5614 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Public Meeting Concerning Proposed 

Standard for the Flammability (Open 

Flame) of Mattresses and Mattress/

Foundation Sets

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

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

will conduct a public meeting on March 

3, 2005 to receive oral comments 

concerning the Commission’s notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NPR’’) 

proposing a standard to address open 

flame ignition of mattresses. 70 FR 2470. 

The Commission invites members of the 

public to make oral presentations 

concerning information or comments 

related to the proposed standard. The 

Commission will consider these 

presentations as it proceeds with the 

rulemaking and the possible issuance of 

a final rule.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. 

on March 3, 2005. Requests to make oral 

presentations, and 10 copies of the text 

of the presentation, must be received by 

the CPSC Office of the Secretary no later 

than February 24, 2005. Persons making 

presentations at the meeting should 

provide an additional 25 copies for 

dissemination on the date of the 

meeting. 

The Commission reserves the right to 

limit the number of persons who make 

presentations and the duration of their 

presentations. To prevent duplicative 

presentations, groups will be directed to 

designate a spokesperson. 

As stated in the NPR, the period for 

submission of written comments on the 

mattress NPR is open until March 29, 

2005. Written comments may be sent by 

e-mail, fax or mail to the addresses 

listed below.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in room 

420 of the Bethesda Towers Building, 

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD. 

Requests to make oral presentations, 

and texts of oral presentations should be 

captioned ‘‘Mattress NPR Hearing’’ and 

submitted by e-mail to cpscos@cpsc.gov. or by facsimile to (301) 

504–0127. Requests and texts of oral 

presentations may also be mailed to the 

Office of the Secretary, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 

Washington, DC 20207, or delivered to 

that office, room 502, 4330 East-West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the purpose or 

subject matter of this meeting contact 

Margaret Neily, Directorate for 

Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 

504–7530; e-mail: mneily@cpsc.gov. For 

information about the schedule for 

submission of requests to make oral 

presentations and submission of texts of 

oral presentations, contact Rockelle 

Hammond, Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 

504–6833; fax (301) 504–0127; e-mail 

rhammond@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

On January 13, 2005, the Commission 

issued a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘NPR’’) proposing a flammability 

standard under the authority of the 

Flammable Fabrics Act that would 

address open flame ignition of 

mattresses and mattress and foundation 

sets (‘‘mattresses/sets’’). 70 FR 2470. 

The NPR and the staff’s briefing package 

are available on the Commission’s Web 

site at www.cpsc.gov. Mattresses/sets 

that comply with the proposed 

performance requirements will have a 

reduced heat release rate, generating a 

smaller size fire for a period of time 

than mattresses/sets made of traditional 

materials. This will reduce the 

likelihood that flashover will occur (the 

point at which the room’s contents are 

simultaneously ignited by radiant heat), 

and allow more time for occupants to 

escape from the fire. Thus, the proposed 

standard should result in significant 

reductions in deaths and injuries 

associated with mattress fires. 

The proposed standard sets forth 

performance requirements that each 

mattress/set must meet before being 

introduced into commerce. The test 

method is a full scale test based on 

research conducted by the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(‘‘NIST’’). The mattress specimen (a 

mattress or mattress and foundation set, 

usually in a twin size) is exposed to a 

pair of T shaped propane burners and 

allowed to burn freely for a period of 30 

minutes. The burners were designed to 

represent burning bedclothes. 

Measurements are taken of the heat 

release rate from the specimen and 

energy generated from the fire. The 

proposed standard establishes two test 

criteria, both of which the mattress/set 

must meet in order to comply with the 

standard: (1) The peak rate of heat 

release for the mattress/foundation set 

must not exceed 200 kW at any time 

during the 30 minute test; and (2) the 

total heat release must not exceed 15 MJ 

for the first 10 minutes of the test. 

There are provisions in the proposed 

rule to minimize the testing burden. For 

example, manufacturers may sell a 

mattress/set based on a prototype 

(mattress design) that has not been 

tested if that prototype differs from a 

qualified prototype only with respect to 

(1) mattress/foundation size; (2) ticking, 

unless the ticking of the qualified 

prototype has characteristics designed 

to improve performance on the burn 

test; and/or (3) any component, 

material, or method of construction that 

the manufacturer can demonstrate, on 

an objectively reasonable basis, will not 

cause the prototype to exceed the test 

criteria specified above. 

The proposed standard also 

minimizes the testing burden by 

allowing for ‘‘pooling.’’ Under this 

approach, one manufacturer would 

conduct the full prototype testing 

required (testing three prototype 

specimens), obtaining passing results, 

and the other manufacturer(s) may then 

produce mattresses/sets represented by 

that prototype so long as they conduct 

one confirming test on a specimen of the 

prototype that they produce. 

The details of the proposed standard 

are discussed in the NPR published in 

the Federal Register on January 13, 

2005. 70 FR 2470. As stated in the NPR, 

the Commission invites submission of 

written comments on the proposed 

standard by March 29, 2005. 

