Notice2022-15047
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies
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Published
July 14, 2022
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, or Commission) announces that it has submitted a request for extension of approval for information collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The request concerns notification requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies. OMB previously approved the collection of information under OMB Control No. 3041-0156. On May 5, 2022, 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 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 this collection of information.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42160-42161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15047]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0026]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, or Commission) announces that
it has submitted a request for extension of approval for information
collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The request concerns notification requirements pertaining to third
party conformity assessment bodies. OMB previously approved the
collection of information under OMB Control No. 3041-0156. On May 5,
2022, 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 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 this
collection of information.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to: <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. In
addition, written comments that are sent to OMB also should be
submitted electronically at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, under Docket
No. CPSC-2012-0026.
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#f19296989d9d99909cb192818292df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7a4a0aeababafa6aa87a4b7b4a4e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 5, 2022, CPSC published a notice in
the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek
extension of approval of the collection of information. 87 FR 26738.
The Commission received no comments. Accordingly, CPSC seeks renewal
approval for the following collection of information:
Title: Notification Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies.
OMB Number: 3041-0156.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Third party conformity assessment bodies seeking
acceptance of accreditation or continuing accreditation.
Estimated Burden:
<bullet> New Applications from Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies
[cir] We estimate approximately 40 new applications from
independent third party conformity assessment bodies will be submitted
per year, each taking an estimated 75 minutes to complete the initial
application materials, with an estimated burden of 50 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 3 firewalled third party conformity
assessment bodies will apply per year, each taking an estimated 8.4
hours to complete the initial application materials, with an estimated
burden of 25.2 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 4 governmental third party
conformity assessment bodies will apply per year, each taking an
estimated 3 hours to complete the initial application materials, with
an estimated burden of 12 hours per year.
<bullet> Third party conformity assessment bodies updating information
[cir] We estimate that approximately 1 percent of third party
conformity assessment bodies will take 15 minutes to update information
for only those elements of information that need updating, with an
estimated burden of 1.5 hours per year.
<bullet> Third party conformity assessment bodies that subcontracts out
tests
[cir] We estimate that approximately 25 percent of third party
conformity assessment bodies provide subcontracted testing and it will
take 7 minutes to comply with the subcontracting recordkeeping
requirement for an estimated 76,410 subcontracted tests, yielding an
estimated burden of approximately 8,915 hours per year.
<bullet> Third party conformity assessment bodies that voluntarily
withdraw
[cir] We estimate approximately 8 third party conformity assessment
bodies will withdraw yearly, taking an estimated 30 minutes to create
and submit the required documentation, with an estimated burden of 4
hours per year.
<bullet> Third party conformity assessment bodies that are audited
[cir] We estimate that approximately 253 independent third party
conformity assessment bodies each year will be audited, taking
approximately 4 minutes to resubmit their Form 223 and accreditation
certificate, with an estimated burden of 17 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate that approximately 21 firewalled third party
conformity assessment bodies will spend 226 minutes collecting and
preparing the documentation to submit for an audit, with estimated
burden of about 79 hours per year.
[cir] We estimate approximately 30 governmental third party
conformity assessment bodies will spend 1 hour
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collecting and preparing the documentation to submit for an audit, with
estimated burden of 30 hours per year.
<bullet> Total Annual Burden
Adding all the annual estimated burden hours described above
results in a total of 9,134 hours for third party conformity assessment
bodies per year. At $40.35 per hour, the total cost of the
recordkeeping associated with the Requirements Pertaining to Third
Party Conformity Assessment Bodies is approximately $368,557 (9,134
hours x $40.35 = $368,557).
General Description of Collection: On March 12, 2013, the
Commission issued a rule Pertaining to Third Party Conformity
Assessment Bodies (78 FR 15836). The rule established the general
requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such
as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the
accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and the rule
prescribed adverse actions that might be imposed against CPSC-accepted
third party conformity assessment bodies. The rule also amended the
audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies and
amended the CPSC's regulation on inspections. CPSC's requirements
pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies can be found at
16 CFR part 1112.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-15047 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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