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have elected to issue a guaranty of 

compliance with the FFA, or they are 

required to certify compliance of 

products intended for children under 

the CPSA (as amended by the CPSIA). 

The number of tests that a firm issuing 

a guaranty of compliance would be 

required to perform each year varies, 

depending upon the number of carpet 

styles and the annual volume of 

production. CPSC staff estimates that 

the average firm issuing a continuing 

guarantee under the FFA is required to 

conduct a maximum of 200 tests per 

year. The actual number of tests 

required by a given firm may vary from 

one to 200, depending upon the number 

of carpet styles and the annual 

production volume. For example, if a 

firm manufactures 100,000 linear yards 

of carpet each year, and it consistently 

has obtained passing test results, then 

only one test per year is required. For 

purposes of estimating burden, we have 

used the midpoint, 100 tests per year. 

The time required to conduct each test 

is estimated to be 2.5 hours, plus the 

time required to establish and maintain 

the test record. We estimate the total 

annualized cost/burden to respondents 

could be as high as 12,000 tests per year 

at 2.5 hours per test or 30,000 hours. 

The annualized costs to respondents 

for the hour burden for collection of 

information is estimated to be as high as 

$1,837,200, using a mean hourly 

employer cost-per-hour-worked of 

$61.24 (Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): 

Total compensation rates for 

management, professional, and related 

occupations in private goods-producing 

industries, December 2011) (30,000 

hours × $61.24). 

The estimated annual cost to the 

federal government of the information 

and collection requirements is 

approximately $42,900. This sum 

includes three staff months expended 

for examination of the information in 

records required to be maintained by the 

enforcement rules. This estimate uses an 

average wage rate of $57.13 per hour 

(the equivalent of a GS–14 Step 5 

employee), with an additional 30.2 

percent added for benefits (BLS, 

Percentage of total compensation 

comprised by benefits for all civilian 

management, professional, and related 

employees, December 2011) or $82.56 

per hour × 520 hours. 

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: June 5, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13935 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Teleconference of the 

Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on 

Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

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

is announcing a teleconference and the 

seventh meeting of the Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel (‘‘CHAP’’) on phthalates 

and phthalate substitutes. The 

Commission appointed this CHAP on 

April 14, 2010, to study the effects on 

children’s health of all phthalates and 

phthalate alternatives, as used in 

children’s toys and child care articles, 

pursuant to section 108 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act of 

2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). The 

CHAP will discuss its progress toward 

completing its analysis of potential risks 

from phthalates and phthalate 

substitutes. 

DATES: The teleconference will take 

place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (15 to 

17 GMT) on Friday, June 29, 2012. 

Interested members of the public may 

listen to the CHAP’s discussion. 

Members of the public will not have the 

opportunity to ask questions, comment, 

or otherwise participate in the 

teleconference. Interested parties should 

contact the CPSC project manager, 

Michael Babich, by email 

(mbabich@cpsc.gov), for call-in 

instructions no later than Wednesday, 

June 27, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Babich, Directorate for Health 

Sciences, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7253; email: 

mbabich@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 of the CPSIA permanently prohibits 

the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child 

care article’’ containing more than 0.1 

percent of each of three specified 

phthalates: di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and 

benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section 

108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an 

interim basis, the sale of any ‘‘children’s 

toy that can be placed in a child’s 

mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ 

containing more than 0.1 percent of 

each of three additional phthalates: 

diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl 

phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl 

phthalate (DnOP). 

Moreover, section 108 of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to convene a 

CHAP ‘‘to study the effects on children’s 

health of all phthalates and phthalate 

alternatives as used in children’s toys 

and child care articles.’’ The CPSIA 

requires the CHAP to complete an 

examination of the full range of 

phthalates that are used in products for 

children and: 

• Examine all of the potential health 

effects (including endocrine-disrupting 

effects) of the full range of phthalates; 

• Consider the potential health effects 

of each of these phthalates, both in 

isolation, and in combination with other 

phthalates; 

• Examine the likely levels of 

children’s, pregnant women’s, and 

others’ exposure to phthalates, based 

upon a reasonable estimation of normal 

and foreseeable use and abuse of such 

products; 

• Consider the cumulative effect of 

total exposure to phthalates, both from 

children’s products and from other 

sources, such as personal care products; 

• Review all relevant data, including 

the most recent, best-available, peerreviewed, scientific studies of these 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

that employ objective data-collection 

practices or employ other objective 

methods; 

• Consider the health effects of 

phthalates not only from ingestion, but 

also as a result of dermal, hand-tomouth, or other exposure; 

• Consider the level at which there is 

a reasonable certainty of no harm to 

children, pregnant women, or other 

susceptible individuals and their 

offspring, considering the best available 

science, and using sufficient safety 

factors to account for uncertainties 

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regarding exposure and susceptibility of 

children, pregnant women, and other 

potentially susceptible individuals; and 

• Consider possible similar health 

effects of phthalate alternatives used in 

children’s toys and child care articles. 

