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United States of America
Consumer Product Safety Commission
In the Matter of: WHIRLPOOL
CORPORATION
CPSC Docket No.: 23–C0003

Order
Upon consideration of the Settlement
Agreement entered into between
Whirlpool Corporation (‘‘Whirlpool’’)
and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CPSC’’), and the Commission having
jurisdiction over the subject matter and
over Whirlpool, and it appearing that
the Settlement Agreement is in the
public interest, the Settlement
Agreement is incorporated by reference
and it is:
Provisionally accepted and this Order
issued on the 22nd day of August, 2023.
By order of the commission.
Alberta E. Mills, Secretary,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–18460 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2010–0055]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Standard
for the Flammability of Mattresses and
Mattress Pads and Standard for the
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
Sets
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) announces that the
Commission has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval for
information collection requirements set
forth in the Standard for the
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress
Pads, and the Standard for the
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
Sets, approved previously under OMB
control number 3041–0014. On June 20,
2023, CPSC published a notice in the
Federal Register to announce the
agency’s intention to seek extension of
approval of the collection of
information. The Commission has
received no comments. Therefore, by
publication of this notice, the
Commission announces that CPSC has
submitted to the OMB a request for

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extension of approval of that collection
of information, without change.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments not later than September 27,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about
this request by email:
[email protected] or fax:
202–395–6881. Comments by mail
should be sent to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Comments by
mail should be sent to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Written
comments that are sent to OMB also
should be submitted electronically at:
http://www.regulations.gov, under
Docket No. CPSC–2010–0055.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7791, or by email to: cgillham@
cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
In 1972, the Commission promulgated
under section 4 of the Flammable
Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1193, the
Standard for the Flammability of
Mattresses and Mattresses Pads, 16 CFR
part 1632 (part 1632), to reduce the
unreasonable risk of burn injuries and
deaths from fires associated with
mattresses and mattress pads. 49 FR
19796. Part 1632 prescribes
requirements to test whether a mattress
or mattress pad will resist ignition from
a smoldering cigarette. Part 1632 also
requires manufacturers to perform
successfully prototype tests of each
combination of materials and
construction methods used to produce
their mattresses or mattress pads.
Manufacturers and importers must
maintain the records and test results
specified under the standard for three
years.
Also, to reduce deaths and injuries
related to mattress fires, particularly
those ignited by open-flame sources,
such as lighters, candles, and matches,
the Commission promulgated the
Standard for the Flammability (Open
Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR part
1633 (part 1633), under section 4 of the
FFA. Part 1633 requires manufacturers
to maintain certain records to document
compliance with the standard,
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concerning prototype testing, pooling,
and confirmation testing, and quality
assurance procedures and any
associated testing. The required records
must be maintained for as long as
mattress sets based on the prototype are
in production and be retained for three
years thereafter.
OMB previously approved the
collection of information for parts 1632
and 1633 under control number 3041–
0014, with an expiration date of August
31, 2023. On June 20, 2023, the
Commission published a notice in the
Federal Register (88 FR 39832), to
announce the agency’s intention to seek
extension of approval of the collection
of information for control number 3041–
0014. The Commission has received no
comments. Therefore, by publication of
this notice, the Commission announces
that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a
request for extension of approval of that
collection of information, without
change.
B. Burden Hours
Part 1632: Commission staff estimates
403 respondents produce mattresses,
and that each respondent will spend 26
hours for testing and record keeping
annually, for a total of 10,478 hours (403
establishments × 26 hours = 10,478).
The hourly compensation for the time
required for record keeping is $72.68
(for management, professional, and
related occupations in goods-producing
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
March 2023). Staff’s estimated
annualized cost to respondents is
approximately $761,541 (10,478 hours ×
$72.68 per hour).
Part 1633: Part 1633 requires detailed
documentation of prototype
identification and testing records, model
and prototype specifications, inputs
used, name and location of suppliers,
and confirmation of test records, if
establishments choose to pool a
prototype. This documentation is in
addition to documentation already
conducted by mattress manufacturers to
meet part 1632. Staff again estimates
that there are 403 respondents.
Using these estimates, including
records of reported burden hours since
2017, Commission staff estimates the
recordkeeping requirements to require
about 4 hours and 44 minutes per
establishment, per qualified prototype.
Most mattress manufacturers base their
complying production on 15 to 20
prototypes, although some larger
manufacturers reportedly are producing
mattresses based on more than 100
prototypes. Assuming that
establishments qualify their production
with an average of 20 different qualified
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94.6 hours (4.73 hours × 20 prototypes)
per establishment, per year. This
translates to an estimated annual
recordkeeping time cost to all mattress
producers of 38,124 hours (94.6 hours ×
403 establishments). The hourly
compensation for the time required for
record keeping is $72.68 (for
management, professional, and related
occupations in goods-producing
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
March 2023).1 Accordingly, the annual
total estimated cost for recordkeeping is
approximately $2,770,852 (38,124 hours
× $72.68 per hour). Pooling among
establishments or using a prototype
qualification for longer than 1 year will
reduce the hours required and
associated cost, however.
The total estimated annual cost to the
403 establishments for the burden hours
associated with parts 1632 and 1633 is
approximately $3.5 million ($761,541+
$2,770,852 = $3,532,393.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–18476 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2011–0014]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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 comment on a
proposed extension of approval of a
generic clearance for the collection of
qualitative feedback on agency service
delivery, approved previously under
OMB Control No. 3041–0148. CPSC will
consider all comments received in
response to this notice, before
requesting an extension of this

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collection of information from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2011–
0014, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
CPSC typically does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail
(email), except through https://
www.regulations.gov. CPSC encourages
you to submit electronic comments by
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal,
as described above.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/
Confidential Written Submissions:
Submit comments by mail, hand
delivery, or courier to: Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301)
504–7479. If you wish to submit
confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public, you
can submit such material by mail, hand
delivery, or courier, or you can email it
to: [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. CPSC may post
all comments without change, including
any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal
information provided, to:
www.regulations.gov. Do not submit
electronically: confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to
the public. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according
to the instructions for mail/hand
delivery/courier/confidential written
submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to:
www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket
number, CPSC–2011–0014, into the
‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West

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Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7791, or by email to: cgillham@
cpsc.gov.
CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3041–0148.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, state, local, or tribal
government.
Description of Collection: Executive
Order 12862 (Sept. 11, 1993) encourages
independent Federal agencies such as
CPSC to provide service to the public
that matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. To that
end, CPSC seeks to renew OMB
approval of a generic clearance to
collect qualitative feedback on CPSC
service delivery. Qualitative feedback
means information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions
but does not include statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of
study. This collection of information is
necessary to enable CPSC to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with CPSC’s commitment to
improving service delivery.
This feedback will provide insights
into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences, and
expectations; provide an early warning
of issues with service; and help focus
attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will also allow for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable
communications between CPSC and its
customers and stakeholders.
B. Burden
Estimated Burden: CPSC will use a
variety of instruments and platforms to
collect information from respondents.
CPSC estimates the burden of the
collection of information is as follows:

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