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RECORDKEEPING BURDEN—Continued
Estimated
number of
entities

Regulations
(17 CFR)
22.5(a) ........................

Estimated
annual
responses
per entity

100

Estimated
number of
hours per
response

Total
annual
responses
1

100

Estimated
average cost
per response

5

Total
annual
burden-hours

125

500

Total
annual
burden-cost
12,500

Regulations
(17 CFR)

Estimated
number of
entities

Estimated
annualized
start-up cost
per entity

Estimated
annual
operating and
maintenance
cost per entity

Estimated total
annualized start-up
costs

Estimated total
annual operating
and maintenance
cost per entity

22.12 ....................................................................

100

$750–1,500

$750–1,500

$75,000–150,000

$75,000–150,000

THIRD-PARTY DISCLOSURE BURDEN
Regulations
(17 CFR)

Estimated
number of
entities

Annual
responses per
entity

Total annual
responses

Estimated
number of
hours per
response

Estimated
average cost
per response

Total annual
burden-hours

Total annual
burden-cost

22.16 ............................

100

1,000

100,000

0.2

$5

20,000

$500,000

Regulations
(17 CFR)

Estimated
number of
entities

Estimated
annualized
start-up cost
per entity

Estimated
annual
operating and
maintenance
cost per entity

Estimated total
annualized
start-up costs

Estimated total
annual
operating and
maintenance
cost per entity

22.11 ....................................................................................

100

$750–1,500

$750–1,500

$75,000–
150,000

$75,000–
150,000

Notes: 1. There is no reporting (in the sense
of reporting information to the government as
opposed to third-party disclosure to private
parties) requirement or burden in connection
with information collection under 17 CFR
part 22 and Control Number 3038–0091.
2. In the 60-notice for this renewal of a
collection of information, the CFTC stated
that there were estimated to be no capital
costs or operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection. Upon further
consideration, the CFTC has determined that
the costs associated with rules 22.11 and
22.12 are appropriately classified as start-up
costs and operating and maintenance costs as
those terms are used with regard to
Paperwork Reduction Act burden estimates
in the Office of Management and Budget
regulatory information system. This
reclassification does not alter the substance
of the recordkeeping and third-party
disclosure requirements in question or the
associated total cost set forth in the 60-day
notice.
Dated: January 8, 2013.
Stacy D. Yochum,
Counsel to the Executive Director.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0044]

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request: Safety Standard for Cigarette
Lighters
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice.

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
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).

SUMMARY:

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The Office of the Secretary must
receive comments not later than March
15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2009–
0044, by any of the following methods:
DATES:

Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of
comments, the Commission is no longer
accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions),
preferably in five copies, to: Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone (301) 504–7923.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. All
comments received may be posted
without change, including any personal
identifiers, contact information, or other

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personal information provided, to
http://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should
be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email 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 that are subject to the
standard resist operation by children
younger than 5 years of age.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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
also requires that the certificate of
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
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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 February 28, 2013. The Commission
proposes to request an extension of
approval for this collection of
information requirements.
B. Estimated Burden
The cost of the rule’s testing
requirement is the cost of testing, either
by the firm or by outside contractors. In
fiscal year 2012, 30 firms submitted new
lighter models. The total number of
models that were child-tested (new
models) was 13, and the number of
lighters that were comparable to
previously tested models (comparable
models) was 132. If tested through
outside contractors, CPSC staff estimates
the cost per test to be between $15,000
and $25,000, and $20,000 on average. If
13 total tests are done annually by
outside contractors, the cost would be
approximately $260,000. If tests are
conducted in-house, CPSC staff
estimates that testing a new model is
expected to take about 90 hours per
model. The total testing time for 13

