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total cost of the three surveys to the

Commission is estimated to be $15,400.

D. Request for Comments

The Commission solicits written

comments from all interested persons

about the proposed collection of

information. The Commission

specifically solicits information about

the hourly burden and monetary costs

imposed by this collection of

information. The Commission also seeks

information relevant to the following

topics:

• Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the Commission’s

functions;

• Whether the information will have

practical utility for the Commission;

• 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 form of

information technology.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–518 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request—Product-Related Injuries

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), the Consumer Product

Safety Commission requests comments

on a proposed extension of approval of

a collection of information from persons

who have been involved in or have

witnessed incidents associated with

consumer products. The Commission

will consider all comments received in

response to this notice before requesting

a reinstatement of approval of this

collection of information from the Office

of Management and Budget.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the Office of the Secretary

not later than March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be captioned ‘‘Product-Related Injuries’’

and mailed to the Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207,

or delivered to that office, room 502,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the proposed

extension of approval of the collection

of information, or to obtain a copy of

any of the interview guides used for this

collection of information, call or write

Carl Blechschmidt, Acting Director,

Office of Planning and Evaluation,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207; telephone

(301) 504–0416, extension 2243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

Section 5(a) of the Consumer Product

Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2054(a)) requires

the Commission to collect information

related to the cause and prevention of

death, injury, and illness associated

with consumer products. That

legislation also requires the Commission

to conduct continuing studies and

investigations of deaths, injuries,

diseases, and economic losses resulting

from incidents involving consumer

products.

The Commission uses this

information to support development

and improvement of voluntary

standards, rulemaking proceedings,

information and education campaigns,

and administrative and judicial

proceedings. These safety efforts are

vitally important to remove unsafe

products from channels of distribution

and consumers’ homes and to help

make consumer products safer.

Persons who have sustained injuries

or who have witnessed incidents

associated with consumer products are

an important source of safety

information. From consumer

complaints, newspaper accounts, death

certificates, hospital emergency room

reports, and other sources, the

Commission selects a limited number of

incidents for investigation. These

investigations may involve face-to-face

or telephone interviews with accident

victims or witnesses. The Commission

also receives information about productrelated injuries from persons who

provide written information by using

forms displayed on the Commission’s

internet web site or printed in the

Product Safety Review and other

Commission publications.

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approved the collection of

information concerning product-related

injuries under control number 3041–

0029. OMB’s most recent extension of

approval will expire on May 31, 1997.

The Commission now proposes to

request an extension of approval with

changes of this collection of

information. The changes consist of the

addition of 140 burden hours to cover

responses to telephone questionnaires

used by hot-line operators to obtain

information about deaths, injuries, or

illnesses associated with selected

products, and written information

submitted on forms listed on the

Commission’s internet web site and

printed in Commission publications.

B. Estimated Burden

Each year, the Commission staff

obtains information about incidents

involving consumer products from

approximately 4,160 persons. The staff

conducts face-to-face interviews at

incident sites with approximately 700

persons each year. On average, an onsite interview takes approximately five

hours. The staff will also conduct

approximately 2,200 in-depth

investigations by telephone. Each indepth telephone investigation requires

approximately 20 minutes.

Additionally, the Commission’s hotline

staff interviews approximately 160

persons each year about incidents

involving selected consumer products.

These interviews take an average of 1.5

minutes each. Each year, the

Commission also receives information

from about 1,000 persons who complete

forms requesting information about

product-related incidents or injuries.

These forms appear on the

Commission’s internet web site and are

printed in the Product Safety Review

and other Commission publications.

The staff estimates that completion of

the form takes about 12 minutes.

The Commission staff estimates that

this collection of information imposes a

total annual hourly burden of 4,452

hours on all respondents: 3,500 hours

for face-to-face interviews; 748 hours for

in-depth telephone interviews; 200

hours for completion of written forms;

and four hours for responses to hot-line

telephone questionnaires.

The Commission staff values the time

of respondents to this collection of

information at $12 an hour. This is the

average hourly wage for all private

industry workers reported by the U.S.

Bureau of the Census in the 1996

edition of the Statistical Abstract of the

United States. At this valuation, the

estimated annual cost to the public is

about $53,500.

The Commission staff estimates that

this collection of information will

require approximately 330 weeks of

professional staff time each year. That

estimate includes the time required to

prepare the questionnaires, interviewer

guidelines, and other instruments and

instructions used to collect the

information; to conduct the face-to-face

and telephone interviews; and to record,

review, and evaluate the responses
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obtained from the interviews and

completed written forms. Each week of

professional staff time costs the

Commission approximately $1,400.

Thus, the annual cost to the Federal

government of this collection of

information is estimated to be about

$462,000.

C. Request for Comments

The Commission solicits written

comments from all interested persons

about the proposed extension of

approval of the collection of information

concerning product-related injuries. The

Commission specifically solicits

information about the hourly burden

and monetary costs imposed by this

collection of information. The

Commission also seeks information

relevant to the following topics:

• Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the Commission’s

functions;

• Whether the information will have

practical utility for the Commission;

• 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 form of

information technology.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–519 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Title, OMB Number, and Associated

Forms: Request for Approval for

Qualification Training and Approval of

Contractor Flight Crewmember; OMB

No. 0704–0347, DD Forms 2627 and

2628.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 42.

Responses per Respondent: 1.9.

Annual Responses: 81.

Average Burden per Response: 5

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 7.

Needs and Uses: This collection of

information is necessary to meet the

requirements of Defense Logistics

Agency Manual 8210.1, Contractor’s

Ground and Flight Operations. The

information collected hereby, will

provide the necessary data for DoD to

determine approval for training in

Government aircraft, or to function as a

flight crewmember therein.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions,

Individuals or households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William

Pearce.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: January 3, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–432 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Submission for OMB Review,

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and Associated Forms: Custody

and Control of Unaccompanied Housing

Rooms and Furnishings; AF Forms 228

and 191.

Type of Request: New collection.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 20,000.

Average Burden per Response: 15

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.

Needs and Uses: This collection of

information is necessary to meet the

requirements of Air Force Instruction

32–6005, Unaccompanied Housing

Management and Operations. The

information collected hereby, will

provide the necessary data for

responsible Air Force officials to

manage and control unaccompanied

housing rooms and furnishings, and to

effect assignment and termination

thereto.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William

Pearce.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: January 3, 1997.

L. M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–433 Filed 1–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Department of the Army

Military Traffic Management

Command; Notice of Availability of

Form ‘‘Criteria for Eligibility as a Small

Business for the Purpose of

Transportation Service Acquisition’’

AGENCY: Military Traffic Management

Command (MTMC), Department of the

Army.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that any

carrier wanting their small business

classification updated in their carrier

approval file maintained at MTMC will

need to request a form from MTMC.

DATES: Request for the form ‘‘Criteria for

Eligibility as a Small Business for the

Purpose of Transportation Service

Acquisition’’ should be done on or

before February 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Sylvia Walker (Personal Property)

or Mr. Rick Wirtz (Freight) both at 703–

681–6393. To request a blank ‘‘Criteria

for Eligibility as a Small Business for the

Purpose of Transportation Service

Acquisition’’ form, contact Ms. Patricia

McPhail also at 703–681–6393.

Questions regarding Small Business

may be directed to The Small Business

Administration, 202–606–4000.