Notice2024-28898
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Comment Request; Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for Carpets and Rugs
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Published
December 10, 2024
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection requirements for manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs in the Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs, issued under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0017. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2025. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information from OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99231-99232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28898]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2012-0030]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of
Collection; Comment Request; Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements for
Carpets and Rugs
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests
comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection
requirements for manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs in the
Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and the
Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs, issued
under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA). The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under
control number 3041-0017. OMB's most recent extension of approval will
expire on March 31, 2025. The Commission will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of
this collection of information from OMB.
DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by February 10,
2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0030, within 60 days of publication of this notice by any of the
following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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. The Commission typically does not accept
comments submitted by 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/courier to:
Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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. CPSC may post all comments without
change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or
other personal information provided, to: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://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 may submit such comments by
mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may email them to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#beddcecddd93d1cdfeddcecddd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50332023337d3f2310332023337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
Number CPSC-2012-0030 into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504-7791, or by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#18686a79587b686b7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3242405372514241511c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Standard for the Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (FF-1-70),
16 CFR 1630, and Standard for the Flammability of Small Carpets and
Rugs (FF 2-70), 16 CFR 1631.
OMB Number: 3041-0017.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs.
General Description of Collection: Under the FFA, the Standard for
the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the
Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR
part 1631) establish requirements to reduce the flammability of carpets
and rugs. 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204. The standards' provisions include
requirements for testing and recordkeeping for manufacturers and
importers who furnish guaranties subject to the carpet and rug
flammability standards. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement
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Act of 2008 (CPSIA) established product certification requirements for
applicable consumer product safety standards and rules. 15 U.S.C. 2063.
Manufacturers and importers of carpets and rugs intended for general
use must certify in a general conformity certificate (GCC) that the
product complies with the applicable standards based on testing or a
reasonable testing program. 16 CFR part 1110. Manufacturers and
importers of children's carpets and rugs must certify in a children's
product certificate (CPC) that the product complies with the applicable
standards based on testing by a CPSC accredited third-party conformity
assessment body. Id. Under the FFA, a manufacturer or importer can
issue a guaranty of compliance, based on reasonable and representative
testing, to retailers, distributors, or other manufacturers to declare
that a product conforms with the applicable flammability standards. 15
U.S.C. 1197. 16 CFR 1608.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 120 manufacturers
and importers of carpets and rugs are subject to the information
collection requirements under the FFA. An estimated 100 manufacturers
and importers of carpets and rugs issue a GCC or a CPC. In addition, an
estimated 20 such firms elect to issue a guaranty of compliance with
the FFA. Staff estimates that the average firm issuing a GCC, CPC, or
guaranty under the FFA is required to conduct, on average, 100 tests
per year, although the actual number of tests required by a given firm
may vary, depending upon the number of carpet styles and the annual
production volume.
Estimated Time per Response: For firms issuing a GCC or CPC, staff
estimates that the time to conduct each test is two hours, including
the time required to establish and maintain the test records. For firms
issuing a guaranty of compliance, staff estimates that the time to
conduct each test is 2.5 hours, including the time required to
establish and maintain the test records.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total estimated annualized
burden to respondents is 25,000 hours (20,000 hours for firms that
issue a GCC/CPC plus 5,000 hours for firms that issue a guaranty of
compliance).
Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: The total annualized
costs to all respondents for the hour burden for the collection of
information is estimated to be as high as $1,840,250, using a mean
hourly employer cost-per-hour-worked of $73.61 (Bureau of Labor
Statistics: Total compensation rates for private industry workers in
management, professional, and related occupations, Table 4, June 2024,
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09102024.pdf">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09102024.pdf</a>) (25,000
hours x $73.61).
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:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of
information is accurate;
<bullet> whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected could be enhanced; and
<bullet> 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. 2024-28898 Filed 12-9-24; 8:45 am]
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