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1Children’s sleepwear and fabrics and related 

materials intended for use in children’s sleepwear 

in sizes 0 through 14 are subject to other, more 

stringent flammability standards codified at 16 CFR 

parts 1615 and 1616. 

Vinyl Plastic Film (16 CFR part 1611). 

These standards prescribe a test to 

ensure that articles of wearing apparel, 

and fabrics and film intended for use in 

wearing apparel, are not dangerously 

flammable because of rapid and intense 

burning.1

Section 8 of the FFA (15 U.S.C. 1197) 

provides that a person who receives a 

guaranty in good faith that a product 

complies with an applicable 

flammability standard is not subject to 

criminal prosecution for a violation of 

the FFA resulting from the sale of any 

product covered by the guaranty. CPSC 

uses the information compiled and 

maintained by firms that issue these 

guaranties to help protect the public 

from risks of injury or death associated 

with flammable clothing and fabrics and 

vinyl film intended for use in clothing. 

In addition, the information helps CPSC 

to conduct corrective actions if any 

products covered by a guaranty fail to 

comply with the applicable standard in 

a manner that creates a substantial risk 

of injury or death to the public. Section 

8 of the FFA requires that a guaranty 

must be based on ‘‘reasonable and 

representative tests.’’ The testing and 

recordkeeping requirements for firms 

that issue guaranties are set forth under 

16 CFR part 1610, subpart B, and 16 

CFR part 1611, subpart B. 

On June 20, 2023, the CPSC published 

a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR 

39833), to announce the agency’s 

intention to seek extension of approval 

of the collection of information. The 

Commission received no comments. 

Therefore, by publication of this notice, 

the Commission announces that CPSC 

has submitted to the OMB a request for 

extension of approval of that collection 

of information without change. 

B. Burden 

CPSC staff estimates that 

approximately 1,000 firms issue 

guaranties. Although the CPSC’s records 

indicate that approximately 675 firms 

have filed continuing guaranties with 

the Commission, staff believes 

additional guaranties may be issued that 

are not filed with the Commission, 

because continuing guaranties are not 

required to be filed with the 

Commission. Accordingly, staff has 

rounded the estimated number of firms 

upwards to 1,000 to account for those 

additional guaranties. Staff’s estimate is 

based on the estimated time needed for 

each firm to conduct testing, issue 

guaranties, and establish and maintain 

associated records. 

Staff estimates the recordkeeping 

requirements to require about 5 hours 

per each test for each firm, using either 

the test and conditioning procedures in 

the regulations or alternate methods. 

Although many firms are exempt from 

testing to support guaranties under 16 

CFR 1610.1(d), CPSC staff does not 

know the proportion of those firms that 

are testing versus those that are exempt. 

Therefore CPSC has calculated its 

estimate of the annual industry 

recordkeeping burden based on its 

estimate that 1,000 firms issue 

guaranties. Based on, among other 

things, staff’s experience with and 

expertise in testing requirements and 

procedures, as well as staff’s review of 

records relating to guaranties that have 

been filed with the commission, staff 

estimates that each firm requires 

approximately 5 hours for testing and 

issues an average of 20 new guaranties 

per year, resulting an annual 100 hours 

(5 hours × 20 guarantees) per firm per 

year for testing. Staff estimates that each 

firm requires one hour to create, record, 

and enter test data into a computerized 

dataset; 20 minutes (0.3 hours) for 

annual review/removal of records; 20 

minutes (0.3 hours) to respond to one 

CPSC records request per year, for a 

total of 1.6 recordkeeping hours (1 hour 

+ 0.3 hours + 0.3 hours = 1.6 hours per 

firm). This yields a total of 101.6 

estimated annual burden hours per firm 

(100 hours testing + 1.6 hours 

recordkeeping), and an estimated 

industry-wide annual recordkeeping 

burden of 101,600 hours (101.6 hours 

per firm × 1,000 firms). The hourly 

compensation for the time required for 

recordkeeping is $72.91 (for 

management, professional, and related 

occupations in goods-producing 

industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

September 2022). Accordingly, the total 

annual estimated costs for testing and 

recordkeeping to the 1,000 

establishments in the industry for the 

burden hours associated with parts 1610 

and 1611 is $7.4 million (101,600 hours 

× $72.91 = $7,407,656). 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18475 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID: USAF–2023–HQ–0013] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Department of the Air Force (DAF) 

Equal Opportunity (EO) Program, 

announces a proposed public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by October 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to AFPC/DP3DE at 550 CStreet, West Building 667, JBSA 


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Randolph, TX 78150, ATTN: Mr. Jermey 

Lawley. Alternatively, you may call 

210–565–2056 or email eo.workflow@

us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Air Force Equal Opportunity 

Data Collection Program; DAF Forms 

1271, 1587, and 1587–1; OMB Control 

Number 0701–AABC. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirement is necessary for 

the purpose of counseling, processing, 

investigating and adjudicating 

complaints of unlawful discrimination 

brought by DAF applicants, former DAF 

employees, contractors, retirees, and 

military family members. Particularly, 

the information is used to investigate 

and resolve complaints of unlawful 

discrimination and sexual harassment 

under the DAF EO Program; and to 

maintain records created because of the 

filing of allegations and appeals 

involving unlawful discrimination 

because of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, age, physical/mental 

disability, or genetic information. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 75. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 75. 

