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Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR Part 1610; Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, 16 CFR Part 1611

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OMB: 3041-0024

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ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Number of
respondents

Type of collection

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Qualitative Surveys (3) ....................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
Customer Satisfaction Surveys (3) ..................................................................
Usability Tests .................................................................................................

Based on the above numbers, the total
estimated burden for surveys, focus
groups, and usability tests combined is
estimated to be 1,200 hours annually.
The total burden hours requested, 3,600,
are based on the number of collections
CPSC expects to conduct over the
requested period for this clearance
(1,200 hours annually x 3 years).
Assuming an hourly rate of $43.07
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
‘‘Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,’’ All Civilian Workers,
Total compensation, https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/
ecec_06162023.pdf, March 2023) the
estimated total burden cost is $51,684
annually. This collection has no
associated operating, maintenance, or
capital costs.
If appropriate, CPSC will collect
information electronically and/or use
online collaboration tools to reduce
burden. No similar data are gathered or
maintained by CPSC, or available from
other sources known to CPSC.
Burden on Small Entities: Small
businesses or other small entities may
be involved in these efforts, but CPSC
will minimize the burden of information
collections approved under this
clearance by sampling, asking for
readily available information, and using
short, easy-to-complete information
collection instruments.
Costs to Federal Government: The
anticipated cost to the Federal
Government is approximately $51,574
annually. These costs are comprised of
staff time for preparing questions,
analyzing the responses, and conducting
focus groups. CPSC estimates the total
staff time could be four staff months
annually. This is based on a GS–12 level
salaried employee. The average annual
wage rate for a mid-level salaried GS–
12 employee in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area (effective as of
January 2023) is $106,759 (GS–12, step
5). This represents 69.0 percent of total
compensation (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, ‘‘Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation,’’ March 2023,
percentage of wages and salaries for all
civilian employees, https://
www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/
ecec_06162023.pdf). Adding an

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additional 31.0 percent for benefits
brings average annual compensation for
a mid-range salaried GS–12 employee to
$154,723. Assuming that approximately
four staff months will be required
annually, this results in an annual
estimated cost of $51,574.
C. Request for Comments
CPSC solicits written comments from
all interested persons about the
proposed collection of information.
CPSC specifically solicits information
relevant to the following topics:
• Whether the collection of
information described is necessary for
the proper performance of CPSC’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.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–18416 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0092]

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

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of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval of a
collection of information associated
with the Standard for the Flammability
of Clothing Textiles and the Standard
for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic
Film, previously approved under OMB
control number 3041–0024. OMB’s most
recent extension of approval will expire
on August 31, 2023. On June 20, 2023,
CPSC published a notice in the Federal
Register to announce the Commission’s
intention to seek extension of approval
of the collection of information. The
Commission received no comments on
the burden estimates contained in that
notice.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments not later than September 27,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about
this request by email: OIRA_
[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. In addition, written comments
that are sent to OMB also should be
submitted electronically at: http://
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC–2009–0092.
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

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Clothing Textiles, Vinyl
Plastic Film

SUMMARY:

Annual
frequency per
response

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) are
generally 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 is subject to
the Standard for the Flammability of

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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.1
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. CPSC
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 CPSC
to conduct 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 for firms
that issue guaranties are set forth under
16 CFR part 1610, subpart B, and 16
CFR part 1611, subpart B.
On June 20, 2023, the CPSC published
a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR
39833), to announce the agency’s
intention to seek extension of approval
of the collection of information. The
Commission 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.

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B. Burden
CPSC staff estimates that
approximately 1,000 firms issue
guaranties. Although the CPSC’s records
indicate that approximately 675 firms
have filed continuing guaranties with
the Commission, staff believes
additional guaranties may be issued that
are not filed with the Commission,
because continuing guaranties are not
required to be filed with the
Commission. Accordingly, staff has
rounded the estimated number of firms
upwards to 1,000 to account for those
additional guaranties. Staff’s estimate is
based on the estimated time needed for
each firm to conduct testing, issue

guaranties, and establish and maintain
associated records.
Staff estimates the recordkeeping
requirements to require about 5 hours
per each test for each 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 versus those that are exempt.
Therefore CPSC has calculated its
estimate of the annual industry
recordkeeping burden based on its
estimate that 1,000 firms issue
guaranties. Based on, among other
things, staff’s experience with and
expertise in testing requirements and
procedures, as well as staff’s review of
records relating to guaranties that have
been filed with the commission, staff
estimates that each firm requires
approximately 5 hours for testing and
issues an average of 20 new guaranties
per year, resulting an annual 100 hours
(5 hours × 20 guarantees) per firm per
year for testing. Staff estimates that each
firm requires one 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 (1 hour
+ 0.3 hours + 0.3 hours = 1.6 hours per
firm). This yields a total of 101.6
estimated annual burden hours per firm
(100 hours testing + 1.6 hours
recordkeeping), and an estimated
industry-wide annual recordkeeping
burden of 101,600 hours (101.6 hours
per firm × 1,000 firms). The hourly
compensation for the time required for
recordkeeping is $72.91 (for
management, professional, and related
occupations in goods-producing
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
September 2022). Accordingly, the total
annual estimated costs for testing and
recordkeeping to the 1,000
establishments in the industry for the
burden hours associated with parts 1610
and 1611 is $7.4 million (101,600 hours
× $72.91 = $7,407,656).

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID: USAF–2023–HQ–0013]

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Department of the Air Force,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection
notice.
AGENCY:

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of the Air Force (DAF)
Equal Opportunity (EO) Program,
announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at http://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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1 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.