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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Safety Standard for MultiPurpose Lighters 

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 requests comments 

on a proposed request for an extension 

of approval of a collection of 

information from manufacturers and 

importers of multi-purpose lighters. 

Multi-purpose lighters are hand-held 

flame-producing products that operate 

on fuel and have an ignition 

mechanism. They typically are used to 

light devices such as charcoal and gas 

grills and fireplaces. Devices intended 

primarily for igniting smoking materials 

are excluded from the multi-purpose 

lighter category. 

This collection of information 

consists of testing and recordkeeping 

requirements in certification regulations 

implementing the Safety Standard for 

Multi-Purpose Lighters. 16 CFR part 

1212. 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 Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive written comments not later than 

April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be captioned ‘‘Multi-Purpose Lighters’’

and e-mailed to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Comments may also be sent by facsimile 

to (301) 504–0127, or by mail to the 

Office of the Secretary, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 

20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the proposed renewal 

of this collection of information, or to 

obtain a copy of the pertinent 

regulations, call or write Linda L. Glatz, 

Division of Policy and Planning, Office 

of Information Technology and 

Technology Services, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; 

(301) 504–7671, or by e-mail to 

lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999, 

the Commission issued the Safety 

Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters (16 

CFR part 1212) under provisions of the 

Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) 

(15 U.S.C. 2051–2084) to eliminate or 

reduce risks of death and burn injury 

from fires accidentally started by 

children playing with these lighters. 

The standard contains performance 

requirements for multi-purpose lighters 

that are intended to make lighters 

subject to the standard resist operation 

by children younger than five years of 

age. 

A. Certification Requirements 

Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 

2063(a)) requires manufacturers, 

importers, and private labelers of a 

consumer product subject to a consumer 

product safety standard to issue a 

certificate stating that the product 

complies with all applicable consumer 

product safety standards. Section 14(a) 

of the CPSA also requires that the 

certificate of compliance must be based 

on a test of each product or upon a 

reasonable testing program. 

Section 14(b) of the CPSA authorizes 

the Commission to issue regulations to 

prescribe a reasonable testing program 

to support certificates of compliance 

with a consumer product safety 

standard. Section 16(b) of the CPSA (15 

U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the 

Commission to issue rules to require 

that firms ‘‘establish and maintain’’

records to permit the Commission to 

determine compliance with rules issued 

under the authority of the CPSA. 

The Commission has issued 

regulations prescribing requirements for 

a reasonable testing program to support 

certificates of compliance with the 

standard for multi-purpose lighters. 

These regulations require manufacturers 

and importers to submit a description of 

each model of lighter, results of 

prototype qualification tests for 

compliance with the standard, and other 

information before the introduction of 

each model of lighter into commerce. 

These regulations also require 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers of multi-purpose lighters to 

establish and maintain records to 

demonstrate successful completion of 

all required tests to support the 

certificates of compliance that they 

issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B. 

The Commission uses the information 

compiled and maintained by 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers of multi-purpose lighters to 

protect consumers from risks of 

accidental deaths and burn injuries 

associated with those lighters. More 

specifically, the Commission uses this 

information to determine whether 

lighters comply with the standard by 

resisting operation by young children. 

The Commission also uses this 

information to obtain corrective actions 

if multi-purpose lighters fail to comply 

with the standard in a manner that 

creates a substantial risk of injury to the 

public. 

OMB approved the collection of 

information in the certification 

regulations for multi-purpose lighters 

under control number 3041–0130. 

OMB’s approval will expire on July 31, 

2007. The Commission proposes to 

request an extension of approval for 

these collection of information 

requirements. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The cost of the rule’s testing, 

reporting, recordkeeping, and other 

certification-related provisions is 

comprised of time spent by testing 

organizations on behalf of 

manufacturers and importers, and time 

spent by firms to prepare, maintain and 

submit records to CPSC. Currently, there 

are an estimated 16 firms that import, 

distribute and/or sell multi-purpose 

lighters in the United States. Most 

manufacturers and importers have 1 to 

15 models for each firm. Based on past 

experience, an estimate of 2 models per 

firm was a reasonable number for 

calculating the burden. Each 

manufacturer would spend 

approximately 50 hours per model. 

