Federal Register Notice April 16, 2009

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the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), of a collection of information
from manufacturers and importers of
children’s sleepwear. This collection of
information is in 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 and
regulations implementing those
standards. See 16 CFR Parts 1615 and
1616. The children’s sleepwear
standards and implementing regulations
establish requirements for testing and
recordkeeping by manufacturers and
importers of children’s sleepwear.
The Commission will consider all
comments received in response to this
notice before requesting an extension of
approval of this collection of
information from OMB.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
receive written comments not later than
June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be captioned ‘‘Children’s Sleepwear,
Collection of Information’’ 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.
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:
A. The Standards
Children’s sleepwear in sizes 0
through 6X manufactured for sale in or
imported into the United States is
subject to the Standard for the
Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear:
Sizes 0 through 6X (16 CFR Part 1615).
Children’s sleepwear in sizes 7 through
14 is subject to the Standard for the
Flammability of Children’s Sleepwear:
Sizes 7 through 14 (16 CFR Part 1616).
The children’s sleepwear flammability
standards require that fabrics, seams,
and trim used in children’s sleepwear in
sizes 0 through 14 must self-extinguish
when exposed to a small open-flame
ignition source. The children’s
sleepwear standards and implementing
regulations also require manufacturers
and importers of children’s sleepwear in
sizes 0 through 14 to perform testing of
products and to maintain records of the
results of that testing. 16 CFR Part 1615,

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Subpart B; 16 CFR Part 1616; Subpart B.
The Commission uses the information
compiled and maintained by
manufacturers and importers of
children’s sleepwear to help protect the
public from risks of death or burn
injuries associated with children’s
sleepwear. More specifically, the
Commission reviews this information to
determine whether the products
produced and imported by the firms
comply with the applicable standard.
Additionally, the Commission uses this
information to arrange corrective actions
if items of children’s sleepwear fail to
comply with the applicable standard in
a manner that creates a substantial risk
of injury to the public.
OMB approved the collection of
information in the children’s sleepwear
standards and implementing regulations
under control number 3041–0027.
OMB’s most recent extension of
approval will expire on June 30, 2009.
The Commission proposes to request an
extension of approval for the collection
of information in the children’s
sleepwear standards and implementing
regulations.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that
about 62 firms manufacture or import
products subject to the two children’s
sleepwear flammability standards.
These firms may perform an estimated
2,000 tests each that take up to three
hours per test. The Commission staff
estimates that these standards and
implementing regulations will impose
an average annual burden of about 6,000
hours on each of those firms (2,000 tests
× 3 hours). That burden will result from
conducting the testing required by the
standards and maintaining records of
the results of that testing required by the
implementing regulations. The total
annual burden imposed by the
standards and regulations on all
manufacturers and importers of
children’s sleepwear will be about
372,000 hours (62 firms × 6,000). The
annual cost to the industry is estimated
to be $20,415,360 based on an hourly
wage of $54.88 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics: All workers, goods-producing
industries, management, professional
and related, September 2008) × 372,000
hours.
The Commission will expend
approximately three months of
professional staff time annually for
examination of information in the
records maintained by manufacturers
and importers of children’s sleepwear
subject to the standards. The annual
cost to the Federal Government of the
collection of information in the

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sleepwear standards and implementing
regulations is estimated to be $41,516.
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: April 10, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. E9–8719 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Testing and Recordkeeping
Requirements for Carpets and Rugs
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (Commission)
requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval, for a period of
three years from the date of approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), of information collection
requirements for manufacturers and
importers of carpets and rugs. The
collection of information is in
regulations implementing the Standard
for the Surface Flammability of Carpets
and Rugs (16 CFR Part 1630) and the
Standard for the Surface Flammability
of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR Part
1631). These regulations establish
requirements for testing and
recordkeeping for manufacturers and
importers who furnish guaranties for

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products subject to the carpet
flammability standards. 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 OMB.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
receive comments not later than June
15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be captioned ‘‘Carpets and Rugs;
Paperwork Reduction Act,’’ 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.
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:
A. The Standards
Carpets and rugs that have one
dimension greater than six feet, a
surface area greater than 24 square feet,
and are manufactured for sale in or
imported into the United States are
subject to the Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16
CFR Part 1630). Carpets and rugs that
have no dimension greater than six feet
and a surface area not greater than 24
square feet are subject to the Standard
for the Surface Flammability of Small
Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR Part 1631).
Both of these standards were issued
under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA)
(15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.). Both standards
require that products subject to their
provisions must pass a flammability test
that measures resistance to a small,
timed ignition source. Small carpets and
rugs that do not pass the flammability
test comply with the standard for small
carpets and rugs if they are permanently
labeled with the statement that they fail
the standard and should not be used
near sources of ignition.
Section 8 of the FFA (15 U.S.C 1197)
provides that a person who receives a
guaranty in good faith that a product
complies with an applicable
flammability standard is not subject to
criminal prosecution for a violation of
the FFA resulting from the sale of any
product covered by the guaranty.
Section 8 of the FFA requires that a
guaranty must be based on ‘‘reasonable

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and representative’’ tests. Many
manufacturers and importers of carpets
and rugs issue guaranties that the
products they produce or import
comply with the applicable standard.
Regulations implementing the carpet
flammability standards prescribe
requirements for testing and
recordkeeping by firms that issue
guaranties. See 16 CFR Part 1630,
Subpart B, and 16 CFR Part 1631,
Subpart B. The Commission uses the
information compiled and maintained
by firms that issue these guaranties to
help protect the public from risks of
injury or death associated with carpet
fires. More specifically, the information
helps the Commission arrange
corrective actions if any products
covered by a guaranty fail to comply
with the applicable standard in a
manner that creates a substantial risk of
injury or death to the public. The
Commission also uses this information
to determine whether the requisite
testing was performed to support the
guaranties.
The OMB approved the collection of
information in the regulations under
control number 3041–0017. OMB’s most
recent extension of approval expires on
June 30, 2009. The Commission now
proposes to request an extension of
approval for the collection of
information in the regulations.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that
the enforcement rules result in an
industry expenditure of a total of 30,000
hours for testing and recordkeeping. The
Commission staff estimates that 120
firms are subject to the information
collection requirements because the
firms have elected to issue a guaranty of
compliance with the FFA. The number
of tests that a firm issuing a guaranty of
compliance would be required to
perform each year varies, depending
upon the number of carpet styles and
the annual volume of production. The
staff estimates that the average firm
issuing a continuing guaranty under the
FFA is required to conduct a maximum
of 200 tests per year. The actual number
of tests required by a given firm may
vary from 1 to 200, depending upon the
number of carpet styles and the annual
production volume. For purposes of
estimating the burden, the staff used the
midpoint, 100 tests per year. The time
required to conduct each test is
estimated by the staff to be 21⁄2 hours
plus the time required to establish and
maintain the test record. The total
annualized burden to respondents may
be up to 12,000 tests per year at 2.5
hours per test or 30,000 hours. The
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respondents may be up to $1,646,400,
based on an hourly wage of $54.88
(Bureau of Labor Statistics: All workers,
goods-producing industries,
management, professional and related,
September 2008) × 30,000 hours. The
estimated annual cost of the information
and collection requirements to the
Federal Government is approximately
$42,000. This sum includes three staff
months expended for examination of the
records required to be maintained.
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: April 10, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. E9–8714 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Baby Bouncers, WalkerJumpers, and Baby-Walkers
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (Commission)
requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval, for a period of
three years from the date of approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), of information collection
requirements for manufacturers and
importers of children’s articles known

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