[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9310-9311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04687]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Flammability Standards for Children's Sleepwear

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) requests comments on a 
proposed extension of approval of a collection of information 
associated with the Standard for the Flammability of Children's 
Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X; and the Standard for the Flammability of 
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14, approved previously under OMB 
Control No. 3041-0027. The CPSC will consider all comments received in 
response to this notice before requesting an extension of this 
collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by May 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0055, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The CPSC encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Division of the Secretariat, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, 
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, such information should be submitted in writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number CPSC-2012-0055, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

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: Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 
0 Through 6X; and the Standard for the Flammability of Children's 
Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14.
    OMB Number: 3041-0027.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of children's 
sleepwear.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on a review of past firm 
inspections, and published industry information, staff estimates that 
there could be as many as 981 domestic children's apparel manufacturers 
in the U.S. subject to the rule. However, not all of these 
manufacturers will produce children's sleepwear. Therefore, this figure 
is likely an overestimate of the actual number of firms performing 
tests and creating records in a given year. Furthermore, using the 
Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes for children's sleepwear, staff 
found approximately 3,037 importers that supply children's sleepwear to 
the U.S. market. However, many of the 981 domestic manufacturers, along 
with many large U.S. retailers, may be among the importers, and result 
in an overstatement of firms subject to the rule. If all 981 U.S. 
producers and all 3,037 importers introduced new children's sleepwear 
garments each year, the total number of firms subject to the CPSC 
recordkeeping requirements each year would be 4,018 (981 + 3,037).
    Estimated Time per Response: Testing and recordkeeping of each item 
is approximately 3 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The 50 largest domestic 
manufacturers and the 100 largest importers may each introduce an 
average of 100 new children's sleepwear items annually. The annual 
burden for the 50 large domestic manufacturers and the 100 largest 
importers is estimated at 45,000 hours for testing and recordkeeping 
(150 firms x 100 items x 3 hours). Staff estimates that the remaining 
931 manufacturers and 2,937 importers may each introduce an average of 
10 new children's sleepwear items, for a total testing and 
recordkeeping burden of 116,040 hours (3,868 x 10 items x 3 hours.) 
Therefore, the total estimated potential annual burden imposed by the 
standard and regulations on all manufacturers and importers of 
children's sleepwear will be about 161,040 hours (45,000 + 116,040).
    Description of Collection: The Standard for the Flammability of 
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (16 CFR part 1615) and the 
Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through 
14 (16 CFR part 1616) address the fire hazard associated with small-
flame ignition sources for children's sleepwear manufactured for sale 
in, or imported into, the United States. The standards also require 
manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear to collect 
information resulting from product testing, and maintenance of the 
testing records. 16 CFR part 1615, subpart B; 16 CFR part 1616; subpart 
B.

Request for Comments

    The CPSC solicits written comments from all interested persons 
about the proposed collection of information. The CPSC specifically 
solicits information relevant to the following topics:

--Whether the collection of information described above is necessary 
for the proper performance of the CPSC's functions, including whether 
the information would have practical utility;
--Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of 
information is accurate;
--Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected could be enhanced; and
--Whether the burden imposed by the collection of information could be 
minimized by use of automated, electronic or other technological 
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-04687 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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