New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
05/28/2020
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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Some of the CPSCâs regulations require a regulatory analysis, and staff has referred to OMB Circular A-4âs implementing guidance for such analyses. One of the primary benefits of CPSCâs regulations is reductions in the risk of fatal injuries or illnesses associated with the use of consumer products. To value reductions in the risk of fatalities, CPSC and other federal agencies rely on estimates of the value per statistical life (VSL), which are derived from research on individualsâ willingness to pay (WTP), consistent with the conceptual framework for benefit-cost analysis. Most of the studies on which these estimates are based calculate WTP by evaluating tradeoffs made by workers in risky occupations, and thus, concentrate on populations (working-age males) that are not the focus of the types of risks, and populations often addressed by CPSC regulations (e.g., children).
Several completed studies address the value of risk reductions that accrue to children. A critical review of these studies suggests that risk reductions to children may be valued more than reductions to adults. The majority of these studies employ stated preference methods, due to childrenâs absence from labor markets; but the quality of these studies is varied. Despite preliminary results indicating higher values for reducing risks to children, the literature is relatively small and largely unrelated to the types of risks addressed by CPSC rulemakings. Additional research is required to evaluate whether reductions in consumer product-related risks are valued differently when the beneficiary of the reduction is a child versus an adult.
Before developing a stated preference valuation scenario, additional investigation is needed to assess and ensure respondentsâ comprehension of risk concepts. Recent research, including work completed by the U.S. Census Bureau, highlights how survey respondents may interpret background information and question wording in a manner that diverges from researchersâ expectations. Additional research is required to maximize respondentsâ comprehension of survey concepts, particularly those related to quantitative risk communication.
Based on these needs, the proposed collection includes an initial set of cognitive interviews aimed specifically at assessing topics related to risk communication and risk comprehension. For the cognitive interviews and focus groups, we plan to recruit individuals who meet eligibility requirements based on current survey framing/scenarios (i.e., homeowners with at least one child under the age of 12), while ensuring that demographic characteristics remain otherwise diverse. Pending further OMB review and approval as a non-substantive change to the information collection, the results of these interviews will be used to inform a subsequent set of focus groups and cognitive interviews that investigate fatal household risks related to consumer products.
This Supporting Statement is accompanied by two discussion guides for cognitive interviews and focus groups. The cognitive interview script is intended for investigating risk communication and comprehension in eight initial interviews. Following this exercise, CPSC will submit a non-substantive change to OMB, based on the results of the developmental piece of the clearance. We anticipate that subsequent clearance would be based on the attached discussion guide for focus groups, but further modified based on the results of the cognitive interviews and additional input from OMB during the non-substantive review and approval process. Based on the results of these interviews and subsequent focus groups, a second cognitive interview script may be developed for the final 16 interviews to begin testing the feasibility of a stated preference questionnaire.
US Code:
15 USC 2051
Name of Law: Consumer Product Safety Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
30DayNotice _CPSC-2019-0035-0003.pdf
Cognitive Interviews II