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performance of CPSC’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

CPSC’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques, 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Standard for the Flammability 

of Mattresses and Mattress Pads—16 

CFR part 1632 (OMB Control Number 

3041–0014—Extension). 

Description: The Standard for the 

Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress 

Pads was promulgated under section 4 

of the Flammable Fabrics Act (‘‘FFA’’), 

15 U.S.C. 1193, 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. OMB previously approved 

the collection of information under 

control number 3041–0014. The 

Commission now proposes to request an 

extension of approval for the collection 

of information of the testing and 

recordkeeping requirements under 16 

CFR part 1632. 

In addition, the Standard for the 

Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress 

Sets was promulgated under section 4 of 

the FFA, 16 CFR part 1633, to reduce 

deaths and injuries related to mattress 

fires, particularly those ignited by open 

flame sources such as lighters, candles 

and matches. The 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 

March 31, 2013. The testing and 

recordkeeping requirements under 16 

CFR part 1633 do not replace the testing 

and recordkeeping requirements under 

16 CFR part 1632. 

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. 

Manufacturers that avail themselves of 

the reduced testing program will have to 

maintain records on the cigarette test 

performed but they will be testing only 

two surfaces rather than the required six 

surfaces. The 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 16 CFR part 1632. In 

addition, mattress pads are not subject 

to this policy and must continue to 

adhere to all the requirements set forth 

in 16 CFR part 1632. 

We estimate the burden of this 

collection of information as follows. The 

CPSC staff estimates that there are 671 

respondents (571 establishments 

producing conventional mattresses and 

100 establishments producing nonconventional mattresses in the United 

States, a total of 671). It is estimated that 

each respondent will spend 26 hours for 

testing and record keeping annually for 

a total of 17,446 hours (671 firms × 26 

hours = 17,446 total hours requested). 

The annualized cost to respondents 

would be $993,201 based on 17,446 

hours times $56.93/hour (based on total 

compensation of all management, 

professional, and related occupations in 

goods-producing industries in the 

United States, September 2009, Bureau 

of Labor Statistics). 

The estimated annual cost of the 

information collection requirements to 

the Federal government is 

approximately $142,000. This sum 

includes 10 staff months and travel 

costs expended for examination of the 

information in records required to be 

maintained by the standard and 

enforcement rule. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Safety Standard for 

Bicycle Helmets 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

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

is announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (‘‘the PRA’’), Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on the proposed 

extension of approval of a collection of 

information from manufacturers and 

importers of bicycle helmets. 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information by July 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written submissions 

in the following way: 

Written comments should be 

captioned ‘‘Proposed Collection of 

Information—Bicycle Helmets’’ and emailed to the Office of the Secretary at 

cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments may also 

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

or by 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and 

Planning, Office of Information 

Technology, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7671, 

lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in 

44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) 

and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

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3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies 

to provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CPSC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CPSC 

invites comments on these topics: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of CPSC’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

CPSC’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques, 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Safety Standard for Bicycle 

Helmets—16 CFR part 1203 (OMB 

Control Number 3041–0127— 

Extension). 

Description: In 1994, Congress passed 

the ‘‘Child Safety Protection Act,’’ 

which, among other things, included the 

‘‘Children’s Bicycle Helmet Safety Act of 

1994’’ Public Law 103–267, 108 Stat. 

726. This law directed the Commission 

to issue a final standard applicable to 

bicycle helmets that would replace 

several existing voluntary standards 

with a single uniform standard that 

would include provisions to protect 

against the risk of helmets coming off 

the heads of bicycle riders, address the 

risk of injury to children, and cover 

other issues as appropriate. The 

Commission issued the final bicycle 

helmet standard in 1998. It is codified 

at 16 CFR part 1203. The standard 

requires all bicycle helmets 

manufactured after March 10, 1999, to 

meet impact-attenuation and other 

requirements. The standard also 

contains testing and recordkeeping 

requirements to ensure that bicycle 

helmets meet the standard’s 

requirements. Certification regulations 

implementing the standard require 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers of bicycle helmets subject to the 

standard to: (1) Perform tests to 

demonstrate that those products meet 

the requirements of the standard; (2) 

maintain records of those tests; and (3) 

affix durable labels to the helmets 

stating that the helmet complies with 

the applicable standard. The 

certification regulations are codified at 

16 CFR part 1203, subpart B. On 

September 2, 2009, the Commission 

issued a notice of requirements that 

provides the criteria and process for 

Commission acceptance of accreditation 

of third party conformity assessment 

bodies for testing bicycle helmets that 

are considered children’s products 

under the Consumer Product Safety Act 

(74 FR 45428). 

The Commission uses the information 

compiled and maintained by 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers of bicycle helmets subject to the 

standard to help protect the public from 

risks of injury or death associated with 

head injury associated with bicycle 

riding. More specifically, this 

information helps the Commission 

determine whether bicycle helmets 

subject to the standard comply with all 

applicable requirements. The 

Commission also uses this information 

to obtain corrective actions if bicycle 

helmets 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 under control number 3041– 

0127. The Commission now proposes to 

request an extension of approval for the 

collection of information in the 

certification regulations. 

We estimate the burden of this 

collection of information as follows. 

Approximately 30 firms manufacture or 

import bicycle helmets subject to the 

standard. There are an estimated 200 

different models of bicycle helmets 

currently marketed in the United States. 

The Commission staff estimates that the 

time required to comply with the 

collection of information requirements 

is approximately 100 to 150 hours per 

model per year. The total amount of 

time estimated for compliance with 

these requirements for testing, including 

third-party testing for children’s bicycle 

helmets, certification, and 

recordkeeping will be 20,000 to 30,000 

hours per year (200 models × 100 to 150 

hours/model = 20,000 to 30,000 hours). 

The annualized cost to respondents for 

the hour burden for collection of 

information is $1,138,600 to $1,707,000 

based on 20,000 to 30,000 hours times 

$56.93/hour (based on total 

compensation of all civilian workers in 

managerial and professional positions in 

the United States, September 2009, 

Bureau of Labor Statistics). 

The estimated expenditure to the 

Federal government is approximately 

$83,000 which includes 10 staff months 

and travel costs expended for 

examination of the information in 

records required to be maintained by the 

standard and implementing regulations. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that closed meeting of 

the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee will be held on Tuesday, 

May 18, 2010, at 10 a.m. at 1400 Key 

Boulevard, Level A, Room A101, 

Rosslyn, Virginia, 22209. 

Under the provisions of section 10(d) 

of Public Law 92–463, the Department 

of Defense has determined that the 

meetings meet the criteria to close 

meetings to the public because the 

matters to be considered are related to 

internal rules and practices of the 

Department of Defense and the detailed 

wage data to be considered were 

obtained from officials of private 

establishments with a guarantee that the 

data will be held in confidence. 

However, members of the public who 

may wish to do so are invited to submit 

material in writing to the chairman 

concerning matters believed to be 

deserving of the Committee’s attention. 

Additional information concerning 

the meetings may be obtained by writing 

to the Chairman, Department of Defense 

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

Dated: May 13, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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