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produced and imported by the firms
comply with the applicable standard.
Additionally, the Commission uses this
information to arrange corrective actions
if items of children’s sleepwear fail to
comply with the applicable standard in
a manner that creates a substantial risk
of injury to the public.
OMB approved the collection of
information in the children’s sleepwear
standards and implementing regulations
under control number 3041–0027.
OMB’s most recent extension of
approval will expire on December 12,
2012. The Commission proposes to
request an extension of approval for the
collection of information in the
children’s sleepwear standards and
implementing regulations.
B. Estimated Burden
Commission staff estimates that about
83 firms manufacture or import
products subject to the two children’s
sleepwear flammability standards.
These firms may perform an estimated
2,000 tests each, which take up to 3
hours per test. Commission staff
estimates that these standards and
implementing regulations will impose
an average annual burden of about 6,000
hours on each of those firms (2,000 tests
× 3 hours). That burden will result from
conducting the testing required by the
standards and maintaining records of
the results of that testing mandated by
the implementing regulations. The total
annual burden imposed by the
standards and regulations on all
manufacturers and importers of
children’s sleepwear will be about
498,000 hours (83 firms × 6,000). The
annual cost to the industry is estimated
to be $30,751,500, based on an hourly
wage of $61.75 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics: total compensation for
management, professional, and related
workers in goods-producing private
industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs) ×
498,000 hours.
The Commission will expend
approximately 3 months of professional
staff time annually, for examination of
information in the records maintained
by manufacturers and importers of
children’s sleepwear subject to the
standards. The annual cost to the federal
government of the collection of
information in the sleepwear standards
and implementing regulations is
estimated to be $43,014. This estimate
uses an annual total compensation of
$119,238 (the equivalent of a GS–14
step 5 employee with an additional 30.7
percent added for benefits.)
C. Request for Comments
The Commission solicits written
comments from all interested persons

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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: October 1, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0004]

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Electrically Operated Toys
and Children’s Articles
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35),
the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC or Commission)
requests comments on a proposed
extension of approval of a collection of
information from manufacturers and
importers of certain electrically
operated toys and children’s articles.
The collection of information consists of
testing and recordkeeping requirements
in regulations titled, ‘‘Requirements for
Electrically Operated Toys or Other
Electrically Operated Articles Intended
for Use by Children,’’ codified at 16 CFR
part 1505.
The Commission will consider all
comments received in response to this
notice before requesting an extension of
this collection of information from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
receive comments not later than
December 3, 2012.
SUMMARY:

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You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013–
0004, by any of the following methods:

ADDRESSES:

Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of
comments, the Commission is no longer
accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions),
preferably in five copies, to: Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Room 502, 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
electronically. 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.
For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1973,
the Commission issued safety
requirements for electrically operated
toys and children’s articles to protect
children from unreasonable risks of
injury from electric shock, electrical
burns, and thermal burns. These
regulations are codified at 16 CFR part
1505 and were issued under the
authority of sections 2 and 3 of the
Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1261, 1262).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

A. Requirements for Electrically
Operated Toys
These regulations are applicable to
toys, games, and other articles intended
for use by children that are powered by
electrical current from a nominal 120

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volt circuit. Video games and articles
designed primarily for use by adults that
may be used incidentally by children
are not subject to these regulations.
The regulations prescribe design,
construction, performance, and labeling
requirements for electrically operated
toys and children’s articles. The
regulations also require manufacturers
and importers of those products to
develop and maintain a quality
assurance program. 16 CFR 1505.4(a)(2).
Additionally, section 1505.4(a)(3) of the
regulations require those firms to
maintain records for 3 years, containing
information about: (1) The material and
production specifications and the
description of the quality assurance
program required by 16 CFR
1505.4(a)(2); (2) the results of all
inspections and tests conducted; and (3)
records of sales and distribution.
OMB approved the collection of
information requirements in the
regulations under control number 3041–
0035. OMB’s most recent extension of
approval expires on December 31, 2012.
The Commission now proposes to
request an extension of approval for the
information collection requirements in
the regulations.
The safety need for this collection of
information remains. Specifically, if a
manufacturer or importer distributes
products that violate the requirements
of the regulations, the records required
by section 1505.4(a)(3) can be used by
the firm and the Commission to: (i)
identify specific lots or production lines
of products that fail to comply with
applicable requirements; and (ii) notify
distributors and retailers in the event
the products are subject to recall.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that
about 40 firms are subject to the testing
and recordkeeping requirements of the
regulations. Each one may have an
average of 10 products each year, for
which testing and recordkeeping would
be required, resulting in approximately
400 records. Commission staff estimates
that the tests required by the regulations
can be performed on one product in 16
hours and that recordkeeping can be
performed for one product in 4 hours.
Thus, the estimated testing burden
hours are 6,400 (16 hours × 400), and
the estimated recordkeeping burden
hours are 1,600 hours (400 records × 4
hours).
Commission staff estimates that each
firm may spend 30 minutes or less per
model on the labeling requirements.
Assuming each firm produces 10 new
models each year, the estimated labeling
burden hours are 200 hours (40 firms ×
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model = 200 hours) per year. The
estimated total burden hours for
recordkeeping and labeling are 1,800
hours for all firms (1,600 hours for
recordkeeping + 200 hours for labeling).
CPSC staff estimates that the hourly
wage for the time required to perform
the required testing and recordkeeping
is approximately $61.75 (Bureau of
Labor Statistics: total compensation for
management, professional, and related
workers in goods-producing private
industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs, and
the hourly wage for the time required to
maintain the labeling requirements is
approximately $27.64 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics, total compensation for all
sales and office workers in goodsproducing, private industries: http://
www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized total
cost to the industry is estimated to be
$444,952 (6,400 × $61.75 + 1,800 ×
$27.64).
Commission staff will expend less
than one staff month reviewing records
required to be maintained for
electrically operated toys and children’s
articles. The annual cost to the federal
government of the collection of
information in these regulations is
estimated to be less than $14,338. This
estimate uses an annual total
compensation of $ 119,238 (the
equivalent of a GS–14 step 5 employee,
with an additional 30.7 percent added
for benefits.)
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: October 1, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0001]

Proposed Extension of Approval of
Information Collection; Comment
Request—Safety Standard for
Automatic Residential Garage Door
Operators
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35),
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
residential garage door operators. The
collection of information consists of
testing and recordkeeping requirements
in certification regulations
implementing the Safety Standard for
Automatic Residential Garage Door
Operators (16 CFR part 1211). The
Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice,
before requesting approval of this
extension of a collection of information
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
receive written comments not later than
December 3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013–
0001, by any of the following methods:
SUMMARY:

Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of
comments, the Commission is no longer
accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions),
preferably in five copies, to: Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Room 502, 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

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