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Consumer Product Safety: ciglight | Safety | Regulatory Compliance
effect will be published in the PTO’s Official Gazette, in accordance with 37 CFR 1.297. Each statutory invention registration published will include a statement relating to the attributes of a statutory invention registration. The public uses form number PTO/ SB/94, Request for Statutory Invention Registration, to request and authorize publication of a regularly-filed patent application as a Statutory Invention Registration, to waive the right to receive a United States patent on the same invention claimed in the identified patent application, and to agree that the waiver will be effective upon publication of the Statutory Invention Registration. No forms are associated with the petition for a review of the refusal to publish a statutory
Title of form Statutory Invention Registration ......................................................................... Petition to Review Rejection Decision ............................................................... Petition to Withdraw Publication Request .......................................................... Totals ..........................................................................................................
invention registration or the petition to withdraw the request for publication of a statutory invention registration. II. Method of Collection By mail, facsimile, or hand carry when the applicant or agent files a statutory invention registration with the PTO. III. Data OMB Number: 0651–0036. Form Number: PTO/SB/94. Type of Review: Renewal without change. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; Federal, state, local or tribal government.
PTO Form No.(s) PTO/SB/94 N/A N/A .....................
Estimated Number of Respondents: 83 responses per year. Estimated Time Per Response: It is estimated to take approximately 24 minutes each to complete the request for statutory invention registration, the petition to review the rejection decision, and the petition to withdraw the publication request. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Burden Hours: 33.2 hours per year. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost Burden: $0 (no capital start-up or maintenance expenditures are required). Using the professional hourly rate of $175.00 for associate attorneys in private firms, the PTO estimates $5,810 for salary costs associated with respondents.
Estimated time for response 0.4 0.4 0.4 ........................ Estimated annual burden hours 32.0 0.4 0.8 33.2 Estimated annual responses 80 1 2 83
IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 19, 1999. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 99–30598, Filed 11–23–99; 8:45 am]
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Proposed Collection of Information; Comment Request—Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters
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 request for an extension of approval of a collection of information from manufacturers and importers of disposable and novelty cigarette lighters. This collection of information consists of testing and recordkeeping requirements in certification regulations implementing the Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR part 1210). 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 Office of Management and Budget. DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive written comments not later than January 24, 2000. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ‘‘Cigarette Lighters’’ and 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. Written comments may also be sent to the Office of the Secretary by facsimile at (301) 504–0127 or by e-mail at cpscos@cpsc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed extension of approval of the collection of information, or to obtain a copy of 16 CFR part 1210, call or write Linda L. Glatz, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504–0416, extension 2226. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1993, the Commission issued the Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters (16 CFR part 1210) under provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) to eliminate or reduce risks of death and burn injury from fires accidentally started by children playing with cigarette lighters. The standard contains performance requirements for disposable and novelty lighters that are intended to make cigarette lighters subject to the standard resist operation by children younger than five years of age. A. Certification Requirements Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a
B. Estimated Burden The cost of the rule’s testing, reporting, recordkeeping, and other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and time spent by firms to prepare, maintain and submit records to CPSC. There are an estimated 45 firms involved. Each of the 45 affected firms are expected to test an average of two new models of lighters each year, for a total of 90 responses. Testing of two lighters is expected to take 175 hours, therefore, 45 firms times 175 hours equals 7,875 total hours requested. The cost of the rule’s testing, reporting, recordkeeping and other certification-related provisions is comprised of time spent by testing organizations on behalf of manufacturers and importers, and time spent by firms to prepare, maintain, and submit records to CPSC. Testing costs are estimated to total roughly $5,000 to $10,000 per test series. If each of the 45 affected firms tests an average of one or two new models of lighters each year, total annual testing costs may be $225,000 to $900,000. Records preparation involves a range of both high-cost (executive and legal counsel) time and low-cost (clerical) time in each firm. The Commission staff has estimated charge-out costs for such time at approximately $50 per hour, on the average. For an average of roughly 20 to 40 hours per firm in a typical year, the total records preparation and submission costs for all 45 affected firms is approximately $45,000 to $90,000 per year. The differences between these costs and the March 1996 submission reflect a more accurate burden estimate. 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: November 17, 1999. Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 99–30561 Filed 11–23–99; 8:45 am]
consumer product subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable consumer product safety standards. Section 14(a) of the CPSA also requires that the certificate of compliance must be based on a test of each product or upon a reasonable testing program. Section 14(b) of the CPSA authorizes the Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product safety standard. Section 16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to issue rules to require that firms ‘‘establish and maintain’’ records to permit the Commission to determine compliance with rules issued under the authority of the CPSA. The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with the standard for cigarette lighters. These regulations require manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with the standard, and other information before the introduction of each model of lighter in commerce. These regulations also require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of disposable and novelty lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful completion of all required tests to support the certificates of compliance which they issue. 16 CFR part 1210, subpart B. The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of disposable and novelty lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if disposable or novelty lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection of information in the certification regulations for cigarette lighters under control number 3041–0116. OMB’s most recent extension of approval will expire on January 31, 2000. The Commission proposes to request an extension of approval without change for these collection of information requirements.
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 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 entitled ‘‘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. DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive written comments not later than January 24, 2000. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ‘‘Electrically Operated Toys’’ and 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. Written comments may also be sent to the Office of the Secretary by facsimile at (301) 504–0127 or by e-mail at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed extension of the collection of information, or to obtain a copy of 16 CFR part 1505, call or write Linda L. Glatz, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504–0416, extension 2226.
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