Notice2026-19748
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR Part 1610; Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, 16 CFR Part 1611
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Published
September 28, 2026
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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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 requirements associated with the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles and the Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0024. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on October 31, 2026. On June 25, 2026, 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 did not receive any public comments. 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 186 (Monday, September 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61209-61211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19748]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0092]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of
Collection; Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR
Part 1610; Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, 16 CFR
Part 1611
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
requirements associated with the Standard for the Flammability of
Clothing Textiles and the Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl
Plastic Film. OMB previously approved the
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collection of information under control number 3041-0024. OMB's most
recent extension of approval will expire on October 31, 2026. On June
25, 2026, 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 did not receive any public comments. 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 October 28,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about this request by email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#236c6a71627c5056414e4a50504a4c4d634c4e410d464c530d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77383e2536280402151a1e04041e181937181a155912180759101801">[email protected]</span></a> or fax: 202-395-3888. 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-2009-0092.
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#6414160524071417074a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0373716243607370602d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR
part 1610; Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, 16 CFR
part 1611.
OMB Number: 3041-0024.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and importers of clothing and
fabrics intended for use in clothing, as well as manufacturers and
importers of clothing made from vinyl plastic film and vinyl plastic
film intended for use in clothing. This also includes downstream
distributors and retailers who handle, sell, or further distribute
these products, as they may be impacted by recordkeeping requirements
and guaranty provisions under the applicable standards.
General Description of Collection: The Safety Standard for
Flammability of Clothing Textiles (16 CFR part 1610) addresses the
danger of injury and loss of life by prohibiting dangerously flammable
textiles and textile products for clothing use from being distributed
in United States commerce. The standard includes methods of testing the
flammability of clothing and textiles intended to be used for clothing,
establishes three classes of flammability, sets forth the requirements
which textiles shall meet to be classified, and warns against the use
of those textiles which have burning characteristics unsuitable for
clothing.
The Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film (16 CFR
part 1611) provides a minimum standard for the flammability of vinyl
plastic film for use in wearing apparel. The material covered by the
standard is nonrigid, unsupported, vinyl plastic film, including
transparent, translucent, and opaque material that is plain, embossed,
molded, or otherwise surface treated. This standard prescribes a test
to ensure that articles of wearing apparel, and fabrics and film
intended for use in wearing apparel, are not dangerously flammable
because of rapid and intense burning.
Section 8 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1197,
provides that a person who receives a guaranty in good faith that a
product complies with an applicable flammability standard is not
subject to criminal prosecution for a violation of the FFA resulting
from the sale of any product covered by the guaranty. Section 8 of the
FFA requires that a guaranty must be based on ``reasonable and
representative tests.'' For both standards, recordkeeping requirements
for firms that issue original and continuing guaranties include
maintaining records of tests to support the issuance of guaranties and
records of any received guaranties for three years, as set forth in 16
CFR 1610.38 and 16 CFR 1611.38. To file a continuing guaranty with the
Commission, firms may submit a CPSC form with the Office of the
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\1\ Continuing Guaranty Under the Flammable Fabrics At for
Filing with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Statutes/Flammable-Fabrics-Act/Frequently-Asked-Questions-for-Continuing-Guaranties-under-the-Flammable-Fabrics-Act-and-Filed-with-the-Commission">https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Statutes/Flammable-Fabrics-Act/Frequently-Asked-Questions-for-Continuing-Guaranties-under-the-Flammable-Fabrics-Act-and-Filed-with-the-Commission</a>.
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In addition, CPSC requires manufacturers and importers of general-
use products for which consumer product safety rules apply, such as
adult wearing apparel, to certify, in a written General Certificate of
Conformity (GCC), also based on testing or a reasonable testing program
and supported by the test records, that the products comply with 16 CFR
parts 1610 and 1611. The majority of GCC burden is captured in OMB
control number 3041-0203, Revisions to 16 CFR part 1110, and the
remainder is assumed to be negligible (approaching zero) because it is
essentially similar to issuing a guarantee.
Manufacturers and importers of children's wearing apparel, subject
to 16 CFR parts 1610 and 1611, 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. CPC burden is accounted for under OMB control number
3041-0159, Third Party Testing of Children's Products.
Both standards also include a documentation requirement for
shipment of wearing apparel or textile fabrics to be treated to reduce
their flammability in accordance with the applicable standards. In
addition, importers of such shipments must maintain proof of treatment,
provide affidavits to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and, if
required, furnish a performance bond to ensure compliance. CPSC assumes
that fewer than 10 shipments for the purpose of finishing or processing
are received to the United States annually because finishing treatments
are typically conducted abroad. Therefore, there is no burden estimate
for such shipments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: CPSC estimates 10,000 firms will
conduct the required recordkeeping, and 160 firms will voluntarily file
a continuing guaranty with the Commission, annually. Therefore, the
total number of respondents is 10,160 firms.
Estimated Time per Response: For recordkeeping, CPSC assumes that
each record will take one hour to create and maintain. To file a
continuing guaranty, CPSC assumes that each form will take one hour to
create and submit. Therefore, the estimated time per response for this
collection is two hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: For recordkeeping, CPSC assumes that
there will be 100,000 responses annually (10,000 firms x 10 fabrics per
firm = 100,000 records). CPSC assumes that each record will take one
hour to create and maintain, therefore the total burden is
approximately 100,000 hours, annually. To file a continuing guaranty,
CPSC assumes that there will be 1,600 form submissions annually (160
firms x 10 forms per firm = 1,600 forms). CPSC assumes that each form
will take one hour to create and submit, therefore the total burden is
approximately 1,600 hours, annually. Accordingly, the total estimated
annual burden for the collection is 101,600 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Cost to Respondents: At an average hourly
wage rate of $80.04 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs
for
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Employee Compensation,'' December 2025, Table 4, Total compensation of
all management, professional, and related occupations in goods-
producing industries: <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_03202026.htm">https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ecec_03202026.htm</a>), the total cost for the collection of information is
approximately $8.1 million, annually (101,600 hours x $80.04 per hour =
$8,132,064).
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-19748 Filed 9-25-26; 8:45 am]
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