The CHAP must review prior work on 

phthalates by the Commission, but it is 

not to be considered determinative 

because the CHAP’s examination must 

be conducted de novo. 

The CHAP must make 

recommendations to the Commission 

regarding any phthalates (or 

combinations of phthalates), in addition 

to those identified in section 108 of the 

CPSIA, or phthalate alternatives that the 

panel determines should be prohibited 

from use in children’s toys or child care 

articles, or otherwise restricted. The 

CHAP members were selected by the 

Commission from scientists nominated 

by the National Academy of Sciences. 

See 15 U.S.C. 2077, 2030(b). 

The CHAP met previously in April, 

July, and December 2010, March, July, 

and November 2011, and in February 

2012, at the CPSC’s offices in Bethesda, 

MD, and by teleconference in November 

2010, September 2011, December 2011, 

and February and April 2012. The 

CHAP heard testimony from interested 

parties at the July 2010, and November 

2011, meetings. There will not be any 

opportunity for public comment during 

the June 2012 teleconference. 

Dated: June 5, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13934 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

National Security Education Board 

Members Meeting; Cancellation of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense 

Personnel and Readiness, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; cancellation. 

SUMMARY: On May 11, 2012 (77 FR 

27739), Department of Defense 

announced a meeting of the National 

Security Education Board. This meeting 

was to be held on June 20, 2012, from 

8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Defense Language 

and National Security Education Office, 

1101 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, 

Arlington, VA 22209. 

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463, 

notice is hereby given of the 

cancellation of the June 20, 2012 

National Security Education Board 

meeting. The purpose of the meeting 

was to review and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense concerning requirements 

established by the David L. Boren 

National Security Education Act, Title 

VII of Public Law 102–183, as amended. 

The meeting will be postponed until fall 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Alison Patz, Program Analyst, Defense 

Language and National Security 

Education Office (DLNSEO), 1101 

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1210, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209–2248; (703) 

696–1991. Electronic mail address: 

Alison.patz@wso.whs.mil. 

Dated: June 5, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13942 Filed 6–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Chatfield Reservoir 

Storage Reallocation, Littleton, CO 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers has prepared a Draft 

Feasibility Study/Environmental Impact 

Statement (FR/EIS) for the Chatfield 

Reservoir Storage Reallocation, 

Littleton, Colorado and by this notice is 

announcing the opening of the comment 

period. 

DATES: The comment period will be 

open from June 8, 2012 to August 7, 

2012. Public meetings will take place in 

June, 2012. The specific schedule is 

provided under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: Department of the Army; 

Corps of Engineers, Omaha District; 

CENWO–PM–AA; ATTN: Chatfield 

Reservoir Storage Reallocation FR/EIS; 

1616 Capitol Avenue; Omaha, NE 

68102–4901. Comments can also be 

emailed to: 

chatfieldstudy@usace.army.mil. 

Comments on the Draft FR/EIS for the 

Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation 

must be postmarked, emailed, or 

otherwise submitted no later than 

August 7, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or questions 

about the Chatfield Reservoir Storage 

Reallocation FR/EIS, please contact Ms. 

Gwyn Jarrett, Project Manager, by 

telephone: (402) 995–2717, by mail: 

1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 

68102–4901, or by email: 

chatfieldstudy@usace.army.mil. For 

inquiries from the media, please contact 

the USACE Omaha District Public 

Affairs Officer (PAO), Ms. Monique 

Farmer by telephone (402) 995–2416, by 

mail: 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 

68102–4901, or by email: 

Monique.l.Farmer@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background. Population growth 

within the Denver, Colorado, 

metropolitan area continues to create a 

demand on water providers. Colorado’s 

population is projected to be between 

8.6 and 10.3 million in 2050. The 

Statewide Water Supply Initiative 

(SWSI), commissioned by the State 

Legislature, estimates that by 2050, 

Colorado will need between 600,000 

and 1 million acre-feet/year of 

additional municipal and industrial 

water. There is also a strong need for 

additional water supplies for the 

agricultural community in the South 

Platte Basin as thousands of acres of 

previously irrigated land has not been 

farmed in recent years due to 

widespread irrigation well curtailments. 

The purpose and need of the Chatfield 

Reservoir Storage Reallocation study is 

to increase availability of water, 

sustainable over the 50-year period of 

analysis, in the greater Denver area so 

that a larger proportion of existing and 

future (increasing) water needs can be 

met. 

By authority provided under Section 

808 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99– 

622), as amended by Section 3042 of the 

Water Resources Development Act of 

2007 (Pub. L. 110–114), the Secretary of 

the Army, upon request of and in 

coordination with, the Colorado 

Department of Natural Resources 

(CDNR), and upon the Chief of 

Engineers’ finding of feasibility and 

economic justification, may reassign a 

portion of the storage space in the 

Chatfield Lake project to joint flood 

control-conservation purposes, 

including storage for municipal and 

industrial water supply, agriculture, 

environmental restoration, and 

recreation and fishery habitat protection 

and enhancement. The reallocation was 

conditioned upon the appropriate nonFederal interests agreeing to repay the 

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