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Costs for Employee Compensation,’’ 

December 2012, Table 9, total 

compensation for all sales and office 

workers in goods-producing private 

industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). 

Therefore, the estimated annual cost 

associated with the proposed 

requirements is $1,736 ($27.12 per hour 

× 64 hours = $1,736). 

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: April 16, 2013. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09226 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0088] 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request: Third Party Conformity 

Assessment Body Registration Form 

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 (CPSC or 

Commission) requests comments on a 

proposed 3-year extension of approval 

of information collection regarding a 

form used to evaluate whether third 

party conformity assessment bodies 

meet the requirements to test for 

compliance to specified children’s 

product safety rules. Third party 

conformity assessment bodies found to 

meet the requirements are listed on the 

CPSC Web site. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

previously approved the collection of 

information under control number 

3041–0143. OMB’s most recent 

extension of approval will expire on 

July 31, 2013. The Commission will 

consider all comments received in 

response to this notice before requesting 

an extension of approval of this 

collection of information from OMB. 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive comments not later than June 

18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2009– 

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 (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 820, 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: Robert H. 

Squibb, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or 

by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background 

The Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) 

requires third party testing be 

conducted by a third party conformity 

assessment body for any children’s 

product, that is subject to a children’s 

product safety rule, before importing for 

consumption or warehousing or 

distributing in commerce. The CPSIA 

allows accreditation of third party 

conformity assessment bodies to be 

conducted either by the Commission or 

by an independent accreditation 

organization designated by the 

Commission, and requires that the 

Commission maintain on its Web site an 

up-to-date list of entities that have been 

accredited to assess conformity with 

children’s product safety rules. With the 

exception of firewalled third party 

conformity assessment bodies, the 

Commission has chosen to accept the 

accreditation of third party conformity 

assessment bodies that meet 

accreditation requirements of an 

independent accreditation organization. 

In order to assess a third party 

conformity assessment body’s 

qualifications for acceptance by CPSC, 

information related to location, 

accreditation, and ownership must be 

collected from third party conformity 

assessment bodies. The CPSC uses an 

online collection form, CPSC Form 223, 

to gather information from third party 

conformity assessment bodies 

voluntarily seeking acceptance by CPSC. 

The information collected relates to 

location, accreditation, and ownership. 

The Commission staff uses this 

information to assess: 

• A third party conformity 

assessment body’s status as either an 

independent third party conformity 

assessment body, a government-owned 

or government-controlled conformity 

assessment body, or a firewalled 

conformity assessment body; 

• Qualifications for acceptance by 

CPSC to test for compliance to specified 

children’s product safety rules; and 

• Eligibility for acceptance on the 

CPSC Web site. 

The Commission recently published a 

final rule (16 CFR part 1112) regarding 

the requirements for third party 

conformity assessment bodies in the 

Federal Register on March 12, 2013, 

which will become effective on June 10, 

2013. Once 16 CFR part 1112 is in effect 

it will require the collection of 

information in CPSC Form 223: 

• Upon initial application by the 

third party conformity assessment body 

for acceptance by CPSC; 

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• Whenever there is a change to 

accreditation or ownership information; 

and 

• At least every 2 years as part of a 

regular audit process. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The CPSC estimates the burden of the 

collection of information in CPSC Form 

223 is as follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

responses 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response Total hours 

Initial Registration ................................................................ 55 1 55 1 55 

Re-Registration .................................................................... 204 1 204 1 204 

Changes in Information ........................................................ 3 1 3 0.25 0.75 

Total .............................................................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 259.75 

These estimates are based on the 

following information: 

• From March 19, 2012 to March 19, 

2013, 56 new third party conformity 

assessment bodies have registered with 

the CPSC. Since 2011, the number of 

third party conformity assessment 

bodies (53) has remained stable. 

Therefore, the estimated number of 

third party conformity assessment 

bodies who would register initially 

would be 55. 

• Under the final rule 16 CFR part 

1112, third party conformity assessment 

bodies are required to resubmit CPSC 

Form 223 every two years. As all third 

party conformity assessment bodies 

have not submitted their first CPSC 

Form 223s at the same time, only some 

would be expected to resubmit a CPSC 

Form 223 in any one year. As of March 

2013, 409 third party conformity 

assessment bodies have registered with 

CPSC. Approximately half (204) of these 

firms would be required to re-register 

with CPSC. 

• Under the final rule 16 CFR part 

1112, third party conformity assessment 

bodies are required to keep the 

information submitted on CPSC Form 

223 up to date and to submit a new 

CPSC Form 223 whenever the 

information changes. Based on current 

experience with third party conformity 

assessment bodies, CPSC staff estimates 

that third party conformity assessment 

bodies will make no more than 3 

revisions per year to update their 

information. A change in information is 

a change which does not require review 

of laboratory accreditation documents, 

such as scope or test methods. Examples 

of revised information include changes 

in the Web site URL, name of the 

laboratory, and name of point of contact. 

The total burden, therefore, is 259.75 

hours, which is rounded up to 260 

hours. CPSC staff estimates that hourly 

compensation for the time required for 

recordkeeping is $27.12 per hour (U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, ‘‘Employer 

Costs for Employee Compensation,’’ 

Table 9, total compensation for sales, 

office, and related workers in goodsproducing industries: http:www.bls.gov/ 

ncs). The total cost burden to the 

respondents is approximately $7,052 

($27.12 × 260 hours = $7,051.20). 

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: April 16, 2013. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09225 Filed 4–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2009–0073] 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool 

and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form 

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 (CPSC or 

Commission) requests comments on a 

proposed 3-year extension of approval 

of information collection regarding a 

form used to verify whether pools and 

spas are in compliance with the Virginia 

Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) previously approved the 

collection of information under control 

number 3041–0142. OMB’s most recent 

extension of approval will expire on 

July 31, 2013. The Commission will 

consider all comments received in 

response to this notice before requesting 

an extension of approval of this 

collection of information from OMB. 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive comments not later than June 

18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2009– 

0073, 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 820, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7923. 

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