[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 141 (Monday, July 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44106-44107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15885]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0044]


Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment 
Request--Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters

AGENCY: U.S. 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 (Commission or CPSC) requests 
comments on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of 
information from manufacturers and importers of disposable and novelty 
cigarette lighters. This collection of information consists of testing 
and recordkeeping requirements in regulations implementing the Safety 
Standard for Cigarette Lighters, approved previously under OMB Control 
No. 3041-0116. The CPSC will consider all comments received in response 
to this notice, before requesting an extension of approval 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 September 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0044, 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. 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. CPSC typically does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except as described below.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you 
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submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You 
may, however, submit comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: 
Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7479.
    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. 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 must submit such comments by mail, hand 
delivery, or courier, or by email to: [email protected].
    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-2009-0044, 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: The CPSC seeks to renew the following 
currently approved collection of information:
    Title: Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters.
    OMB Number: 3041-0116.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of cigarette lighters.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: In 2021, 30 firms submitted 
information to the CPSC on 143 lighter models. There were 4 new lighter 
models and 139 lighters that were comparable to models previously 
tested (``comparison lighters'').
    Estimated Time per Response: The burden associated with the 
standard includes the time and cost spent testing and maintaining the 
test records, either by the firm or by outside contractors. If the firm 
elects to use an outside contractor, the cost of testing per model is 
estimated to be about $25,000 on average. If all 4 new lighter models 
are tested annually by outside contractors, the cost would be about 
$100,000. If tests are conducted in-house, testing new lighter models 
is expected to take about 90 hours per model. The total testing time 
for the four models, would be 360 hours (90 hours x 4 models). 
Recordkeeping consists of two separate components: recordkeeping for 
new lighter models, and recordkeeping for comparison lighters.
    New Lighter Models--The time burden for recordkeeping for new 
lighter models is estimated at 20 hours per model. The total time for 
recordkeeping is estimated to be 80 hours (20 hours x 4 models).
    Comparison Lighters--Firms may also submit comparison lighters to 
demonstrate compliance with the standard. In 2021, 139 comparison 
lighters were reported to the CPSC. While firms bear no testing costs 
for comparison lighters, the burden hours for recordkeeping has been 
estimated at 3 hours per model. Thus, an estimated 417 hours (139 
models x 3 hours) is estimated for recordkeeping for comparison 
lighters.
    Reporting Requirements--Approximately 1 hour will be required for 
firms to submit forms to CPSC per model, for a total annual reporting 
burden on 143 hours (143 models x 1 hour).
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The annual total number of hours 
could be as high as 1000 hours (360 testing + 497 recordkeeping hours + 
143 reporting hours) per year. If some firms elect to outsource testing 
of new models, there may be fewer burden hours. The CPSC estimates the 
total cost for firms to test, and prepare, maintain, and submit records 
to the CPSC in compliance with the lighter regulation would be in the 
range of of $47,859 to $122,515, depending upon whether the testing is 
done in-house or through outsourcing.
    General Description of Collection: In 1993, the CPSC issued the 
Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR part 1210) under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) to 
eliminate or reduce risks of death and burn injury from fires 
accidentally started by children playing with cigarette lighters. The 
standard requires certain test protocols, as well as recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements. 16 CFR part 1210, subpart B. In addition, 
section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, 
importers, and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a 
consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate stating that 
the product complies with all applicable consumer product safety 
standards. Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires that the certificate 
of compliance must be based on a test of each product or upon a 
reasonable testing program.

Request for Comments

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

--Whether the collection of information described above is necessary 
for the proper performance of the 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 
collection techniques, or other forms of information technology.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-15885 Filed 7-22-22; 8:45 am]
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