[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45089-45090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16087]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Flammability Standards for Children's 
Sleepwear

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 (CPSC or Commission), announces that 
the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request for extension of approval for a collection of 
information associated with the Standard for the Flammability of 
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X and the Standard for the 
Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14, approved 
previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0027. On May 11, 2022, CPSC 
published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the agency's 
intent to seek this extension. CPSC received no comments in response to 
that notice. 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: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by August 26, 
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: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket 
No. CPSC-2012-0055.

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 11, 2022, CPSC published a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the agency's intent to seek an 
extension for this information collection. 87 FR 28817. CPSC received 
no comments in response to that notice. Accordingly, CPSC seeks to 
renew the following currently approved collection of information:
    Title: Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 
0 Through 6X; and the Standard for the Flammability of Children's 
Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14.
    OMB Number: 3041-0027.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of children's 
sleepwear.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on a review of past 
inspections and published industry information, CPSC staff estimates 
that there could be as many as 866 domestic children's apparel 
manufacturers in the United States subject to the rule. However, not 
all these manufacturers will produce children's sleepwear. Therefore, 
this figure is likely an overestimate of the actual number of firms 
performing tests and creating records in any given year. Furthermore, 
using the Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) codes for children's 
sleepwear, CPSC staff found approximately 3,641 importers that supply 
children's sleepwear to the U.S. market. Many of the 866 domestic 
manufacturers, along with many large U.S. retailers, may be among the 
importers. However, if all 866 U.S. producers and, in addition, all 
3,641 importers did introduce new children's sleepwear garments each 
year, the total number of firms subject to the CPSC recordkeeping 
requirements each year would be 4,507 (866 + 3,641). As noted, the 
actual number of firms is likely lower.
    Estimated Time per Response: Testing and recordkeeping of each 
sleepwear item is approximately 3 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The 50 largest domestic 
manufacturers and the 100 largest importers may each introduce an 
average of 100 new children's sleepwear items annually. The annual 
burden for the 50 large domestic manufacturers and the 100 largest 
importers is estimated at 45,000 hours for testing and recordkeeping 
(150 firms x 100 items x 3 hours). Without adjusting for possible 
double-counting, CPSC staff estimates that the remaining 816 
manufacturers and 3,541 importers may each introduce an average of 10 
new children's sleepwear items, for a total testing and recordkeeping 
burden of 130,710 hours (4,357 x 10 items x 3 hours.) Therefore, the 
total estimated potential annual burden imposed by the standard and 
regulations on all manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear 
will be about 175,710 hours (45,000 + 130,710). The annual cost to the 
industry is estimated to be $12,369,984 based on an hourly wage of 
$70.40 x 175,710 hours.\1\
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    \1\ See Table 4: Employer Costs for Employee Compensation News 
Release--2021 Q04 Results (bls.gov).
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    Description of Collection: The Standard for the Flammability of 
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X (16 CFR part 1615) and the 
Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 through 
14 (16 CFR part 1616) address the fire hazard associated with small-
flame ignition sources for children's sleepwear manufactured for sale 
in, or imported into, the United States. The standards

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also require manufacturers and importers of children's sleepwear to 
collect information resulting from product testing, and maintenance of 
the testing records. 16 CFR part 1615, subpart B; 16 CFR part 1616; 
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subpart B.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-16087 Filed 7-26-22; 8:45 am]
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