Notice2024-31623
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Bathtub Slip Resistance Study
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Published
January 6, 2025
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 request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. The proposed collection is a bathtub slip resistance study to support work on a voluntary Safety Standard for Bathtub and Shower Structure. Before CPSC can collect this information from the public, it must solicit public comment on this proposed collection of information and receive OMB approval. This notice describes the collection of information for which CPSC intends to seek OMB approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 613-614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31623]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2024-0045]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Bathtub Slip Resistance Study
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 request for approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. The proposed collection
is a bathtub slip resistance study to support work on a voluntary
Safety Standard for Bathtub and Shower Structure. Before CPSC can
collect this information from the public, it must solicit public
comment on this proposed collection of information and receive OMB
approval. This notice describes the collection of information for which
CPSC intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by March 7,
2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2024-
0045, 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#d7b4a7a4b4fab8a497b4a7a4b4f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="197a696a7a34766a597a696a7a377e766f">[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-2024-0045 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#ef9f9d8eaf8c9f9c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4c4c6d5f4d7c4c7d79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), before an agency submits a proposed collection
of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a document in
the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise
consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning the
proposed collection of information. In this notice we provide the
estimated burden associated with a bathtub slip resistance study
necessary to update information to support work on a voluntary Safety
Standard for Bathtub and Shower Structure to replace ASTM F462,
Standard Consumer Safety
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Specification for Slip-Resistant Bathing Facilities, which ASTM
withdrew in 2016.\1\ Under the PRA, an agency must publish the
following information:
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\1\ ASTM F462-79 Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
Slip-Resistant Bathing Facilities (2007) (withdrawn 2016), available
at <a href="https://www.astm.org/f0462-79r07.html">https://www.astm.org/f0462-79r07.html</a>.
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<bullet> A title for the collection of information;
<bullet> A summary of the collection of information;
<bullet> A brief description of the need for the information and
the proposed use of the information;
<bullet> A description of the likely respondents and proposed
frequency of response to the collection of information;
<bullet> An estimate of the burden that will result from the
collection of information; and
<bullet> Notice that comments may be submitted to the agency and
OMB.
44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). In accordance with this requirement, the
Commission provides the following information: \2\
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\2\ On December 26, 2024, the Commission voted (5-0) to publish
this notice.
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Title: Bathtub Slip Resistance Study.
OMB Number: New.
Type of Request: New information collection requirement.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information: The objective of this
study is to conduct human slip research on three bathtubs on the market
and to measure the friction demand of participants stepping into and
out of the bathtubs when dry and wet. CPSC contracted with Arizona
State University (ASU) to conduct this study. Participants will be
recruited from the Phoenix, Arizona metro area. The experiments will be
conducted at ASU's Locomotion Research Laboratory. The study will
involve a total of three sessions to test three bathtub surfaces, where
participants will walk into the tub and step out, while wearing fall
arresting harness systems for safety. During these sessions, resistance
forces under the foot and motion of the foot movements will be
measured. The study will quantify the minimum frictional performance
required for a bathing surface to reduce slips and falls. CPSC staff
will share the results of the study with the ASTM F15.03 Committee on
Safety Standards for Bathtub and Shower Structure working on replacing
ASTM F462.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: Falls are the leading cause of injury and death for older
adults 65 and older.\3\ Information collected as part of the bathtub
slip resistance study is needed initially to support CPSC staff in
efforts to work with the ASTM F15.03 Committee on Safety Standards for
Bathtub and Shower Structures to replace the obsolete ASTM F462
standard for bathing surface friction that ASTM withdrew in 2016. This
study will be used to inform CPSC staff of major requirements needed to
achieve an efficient and effective slip-resistance standard.
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\3\ Chowdhury et al., U.S. Consumer Prod. Safety Comm'n.,
Consumer Product-related Injuries and Deaths Among Adults 65 Years
of Age and Older, 67-68 (2021), available at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2t88v33m">https://tinyurl.com/2t88v33m</a>.
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Affected Public: Adults between ages 18 and 95 years old.
Estimated Number of Respondents: We expect up to 200 respondents
annually. Over the full authorized period of the study, which is three
years, up to 600 respondents may participate.
Frequency: One.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: Though response times will vary, on
average, it will take 2.5 hours for respondents to fully participate in
the study. Therefore, the annual estimated response burden is 500 hours
(200 responses x 2.5 hours per response).
Total Estimated Annual Burden Cost: There are no costs to
respondents and no respondent recordkeeping requirements associated
with the study. There are no operating, maintenance, or capital costs
associated with the collection. Participants will receive $100 for
participation in the study.
Request for Comments:
CPSC requests that interested parties submit comments regarding
this proposed information collection (see the ADDRESSES section at the
beginning of this notice). Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), the
Commission specifically invites comments on:
<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;
<bullet> Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information the Commission proposes to collect; 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. 2024-31623 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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