Notice2026-05456
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database
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March 20, 2026
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection associated with the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0146. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. On December 16, 2025, 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 two public comments in support of the collection. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13595-13597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05456]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0041]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of
Collection; Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information
Database
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) announces that
the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection
associated with the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety
Information Database. OMB previously approved the collection of
information under control number 3041-0146. OMB's most recent extension
of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. On December 16, 2025, 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 two public comments in support of
the collection. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the
Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for
extension of approval of that collection of information.
DATES: Submit comments on the collection of information by April 20,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about this request by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337c7a61726c4046515e5a40405a5c5d735c5e511d565c431d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd82849f8c92beb8afa0a4bebea4a2a38da2a0afe3a8a2bde3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> or fax: 202-395-6881. Comments by mail
should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Written comments
that are sent to OMB also should be submitted electronically at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, under Docket No. CPSC-2010-0041.
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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#f0808291b093808393de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27575546674457544409404851">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information
Database.
OMB Number: 3041-0146.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Reports concerning the safety of consumer products
can be submitted to the CPSC by consumers; local, state, or federal
government agencies; health care professionals; child service
providers; public safety entities; and others. A manufacturer or
private labeler may submit a comment related to a report of harm.
General Description of Collection: Section 212 of the Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) amended the Consumer
Product Safety Act (CPSA) to require CPSC to establish and maintain a
publicly available, searchable database on the safety of consumer
products, and other products or substances regulated by the agency. 15
U.S.C. 2055a. Section 6A of the CPSA requires the CPSC to collect
reports of harm from the public for potential publication in a publicly
available database, and to collect and publish comments from
manufacturers about reports of harm.
In 2010, the Commission issued a final rule to establish a Publicly
Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (Database) with
the effective date of January 10, 2011. 75 FR 76832 (Dec. 10, 2010).
The final rule established provisions regarding submitting reports of
harm; providing notice of reports of harm to manufacturers; publishing
reports of harm and manufacturer comments in the Database; and dealing
with confidential and materially inaccurate information.
The primary purpose of this information collection is to populate
the publicly searchable Database of consumer product safety
information. The Database information collection has four components:
reports of harm, manufacturer comments, branding information, and the
Small Batch Manufacturer Registry (SBMR).
Summary of Estimated Burden Hours:
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\1\ Frequency of responses is calculated by dividing the number
of responses by the number of respondents.
\2\ Numbers have been rounded.
Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Reports of Harm
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Number of Response Total annual Minutes per Total burden,
Collection type respdnts frequency \1\ responses response in hours \2\
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Reports of Harm--submitted 6,632 1.15 7,607 12 1,521
through website................
Reports of Harm--submitted by 1,032 1.33 1,373 10 229
phone..........................
Reports of Harm--submitted by 296 3.71 1,098 20 366
mail, email, fax...............
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Total....................... 7,960 .............. 10,078 .............. 2,116
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Table 2--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden for Manufacturer Submissions
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Number of Response Total annual Minutes per Total burden,
Collection type respondents frequency \1\ responses response in hours \2\
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Manufacturer Comments--submitted 543 4.45 2,418 117 4,715
through website................
Manufacturer Comments--submitted 115 1.44 166 147 407
by mail, e-mail, fax...........
Requests to Treat Information as 7 1.43 10 42 7
Confidential--submitted through
website........................
Requests to Treat Information as 0 N/A 0 72 0
Confidential--submitted by
mail, e-mail, fax..............
Requests to Treat Information as 109 1.50 164 165 451
Materially Inaccurate--
submitted through website......
Requests to Treat Information as 22 1.23 27 195 88
Materially Inaccurate--
submitted by mail, e-mail, fax.
Voluntary Brand Identification.. 513 1.00 513 10 86
Small Batch Manufacturer 1,747 1.00 1,747 10 291
Identification.................
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Total....................... 3,056 .............. 5,045 .............. 6,045
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Estimated Number of Respondents: Based on the data set forth in
Tables 1 and 2, CPSC estimates 11,016 respondents (7,960 + 3,056). CPSC
estimates that approximately 7,960 respondents will submit reports of
harm. CPSC estimates that there are approximately 3,056 manufacturers
who will provide responsive submissions.
Estimated Time per Response: As shown in Table 1, estimated time
per response for reports of harm submitted through the website is 12
minutes, reports submitted by phone is 10 minutes, and reports
submitted by mail, email or fax is 20 minutes. Table 2 shows the
estimated time per response for the various kinds of manufacturer
submissions expected: the estimated time per response for manufacturer
comments through the website is 117 minutes; comments submitted my
mail, email or fax is 147 minutes; requests to treat information as
confidential submitted through the website is 42 minutes and those
submitted by mail, email or fax is 72 minutes; requests to treat
information as materially inaccurate through the website is 165 minutes
and those submitted by mail, email or fax is 195 minutes; submissions
of voluntary brand information is 10 minutes; and submissions of small
batch manufacturer identification is 10 minutes.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: Based on the data in Tables 1 and 2,
CPSC estimates the annual burden to be
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8,161 hours. This estimate is based on the estimated total estimated
annual burdens for reports of harm (2,116 hours) and manufacturer
submissions (6,045 hours).
Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: Based on the data in
Tables 1 and 2, the annual reporting cost is estimated to be $566,351
($96,595 + $469,757). This estimate is based on the estimated total
figures for reports of harm and manufacturer submissions.
The estimated burden associated with submitting reports of harm
based on the estimated total burden hours is $96,595. The estimated
costs for submitting reports of harm is based on the estimated total
burden hours associated with reports of harm, 2,116 hours, multiplied
by an estimated total compensation for all workers in private industry
of $45.65 per hour,\3\ which results in an estimated cost of $96,595
(2,116 hours x $45.65 per hour = $96,595.40).
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\3\ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table
4 of the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), Private
Industry workers, by occupational group, June 2025 (data extracted
on 11/20/2025 from: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09122025.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09122025.htm</a>.
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The estimated burden associated with manufacturer submissions is
$469,757. The estimated costs for submitting reports of harm is based
on the estimated total burden hours associated with reports of harm,
6,045 hours, multiplied by an estimated total compensation for a
manager or professional in goods-producing industries of $77.71 per
hour,\4\ which results in an estimated cost of $469,757 (6,045 hours x
$77.71 per hour = $469,756.95).
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\4\ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Table
4 of the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), Private
Industry workers, by occupational group, June 2025 (data extracted
on 11/20/2025 from: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09122025.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_09122025.htm</a>.
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Response to Public Comments:
One individual commenter expressed support for the collection.
Second set of comments were jointly submitted by the Consumer
Federation of America, Consumer Reports, and Safe Infant Sleep in
support of the collection through the Database (<a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a>). The
organizations also provided recommendations to increase awareness of
and engagement with the Database, as well as recommendations to improve
its utility. CPSC is committed to enhancing its processes to advance
consumer safety and strengthening our mission effectiveness. CPSC
appreciates the suggestions to improve access to and utilization of
<a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a>. CPSC will consider these suggestions as the agency
continues to advance its systems to protect American consumers. A
summary of the specific comments and responses are provided below.
Comment: The commenters suggested CPSC take steps to increase
public awareness of <a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a> by increasing marketing, pursuing
voluntary marketing by industries and by engaging with physicians,
medical examiners, fire responders, and other healthcare professionals.
Response: CPSC continually evaluates marketing strategies and
resource needs. Any future expansion of outreach activities would
depend on available appropriations and approval through the budget
process. CPSC welcomes voluntary participation from manufacturers,
retailers, and other stakeholders in raising awareness of
<a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a> and will continue to engage with industry groups on
potential partnerships for public service announcements. CPSC
recognizes that health professionals and first responders are valuable
partners for consumer product safety reporting. The agency will
continue to evaluate opportunities, consistent with available resources
and statutory authority, to share information about <a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a>
with these partners.
Comment: The commenters recommended additional features such as
straightforward (one-click) access to the Database.
Response: Currently, the CPSC website contains a stick banner with
the text ``Report unsafe products'' on nearly every page of <a href="http://CPSC.gov">CPSC.gov</a>
that links directly to <a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a>.
Comment: Commenters suggested other improvements to the Database by
adding features for non-technical users to see and understand patterns
at a glance.
Response: CPSC continually evaluates options to improve the
usability of the public database within available resources and will
consider the recommendations to further improve the user experience.
Comment: Commenters provided suggestions to optimize the mobile
device experience by creating mobile-optimized forms with embedded
reporting tools and multilingual support; creating an app; developing a
process for uploading photos; and optional check-boxes for important
contextual factors.
Response: CPSC will consider this feedback as part of its review
for potential improvement to enhance the accessibility, clarity and
overall functionality of its consumer reporting systems.
Comment: Commenters recommended CPSC provide publication timelines
for
reports, publish periodic reports summarizing data trends and use
other data collection systems to enhance collection.
Response: CPSC follows the publication requirements established in
section 6A of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2055a, and continues to evaluate
workflow efficiencies to support timely processing of reports. CPSC
will consider the commenters' feedback to establish clear public
publications timelines for review as part of its process improvement.
CPSC appreciates the interest in periodic public summaries. The agency
currently makes individual reports publicly available through
<a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a> as well as through <a href="http://CPSC.gov">CPSC.gov</a> that utilize
<a href="http://SaferProducts.gov">SaferProducts.gov</a> data. The agency will consider options for additional
aggregate reporting as resources permit and consistent with statutory
constraints on the disclosure of manufacturer and product information.
CPSC recognizes the importance of data availability for public use.
Currently, other data collections such as National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System (NEISS) and poison control data serve different
statutory purposes and follow separate data collection methodologies.
The agency continues to explore opportunities to align insights across
data systems where appropriate.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-05456 Filed 3-19-26; 8:45 am]
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