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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40442-40443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16121]

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC 2009-0088]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Third Party 
Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of April 19, 2013 (76 FR 23545), the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a 
notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), to announce the CPSC's intention to seek 
extension of an approval of information collection regarding a form 
used to evaluate whether third party conformity assessment bodies meet 
the requirements to test for compliance to specified children's product 
safety rules.
    No comments were received in response to that notice. Therefore, by 
publication of this notice, the Commission announces that it has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a request for 
extension of approval of those collections of information, without 
change.

DATES: Fax comments to OMB not later than August 5, 2013.

ADDRESSES: 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 emailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All 
comments should be identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-0088. In 
addition, written comments also should be submitted at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-2009-0088, or by mail/hand 
delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably 
in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 
20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. For access to the docket to read 
background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 
504-7815, or by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Request for Renewal of Approval of Collection of Information. The 
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires third 
party testing to be conducted by a third party conformity assessment 
body for any children's product that is subject to a children's product 
safety rule before importing for consumption or warehousing or 
distributing in commerce. To assess a third party conformity assessment 
body's qualifications for acceptance by CPSC, information related to 
location, accreditation, and ownership must be collected from the third 
party conformity assessment body. The CPSC uses an online collection 
form, CPSC Form 223, to gather information from third party conformity 
assessment bodies seeking acceptance by CPSC. The information collected 
relates to location, accreditation, and ownership. Commission staff 
uses this information to assess:
     A third party conformity assessment body's status as 
either an independent third party conformity assessment body, a 
government-owned or government-controlled conformity assessment body, 
or a firewalled conformity assessment body;
     Qualifications for acceptance by CPSC to test for 
compliance to specified children's product safety rules; and
     Eligibility for acceptance on the CPSC Web site.
    On March 12, 2013, the Commission published a final rule (16 CFR 
part 1112) in the Federal Register regarding the requirements for third 
party conformity assessment bodies. The final rule became effective on 
June 10, 2013. Now that 16 CFR part 1112 is in effect, the rule will 
require the collection of information in CPSC Form 223:
     Upon initial application by the third party conformity 
assessment body for acceptance by CPSC;
     At the time any of the information on the CPSC Form 223 
changes; and
     At least every two years, as part of a regular audit 
process.

A. Estimated Burden

    The CPSC estimates the burden of the collection of information in 
CPSC Form 223 is as follows:

                                                            Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                                               Number of         Frequency of       Total annual        Hours per
                         Activity                             respondents         responses          responses           response         Total hours
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Initial Registration.....................................                 55                  1                 55                  1                 55
Re-Registration..........................................                204                  1                204                  1                204
Changes in Information...................................                  3                  1                  3               0.25               0.75
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    Total................................................  .................  .................  .................  .................             259.75
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    These estimates are based on the following information:
     From March 19, 2012 to March 19, 2013, 56 new third party 
conformity assessment bodies were accepted by the CPSC. Since 2011, the 
number of new third party conformity assessment bodies (53) accepted by 
the CPSC has remained stable. Based on these historical levels of 
acceptance, the estimated number of third party conformity assessment 
bodies that would be accepted by CPSC would be 55.
     Under the final rule, 16 CFR part 1112, third party 
conformity assessment bodies are required to resubmit CPSC Form 223 
every two years. Because all third party conformity assessment bodies 
have not submitted their initial CPSC Form 223s at the same time, only 
some portion would be expected to resubmit a CPSC Form 223 in any one 
year. Based on the two year

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resubmission requirement, we estimate that approximately half of the 
third party conformity assessment bodies would be required to resubmit 
in any one year. As of March 2013, 409 third party conformity 
assessment bodies have been accepted by CPSC for testing. Approximately 
half (204) of these firms would be expected to resubmit with CPSC in 
any given year.
     Under the final rule, 16 CFR part 1112, third party 
conformity assessment bodies are required to keep the information 
submitted on CPSC Form 223 up to date and submit a new CPSC Form 223 
whenever the information on the CPSC Form 223 changes. Based on current 
experience with third party conformity assessment bodies, CPSC staff 
estimates that third party conformity assessment bodies will make no 
more than three revisions per year to update applicable Form 223 
information. A ``change in information'' is a change that does not 
require review of laboratory accreditation documents, such as scope or 
test methods. Examples of revised information include: changes in the 
Web site URL; changes in the name of the laboratory; and a change of 
the point of contact.
    The total burden is estimated at 259.75 hours, which is rounded up 
to 260 hours. CPSC staff estimates that hourly compensation for the 
time required for recordkeeping is $27.12 per hour (U.S. Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' Table 
9, total compensation for sales, office, and related workers in goods-
producing industries: http:www.bls.gov/ncs). The total cost burden to 
the respondents is approximately $7,052 ($27.12 x 260 hours = 
$7,051.20).

    Dated: July 1, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-16121 Filed 7-3-13; 8:45 am]
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