[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55698-55699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24318]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0030]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for 
Carpets and Rugs

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announces a submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting an extension of 
approval for a collection of information related to the CPSC's Standard 
for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the Standard for 
the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (OMB No. 3041-0017). 
CPSC previously published a notice announcing the agency's intent to 
seek an extension of approval of this collection of information. CPSC 
received no comments in response to that notice.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval for 
information collection requirements should be submitted by December 7, 
2018.

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-
2012-0030.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bretford Griffin, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7037, or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Safety Standard for the Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and 
Standard for the Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs.
    OMB Number: 3041-0017.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Out of 215 domestic manufacturers, 
approximately half, or 108 manufacturers, elect to issue a guaranty of 
compliance with the FFA. Additionally, of the approximately 6,000 firms 
that import carpets and rugs, approximately 1,500 elect to issue 
guaranties of compliance. Staff estimates that the average firm issuing 
a continuing guarantee under the FFA is required to conduct, at most, 
200 tests per year, although the actual number of tests required by a 
given firm may vary from one to 200, depending upon the number of 
carpet styles and the annual production volume. To estimate burden, we 
selected the midpoint, 100 tests per year.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to conduct each test, and to 
establish and maintain test records.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The time required to conduct each 
test is estimated to be 2.5 hours, including the time required to 
establish and maintain the test records. We estimate the total 
annualized cost/burden to respondents could be as many as 160,800 tests 
per year (1,608 firms x 100 tests), at 2.5 hours per test, or 402,000 
hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: The total annualized 
costs to all respondents for the hour burden for collection of 
information is estimated to be as high as $27,830,460, using a mean 
hourly employer cost-per-hour-worked of $69.23 (Bureau of Labor 
Statistics: Total compensation rates for management, professional, and 
related occupations in private goods-producing industries, March 2018) 
(402,000 hours x $69.23).
    General Description of Collection: The Standard for the Surface 
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the Standard 
for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 
1631) establish requirements to reduce the flammability of carpets and 
rugs. The standards'

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provisions include requirements for testing and recordkeeping for 
manufacturers and importers who furnish guaranties subject to the 
carpet and rug flammability standards. Separate from the guaranties, 
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) established 
product certification requirements for applicable consumer product 
safety standards and rules. 15 U.S.C. 2063(g).

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-24318 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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