[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17414-17415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07236]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses 
and Mattress Pads and Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets

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, 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 collection of information 
set forth in the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and 
Mattress Pads, and the Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets, approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0014. In 
the Federal Register of January 25, 2017 (82 FR 8409), 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.

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DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by May 11, 
2017.

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-
2010-0055.

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:

A. Background

    Approximately 358 firms produce mattresses.\1\ The Standard for the 
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, 16 CFR part 1632 (part 
1632 standard), was promulgated under section 4 of the Flammable 
Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1193, to reduce unreasonable risks of burn 
injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses and mattress 
pads. The part 1632 standard prescribes requirements to test whether a 
mattress or mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering 
cigarette. The part 1632 standard also requires manufacturers to 
perform prototype tests of each combination of materials and 
construction methods used to produce mattresses or mattress pads and to 
obtain acceptable results from such testing. Manufacturers and 
importers must maintain the records and test results specified under 
the standard.
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    \1\ In the previous information collection, CPSC used the census 
data for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
code to count the number of establishments that produce mattresses. 
However, firms may have multiple establishments associated with 
them. Accordingly, CPSC uses the number of firms rather than the 
number of establishments.
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    The Commission also promulgated the Standard for the Flammability 
(Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR part 1633 (part 1633 standard), 
under section 4 of the FFA to reduce deaths and injuries related to 
mattress fires, particularly those ignited by open-flame sources, such 
as lighters, candles, and matches. The part 1633 standard requires 
manufacturers to maintain certain records to document compliance with 
the standard, including maintaining records concerning prototype 
testing, pooling, and confirmation testing, and quality assurance 
procedures and any associated testing. The required records must be 
maintained for as long as mattress sets based on the prototype are in 
production and must be retained for 3 years thereafter. Although some 
larger manufacturers may produce mattresses based on more than 100 
prototypes, most mattress manufacturers base their complying production 
on 15 to 20 prototypes. OMB previously approved the collection of 
information for 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, under control number 3041-
0014, with an expiration date of April 30, 2017. The information 
collection requirements under the part 1632 standard do not duplicate 
the testing and recordkeeping requirements under the part 1633 
standard.

B. Burden Hours

    16 CFR 1632: Staff estimates that there are 358 respondents. It is 
estimated that each respondent will spend 26 hours for testing and 
record keeping annually for a total of 9,308 hours (358 firms x 26 
hours = 9,308). The hourly compensation for the time required for 
record keeping is $66.19 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer 
Costs for Employee Compensation,'' June 2016, Table 9, total 
compensation of all management, professional, and related occupations 
in goods-producing industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized 
cost to respondents would be approximately $616,097 (9,308 hours x 
$66.19).
    16 CFR 1633: The standard requires detailed documentation of 
prototype identification and testing records, model and prototype 
specifications, inputs used, name and location of suppliers, and 
confirmation of 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 16 CFR 
part 1632. Staff estimates that there are 358 respondents. Based on 
staff estimates, the recordkeeping requirements are expected to require 
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 probably base their complying production on 15 to 20 
prototypes, according to an industry representative contacted by staff. 
Assuming that establishments qualify their production with an average 
of 20 different qualified prototypes, recordkeeping time is about 94.6 
hours (4.73 hours x 20 prototypes) per establishment, per year. (Note 
that pooling among establishments or using a prototype qualification 
for longer than 1 year will reduce this estimate). This translates to 
an annual recordkeeping time cost to all mattress producers of 33,867 
hours (94.6 hours x 358 firms). The hourly compensation for the time 
required for record keeping is $66.19 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' June 2016, Table 9, total 
compensation of all management, professional, and related occupations 
in goods-producing industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The annual 
total estimated costs for recordkeeping are approximately $2,241,657 
(33,867 hours x $66.19).
    The total estimated cost to the 358 firms for the burden hours 
associated with both 16 CFR part 1632 and 16 CFR part 1633 is 
approximately $2.86 million annually.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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