[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42160-42161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15047]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party 
Conformity Assessment Bodies

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 (CPSC, or Commission) announces that 
it has submitted a request for extension of approval for information 
collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The request concerns notification requirements pertaining to third 
party conformity assessment bodies. OMB previously approved the 
collection of information under OMB Control No. 3041-0156. On May 5, 
2022, 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 this 
collection of information.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent 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: https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket 
No. CPSC-2012-0026.

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: On May 5, 2022, CPSC published a notice in 
the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek 
extension of approval of the collection of information. 87 FR 26738. 
The Commission received no comments. Accordingly, CPSC seeks renewal 
approval for the following collection of information:
    Title: Notification Requirements Pertaining to Third Party 
Conformity Assessment Bodies.
    OMB Number: 3041-0156.
    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 third party 
conformity assessment bodies provide subcontracted testing and it will 
take 7 minutes to comply with the subcontracting recordkeeping 
requirement for an estimated 76,410 subcontracted tests, yielding an 
estimated burden 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

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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 described above 
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.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-15047 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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