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goods-producing industries: http://
www.bls.gov/ncs). The annual total
estimated costs for recordkeeping are
approximately $2,241,657 (33,867 hours
× $66.19).
The total estimated cost to the 358
firms for the burden hours associated
with both 16 CFR part 1632 and 16 CFR
part 1633 is approximately $2.86
million annually.
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 18, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0092]

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Clothing Textiles, Vinyl
Plastic Film
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) requests comments on a
proposed request for extension of
approval of a collection of information
from manufacturers and importers of
clothing, textiles and related materials
intended for use in clothing under the
Standard for the Flammability of
Clothing Textiles (16 CFR part 1610)

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and the Standard for the Flammability
of Vinyl Plastic Film (16 CFR part 1611).
These regulations establish
requirements for testing and
recordkeeping for manufacturers and
importers who furnish guaranties for
products subject to these standards. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously approved the
collection of information under control
number 3041–0024. OMB’s most recent
extension of approval will expire on
April 30, 2017. 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 comments not later than March
27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2009–
0092, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
The Commission does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail
(email), except through
www.regulations.gov. The Commission
encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
Written Submissions: Submit written
submissions by mail/hand delivery/
courier 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
personal information provided, to:
http://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public. If furnished at all, 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, and insert the
docket number CPSC–2009–0092, into
the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,

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Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email to: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The Commission has promulgated
several standards under section 4 of the
Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C.
1193, to prohibit the use of dangerously
flammable textiles and related materials
in wearing apparel. Clothing and fabrics
intended for use in clothing (except
children’s sleepwear in sizes 0 through
14) are subject to the Standard for the
Flammability of Clothing Textiles (16
CFR part 1610). Clothing made from
vinyl plastic film and vinyl plastic film
intended for use in clothing (except
children’s sleepwear in sizes 0 through
14) are subject to the Standard for the
Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film (16
CFR part 1611). These standards
prescribe a test to ensure that articles of
wearing apparel, and fabrics and film
intended for use in wearing apparel, are
not dangerously flammable because of
rapid and intense burning. (Children’s
sleepwear and fabrics and related
materials intended for use in children’s
sleepwear in sizes 0 through 14 are
subject to other, more stringent
flammability standards codified at 16
CFR parts 1615 and 1616).
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. 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 flammable clothing and
fabrics and vinyl film intended for use
in clothing. In addition, 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. Section 8
of the FFA requires that a guaranty must
be based on ‘‘reasonable and
representative tests.’’ The testing and
recordkeeping requirements by firms
that issue guaranties are set forth under
16 CFR part 1610, subpart B, and 16
CFR part 1611, subpart B.
B. Burden
The Commission estimates that
approximately 1,000 firms issue
guaranties. Although the Commission’s
records indicate that approximately 675
firms have filed continuing guaranties at
the CPSC, staff believes additional

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guarantees may be issued that are not
filed with the Commission.
Accordingly, staff has estimated the
number of firms upwards to account for
those guaranties. Staff estimated the
burden hours based on an estimate of
the time for each firm to conduct
testing, issue guaranties, and to
establish and maintain associated
records.
• Burden Hours per Firm—An
estimated 5 hours for testing per firm,
using either the test and conditioning
procedures in the regulations or
alternate methods. Although many firms
are exempt from testing to support
guaranties under 16 CFR 1610.1(d),
CPSC staff does not know the
proportion of those firms that are testing
vs. those that are exempt. Thus, staff has
included testing for all firms in the
burden estimates.
• Guaranties Issued per Firm—On
average, 20 new guaranties are issued
per firm per year for new fabrics or
garments.
• Estimated Annual Testing Time per
Firm—100 hours per firm (5 hours for
testing × 20 guaranties issued = 100
hours per firm).
• Estimated Annual Recordkeeping
per Firm—1 hour to create, record, and
enter test data into a computerized
dataset; 20 minutes (= 0.3 hours) for
annual review/removal of records; 20
minutes (= 0.3 hours) to respond to one
CPSC records request per year; for a
total of 1.6 recordkeeping hours per firm
(1 hour + .3 hours + .3 hours = 1.6 hours
per firm).
• Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours per Firm—100 hours estimated
annual testing time per firm + 1.6
estimated annual recordkeeping hours
per firm = 101.6 hours per firm.
• Total Estimated Annual Industry
Burden Hours—101.6 hours per firm ×
1,000 firms issuing guaranties = 101,600
industry burden hours. The total annual
industry burden imposed by the
flammability standards for clothing
textiles and vinyl plastic film and
enforcement regulations on
manufacturers and importers of
garments, fabrics, and related materials
is estimated to be about 101,600 hours
(101.6 hours per firm × 1,000 firms).
• Total Annual Industry Cost—The
hourly wage for the testing and
recordkeeping required by the standards
is approximately $66.19 (for
management, professional, and related
occupations in goods-producing
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
June 2016), for an estimated annual cost
to the industry of approximately $6.7
million (101,600 × $66.19 = $6,724,904).

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C. Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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:

Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on Fostering Energy Innovation
Ecosystems

—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 18, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application for New Awards;
Expanding Opportunity Through
Quality Charter Schools Program
(CSP)—Grants to Charter Management
Organizations for the Replication and
Expansion of High-Quality Charter
Schools
Correction
In notice document 2017–00748,
appearing on pages 4322 through 4332
in the issue of Friday, January 13, 2017,
make the following corrections:
1. On page 4326, in the second
column, in the seventh paragraph,
beginning on the second line, ‘‘[INSERT
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE
Federal Register]’’ should read,
‘‘January 13, 2017.’’
2. On the same page, in the third
column, in the sixth paragraph,
beginning on the second line, ‘‘[INSERT
DATE 105 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE Federal
Register]’’ should read, ‘‘April 28,
2017.’’
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Office of the Under Secretary
for Science and Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on this Request for Information (RFI)
regarding regional innovation
ecosystems and regional cooperation.
The purpose of this RFI is to support a
public discussion about how to create
and foster regional and local
‘‘innovation ecosystems,’’ specifically
for energy technologies and energy use.
DOE is establishing through this RFI a
temporary public ‘‘ideation’’ tool to
serve as a resource of ideas for
individuals and organizations interested
in promoting regional innovation
ecosystems.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should
submit their comments using the
IdeaBuzz.com platform at: https://
ideabuzz.com/a/buzz/challenge/19113/
ideas/top. Rules and guidelines for the
Web-based tool can be found there,
along with background information, the
suggested topics included in this RFI,
and opportunities to post ideas and to
review, comment on, and ‘‘vote for’’
ideas submitted by other people.
The public can view the submitted
ideas and comments without creating a
user-name on the IdeaBuzz platform,
but IdeaBuzz does require users to
register a user-name in order to
participate (submit ideas, comment, and
‘‘vote’’). DOE employees may not submit
comments via this platform. DOE will
not respond to individual submissions
and may or may not publish a
compendium of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Steer, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the Under Secretary for
Science and Energy (S4–1), 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
202–586–2600, email: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background
II. Purpose
III. Request for Information Suggested Topics
IV. Confidential Information

I. Background
DOE is interested in understanding
and fostering self-sustaining local and

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