Non-substantive change request memo

Memorandum
TO:

Laurel S. Havas, EOP/OMB

FROM:

Cynthia Gillham, Economist
U.S. CPSC, Directorate for Economic Analysis

DATE: May 10, 2023

SUBJECT: Request and Justification for Non-Substantive Change to
the Generic Clearance for Focus Groups (OMB Control
No. 3041- 0136) to increase the approved number of
responses

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is requesting an increase in the approved number of
responses for the Focus Group Generic Information Collection Request (ICR) clearance, as a non-substantive
change request. The approved Focus Group Generic ICR is set to expire on January, 31, 2024. As of May 2,
2023, 2,168 of the approved burden responses for this collection were used. (See table below.)

Responses
Time burden (hours)

Burden Used
(as of 5/2/2022)
2,168 used responses
878 used hours

Burden approved
(expires 1/31/2024)
2,500 approved responses
1,950 approved hours

The Agency requests an increase in the approved focus group budget of total responses to accommodate
planned CPSC focus groups and not inhibit the CPSC’s ability to learn more about consumers’ interactions
with, and perceptions of, consumer product hazards. We request an increase of 120 responses for a total of
2,620 responses.
CPSC is not requesting an increase in the budget of approved burden hours because it has only used 878 of the
approved 1,950 hours. The reason the approved response burden needs to be increased, while the approved
hourly burden remains sufficient, is that CPSC has implemented more accurate accounting for the actual
burden to screen respondents not selected for participation in focus groups.
CPSC expects that the new number of total responses will provide a sufficient budget of approved responses
to solicit and obtain direct feedback from consumers on issues related to consumer product safety until the
Generic Clearance expires on January 31, 2024.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] should you have any questions.

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