[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31477-31478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11225]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses 
and Mattress Pads and Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets

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 (Commission or CPSC) announces that 
the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of 
information associated with the Standard for the Flammability of 
Mattresses and Mattress Pads, and the Standard for the Flammability 
(Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, approved previously under OMB Control 
No. 3041-0014. On March 13, 2020, the CPSC published a notice in the 
Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek extension 
of approval of the collection of information. The Commission received 
no comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission 
announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of 
approval of that collection of information, without change.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by June 25, 
2020.

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://

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www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0055.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7791, or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    Approximately 344 establishments produce mattresses. The Commission 
promulgated the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and 
Mattress Pads, 16 CFR part 1632 (part 1632 standard), under section 4 
of the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1193, to reduce 
unreasonable risks of burn injuries and deaths from fires associated 
with mattresses and mattress pads. The part 1632 standard prescribes 
requirements to test whether a mattress or mattress pad will resist 
ignition from a smoldering cigarette. The part 1632 standard also 
requires manufacturers to perform prototype tests of each combination 
of materials and construction methods used to produce mattresses or 
mattress pads and to obtain acceptable results from such testing. 
Manufacturers and importers must maintain the records and test results 
specified under the standard.
    In addition, the Commission promulgated the Standard for the 
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR part 1633 (part 1633 
standard), under section 4 of the FFA to reduce deaths and injuries 
related to mattress fires, particularly those ignited by open-flame 
sources, such as lighters, candles, and matches. The part 1633 standard 
requires manufacturers to maintain certain records to document 
compliance with the standard, including maintaining records concerning 
prototype testing, pooling, and confirmation testing, and quality 
assurance procedures and any associated testing. The required records 
must be maintained for as long as mattress sets based on the prototype 
are in production and must be retained for 3 years thereafter. Although 
some larger manufacturers may produce mattresses based on more than 100 
prototypes, most mattress manufacturers base their complying production 
on 15 to 20 prototypes. OMB previously approved the collection of 
information for 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, under control number 3041-
0014, with an expiration date of June 30, 2020. The information 
collection requirements under the part 1632 standard are separate from 
the testing and recordkeeping requirements under the part 1633 
standard.
    On March 13, 2020, the CPSC published a notice in the Federal 
Register (85 FR 14655), to announce the agency's intention to seek 
extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission 
received no comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the 
Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for 
extension of approval of that collection of information, without 
change.

B. Burden Hours

    16 CFR 1632: Staff estimates that there are 344 respondents. It is 
estimated that each respondent will spend 26 hours for testing and 
record keeping annually for a total of 8,944 hours (344 establishments 
x 26 hours = 8,944). The hourly compensation for the time required for 
record keeping is $70.17 (for management, professional, and related 
occupations in goods-producing industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
September, 2019). The annualized cost to respondents would be 
approximately $627,600 (8,944 hours x $70.17).
    16 CFR 1633: The standard requires detailed documentation of 
prototype identification and testing records, model and prototype 
specifications, inputs used, name and location of suppliers, and 
confirmation of test records, if establishments choose to pool a 
prototype. This documentation is in addition to documentation already 
conducted by mattress manufacturers in their efforts to meet 16 CFR 
part 1632. Staff estimates that there are 344 respondents. Based on 
staff estimates, the recordkeeping requirements are expected to require 
about 4 hours and 44 minutes per establishment, per qualified 
prototype. Although some larger manufacturers reportedly are producing 
mattresses based on more than 100 prototypes, most mattress 
manufacturers probably base their complying production on 15 to 20 
prototypes, according to an industry representative contacted by staff. 
Assuming that establishments qualify their production with an average 
of 20 different qualified prototypes, recordkeeping time is about 94.6 
hours (4.73 hours x 20 prototypes) per establishment, per year. (Note 
that pooling among establishments or using a prototype qualification 
for longer than 1 year will reduce this estimate). This translates to 
an estimated annual recordkeeping time cost to all mattress producers 
of 32,542 hours (94.6 hours x 344 establishments). The hourly 
compensation for the time required for record keeping is $70.17 (for 
management, professional, and related occupations in goods-producing 
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019). The annual 
total estimated costs for recordkeeping are approximately $2,283,500 
(32,542 hours x $70.17).
    The total estimated annual cost to the 344 establishments for the 
burden hours associated with both 16 CFR part 1632 and 16 CFR part 1633 
is approximately $2.8 million.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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