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products subject to the carpet 

flammability standards. The 

Commission will consider all comments 

received in response to this notice 

before requesting an extension of 

approval of this collection of 

information from the OMB. 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive comments not later than June 

15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be captioned ‘‘Carpets and Rugs; 

Paperwork Reduction Act,’’ and sent by 

e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments 

may also be sent by facsimile to (301) 

504–0127, or by mail to the Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the proposed 

collection of information call or write 

Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and 

Planning, Office of Information 

Technology and Technology Services, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by 

e-mail to lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. The Standards 

Carpets and rugs that have one 

dimension greater than six feet, a 

surface area greater than 24 square feet, 

and are manufactured for sale in or 

imported into the United States are 

subject to the Standard for the Surface 

Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (16 

CFR Part 1630). Carpets and rugs that 

have no dimension greater than six feet 

and a surface area not greater than 24 

square feet are subject to the Standard 

for the Surface Flammability of Small 

Carpets and Rugs (16 CFR Part 1631). 

Both of these standards were issued 

under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) 

(15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.). Both standards 

require that products subject to their 

provisions must pass a flammability test 

that measures resistance to a small, 

timed ignition source. Small carpets and 

rugs that do not pass the flammability 

test comply with the standard for small 

carpets and rugs if they are permanently 

labeled with the statement that they fail 

the standard and should not be used 

near sources of ignition. 

Section 8 of the FFA (15 U.S.C 1197) 

provides that a person who receives a 

guaranty in good faith that a product 

complies with an applicable 

flammability standard is not subject to 

criminal prosecution for a violation of 

the FFA resulting from the sale of any 

product covered by the guaranty. 

Section 8 of the FFA requires that a 

guaranty must be based on ‘‘reasonable 

and representative’’ tests. Many 

manufacturers and importers of carpets 

and rugs issue guaranties that the 

products they produce or import 

comply with the applicable standard. 

Regulations implementing the carpet 

flammability standards prescribe 

requirements for testing and 

recordkeeping by firms that issue 

guaranties. See 16 CFR Part 1630, 

Subpart B, and 16 CFR Part 1631, 

Subpart B. The Commission uses the 

information compiled and maintained 

by firms that issue these guaranties to 

help protect the public from risks of 

injury or death associated with carpet 

fires. More specifically, the information 

helps the Commission arrange 

corrective actions if any products 

covered by a guaranty fail to comply 

with the applicable standard in a 

manner that creates a substantial risk of 

injury or death to the public. The 

Commission also uses this information 

to determine whether the requisite 

testing was performed to support the 

guaranties. 

The OMB approved the collection of 

information in the regulations under 

control number 3041–0017. OMB’s most 

recent extension of approval expires on 

June 30, 2009. The Commission now 

proposes to request an extension of 

approval for the collection of 

information in the regulations. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The Commission staff estimates that 

the enforcement rules result in an 

industry expenditure of a total of 30,000 

hours for testing and recordkeeping. The 

Commission staff estimates that 120 

firms are subject to the information 

collection requirements because the 

firms have elected to issue a guaranty of 

compliance with the FFA. 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. The 

staff estimates that the average firm 

issuing a continuing guaranty 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 1 to 200, depending upon the 

number of carpet styles and the annual 

production volume. For purposes of 

estimating the burden, the staff used the 

midpoint, 100 tests per year. The time 

required to conduct each test is 

estimated by the staff to be 21⁄2 hours 

plus the time required to establish and 

maintain the test record. The total 

annualized burden to respondents may 

be up to 12,000 tests per year at 2.5 

hours per test or 30,000 hours. The 

estimated annualized cost to 

respondents may be up to $1,646,400, 

based on an hourly wage of $54.88 

(Bureau of Labor Statistics: All workers, 

goods-producing industries, 

management, professional and related, 

September 2008) × 30,000 hours. The 

estimated annual cost of the information 

and collection requirements to the 

Federal Government is approximately 

$42,000. This sum includes three staff 

months expended for examination of the 

records required to be maintained. 

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: April 10, 2009. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Comment 

Request—Baby Bouncers, WalkerJumpers, and Baby-Walkers 

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 (Commission) 

requests comments on a proposed 

extension of approval, for a period of 

three years from the date of approval by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), of information collection 

requirements for manufacturers and 

importers of children’s articles known 

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as baby-bouncers, walker-jumpers, or 

baby-walkers. The collection of 

information consists of requirements 

that manufacturers and importers of 

these products must make, keep and 

maintain records of inspections, testing, 

sales, and distributions consistent with 

the provisions of the Federal Hazardous 

Substances Act, 15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262, 

and 16 CFR Part 1500. 

