[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10478-10479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05368]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity 
Assessment Bodies

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 under the 
requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies, 
approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0156. The Commission 
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 20, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0026, 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.

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    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-2012-0026, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bretford J. 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: 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 
amended the CPSC's regulation on inspections.

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. 2019-05368 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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