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produced and imported by the firms 

comply with the applicable standard. 

Additionally, the Commission uses this 

information to arrange corrective actions 

if items of children’s sleepwear fail to 

comply with the applicable standard in 

a manner that creates a substantial risk 

of injury to the public. 

OMB approved the collection of 

information in the children’s sleepwear 

standards and implementing regulations 

under control number 3041–0027. 

OMB’s most recent extension of 

approval will expire on December 12, 

2012. The Commission proposes to 

request an extension of approval for the 

collection of information in the 

children’s sleepwear standards and 

implementing regulations. 

B. Estimated Burden 

Commission staff estimates that about 

83 firms manufacture or import 

products subject to the two children’s 

sleepwear flammability standards. 

These firms may perform an estimated 

2,000 tests each, which take up to 3 

hours per test. Commission staff 

estimates that these standards and 

implementing regulations will impose 

an average annual burden of about 6,000 

hours on each of those firms (2,000 tests 

× 3 hours). That burden will result from 

conducting the testing required by the 

standards and maintaining records of 

the results of that testing mandated by 

the implementing regulations. The total 

annual burden imposed by the 

standards and regulations on all 

manufacturers and importers of 

children’s sleepwear will be about 

498,000 hours (83 firms × 6,000). The 

annual cost to the industry is estimated 

to be $30,751,500, based on an hourly 

wage of $61.75 (Bureau of Labor 

Statistics: total compensation for 

management, professional, and related 

workers in goods-producing private 

industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs) × 

498,000 hours. 

The Commission will expend 

approximately 3 months of professional 

staff time annually, for examination of 

information in the records maintained 

by manufacturers and importers of 

children’s sleepwear subject to the 

standards. The annual cost to the federal 

government of the collection of 

information in the sleepwear standards 

and implementing regulations is 

estimated to be $43,014. This estimate 

uses an annual total compensation of 

$119,238 (the equivalent of a GS–14 

step 5 employee with an additional 30.7 

percent added for benefits.) 

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: October 1, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–24491 Filed 10–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0004] 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Electrically Operated Toys 

and Children’s Articles 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) 

requests comments on a proposed 

extension of approval of a collection of 

information from manufacturers and 

importers of certain electrically 

operated toys and children’s articles. 

The collection of information consists of 

testing and recordkeeping requirements 

in regulations titled, ‘‘Requirements for 

Electrically Operated Toys or Other 

Electrically Operated Articles Intended 

for Use by Children,’’ codified at 16 CFR 

part 1505. 

The Commission will consider all 

comments received in response to this 

notice before requesting an extension of 

this collection of information from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive comments not later than 

December 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 

0004, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely processing of 

comments, the Commission is no longer 

accepting comments submitted by 

electronic mail (email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following way: 

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. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

electronically. Such information should 

be submitted in writing. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: In 1973, 

the Commission issued safety 

requirements for electrically operated 

toys and children’s articles to protect 

children from unreasonable risks of 

injury from electric shock, electrical 

burns, and thermal burns. These 

regulations are codified at 16 CFR part 

1505 and were issued under the 

authority of sections 2 and 3 of the 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 

U.S.C. 1261, 1262). 

A. Requirements for Electrically 

Operated Toys 

These regulations are applicable to 

toys, games, and other articles intended 

for use by children that are powered by 

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volt circuit. Video games and articles 

designed primarily for use by adults that 

may be used incidentally by children 

are not subject to these regulations. 

The regulations prescribe design, 

construction, performance, and labeling 

requirements for electrically operated 

toys and children’s articles. The 

regulations also require manufacturers 

and importers of those products to 

develop and maintain a quality 

assurance program. 16 CFR 1505.4(a)(2). 

Additionally, section 1505.4(a)(3) of the 

regulations require those firms to 

maintain records for 3 years, containing 

information about: (1) The material and 

production specifications and the 

description of the quality assurance 

program required by 16 CFR 

1505.4(a)(2); (2) the results of all 

inspections and tests conducted; and (3) 

records of sales and distribution. 

OMB approved the collection of 

information requirements in the 

regulations under control number 3041– 

0035. OMB’s most recent extension of 

approval expires on December 31, 2012. 

The Commission now proposes to 

request an extension of approval for the 

information collection requirements in 

the regulations. 

The safety need for this collection of 

information remains. Specifically, if a 

manufacturer or importer distributes 

products that violate the requirements 

of the regulations, the records required 

by section 1505.4(a)(3) can be used by 

the firm and the Commission to: (i) 

identify specific lots or production lines 

of products that fail to comply with 

applicable requirements; and (ii) notify 

distributors and retailers in the event 

the products are subject to recall. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The Commission staff estimates that 

about 40 firms are subject to the testing 

and recordkeeping requirements of the 

regulations. Each one may have an 

average of 10 products each year, for 

which testing and recordkeeping would 

be required, resulting in approximately 

400 records. Commission staff estimates 

that the tests required by the regulations 

can be performed on one product in 16 

hours and that recordkeeping can be 

performed for one product in 4 hours. 

Thus, the estimated testing burden 

hours are 6,400 (16 hours × 400), and 

the estimated recordkeeping burden 

hours are 1,600 hours (400 records × 4 

hours). 

Commission staff estimates that each 

firm may spend 30 minutes or less per 

model on the labeling requirements. 

Assuming each firm produces 10 new 

models each year, the estimated labeling 

burden hours are 200 hours (40 firms × 

10 models per firm × 0.5 hours per 

model = 200 hours) per year. The 

estimated total burden hours for 

recordkeeping and labeling are 1,800 

hours for all firms (1,600 hours for 

recordkeeping + 200 hours for labeling). 

CPSC staff estimates that the hourly 

wage for the time required to perform 

the required testing and recordkeeping 

is approximately $61.75 (Bureau of 

Labor Statistics: total compensation for 

management, professional, and related 

workers in goods-producing private 

industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs, and 

the hourly wage for the time required to 

maintain the labeling requirements is 

approximately $27.64 (Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, total compensation for all 

sales and office workers in goodsproducing, private industries: http:// 

www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized total 

cost to the industry is estimated to be 

$444,952 (6,400 × $61.75 + 1,800 × 

$27.64). 

Commission staff will expend less 

than one staff month reviewing records 

required to be maintained for 

electrically operated toys and children’s 

articles. The annual cost to the federal 

government of the collection of 

information in these regulations is 

estimated to be less than $14,338. This 

estimate uses an annual total 

compensation of $ 119,238 (the 

equivalent of a GS–14 step 5 employee, 

with an additional 30.7 percent added 

for benefits.) 

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: October 1, 2012. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0001] 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Safety Standard for 

Automatic Residential Garage Door 

Operators 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) 

requests comments on a proposed 

request for extension of approval of a 

collection of information from 

manufacturers and importers of 

residential garage door operators. The 

collection of information consists of 

testing and recordkeeping requirements 

in certification regulations 

implementing the Safety Standard for 

Automatic Residential Garage Door 

Operators (16 CFR part 1211). The 

Commission will consider all comments 

received in response to this notice, 

before requesting approval of this 

extension of a collection of information 

from the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive written comments not later than 

December 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2013– 

0001, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely processing of 

comments, the Commission is no longer 

accepting comments submitted by 

electronic mail (email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. 

Written Submissions 

Submit written submissions in the 

following way: 

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. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

comments received may be posted 


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