Notice2021-15841
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Hazard Warning Communication Survey
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Published
July 26, 2021
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a new proposed collection of information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register for each proposed collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a proposed survey to assess how hazard warnings are communicated to consumers. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before submitting this collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40018-40019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15841]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0020]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Hazard Warning Communication Survey
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on a new proposed collection of
information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register for each proposed collection of information, and to allow 60
days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits
comments on a proposed survey to assess how hazard warnings are
communicated to consumers. The Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before submitting this collection
of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by September 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2021-
0020, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and as described below. CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Mail/hand delivery/courier Written Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division of the Secretariat, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: (301) 504-7479. Alternatively, as a temporary option during
the COVID-19 pandemic, you may email such submissions to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#77140704145a1804371407041459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b0a3a0b0febca093b0a3a0b0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. CPSC may post all comments received
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal information provided, to: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 written
submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, insert Docket
No. CPSC-2021-0020 into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts. A
copy of the proposed survey is available at: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
under Docket No. CPSC-2021-0020, Supporting and Related Material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504-7991, or by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec8f8b858080848d81ac8f9c9f8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a494d434646424b476a495a5949044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and includes agency
proposed surveys. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. Accordingly, CPSC
is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set
forth in this document.
A. Hazard Warning Communication Survey
CPSC is authorized under section 5(a) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to conduct studies and
investigations relating to the causes and prevention of deaths,
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that CPSC may conduct research,
studies, and investigations on the safety of consumer products, and
develop product safety test methods and testing devices.
CPSC proposes to conduct an online survey to gather data on
consumer risk perception and response to hazard communications from
5,000 respondents. The study population will be comprised of
individuals age 18 and over from across the United States. In this
proposed survey, CPSC seeks information about consumer product use,
including, but not limited to, the following topics:
<bullet> Consumers' beliefs, experiences, and tendencies regarding
product safety;
<bullet> whether consumers pay attention to instructions that come
with products;
<bullet> whether consumers read safety information and labels;
<bullet> to what extent consumers comply with safety messages;
<bullet> how product type influences consumers' attitude and
behavior;
<bullet> what information resources consumers rely on before buying
a product;
<bullet> how product safety ranks among other factors consumers
consider;
<bullet> reasons consumers comply or do not comply with the safety
messages; and
<bullet> how consumers respond if they encounter a safety recall of
the product they own.
CPSC has contracted with Carahsoft/Qualtrics, to develop and
execute this project for CPSC. Information obtained through this survey
is not intended to be considered nationally representative.
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The panel provider will monitor respondents, and if a particular
demographic is trending highly, the panel provider will slow down the
sample for that segment and will focus on obtaining responses from
others to ensure recruitment for U.S. census-matched survey
participants from the Midwest, Northeast, South, and West regions. The
panel provider will also monitor respondents to ensure that underserved
populations are represented in the sample and that insights are
collected from a diverse population.
CPSC intends to use the study findings to develop a better
understanding of the mechanisms and types of safety messages that
consumers receive, how they respond, and what affects their response.
Specifically, responses to the items in this survey will provide CPSC
staff with information on whether consumers read and comply with
various types of safety information that comes with products they use;
the causes of consumer noncompliance with product safety information;
whether consumers share product safety information with other users of
their products; what sources of information they rely on to decide if a
product is safe to use; whether safety is a priority in their
purchasing decisions; how they responded to safety notices and recalls
in the past; reasons for noncompliance with safety notices and recalls;
and if and how the product type affects their risk perception and
behaviors. Findings from this survey will provide CPSC with information
on ways to increase consumer understanding of, and adherence to, safety
messaging and help CPSC develop more effective messaging that will
convey critical information about product hazards.
B. Burden Hours
We estimate the number of respondents to the survey to be 5,000.
The online survey for the proposed study will take approximately 15
minutes (0.25 hours) to complete. We estimate the total annual burden
hours for respondents to be 1,250 hours. The monetized hourly cost is
$38.60, as defined by total compensation for all civilian workers, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,
as of December 2020. Accordingly, we estimate the total cost burden to
be $48,250 (1,250 hours x $38.60). The total cost to the federal
government for the contract to design and conduct the proposed survey
is $150,978.
C. Request for Comments
CPSC invites comments on these topics:
<bullet> Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of CPSC's functions, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
<bullet> The accuracy of CPSC's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
<bullet> Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-15841 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am]
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