[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32161-32162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13513]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0046]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Consumer Focus Groups
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (``the PRA''), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension
of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments
on a proposed collection of information from persons who may
participate in Consumer Focus Groups.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-
0046 by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. To ensure timely processing of
comments, the Commission is no longer accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (e-mail) except through http://www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 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. All comments received may be posted
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal information provided, to http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information,
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and
Planning, Office of Information Technology, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-7671,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(``OMB'') for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including
each proposed extension/reinstatement of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, the CPSC is publishing notice of the
proposed collection of information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, the CPSC
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of CPSC's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of CPSC's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Title: Consumer Focus Groups (OMB Control Number 3041-0136-
Extension).
Description: The Commission is authorized, under section 5(a) of
the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to
collect information, conduct research, perform studies and
investigations relating to the causes and prevention of deaths,
accidents, injuries, illnesses, other health impairments, and economic
losses associated with consumer products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15
U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the Commission may conduct
research, studies and investigations on the safety of consumer products
or test consumer products and develop product safety test methods and
testing devices.
To better identify and evaluate the risks of product-related
incidents, the Commission staff invites and obtains direct feedback
from consumers on issues related to product safety such as recall
effectiveness, product use, and perceptions regarding safety issues.
Through participation in certain focus groups, consumers answer
questions and provide information regarding their actual experiences,
opinions and/or perceptions on the use or pattern of use of a specific
product or type of product, including recalled products. The
information collected from the Consumer Focus Groups will help inform
the Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use by
providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and usage
patterns. Such information also may assist the Commission's efforts to
support voluntary standards activities and help identify areas
regarding consumer safety issues that need additional research. In
addition, the information will assist with forming new ways of
providing user friendly data to consumers through CPSC's Web site and
information and education campaigns.
If this information is not collected, the Commission may not have
available certain useful information regarding consumer experiences,
opinions, and perceptions related to specific product use in its
ongoing efforts to improve the safety of consumer products and safety
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information on behalf of consumers. Currently, the Commission staff
relies on its expert judgment about consumer behavior, perceptions, and
similar information related to consumer products and product use. Not
conducting the information collection activity, therefore, could reduce
the quality of assessments currently completed by Commission staff. The
information collection activity would likely provide the Commission
staff with information that would focus the staff's assessments, or
could provide insight into consumer perceptions and usage patterns that
could not be anticipated by Commission staff.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows. We anticipate that, over the three year period of this
request, we will conduct 40 focus groups and 20 one-on-one interviews
for a variety of projects. The total hours of burden to the respondents
are (4 hours per person x 400 participants) + (30 minutes per person x
20 participants) = 1610 hours (537 hours budgeted per year for three
years). The total annual cost is: 1610 x $29.40 (U.S. Department of
Labor, Employer costs for Employee Compensation, September 2009) =
$47,334 ($15,778 budgeted per year for three years).
The estimated annual cost of the information collection
requirements to the Federal government is approximately $140,000 per
year for three years. This sum includes nine staff months ($127,573),
travel costs expended for meeting with contractors ($40,000, estimated
at $1,000 per focus group), and contracts for conducting focus groups
and/or one-on-one interviews ($250,000, estimated at $5,000 per focus
group and $2,500 per one-on-one interview).
Dated: June 1, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-13513 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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