The CPSC will consider all comments 

received in response to this notice 

before requesting approval of this 

collection of information from OMB. 

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must 

receive written comments not later than 

June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be captioned ‘‘Baby-Bouncers’’ and sent 

by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Comments may also be sent by facsimile 

to (301) 504–0127, or by mail to the 

Office of the Secretary, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 

20814. cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the proposed 

collection of information call or write 

Linda Glatz, Division of Policy and 

Planning, Office of Information 

Technology and Technology Services, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814; telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by 

e-mail to lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations issued under provisions of 

the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 

(15 U.S.C. 1261, 1262), codified at 16 

CFR Part 1500, establish safety 

requirements for products called ‘‘babybouncers,’’ ‘‘walker-jumpers,’’ or ‘‘babywalkers.’’ 

A. Requirements for Baby-Bouncers, 

Walker-Jumpers, and Baby Walkers 

One CPSC regulation bans any 

product known as a baby-bouncer, 

walker-jumper, baby-walker or similar 

article if it is designed in such a way 

that exposed parts present hazards of 

amputations, crushing, lacerations, 

fractures, hematomas, bruises or other 

injuries to children’s fingers, toes, or 

other parts of the body. 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6). 

A second CPSC regulation establishes 

criteria for exempting baby-bouncers, 

walker-jumpers, and baby-walkers from 

the banning rule under specified 

conditions. 16 CFR 1500.86(a)(4). The 

exemption regulation requires certain 

labeling on these products and their 

packaging to identify the name and 

address of the manufacturer or 

distributor and the model number of the 

product. Additionally, the exemption 

regulation requires that records must be 

established and maintained for three 

years relating to testing, inspection, 

sales, and distributions of these 

products. The regulation does not 

specify a particular form or format for 

the records. Manufacturers and 

importers may rely on records kept in 

the ordinary course of business to 

satisfy the recordkeeping requirements 

if those records contain the required 

information. 

If a manufacturer or importer 

distributes products that violate the 

banning rule, the records required by 

section 1500.86(a)(4) can be used by the 

manufacturer or importer and the CPSC 

(i) to identify specific models of 

products that fail to comply with 

applicable requirements, and (ii) to 

notify distributors and retailers if the 

products are subject to recall. 

The OMB approved the collection of 

information requirements in the 

regulations under control number 3041– 

0019. OMB’s most recent extension of 

approval expires on June 30, 2009. The 

CPSC now proposes to request an 

extension of approval without change 

for the collection of information 

requirements. 

B. Estimated Burden 

The CPSC staff estimates that about 34 

firms are subject to the testing and 

recordkeeping requirements of the 

regulations. Firms are expected to test 

on the average two new models per year 

per firm. The CPSC staff estimates 

further that the burden imposed by the 

regulations on each of these firms is 

approximately 1 hour per year on the 

recordkeeping requirements and 30 

minutes or less per model on the label 

requirements. Thus, the annual burden 

imposed by the regulations on all 

manufacturers and importers is 

approximately 68 hours on 

recordkeeping (34 firms × 2 hours) and 

34 hours on labeling (34 firms × 1 hour) 

for a total annual burden of 102 hours 

per year. 

The CPSC staff estimates that the 

hourly wage for the time required to 

perform the required testing and 

recordkeeping is approximately $54.88 

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, All workers, 

goods-producing industries, 

management, professional and related 

September 2008), and the hourly wage 

for the time required to maintain the 

labeling requirements is approximately 

$27.14 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, All 

workers, goods-producing industries, 

sales and office September 2008). The 

annualized total cost to the industry is 

estimated to be $4,654.60 (68 hours × 

$54.88 plus 34 hours × $27.14). 

The Commission will expend 

approximately two days of professional 

staff time reviewing records required to 

be maintained by the regulations for 

baby-bouncers, walker-jumpers, and 

baby-walkers. The annual cost to the 

Federal government of the collection of 

information in these regulations is 

estimated to be $1,277.51. 

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: April 10, 2009. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Announcement of Office of 

Management and Budget Approval; 

Children’s Products Containing Lead; 

Procedures and Requirements for 

Commission Determination or 

Exclusion 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (Commission) is 

announcing that a collection of 

information entitled Children’s Products 

Containing Lead; Procedures and 

Requirements for Commission 

Determination or Exclusion has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

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