[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26738-26740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09646]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment 
Bodies

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests comment on a 
proposed extension of approval of information collection regarding the 
requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies. 
CPSC will consider all comments received in response to this notice 
before requesting an extension of this collection of information from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by July 5, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0026, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal

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eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except as described below. CPSC 
encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Mail/hand delivery/courier/confidential Written Submissions: Submit 
comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Division of the 
Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to 
submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or 
other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be 
available to the public, you may submit such material by mail, hand 
delivery, or courier, or you may email it to: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any 
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal 
information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 
through this website: 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/confidential written submissions.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number, CPSC-2012-0026, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

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: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment 
Bodies.
    OMB Number: 3041-015.6
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Third party conformity assessment bodies seeking 
acceptance of accreditation or continuing accreditation.

Estimated Burden

     New Applications From Third Party Conformity Assessment 
Bodies
    [cir] We estimate approximately 40 new applications from 
independent third party conformity assessment bodies will be submitted 
per year, each taking an estimated 75 minutes to complete the initial 
application materials, with an estimated burden of 50 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 3 firewalled third party conformity 
assessment bodies will apply per year, each taking an estimated 8.4 
hours to complete the initial application materials, with an estimated 
burden of 25.2 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 4 governmental third party 
conformity assessment bodies will apply per year, each taking an 
estimated 3 hours to complete the initial application materials, with 
an estimated burden of 12 hours per year.

 Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies Updating Information

    [cir] We estimate that approximately 1 percent of third party 
conformity assessment bodies will take 15 minutes to update information 
for only those elements of information that need updating, with an 
estimated burden of 1.5 hours per year.

 Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies That Subcontracts Out 
Tests

    [cir] We estimate that approximately 25 percent of party conformity 
assessment bodies subcontract test and it will take 7 minutes to comply 
with the subcontracting recordkeeping requirement for an estimated 
76,410 subcontracted tests, with an estimated of approximately 8,915 
hours per year.

 Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies That Voluntarily 
Withdraw

    [cir] We estimate approximately 8 third party conformity assessment 
bodies will withdraw yearly, taking an estimated 30 minutes to create 
and submit the required documentation, with an estimated burden of 4 
hours per year.

 Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies That Are Audited

    [cir] We estimate that approximately 253 independent third party 
conformity assessment bodies each year will be audited, taking 
approximately 4 minutes to resubmit their Form 223 and accreditation 
certificate, with an estimated burden of 17 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate that approximately 21 firewalled third party 
conformity assessment bodies will spend 226 minutes collecting and 
preparing the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated 
burden of about 79 hours per year.
    [cir] We estimate approximately 30 governmental third party 
conformity assessment bodies will spend 1 hour collecting and preparing 
the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated burden of 30 
hours per year.

 Total Annual Burden

    Adding all the annual estimated burden hours results in a total of 
9,134 hours for third party conformity assessment bodies per year. At 
$40.35 per hour, the total cost of the recordkeeping associated with 
the Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies 
is approximately $368,557 (9,134 hours x $40.35 = $368,557).
    General Description of Collection: On March 12, 2013, the 
Commission issued a rule Pertaining to Third Party Conformity 
Assessment Bodies (78 FR 15836). The rule established the general 
requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such 
as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the 
accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and the rule 
prescribed adverse actions that might be imposed against CPSC-accepted 
third party conformity assessment bodies. The rule also amended the 
audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies and 
amended the CPSC's regulation on inspections. CPSC's requirements 
pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies can be found at 
16 CFR part 1112.

Request for Comments

    CPSC solicits written comments from all interested persons about 
the proposed collection of information. CPSC specifically solicits 
information relevant to the following topics:

--Whether the collection of information described is necessary for the 
proper performance of CPSC'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

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collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-09646 Filed 5-4-22; 8:45 am]
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