[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60661-60662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21668]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0044]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; 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 (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 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. On July 25, 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 November 7, 
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-2009-0044.

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 July 25, 2022, CPSC published a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the agency's intent to seek an 
extension for this information collection. 87 FR 44106. CPSC received 
no comments in response to that notice. Accordingly, 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

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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 4 new lighter models are 
introduced each year and tested by outside contractors, the annual cost 
would be about $100,000. If tests instead are conducted in-house, 
testing new lighter models is expected to take about 90 hours per 
model. The total testing time for the 4 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. Although firms bear no testing 
costs for comparison lighters, the burden hours for recordkeeping have 
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 $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.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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