[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26657-26658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11973]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn 
Mowers

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 testing and 
recordkeeping requirements in the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power 
Lawn Mowers, previously approved under OMB Control No. 3041-0091. On 
March 14, 2019, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register 
announcing the agency's intent to seek this extension. CPSC received no 
comments in response to that notice.

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DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by July 8, 
2019.

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-
2012-0058.

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 Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers.
    OMB Number: 3041-0091.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of walk-behind power 
lawn mowers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 25 manufacturers and 
importers of walk-behind power lawn mowers.
    Estimated Time per Response: Walk-behind power lawn mowers are 
manufactured seasonally to meet demand. They are manufactured during an 
estimated 130 days out of the year. When they are manufactured, firms 
are required to test and maintain records of those tests. Staff 
estimates 3 hours daily for testing and recordkeeping per firm totaling 
390 hours per firm (3 hours x 130 days). In addition, to produce labels 
and apply labels on the newly manufactured lawn mowers, staff estimates 
1 hour daily for each firm during the production cycle for a total of 
130 hours per firm (1 hour x 130 days).
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 9,750 hours on testing and 
recordkeeping (25 firms x 390 hours) and 3,250 hours for labeling (25 
firms x 130 hours). Aggregate annual burden hours related to testing, 
recordkeeping, and labeling are estimated to be 520 hours per firm and 
13,000 hours for the industry.
    General Description of Collection: In 1979, the CPSC issued the 
Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers (16 CFR part 1205) to 
address blade contact injuries. Subpart B of the standard sets forth 
regulations prescribing requirements for a reasonable testing program 
to support certificates of compliance with the standard for walk-behind 
power lawn mowers. 16 CFR part 1205, subpart B.
    In addition, section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires 
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a consumer product 
subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate 
stating that the product complies with all applicable consumer product 
safety standards. Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires that the 
certificate of compliance must be based on a test of each product or 
upon a reasonable testing program. The information collection is 
necessary because these regulations require manufacturers and importers 
to establish and maintain records to demonstrate compliance with the 
requirements for testing and labeling to support the certification of 
compliance.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-11973 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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