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Force Base, CA. 

Service Type/Location: Courier Service, 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE), Office of Chief 

Counsel (OCC), 1545 Hawkins 

Boulevard, Suite 275, El Paso, TX. 

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & 

Development Institute, Inc., San 

Antonio, TX. 

Contracting Activity: Department of 

Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, Mission 

Support Orlando, Orlando, FL. 

Service Type/Location: Janitorial Service, 

Corpus Christi Resident Office, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 

Southern Area Office (SAO), 1920 N. 

Chaparral St., Corpus Christi, TX. 

NPA: Training, Rehabilitation, & 

Development Institute, Inc., San 

Antonio, TX. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, W076 

Endist Galveston, Galveston, TX. 

Service Type/Location: Secure Document 

Destruction Service, Navy Sea Systems 

(NAVSEA), Naval Surface Warfare 

Center (NSWC), (Offsite: 1611 S. Miller 

Street, Shelbyville, IN), 300 Highway 

361, Building 64, Crane, IN. 

NPA: Shares Inc., Shelbyville, IN. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy, 

NSWC CRANE, Crane, IN. 

Patricia Briscoe, 

Deputy Director, Business Operations (Pricing 

and Information Management). 

[FR Doc. 2012–13940 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0030] 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Testing and Recordkeeping 

Requirements for Carpets and Rugs 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), the Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (Commission) 

requests comments on a proposed 

extension of approval, for a period of 3 

years from the date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), of information collection 

requirements for manufacturers and 

importers of carpets and rugs. The 

collection of information is in 

regulations implementing the Standard 

for the Surface Flammability of Carpets 

and Rugs (16 CFR part 1630) and the 

Standard for the Surface Flammability 

of Small Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR part 

1631). These regulations establish 

requirements for testing and 

recordkeeping for manufacturers and 

importers who furnish guaranties or 

certificates for products subject to the 

carpet flammability standards. The 

Commission will consider all comments 

received in response to this notice 

before requesting an extension of 

approval of this collection of 

information from the OMB. 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive comments not later than 

August 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012– 

0030, 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 (email), 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact: Mary James, 

Office of Information and Technology 

Services, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7213, or 

by email to: mjames@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. The Standards 

The Standard for the Surface 

Flammability of Carpets and Rugs, 

16 CFR part 1630, and the Standard for 

the Surface Flammability of Small 

Carpets and Rugs, 16 CFR part 1631, 

were issued under section 4 of the 

Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) (15 U.S.C. 

1193) in 1970. The standards cover any 

type of finished product made in whole 

or in part of fabric or related material 

and intended for use as a floor covering 

in homes, offices, or other places of 

assembly or accommodation. The 

standards establish an acceptable level 

of flammability performance. Items 

must meet the requirements of the 

standards prior to distribution in 

commerce, and firms must issue a 

‘‘General Certification of Conformity’’ 

(GCC) or ‘‘Children’s Product 

Certificate’’ (CPC), certifying that the 

products meet all applicable product 

safety regulations. The GCC and CPC 

requirements are additional 

requirements imposed by the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act 

(CPSIA), 15 U.S.C. 2063(g). The CPSIA 

also imposes a third party testing 

requirement for all consumer products, 

including carpets and rugs, subject to a 

consumer product safety rule or similar 

rule, ban, standard, or regulation under 

any other Act enforced by the 

Commission, that are primarily 

intended for children 12 years of age or 

younger. Every manufacturer (including 

an importer) or a private labeler of a 

children’s carpet or rug must have its 

product tested for compliance to parts 

1630 and 1631 and other applicable 

product safety rules by an accredited, 

CPSC-accepted third party laboratory. In 

addition to the standards, certain 

enforcement regulations (16 CFR 

1630.31 and 1631.32) have been issued 

under section 5 of the FFA (15 U.S.C. 

1194) to address reasonable and 

representative tests and the 

recordkeeping requirement. These rules 

specify the frequency of testing 

necessary to support the issuance of a 

guaranty of compliance under the FFA 

and the types of records that must be 

maintained to document this activity. 

Beginning in 2013, firms must also 

employ reasonable and representative 

testing programs in accordance with the 

CPSIA. 

The OMB approved the collection of 

information in the regulations under 

control number 3041–0017. OMB’s most 

recent extension of approval expires on 

August 31, 2012. The Commission now 

proposes to request an extension of 

approval for the collection of 

information in the regulations. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The Commission estimates that 120 

firms are subject to the information 

collection requirements. These firms 

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have elected to issue a guaranty of 

compliance with the FFA, or they are 

required to certify compliance of 

products intended for children under 

the CPSA (as amended by the CPSIA). 

