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band base station antennas is
approximately 1,100 hours.
The hourly wage for the testing and
recordkeeping required to conduct the
testing and maintain records required by
the regulations is about $54.88 (average
total compensation for management,
professional, and related for all workers,
goods-producing industries, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, September 2008, for an
estimated annual cost to the industry of
$60,400.
The Commission staff will expend
approximately 40 hours reviewing
records required to be maintained for
omnidirectional citizens band base
station antennas. The annual cost to the
Federal government of the collection of
information in these regulations is
estimated to be $3,200.
C. Request for Comments
The Commission solicits written
comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of
information. The Commission
specifically solicits information relevant
to the following topics:
—Whether the collection of information
described above is necessary for the
proper performance of the
Commission’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.
Dated: June 30, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Electrically Operated Toys
and Children’s Articles
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35),
the Consumer Product Safety

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Commission (CPSC or Commission)
requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval of a collection of
information from manufacturers and
importers of certain electrically
operated toys and children’s articles.
The collection of information consists of
testing and recordkeeping requirements
in regulations entitled ‘‘Requirements
for Electrically Operated Toys or Other
Electrically Operated Articles Intended
for Use by Children,’’ codified at 16 CFR
Part 1505.
The Commission 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: The Office of the Secretary must
receive written comments not later than
September 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be captioned ‘‘Electrically Operated
Toys’’ and sent by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments may also be
sent by facsimile to (301) 504–0127, or
by mail to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814. [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the proposed
collection of information call or write
Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information
Technology and Technology Services,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by
e-mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1973,
the Commission issued safety
requirements for electrically operated
toys and children’s articles to protect
children from unreasonable risks of
injury from electric shock, electrical
burns, and thermal burns. These
regulations are codified at 16 CFR Part
1505 and were issued under the
authority of sections 2 and 3 of the
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1261, 1262).
A. Requirements for Electrically
Operated Toys
These regulations are applicable to
toys, games, and other articles intended
for use by children that are powered by
electrical current from a nominal 120
volt circuit. Video games and articles
designed primarily for use by adults that
may be incidentally used by children
are not subject to these regulations.
The regulations prescribe design,
construction, performance, and labeling
requirements for electrically operated
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regulations also require manufacturers
and importers of those products to
develop and maintain a quality
assurance program. Additionally,
section 1505.4(a)(3) of the regulations
requires those firms to maintain records
for three years containing information
about: (1) The material and production
specifications and the description of the
quality assurance program required by
16 CFR 1505.4(a)(2); (2) the results of all
inspections and tests conducted; and (3)
records of sales and distribution.
OMB approved the collection of
information requirements in the
regulations under control number 3041–
0035. OMB’s most recent extension of
approval expires on September 30,
2009. The Commission now proposes to
request an extension of approval for the
information collection requirements in
the regulations.
The safety need for this collection of
information remains. Specifically, if a
manufacturer or importer distributes
products that violate the requirements
of the regulations, the records required
by section 1505.4(a)(3) can be used by
the firm and the Commission to: (i)
Identify specific lots or production lines
of products which fail to comply with
applicable requirements; and (ii) notify
distributors and retailers in the event
the products are subject to recall.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that
about 40 firms are subject to the testing
and recordkeeping requirements of the
regulations. Each one may have an
average of ten products each year for
which testing and recordkeeping would
be required, resulting in approximately
400 records. The Commission staff
estimates that the tests required by the
regulations can be performed on one
product in 16 hours and that
recordkeeping can be performed for one
product in four hours. Thus, the
estimated testing burden hours are 6,400
(16 hours × 400) and the estimated
recordkeeping burden hours are 1,600
hours (400 records × 4 hours).
The Commission staff estimates that
each firm may spend 30 minutes or less
per model on the labeling requirements.
Assuming each firm produces 10 new
models each year, the estimated labeling
burden hours are 200 hours (40 firms ×
10 models per firm × 0.5 hours per
model = 200 hours) per year. The
estimated total burden hours for
recordkeeping and labeling are 1,800
hours for all firms (1,600 hours for
recordkeeping + 200 hours for labeling).
The CPSC staff estimates that the
hourly wage for the time required to
perform the required testing and
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(Bureau of Labor Statistics, All workers,
goods-producing industries,
management, professional and related
September 2008), and the hourly wage
for the time required to maintain the
labeling requirements is approximately
$27.14 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, All
workers, goods-producing industries,
sales and office September 2008). The
annualized total cost to the industry is
estimated to be $400,084 (6,400 × $54.88
+ 1,800 × $27.14).
The Commission staff will expend
less than one staff month reviewing
records required to be maintained for
electrically operated toys and children’s
articles. The annual cost to the Federal
government of the collection of
information in these regulations is
estimated to be less than $13,839.
C. Request for Comments
The Commission solicits written
comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of
information. The Commission
specifically solicits information relevant
to the following topics:
—Whether the collection of information
described above is necessary for the
proper performance of the
Commission’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.
Dated: June 30, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Safety Standard for
Cigarette Lighters
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
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Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) requests comments on a
proposed request for an 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 certification regulations
implementing the Safety Standard for
Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR Part 1210).
The Commission 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: The Office of the Secretary must
receive written comments not later than
September 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be captioned ‘‘Cigarette Lighters’’ and emailed to the Office of the Secretary at
[email protected]. Comments may also
be sent by facsimile to (301) 504–0127,
or by mail to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the proposed
collection of information call or write
Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information
Technology and Technology Services,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by
e-mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993,
the Commission issued the Safety
Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR
Part 1210) under provisions of 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 contains performance
requirements for disposable and novelty
lighters that are intended to make
cigarette lighters subject to the standard
resist operation by children younger
than five years of age.
A. Certification Requirements
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 under the CPSA
or similar rule, ban, standard, or
regulation under any other act enforced
by the Commission to issue a certificate
stating that the product complies with
all applicable rules, bans, standards or
regulations. Section 14(a) of the CPSA
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compliance must be based on a test of
each product or upon a reasonable
testing program and specify each such
rule, ban, standard or regulation
applicable to the product.
Section 14(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C.
2063(b)) authorizes the Commission to
issue regulations to prescribe a
reasonable testing program to support
certificates of compliance with a
consumer product safety standard under
the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard,
or regulation under any other act
enforced by the Commission. Section
16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C 2065(b))
authorizes the Commission to issue
rules to require that firms ‘‘establish and
maintain’’ records to permit the
Commission to determine compliance
with rules issued under the authority of
the CPSA.
The Commission has issued
regulations prescribing requirements for
a reasonable testing program to support
certificates of compliance with the
standard for cigarette lighters. These
regulations require manufacturers and
importers to submit a description of
each model of lighter, results of
surrogate qualification tests for
compliance with the standard, and other
information before the introduction of
each model of lighter in commerce.
These regulations also require
manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of disposable and novelty
lighters to establish and maintain
records to demonstrate successful
completion of all required tests to
support the certificates of compliance
that they issue. 16 CFR Part 1210,
Subpart B.
The Commission uses the information
compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of disposable and novelty
lighters to protect consumers from risks
of accidental deaths and burn injuries
associated with those lighters. More
specifically, the Commission uses this
information to determine whether
lighters comply with the standard by
resisting operation by young children.
The Commission also uses this
information to obtain corrective actions
if disposable or novelty lighters fail to
comply with the standard in a manner
that creates a substantial risk of injury
to the public.
OMB approved the collection of
information in the certification
regulations for cigarette lighters under
control number 3041–0116. OMB’s most
recent extension of approval will expire
on September 30, 2009. The
Commission proposes to request an
extension of approval for this collection
of information requirements.

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