[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51245-51246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20596]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0088]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey
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 and to allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on a
draft survey regarding ownership and use characteristics of durable
infant or toddler products.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by October 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-
0088, 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 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. A copy of the
draft survey is available at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket
No. CPSC-2010-0088, Supporting and Related Materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda L. 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 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.
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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.
On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
(``CPSIA'') (Pub. L. 110-314) was enacted. Section 104 of the CPSIA
(referred to as the ``the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety
Notification Act'') (15 U.S.C. 2056a), requires the Commission to study
and develop safety standards for infant and toddler products. Such
durable infant and toddler products include, but are not limited to:
Full-size cribs and non full-size cribs; toddler beds; high chairs,
booster chairs, and hook-on chairs; bath seats; gates and other
enclosures for confining a child; play yards; stationary activity
centers; infant carriers; strollers; walkers; swings; and bassinets and
cradles. The Commission is required to evaluate the currently existing
voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler products and
promulgate a mandatory standard substantially the same as, or more
stringent than, the applicable voluntary standard.
In evaluating the current voluntary standards, the CPSC staff
requires certain additional data to assess the potential future impacts
of the CPSIA mandatory efforts on durable infant and toddler products.
The draft Durable Nursery Products Exposure Survey (``DNPES'' or
``survey'') is a national probability sample of households with
children five years old and under designed to determine the prevalence
of durable infant and toddler product ownership in households, as well
as the frequency and manner of use of such products. In particular, the
survey will seek information regarding ownership characteristics, the
life cycle of the products, and consumer behaviors and perceptions
regarding such products. The survey will gather information on the
characteristics and usage patterns of 24 categories of durable infant
or toddler products and solicit information on accidents or injuries
associated with those products. The information collected from the
DNPES will help inform the Commission's evaluation of consumer products
and product use by providing insight and information into consumer
perceptions and usage patterns. In addition to assisting the
Commission's rulemaking efforts, such information will also support
ongoing voluntary standards activities in which the Commission
participates, compliance and enforcement efforts as well as information
and education campaigns. The data also will help identify consumer
safety issues that need additional research. Understanding better how
these products are used by consumers will help the Commission address
potential hazards and assess the sufficiency of current voluntary
standards.
Before the mail paper screener is sent out, a small group of
respondents (37) from different backgrounds (including both English and
Spanish speakers) will be asked to participate in cognitive testing
(for the telephone survey) or usability testing (for the Web version of
the survey) to provide extensive feedback regarding the clarity of
specific questions. Results of the cognitive and usability testing will
be used to revise the survey instruments, but will not be included in
the survey results for the main data collection. Following the testing,
a mail paper screener will be sent to 16,667 families to determine
whether sampled respondents are eligible for full DNPES participation.
Eligible respondents who have children aged 0-5 in their household will
have Web and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (``CATI'') survey
options for completing the full extended DNPES. The DNPES will include
approximately 24 categories with questions about different infant or
toddler products, but each respondent will be limited to a maximum of
four categories. The CATI and Web programs will also ensure that each
respondent's questions are limited to the portions of the survey for
which they have been selected.
We estimate the burden of this collection of information as
follows. Each cognitive interview or usability test will take
approximately one hour for an estimated total of 37 burden hours. The
initial mail paper screener for the main data collection will be sent
to approximately 16,667 households and will take approximately five
minutes (.0833 hours) to complete. An estimated 2,000 eligible
repondants will be selected for telephone extended interviews (1,500
respondents) or Web surveys (500 respondents) and each will take
approximately 30 minutes (.5 hours) to complete. The total estimated
burden for all respondents is 2,425.92 hours, rounded up to 2,426
hours. The total cost to the respondents for the total burden is
estimated to be $66,520.92, rounded up to $66,521, based on an hourly
rate of $27.42 (all workers in private industry in Table 9 of the
December 2009 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Bureau of Labor
Statistics).
The estimated cost to the Federal Government is $1,026,763. Since
the study extends over three years, however, the estimated annualized
cost of the information collection requirements to the government is
$342,254.33, rounded down to $342,254, for the three year period. This
sum includes contractors to implement and conduct the DNPES survey
($729,093), 21 staff months ($297,670) at an average level of GS-14
step 5 ((($119,238/.701) / 12 months) x 21 months), using a 70.1
percent ratio of wages and salary to total compensation from Table 1 of
the December 2009 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, published
on the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Dated: August 13, 2010.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-20596 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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