[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27772-27773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12550]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; 
Compliance Form

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 regarding 
a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information 
under OMB Control No. 3041-0142. CPSC will consider all comments 
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of 
approval of this collection of information from OMB.

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

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0073, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://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 in the following 
way: 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-2009-0073, 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: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification 
of Compliance Form.
    OMB Number: 3041-0142.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Public pools and spa facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 pools or facilities.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours to inspect a pool or spa 
facility.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total testing burden hours are 
300 (100 inspections x 3 hours per inspection). The total annual cost 
of time to inspect all facilities is estimated at $17,500.
    General Description of Collection: On December 19, 2008, the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Act) became effective 
(Pub. L. 110-140). The Act applies to public swimming pools and spas, 
and it requires that each swimming pool and spa drain cover 
manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United 
States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the 
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard 
regulating such swimming pool or drain cover under section 1404(b) of 
the Act.
    On August 5, 2011, the CPSC published a final rule incorporating by 
reference ANSI/APSP-16 2011 as the successor standard, effective 
September 6, 2011. 76 FR 47436. On May 24, 2019, the CPSC published a 
direct final rule incorporating by reference ANSI/APSP-16 2017 as the 
next successor standard. Absent adverse comment to the direct final 
rule by June 24, 2019, ANSI/APSP-16 2017 will become effective November 
24, 2020. 84 FR 24021. The Act requires that, in addition to having the 
anti-entrapment devices or systems, each public pool and spa in the 
United States with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain 
shall be equipped with one or more of the following devices or systems 
designed to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains including a safety 
vacuum release system, suction-limiting vent system, gravity drainage 
system, automatic pump shut-off system or drain disablement. The CPSC 
will collect information through the verification of compliance form to 
identify drain covers, pools, and spas that do not meet the performance 
requirements in ANSI/APSP-16 2011

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(or, after November 24, 2020, its successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16 
2017) and the Act.
    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 Commission'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.
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