The number of tests that a firm issuing 

a guaranty of compliance would be 

required to perform each year varies, 

depending upon the number of carpet 

styles and the annual volume of 

production. CPSC staff estimates that 

the average firm issuing a continuing 

guarantee under the FFA is required to 

conduct a maximum of 200 tests per 

year. The actual number of tests 

required by a given firm may vary from 

one to 200, depending upon the number 

of carpet styles and the annual 

production volume. For example, if a 

firm manufactures 100,000 linear yards 

of carpet each year, and it consistently 

has obtained passing test results, then 

only one test per year is required. For 

purposes of estimating burden, we have 

used the midpoint, 100 tests per year. 

The time required to conduct each test 

is estimated to be 2.5 hours, plus the 

time required to establish and maintain 

the test record. We estimate the total 

annualized cost/burden to respondents 

could be as high as 12,000 tests per year 

at 2.5 hours per test or 30,000 hours. 

The annualized costs to respondents 

for the hour burden for collection of 

information is estimated to be as high as 

$1,837,200, using a mean hourly 

employer cost-per-hour-worked of 

$61.24 (Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): 

Total compensation rates for 

management, professional, and related 

occupations in private goods-producing 

industries, December 2011) (30,000 

hours × $61.24). 

The estimated annual cost to the 

federal government of the information 

and collection requirements is 

approximately $42,900. This sum 

includes three staff months expended 

for examination of the information in 

records required to be maintained by the 

enforcement rules. This estimate uses an 

average wage rate of $57.13 per hour 

(the equivalent of a GS–14 Step 5 

employee), with an additional 30.2 

percent added for benefits (BLS, 

Percentage of total compensation 

comprised by benefits for all civilian 

management, professional, and related 

employees, December 2011) or $82.56 

per hour × 520 hours. 

C. 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: 

—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; 

—Whether the estimated burden of the 

proposed collection of information is 

accurate; 

—Whether the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected could be enhanced; and 

—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. 

Dated: June 5, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13935 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Teleconference of the 

Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on 

Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is announcing a teleconference and the 

seventh meeting of the Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel (‘‘CHAP’’) on phthalates 

and phthalate substitutes. The 

Commission appointed this CHAP on 

April 14, 2010, to study the effects on 

children’s health of all phthalates and 

phthalate alternatives, as used in 

children’s toys and child care articles, 

pursuant to section 108 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act of 

2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). The 

CHAP will discuss its progress toward 

completing its analysis of potential risks 

from phthalates and phthalate 

substitutes. 

DATES: The teleconference will take 

place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (15 to 

17 GMT) on Friday, June 29, 2012. 

Interested members of the public may 

listen to the CHAP’s discussion. 

Members of the public will not have the 

opportunity to ask questions, comment, 

or otherwise participate in the 

teleconference. Interested parties should 

contact the CPSC project manager, 

Michael Babich, by email 

(mbabich@cpsc.gov), for call-in 

instructions no later than Wednesday, 

June 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Babich, Directorate for Health 

Sciences, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7253; email: 

mbabich@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 of the CPSIA permanently prohibits 

the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child 

care article’’ containing more than 0.1 

percent of each of three specified 

phthalates: di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and 

benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section 

108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an 

interim basis, the sale of any ‘‘children’s 

toy that can be placed in a child’s 

mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ 

containing more than 0.1 percent of 

each of three additional phthalates: 

diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl 

phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl 

phthalate (DnOP). 

Moreover, section 108 of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to convene a 

CHAP ‘‘to study the effects on children’s 

health of all phthalates and phthalate 

alternatives as used in children’s toys 

and child care articles.’’ The CPSIA 

requires the CHAP to complete an 

examination of the full range of 

phthalates that are used in products for 

children and: 

• Examine all of the potential health 

effects (including endocrine-disrupting 

effects) of the full range of phthalates; 

• Consider the potential health effects 

of each of these phthalates, both in 

isolation, and in combination with other 

phthalates; 

• Examine the likely levels of 

children’s, pregnant women’s, and 

others’ exposure to phthalates, based 

upon a reasonable estimation of normal 

and foreseeable use and abuse of such 

products; 

• Consider the cumulative effect of 

total exposure to phthalates, both from 

children’s products and from other 

sources, such as personal care products; 

• Review all relevant data, including 

the most recent, best-available, peerreviewed, scientific studies of these 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

that employ objective data-collection 

practices or employ other objective 

methods; 

• Consider the health effects of 

phthalates not only from ingestion, but 

also as a result of dermal, hand-tomouth, or other exposure; 

• Consider the level at which there is 

a reasonable certainty of no harm to 

children, pregnant women, or other 

susceptible individuals and their 

offspring, considering the best available 

science, and using sufficient safety 

factors to account for uncertainties 

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