Notice2022-17655
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form
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Published
August 17, 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) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of information regarding a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under OMB Control No. 3041-0142. CPSC will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50612-50613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17655]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act;
Compliance Form
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) requests comments on a
proposed extension of approval of a collection of information regarding
a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information
under OMB Control No. 3041-0142. CPSC will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of
approval of this collection of information from OMB.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by October 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0073, 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. Do not submit through this
website: confidential business information, trade secret information,
or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be
available to the public. CPSC typically does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except as described below.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you
to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
You may, however, 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.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. CPSC may post all comments 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>. 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 must submit such comments by mail, hand
delivery, or courier, or by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f390838090de9c80b390838090dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="accfdcdfcf81c3dfeccfdcdfcf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>.
Docket: For access to the docket to view the verification of
compliance form ``2022 VGBA Form'', or the comments received, go to:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and insert the docket number, CPSC-2009-
0073, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.
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. The CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. The CPSC encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
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#2645414f4a4a4e474b664556554508414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff9c98969393979e92bf9c8f8c9cd1989089">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification
of Compliance Form
OMB Number: 3041-0142
Type of Review: Renewal of collection
Frequency of Response: On occasion
Affected Public: Public pools and spa facilities
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50 pools or facilities
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours to inspect a pool or spa
facility
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total testing burden hours are
150 (50 inspections x 3 hours per inspection). We estimate there will
be 50 inspections conducted throughout the fiscal year based on CPSC
plans for inspections, past compliance rates and trends, as well as
available staff resources. We estimate that hourly compensation for the
time required for inspecting is $64.02 (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' March 2022,
Table 4, total compensation for management, professional, and related
workers in private service-producing industries: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t04.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t04.htm</a>). The total annual cost of time to inspect
all facilities is estimated to be $9,603 ($64.02 x 150).
General Description of Collection
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Act), 15 U.S.C.
Ch. 106, applies to public swimming pools and spas, and it requires
that each swimming pool and spa drain cover manufactured, distributed,
or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the
entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance
standard or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or
drain cover under section 1404(b) of the Act.
On August 5, 2011, the CPSC published a final rule incorporating by
reference ANSI/APSP-16 2011 as the successor standard, effective
September 6, 2011. 76 FR 47436. On May 24, 2019, the CPSC published a
direct final rule incorporating by reference ANSI/APSP-16 2017 as the
next successor standard. 84 FR 24021. The Act requires that, in
addition to having the anti-entrapment devices or systems, each public
pool and spa in the United States with a single main drain other than
an unblockable drain shall be equipped with one or more of the
following devices or systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool or
spa drains: a safety vacuum release system, suction-limiting vent
system, gravity drainage system, automatic pump shut-off system or
drain disablement. The CPSC will collect information through the
verification of compliance form to identify drain covers, pools, and
spas that do not meet the performance requirements in ANSI/APSP-16 2017
and the Act. CPSC staff or the designated State or local government
official will take approximately 3 hours to inspect the pool and fill
out the checklist on the verification of compliance form. The 2022 VGBA
Form they will use is available for viewing at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under docket number, CPSC-2009-0073, ``Supporting
and Related Material.''
Request for Comments
The CPSC solicits written comments from all interested persons
about the proposed collection of information. The
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CPSC 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.
Abioye Mosheim,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-17655 Filed 8-16-22; 8:45 am]
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