodies will spend 1 hour collecting and preparing 
the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated burden of 25 
hours per year.
     Total Annual Burden
    Adding all of the annual estimated burden hours results in a total 
of 8,224 hours for third party conformity assessment bodies per year. 
At $38.78 per hour, the total cost of the recordkeeping associated with 
the Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies 
is approximately $318,927 (8,224 hours x $38.78 = $318,927).
    General Description of Collection: On March 12, 2013, the 
Commission issued a rule Pertaining to Third Party Conformity 
Assessment Bodies (78 FR 15836). The rule established the general 
requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such 
as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the 
accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and 
prescribed adverse actions that may be imposed against CPSC-accepted 
third party conformity assessment bodies. The rule also amended the 
audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies and 
amends the Commission's regulation on inspections.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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