24404 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 83 / Wednesday, April 30, 2014 / Notices 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2010–0046] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request—Consumer Focus 

Groups 

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) announces that the CPSC 

has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), a 

request for extension of approval of a 

collection of information from persons 

who may voluntarily participate in 

consumer focus groups. 

DATES: Written comments on this 

request for extension of approval of 

information collection requirements 

should be submitted by May 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments about 

this request by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202– 

395–6881. 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. In addition, written comments 

that are sent to OMB also should be 

submitted electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 

CPSC–2010–0046. 

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: In the 

Federal Register of February 11, 2014 

(79 FR 8177), the CPSC published a 

notice to announce the CPSC’s intention 

to seek extension of approval of the 

information collection under OMB 

Control No. 3041–0136. The CPSC 

received one comment from the Retail 

Industry Leaders Association (RILA). 

1. Burden Hours—RILA states that the 

limited number and composition of the 

focus groups (20 groups in the next 3 

years, with 10 persons each and 10 oneon-one interviews) would not provide 

the Commission with adequate data 

necessary to carry out a robust study on 

issues related to recall effectiveness. 

Response: The focus group collection 

of information supports a variety of 

consumer focus group activities, and the 

collection is not limited to collecting 

information on the effectiveness of 

consumer product recalls. Other focus 

groups unrelated to recall effectiveness 

have been conducted in the past and 

may also be conducted in the future 

(e.g., pool and spa safety, recreational 

off-road vehicle restraint systems, and 

cpsc.gov Web site redesign). CPSC staff 

agrees that a robust study and review of 

the effectiveness of various methods of 

consumer notification based on 

consumer behavior would be useful. 

However, such a study would require 

information collection activities beyond 

the limited use of focus groups and 

likely would require additional 

resources. If, at a future date, CPSC staff 

obtains resources to undertake such a 

comprehensive study, CPSC will request 

a separate information collection 

authorization from OMB to support that 

effort. 

2. Recall Effectiveness Study—RILA 

asserts that CPSC has not followed up 

on a recall effectiveness study 

conducted in 2003 by CPSC staff to 

examine the effectiveness of the various 

methods of communicating recalls to 

consumers. RILA also states that CPSC 

staff should work collaboratively with 

industry, including retailers as well as 

consumers, to effectively communicate 

recall messages to consumers. 

Response: CPSC conducted an initial 

review of consumer recall 

communications and recall effectiveness 

rates in 2003, which helped inform the 

Commission on ways to improve recall 

notices. Since the 2003 review, CPSC 

staff has monitored recall effectiveness 

rates across a variety of product classes 

and pursued actions to improve recall 

effectiveness, including enhanced use of 

social media and other communication 

mechanisms. In addition, the 

Commission is currently conducting a 

questionnaire, Registration Card Data 

Collection, approved under OMB 

control number 3041–0165, which is 

directed at manufacturers to examine 

the effectiveness of registration cards for 

communicating recalls to consumers. 

Because voluntary recalls are agreed 

upon with industry, CPSC staff engages 

industry on the communication of each 

and every recall announcement. In 

addition, representatives of industry 

submitted a substantial number of 

comments on the Commission’s recently 

proposed revisions to Voluntary 

Remedial Actions and Guidelines for 

Voluntary Recall Notices (November 21, 

2013, 78 FR 69793), many of which 

addressed effective communication of 

recall notices to consumers. The CPSC 

currently is reviewing those comments. 

CPSC seeks to renew the following 

currently approved collection of 

information: 

Title: Consumer Focus Groups. 

OMB Number: 3041–0136. 

Type of Review: Renewal of 

collection. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Persons who 

volunteer to participate in consumer 

focus groups. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200 participants over a 3-year period. 

Estimated Time per Response: 367 

hours annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

$34,276. 

General Description of Collection: The 

CPSC solicits direct feedback from 

consumers on product use and 

consumer perceptions regarding product 

safety. Focus groups provide insight and 

information into consumer perceptions 

and usage patterns to help the 

Commission identify and evaluate 

consumer products and product use. 

Dated: April 25, 2014. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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