Notice2025-22984
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification of Compliance Form
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Published
December 16, 2025
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection 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 control number 3041-0142. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. 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 90, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58231-58232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22984]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of
Collection; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety
Act Verification of Compliance Form
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 (PRA), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests
comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection
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 control number 3041-0142. OMB's most
recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. 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 17,
2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0073, 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="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. 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, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7479.
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="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 may submit such comments by
mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may email them to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb988b8898d69488bb988b8898d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13706360703e7c6053706360703d747c65">[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-2009-0073 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#1464667554776467773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cebebcaf8eadbebdade0a9a1b8">[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.
General Description of Collection: The CPSC administers and
oversees compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety
Act (VGBA), 15 U.S.C. Ch. 106. The VGBA is designed to prevent the
tragic and hidden hazard of drain entrapment and evisceration in public
pools and spas. To achieve its purposes, the VGBA requires, among other
things, each swimming pool and spa drain cover manufactured,
distributed, or introduced into commerce meet specific requirements of
the CPSC recognized performance standard, and that each public pool and
spa be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems that comply
with the recognized performance standard. 15 U.S.C. 8003; 16 CFR part
1450.
CPSC, directly or through State contracted employees, inspects and
assesses public pools and spas for compliance. A compliance form is
used to record observations and assessments of compliance. The VGBA
Form 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.''
Estimated Number of Respondents: CPSC compliance staff estimates
that 50 inspections are completed annually, based on a review of prior
completed inspections.
Estimated Time per Response: CPSC estimates that three hours will
be required to inspect a pool or spa facility.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: CPSC estimates that total annual
burden hours are at most 150 (50 inspections x 3 hours per inspection).
Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: CPSC estimates that
hourly compensation for the time required for inspecting is $76.45
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee
Compensation,'' June 2025, Table 4, total compensation
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for management, professional, and related workers in private service-
producing industries: Employer Costs for Employee Compensation News
Release--2025 Q02 Results). Therefore, CPSC estimates the annual cost
to be $11,468 ($76.45 x 150 = $11,467.50).
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. 2025-22984 Filed 12-15-25; 8:45 am]
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