[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61756-61758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24363]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0018]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Toy Warning Labels Online Survey

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: As required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces 
that CPSC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

[[Page 61757]]

(OMB) a new proposed collection of information for a survey to assess 
how toy safety labels on e-commerce websites affect caregivers' 
purchasing behaviors. On June 24, 2021, the CPSC published a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the agency's intent to seek approval of 
this collection of information. After reviewing and considering the 
comments, the Commission announces that it has submitted to the OMB a 
request for approval of this collection of information. A copy of the 
proposed survey, ``Revised Supporting Statement Toy Warning Survey'' is 
available at: www.regulations.gov under Docket No. CPSC-2021-0018, 
Supporting and Related Material.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by December 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to: 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting, ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments,'' or by using the search function. In addition, 
written comments that are sent to OMB also should be submitted 
electronically at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-
2021-0018.

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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(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 data-collection studies and surveys. 
Agencies must provide notice of the proposed collection of information 
in the Federal Register, and provide a 60-day comment period, before 
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 
Agencies then must evaluate any public comments and publish another 
notice in the Federal Register. Id. 3507(a)(1).
    In accordance with these procedures, on June 24, 2021, CPSC 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the agency's 
intent to seek approval of a new collection of information on a survey 
on the Toy Warning Labels Online Survey. 86 FR 33239. Section B. 
Comments, below, summarizes and addresses the comments CPSC received.

A. Toy Warning Labels Online 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, CPSC 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 to 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 their 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. 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. Comments

    CPSC received one comment in response to the June 24, 2021 notice. 
The commenter stated support for the research. However, the commenter 
raised a concern that the small sample size of 250 will not provide 
enough information and stated that an increased sample size, such as 
500, would provide more insights. Commenter also suggested making 
efforts to get a diverse range of shoppers in the sample, in terms of 
income, race, and other demographic information, as well as in terms of 
familiarity with shopping and purchasing online. The commenter 
expressed the belief that first-time shoppers for an online children's 
product will have different responses from regular online shoppers. 
Furthermore, the commenter recommends that CPSC, while conducting the 
survey, seek information on different types of products that parents 
shop for online.
    CPSC considered the comment and modified the survey to increase the 
sample size of the survey from 250 to 750 participants. The survey will 
screen participants to ensure the selection of a sample that varies on 
income, education, caregiver age, age of their child(ren), and other 
parameters. The panel provider will also monitor respondents to ensure 
that underserved populations are represented in the sample and that 
insights are collected from a diverse population. Although the survey 
instrument will differentiate results between first-time and regular 
online shoppers, the purpose of the survey is to gather feedback on the 
caregivers' understanding, perceptions, and attitudes toward online toy 
safety messaging information, rather than on the different types of 
products parents shop for online. However, the Commission may consider 
additional research to collect this information in the future.

C. Burden Hours

    We revised the estimate of the number of respondents to the survey 
from 250 to 750 participants. The online survey for the proposed study 
will take approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours) to complete. We 
estimate the total

[[Page 61758]]

annual burden hours for respondents to be 187.50 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 $7,237.50 (187.50 hours x $38.60). The 
total cost to the federal government for the contract to design and 
conduct the proposed survey is $152,712.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-24363 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P