[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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