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202–395–6974, or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written 

comments should be captioned ‘‘Safety 

Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters.’’ 

All comments should be identified with 

the OMB Control Number 3041–0130. In 

addition, written comments should also 

be submitted 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 820, 

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: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the 

CPSC has submitted the following 

proposed collection of information to 

OMB for review and clearance. 

Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose 

Lighters—(OMB Control Number 3041– 

0130–Extention). Section 14(a)(1) of the 

Consumer Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’) 

(15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers of a consumer product subject 

to a consumer product safety standard 

under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, 

standard, or regulation under any other 

act enforced by the Commission to issue 

a certificate stating that the product 

complies with all applicable rules, bans, 

standards or regulations. 

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

2063(b)) authorizes the Commission to 

issue regulations to prescribe a 

reasonable testing program to support 

certificates of compliance with a 

consumer product safety standard under 

the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, 

or regulation under any other act 

enforced by the Commission. 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. 

In the Federal Register of May 18, 

2010 (75 FR 27731), the CPSC published 

a 60-day notice requesting public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information. No comments were 

received. 

We estimate the burden of this 

collection of information as follows. The 

cost of the rule’s testing, reporting, 

recordkeeping, and other certificationrelated 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. 

There are currently an estimated 59 

firms that import, distribute and/or sell 

multi-purpose lighters in the United 

States, which is a subset of the 

approximately 145 firms total that may 

import, distribute and/or sell these 

lighters in the future. With a few 

exceptions, most manufacturers and 

importers have more than one model, 

currently ranging from 1 to 130 models 

for each firm. Based on past experience, 

an estimate of two models per firm is a 

reasonable number to use for calculating 

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 5,900 hours (59 firms × 2 

models × 50 hours = 5,900 total hours 

requested). The annualized cost to 

respondents for the hour burden for 

collection of information is $335,887 

based on a total of 5,900 hours at $56.93 

per 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 annual cost of the rule to the 

Federal Government is comprised 

chiefly of the Commission’s resources 

for compliance and enforcement 

activities. An estimated 2 full-timeequivalent (‘‘FTE’’) staff years of effort 

are required to administer the rule 

annually. The Commission’s cost for 

these staff activities is approximately 

$170,000 per FTE. Thus, the annual cost 

of enforcing the rule to the Federal 

Government is estimated to be about 

$340,000. This cost estimate includes 

the agency’s enforcement and field staff 

costs. 

Dated: August 26, 2010. 

Alberta Mills, 

Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21891 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; Standard for the 

Flammability of Mattresses and 

Mattress Pads 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

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

is announcing that a proposed 

collection of information has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’). 

DATES: Fax written comments on the 

collection of information by October 1, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

OMB recommends that written 

comments be faxed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, fax: 

202–395–6974, or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written 

comments should be captioned 

‘‘Standard for the Flammability of 

Mattresses and Mattress Pads.’’ All 

comments should be identified with the 

OMB Control Number 3041–0014. In 

addition, written comments should also 

be submitted by mail/hand delivery/ 

courier (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions), preferably in five copies, 

to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 


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Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 

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: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the 

CPSC has submitted the following 

proposed collection of information to 

OMB for review and clearance. 

Standard for the Flammability of 

Mattresses and Mattress Pads—(OMB 

Control Number 3041–0014–Extention). 

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. 

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. 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 the 

CPSC’s Web site at 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. 

In the Federal Register of May 18, 

2010 (75 FR 27733), the CPSC published 

a 60-day notice requesting public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information. No comments were 

received. 

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 recordkeeping annually for a 

total of 17,446 hours (671 firms × 26 

hours = 17,446 total hours requested). 

The annualized cost to respondents 

would be approximately $993,201 based 

on 17,446 hours times $56.93 per 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: August 26, 2010. 

Alberta Mills, 

Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21895 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

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 that a proposed 

collection of information has been 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for review and 

clearance under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’). 

DATES: Fax written comments on the 

collection of information by October 1, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on 

the information collection are received, 

OMB recommends that written 

comments be faxed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, Fax: 

202–395–6974, or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Written 

comments should be captioned ‘‘Safety 

Standard for Bicycle Helmets.’’ All 

comments should be identified with the 

OMB Control Number 3041–0127. In 

addition, written comments should also 

be submitted 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 820, 

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: In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the 

CPSC has submitted the following 

proposed collection of information to 

OMB for review and clearance. 

Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets— 

(OMB Control Number 3041–0127– 

Extention). 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 


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