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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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B. Estimated Burden
The cost of the rule’s testing
requirement is the cost of testing, either
by the firm or by outside contractors.
For the last two complete fiscal years
(2007 and 2008) the total number of new
lighter models submitted by firms to the
CPSC has averaged about 20 per year.
During that time, an annual average of
16 firms have submitted new lighter
models. If tests are conducted through
outside contractors, the cost per test has
been estimated at $15,000 to $25,000
each, or $20,000 on average. If 20 total
tests are done annually by outside
contractors, the estimated cost is
$400,000. If tests are conducted inhouse, testing each new model is
expected to take 90 hours. The total
testing time for 20 new models, if
conducted in-house, would be
approximately 1,800 hours. Based on
the average hourly total compensation
of $54.88 (for management, professional,
and related occupations in goodsproducing industries, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, September, 2008), the total
industry cost of the testing component
for this regulation would be in the range
of $99,000 to $400,000 per year,
depending on the method chosen.
The cost of the recordkeeping
requirements has two separate
components: Recordkeeping for new
models and recordkeeping for
comparable models. The time consumed
in recordkeeping for new models has
been estimated at 20 hours per model.
Thus the total time consumed for
recordkeeping of new models would be
400 hours (20 hours × 20 models). Based
on the average hourly compensation of
$27.14 (for sales and office workers in
goods-producing industries, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, September 2008), the
cost of recordkeeping for new models
would be about $11,000 annually (400
hours × $27.14).
Time consumed in recordkeeping for
lighters that are submitted for
comparison to previously tested models
will require approximately 3 hours for
each model. For the last two complete
fiscal years, an annual average of 1,100
comparison lighters have been
submitted to the CPSC. Thus, an
estimated 3,300 hours may be required
by the firms for recordkeeping regarding
comparison lighters (1,100 models × 3
hours). Based on the average hourly
compensation of $27.14, the estimated
cost of recordkeeping regarding
comparison lighters is $90,000 annually
(3,300 hours × $27.14). The total
recordkeeping costs associated with the
lighter regulation would be
approximately $101,000 ($11,000 +
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In addition, each firm will submit
information to the CPSC regarding the
new testing and comparison
submissions totaling about 1,120
responses per year (20 models tested +
1,100 comparison models). The total
number of hours for these responses
would be approximately 5,500 per year
including new-product testing (1,800
hours if done in-house), new product
recordkeeping (400 hours), and
recordkeeping for comparison lighters
(3,300 hours). The Commission staff
estimates the total cost for firms for
testing, recordkeeping, and reporting to
comply with the lighter regulation
would be in the range of $200,000 to
$501,000, depending upon the test
method chosen.
The Commission staff will expend
approximately 4 full-time-equivalent
staff years to administer the rule. The
annual cost to the Federal government
of the collection of information in these
regulations is estimated to be $664,000.
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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[CPSC Docket No. 09–C0020]

OKK Trading, Inc., Provisional
Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement
and Order
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY: It is the policy of the
Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the
Consumer Product Safety Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published
below is a provisionally-accepted
Settlement Agreement with OKK
Trading, Inc., containing a civil penalty
of $665,000.00.
DATES: Any interested person may ask
the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its
contents by filing a written request with
the Office of the Secretary by July 23,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to
comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to the
Comment 09–C0020, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth
B. Popkin, Lead Trial Attorney, Division
of Compliance, Office of the General
Counsel, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814–4408;
telephone (301) 504–7612.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of
the Agreement and Order appears
below.

Dated: June 29, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.

In the Matter of OKK Trading, Inc.:
Settlement Agreement
1. In accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20,
OKK Trading, Inc. (‘‘OKK’’) and the staff
(‘‘Staff’’) of the United States Consumer
Product Safety Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) enter into this
Settlement Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’).
The Agreement and the incorporated
attached Order (‘‘Order’’) settle the
Staff’s allegations set forth below.
Parties
2. The Commission is an independent
federal regulatory agency established
pursuant to, and responsible for the
enforcement of, the Consumer Product
Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051–2089
(‘‘CPSA’’). The Commission is also
responsible for the enforcement of the
Federal Hazardous Substances Act, 15
U.S.C. 1264–1278 (‘‘FHSA’’).
3. OKK is a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of California,
with its principal offices located in
Commerce, California. At all times
relevant hereto, OKK sold toys and
other children’s articles.

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