[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33239-33240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13325]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0018]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Toy Warning Labels Online Survey

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing an 
opportunity for public comment on a new proposed collection of 
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal 
Register for each proposed collection of information, and to allow 60 
days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits 
comments on a proposed survey to assess how toy safety labels on e-
commerce websites affect caregivers' purchasing behaviors. The 
Commission will consider all comments received in response to this 
notice before submitting this collection of information to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2021-
0018, 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. CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through https://www.regulations.gov. CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments 
by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.

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    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: Submit comments 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) 504-7479; email: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. CPSC may post all comments received 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit electronically: Confidential 
business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or 
protected information that you do not want to be available to the 
public. If you wish to submit such information, please submit it 
according to the instructions for mail/hand delivery/courier written 
submissions.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, insert Docket 
No. CPSC-2021-0018 into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts. A 
copy of the proposed survey is available at http://www.regulations.gov 
under Docket No. CPSC-2021-0018, Supporting and Related Material.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7991, or by email to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is 
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency 
proposed surveys. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. Accordingly, CPSC 
is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set 
forth in this document.

A. Warning Label Comprehension Survey

    CPSC is authorized under section 5(a) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to conduct studies and 
investigations relating to the causes and prevention of deaths, 
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic 
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15 
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that CPSC may conduct research, 
studies, and investigations on the safety of consumer products, and 
develop product safety test methods and testing devices.
    In 2020, we conducted an Online Shopping Focus Group with 40 
participants, which was approved under OMB Control No. 3041-0136. In-
depth-interviews were conducted with primary caregivers (parent or 
guardian) of young children ages 3-6 years old, to gather feedback on 
the caregivers' understanding, perceptions, and attitudes toward online 
toy safety messaging. Caregiver responses in the focus group study 
indicated that typically, they do not look for warning labels on web 
pages when shopping for toys on e-commerce websites. Some of the 
reasons for the failure to look for the warning labels may be the lack 
of prominent visibility of the safety information on consumer web 
pages, or because the warning labels were not particularly noticeable, 
or easy to find. These findings suggest that improving the location or 
design of warning labels may help caregivers become more aware and 
informed about the potential safety risks associated with products 
intended for young children.
    CPSC seeks to learn more about caregivers' understanding and 
awareness of warning labels for toys intended for children 2 to 6 years 
old. This proposed survey will augment the work conducted in the focus 
group, through an online survey with 250 participants. The proposed 
survey will be directed to caregivers who have purchased a toy from an 
e-commerce website for a 2- to 6-year-old child, and assess how these 
caregivers interpret and adhere to safety warnings when purchasing toys 
for their child. CPSC will use this information to develop strategies 
and best-practice approaches for recommending where and how safety 
warnings for children's products should be displayed to get caregivers' 
attention when shopping online for children's toys or products.
    CPSC has contracted with Fors Marsh Group, LLC, to develop and 
execute this project for CPSC. Information obtained through this survey 
is not intended to be considered nationally representative. CPSC 
intends to use findings from this survey, with findings from other 
research and activities, to assist with providing recommendations for 
refining and enhancing warning labels in the future, to convey critical 
information effectively about product safety warnings for online 
sellers.

B. Burden Hours

    We estimate the number of respondents to the survey to be 250. The 
online survey for the proposed study will take approximately 15 minutes 
(0.25 hours) to complete. We estimate the total annual burden hours for 
respondents to be 62.50 hours. The monetized hourly cost is $38.60, as 
defined by total compensation for all civilian workers, U.S. Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, as of 
December 2020. Accordingly, we estimate the total cost burden to be 
$2,412.50 (62.50 hours x $38.60). The total cost to the federal 
government for the contract to design and conduct the proposed survey 
is $152,712.

C. Request for Comments

    CPSC invites comments on these topics:
     Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of CPSC's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of CPSC's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-13325 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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