B. The Public Meeting 

The Flammable Fabrics Act requires 

that the Commission provide an 

opportunity for the oral presentation of 

‘‘data, views, or arguments’’ in addition 

to written comments. 15 U.S.C. 1193(d). 

Thus, the Commission is providing this 

forum for oral presentations concerning 

the mattress proposed standard. 

Participation in the meeting is open. 

See the DATES section of this notice for 

information on making requests to give 

oral presentations at the meeting. 

The Commission requests comments 

on the following specific areas of 

interest that were noted in the mattress 

NPR: 

1. Comments from small businesses 

concerning the anticipated economic 

impact of the requirements of the 

proposed mattress standard. 

2. Comments, especially from small 

businesses, concerning the proposed 

one year effective date and the impact 

such date could have. 

3. Comments concerning the 

Commission staff’s assessment of the 

possible toxicity and environmental 

impact of the proposed standard.

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 5615

Dated: January 31, 2005. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission.

[FR Doc. 05–2073 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0101]

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Information Collection; Drug-Free 

Workplace

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an 

extension to an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Secretariat will be submitting to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request to review and approve 

an extension of a currently approved 

information collection requirement 

concerning drug-free workplace. The 

clearance currently expires May 31, 

2005.

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the FAR, 

and whether it will have practical 

utility; whether our estimate of the 

public burden of this collection of 

information is accurate, and based on 

valid assumptions and methodology; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways in which we can 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of appropriate 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to the General Services 

Administration, FAR Secretariat (VIR), 

1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 

Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB 

Control No.9000–0101, drug-free 

workplace, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Craig 

Goral, Contract Policy Division, GSA 

(202) 501–3856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The FAR clause at FAR 52.223–6, 

Drug-Free Workplace, requires (1) 

contract employees to notify their 

employer of any criminal drug statute 

conviction for a violation occurring in 

the workplace; and (2) Government 

contractors, after receiving notice of 

such conviction, to notify the 

contracting officer.

The information provided to the 

Government is used to determine 

contractor compliance with the 

statutory requirements to maintain a 

drug-free workplace.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Respondents: 600.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 600.

Hours Per Response: .17.

Total Burden Hours: 102.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

FAR Secretariat (VIR), Room 4035, 1800 

F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, 

telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite 

OMB Control No. 9000–0101, Drug-Free 

Workplace, in all correspondence.

Dated: January 28, 2005

Julia B. Wise,

Acting Director, Contract Policy Division.

[FR Doc. 05–2017 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for Housing Privatization Phase II at 

Hickam Air Force Base and Bellows Air 

Force Station, O’ahu, HI (Including 

Privatization of Housing in Historic 

Districts Eligible for Inclusion on the 

National Historic Register of Historic 

Places)

AGENCY: United States Air Force.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 United States 

Code 4321, et seq.), the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

Regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 

1500–1508), and Air Force’s 

Environmental Impact Analysis Process 

(EIAP) as implemented by 32 CFR Part 

989, the United States Air Force (Air 

Force) is issuing this notice to advise 

the public of our preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Housing Privatization Phase II at 

Hickam Air Force Base (AFB) and 

Bellows Air Force Station (AFS), O’ahu, 

Hawaii (Including Privatization of 

Housing in Historic Districts Eligible for 

Inclusion on the National Register of 

Historic Places). The project will require 

Section 106 consultation pursuant to the 

National Historic Preservation Act to 

run concurrently with the NEPA 

documentation. The Air Force proposes 

to transfer 1,332 housing units (1,326 

units on Hickam AFB and six units on 

Bellows AFS) and associated facilities 

(e.g., sidewalks and roads) to a 

successful offeror (SO) and 

implementation of a long-term lease to 

the SO for land associated with the 

housing units. 

The current proposal evaluates four 

alternatives—(1) No Action; (2) 

Proposed Action: Privatization of 

remaining housing units on Hickam 

AFB and Bellows AFS to include the 

removal of historic homes from the 

housing inventory (demolition, relocate 

from the site, redesignation as nonresidential units or a combination of 

these three sub alternatives); (3) 

privatization of remaining housing units 

on Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS with 

terms and conditions to insure 

preservation of historic property; and (4) 

privatization of remaining housing units 

on Hickam AFB and Bellows AFS with 

the exception of housing units in the 

historic districts that would remain 

under Government control. 

Information: The Air Force, through 

the 15 Airlift Wing (AW), will conduct 

a Public Scoping Meeting on February 

17, 2005, 6 p.m. at the Best Western 

Plaza Hotel, 3253 N. Nimitz Highway, 

Honolulu, Hawaii. The meeting’s 

purpose is to determine the 

environmental issues and concerns to be 

analyzed, to solicit comments on the 

Proposed Action and alternatives, and 

to solicit input for other alternatives to 

be considered in the EIS. All comments 

received during the scoping meeting 

will be considered prior to the Air Force 

making a final decision. 

Point of Contact: For further 

information concerning the proposed 

action or alternatives to the proposed 

action, please contact Mr. Richard 

Parkinson, Chief, Environmental Flight, 

15 CES/CEV, 75 H Street, Hickam AFB,