Therefore, the total annual amount of 

time that will be required for complying 

with the testing, recordkeeping, and 

reporting requirements of the rule is 

approximately 1,600 hours. (16 firms × 

two models × 50 hours = 1,600 hours.) 

The annualized cost to industry for the 

1,600 hour burden for collection of 

information is $71,712 at $44.82/hr 

based on total compensation of all 

civilian workers in management and 

professional fields in the U.S., July 

2006, Bureau of Labor Statistics). 

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 


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minimized by use of automated, 

electronic or other technological 

collection techniques, or other forms 

of information technology. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Testing and Recordkeeping 

Requirements Under the Standard for 

the Flammability of Mattresses and 

Mattress Pads 

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 three year extension of 

approval of information collection 

requirements in the Standard for the 

Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress 

Pads. 16 CFR part 1632. The standard is 

intended to reduce unreasonable risks of 

burn injuries and deaths from fires 

associated with mattresses and mattress 

pads. The standard prescribes a test to 

assure that a mattress or mattress pad 

will resist ignition from a smoldering 

cigarette. The standard requires 

manufacturers to perform prototype 

tests of each combination of materials 

and construction methods used to 

produce mattresses or mattress pads and 

to obtain acceptable results from such 

testing. Manufacturers and importers are 

required to maintain the records and 

test results specified under the standard. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) previously approved the 

collection of information under control 

number 3041–0014. OMB’s most recent 

extension of approval will expire on 

August 31, 2007. 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. 

An additional mattress standard was 

promulgated under section 4 of the 

Flammable Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1191–

1204, effective July 1, 2007, to reduce 

deaths and injuries related to mattress 

fires, particularly those ignited by open 

flame sources such as lighters, candles 

and matches. 16 CFR part 1633. That 

standard established new performance 

requirements for mattresses and 

mattress sets that will generate a smaller 

size fire from open flame source 

ignitions. Part 1633 also contains 

recordkeeping requirements to 

document compliance with the 

standard. OBM approved that collection 

of information under Control Number 

3041–0133, with an expiration date of 

June 30, 2009. 71 FR 37910. 

In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement 

Policy for Mattresses subject to 16 CFR 

parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1, 

2006, was issued that reduced prototype 

surface testing and recordkeeping 

requirements from six mattress surfaces 

to two mattress surfaces for each new 

prototype created after March 15, 2006. 

That policy is available at http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/ 

Interimmattress.pdf. Mattress 

prototypes created before March 15, 

2006, are subject to the full 

requirements of part 1632. In addition, 

mattress pads are not subject to this 

policy and must continue to adhere to 

all the requirements set forth in part 

1632. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received by the Office of the Secretary 

not later than April 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be captioned ‘‘Collection of 

Information—Mattress Flammability 

Standard’’ and e-mailed to cpscos@cpsc.gov. Comments may also be 

sent by facsimile to (301) 504–0127, or 

by mail to the Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the proposed renewal 

of this collection of information, or to 

obtain a copy of the pertinent 

regulations, call or write Linda L. Glatz, 

Division of Policy and Planning, Office 

of Information Technology and 

Technology Services, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; 

(301) 504–7671, or by e-mail to 

lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Estimated Burden 

The Commission staff estimates that 

at this time there are 751 establishments 

producing mattresses, mattress pads, 

futons, or other types of products 

required to test and keep records 

pursuant to 16 CFR part 1632. The staff 

further estimates that each firm will 

spend 26 hours for testing and 

recordkeeping annually for a total of 

19,526 hours (751 firms × 26 hours = 

19,526 total hours). The annualized cost 

would be $875,000 based on 19,526 

hours times $44.82/hour (based on total 

compensation of all civilian workers in 

managerial and professional positions in 

the U.S., July 2006, Bureau of Labor 

Statistics). 

B. 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: February 26, 2007. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Reading First Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Establishment 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the 

Reading First Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces her 

intention to establish the Reading First 

Advisory Committee. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–463 as amended; 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2) will govern the Committee. 

Purpose: Sections 1203(c)(2)(A) and 

1202(e)(2) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (ESEA) authorize the Secretary 

of Education to establish a panel to 

evaluate State Reading First 

applications and to review third-year 

progress reports submitted by States 

under the Reading First program. The 

activities of the panel (hereinafter 

referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’) will be 

governed by FACA. 


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