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models, if conducted in-house, would
be 1,170 hours. Based on an hourly
compensation for the time required for
testing is $61.75 per hour (U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation,’’ June 2012,
Table 9, total compensation for
management, professional, and related
workers in goods-producing industries:
http://www.bls.gov/ncs), the in-house
testing cost would be approximately
72,245. The total industry cost of the
testing component for this regulation
would be in the range of $72,248 to
$260,000 per year, depending on the
method chosen.
The cost of the recordkeeping
requirement is composed of 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
260 hours (20 hours × 13 models). We
estimate the hourly compensation for
the time required for recordkeeping is
$27.64 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
‘‘Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,’’ June 2012, Table 9,
total compensation for all sales and
office workers in goods-producing,
private industries: http://www.bls.gov/
ncs). The estimated annual cost of
recordkeeping for new models is about
$7,186 (260 hours × $27.64).
In fiscal year 2012, 132 comparable
models were submitted to the CPSC.
While firms would bear no testing costs
for the comparable models, the time for
recordkeeping is estimated at 3 hours
per model. Thus, an estimated 396
hours (132 models × 3 hours). We
estimate the hourly compensation for
the time required for record keeping is
$27.64 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
‘‘Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,’’ June 2012, Table 9,
total compensation for all sales and
office workers in goods-producing,
private industries: http://www.bls.gov/
ncs). The estimated annual cost of
recordkeeping for comparable models is
about $10,945 (396 hours × $27.64). The
estimated total recordkeeping costs for
new models and comparable models
would be approximately $18,131
($7,186 + $10,945).
Because the number of responses to
the CPSC includes paperwork
associated with the testing for new
models, as well as comparable models,
we expect that the total number of
responses will be 145 per year (13 tested
+ 132 comparisons). The total number of
hours consumed for these responses
would be 1,826 hours per year,
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if done in-house), new model
recordkeeping (260 hours), and
recordkeeping for comparable models
(396 hours). The Commission 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 $90,379 to $278,132, depending upon
the test method chosen.
The estimated total cost of this
collection to the federal government is
$344,618. This represents two full-time
employees annually for compliance
activities. This estimate uses an annual
total compensation of $119,238 (the
equivalent of a GS–14 Step 5 employee)
with an additional 30.8 percent added
for benefits (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation,’’ September
2012, Table 1, percentage of wages and
salaries for all civilian management,
professional, and related employees), for
a total annual compensation per fulltime employee of $172,309.
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: January 9, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; National
Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research—Disability
and Rehabilitation Research Projects
and Centers Program—MinorityServing Institution Field-Initiated
Projects
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Overview Information: National
Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program—
Minority-Serving Institution (MSI)
Field-Initiated (FI) Projects.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133G–4
(Research) and 84.133G–5
(Development).
DATES:
Applications Available: January 14,
2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
February 4, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 15, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the FI Projects program is to develop
methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technology that maximize the full
inclusion and integration into society,
employment, independent living, family
support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with
the most severe disabilities. Another
purpose of the FI Projects program is to
improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended (Act).
The purpose of this competition is to
improve the capacity of minority
entities to conduct high-quality
disability and rehabilitation research by
limiting eligibility for FI research and
development grants to minority entities
and Indian tribes. Section 21(b)(2)(A) of
the Act authorizes NIDRR to make
awards to minority entities and Indian
tribes to carry out activities authorized
under Title II of the Act.
NIDRR makes two types of awards
under the FI Projects program: Research
grants and development grants. The MSI
FI Projects research grants will be
awarded under CFDA 84.133G–4, and

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the development grants will be awarded
under CFDA 84.133G–5.
Note: Different selection criteria are used
for FI Project research grants (84.133G–4) and
development grants (84.133G–5). An
applicant must clearly indicate in the
application whether it is applying for a
research grant (84.133G–4) or a development
grant (84.133G–5) and must address the
selection criteria relevant for its grant type.
Without exception, NIDRR will review each
application based on the grant designation
made by the applicant. Applications will be
determined ineligible and will not be
reviewed if they do not include a clear
designation as a research grant or a
development grant.

In carrying out a research activity
under an FI Projects research grant, a
grantee must identify one or more
hypotheses and, based on the
hypotheses identified, perform an
intensive, systematic study directed
toward (1) new or full scientific
knowledge, or (2) understanding of the
subject or problem studied.
In carrying out a development activity
under an FI Projects development grant,
a grantee must use knowledge and
understanding gained from research to
create materials, devices, systems, or
methods beneficial to the target
population, including design and
development of prototypes and
processes. ‘‘Target population’’ means
the group of individuals, organizations,
or other entities expected to be affected
by the project. More than one group may
be involved since a project may affect
those who receive services, provide
services, or administer services.
Section 21:
Note: This program is in concert with
NIDRR’s currently approved long-range plan
(the Plan). The Plan is comprehensive and
integrates many issues relating to disability
and rehabilitation research. The Plan, which
was published in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8165), can be
accessed on the Internet at: www.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html.

Through the implementation of the
Plan, NIDRR seeks to (1) improve the
quality and utility of disability and
rehabilitation research; (2) foster an
exchange of expertise, information, and
training methods to facilitate the
advancement of knowledge and
understanding of the unique needs of
individuals with disabilities from
traditionally underserved populations;
(3) determine the best strategies and
programs to improve rehabilitation
outcomes for individuals with
disabilities from underserved
populations; (4) identify research gaps;
(5) identify mechanisms for integrating
research and practice; and (6)
disseminate findings.

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