Average Burden per Response: 120 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Dated: August 21, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18419 Filed 8–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for 

Research and Engineering, Department 

of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal advisory committee meeting of 

the Defense Science Board (DSB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Monday, 

September 11, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 

September 13, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m.; Thursday, September 14, 

2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and 

Friday, September 15, 2023, from 8:30 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The address of the closed 

meeting is the Jack C. Taylor Conference 

Center, 290 Wood Rd., Naval Academy, 

MD 21402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Kevin Doxey, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), (703) 571–0081 (Voice), (703) 

697–1860 (Facsimile), 

kevin.a.doxey.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is Defense Science 

Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, Room 

3B888A, Washington, DC 20301–3140. 

Website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/. 

The most up-to-date changes to the 

meeting agenda can be found on the 

website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly 

known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory 

Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. 

552b (commonly known as the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’), 

and sections 102–3.140 and 102–3.150 

of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR). 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the DSB is to provide independent 

advice and recommendations on matters 

relating to the DoD’s scientific and 

technical enterprise. The objective of 

the meeting is to obtain, review, and 

evaluate classified information related 

to the DSB’s mission. DSB membership 

will meet to discuss the 2023 DSB 

Summer Study on Climate Change and 

Global Security (‘‘the DSB Summer 

Study’’). 

Agenda: The meeting will begin on 

Monday, September 11 at 8:30 a.m. with 

administrative remarks from Mr. Kevin 

Doxey, DFO and Executive Director, and 

opening remarks and a classified 

overview of the 2023 Summer Study on 

Climate Change & Global Security to 

date from Dr. Eric Evans, the DSB Chair. 

Next, the DSB members will meet as a 

group in a plenary session to review the 

generated study briefing materials and 

engage in classified discussion(s) 

regarding anticipating the global stresses 

and possible conflict due to climate 

change. Following break, the DSB 

members will meet in smaller breakout 

groups to review the study briefing 

materials and engage in classified 

discussion regarding anticipating the 

global stresses and possible conflict due 

to climate change. The meeting will 

adjourn at 5:00 p.m. 

On September 12 at 8:30 a.m., DSB 

members will meet in smaller breakout 

groups to review the study briefing 

materials and engage in classified 

discussion regarding anticipating the 

global stresses and possible conflict due 

to climate change, with a break mid-day. 

The meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 

On September 13 at 8:30 a.m., the 

meeting will begin with a plenary 

session where members will meet as a 

group to review the generated study 

briefing materials and engage in 

classified discussion(s) regarding 

anticipating the global stresses and 

possible conflict due to climate change. 

Following break, the DSB members will 

meet in a breakout session, wherein 

smaller breakout groups will review the 

study briefing materials and engage in 

classified discussion regarding 

anticipating the global stresses and 

possible conflict due to climate. The 

meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 

On September 14 at 8:30 a.m., DSB 

members will meet in smaller breakout 

groups to review the study briefing 

materials and engage in classified 

discussion regarding anticipating the 

global stresses and possible conflict due 

to climate change, with a break mid-day. 

The meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 

On September 15, 2023, the final day 

of the meeting will open at 8:30 a.m. 

with a plenary session, where members 

will review the generated study briefing 

materials and engage in classified 

discussion(s) regarding anticipating the 

global stresses and possible conflict due 

to climate change. The meeting will 

adjourn at 12:00 p.m. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) and 41 CFR 102– 

3.140 through 102–3.155, the DoD has 

determined that the DSB meeting will 

be closed to the public. Specifically, the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

and Engineering, in consultation with 

the DoD Office of the General Counsel, 

has determined in writing that the 

meeting will be closed to the public 

because it will consider matters covered 

by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). The 

determination is based on the 

consideration that it is expected that 

discussions throughout will involve 

classified matters of national security 

concern. Such classified material is so 

intertwined with the unclassified 

material that it cannot reasonably be 

segregated into separate discussions 

without defeating the effectiveness and 

meaning of the overall meeting. To 

permit the meeting to be open to the 

public would preclude discussion of 

such matters and would greatly 

diminish the ultimate utility of the 

DSB’s findings and recommendations to 

the Secretary of Defense and to the 

Under Secretary of Defense for Research 

and Engineering. 

Written Statements: In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR 


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