81 FR 42669 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 under the requirements pertaining to a third party conformity assessment body registration form, approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0143. 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'').

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42669-42670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15496]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0088]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Registration 
Form

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 under the requirements pertaining to a 
third party conformity assessment body registration form, approved 
previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0143. 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: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by August 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0088, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Room 820, 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 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, 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, and insert the 
docket number CPSC-2009-0088, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  CPSC seeks to renew the following currently 
approved collection of information:
    Title: Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form.
    OMB Number: 3041-0143.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Third party conformity assessment bodies seeking 
acceptance of accreditation or continuing accreditation.

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General Description of Collection

    The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'') 
requires third party testing be conducted by a third party conformity 
assessment body for any children's product, that is subject to a 
children's product safety rule, before importing for consumption or 
warehousing or distributing in commerce. The CPSIA allows accreditation 
of third party conformity assessment bodies to be conducted either by 
the Commission or by an independent accreditation organization 
designated by the Commission, and requires that the Commission maintain 
on its Web site an up-to-date list of entities that have been 
accredited to assess conformity with children's product safety rules. 
With the exception of firewalled third party conformity assessment 
bodies, the Commission has chosen to accept the accreditation of third 
party conformity assessment bodies that meet accreditation requirements 
of an independent accreditation organization.
    In order to assess a third party conformity assessment body's 
qualifications for acceptance by CPSC, information related to location, 
accreditation, and ownership must be collected from third party 
conformity assessment bodies. The CPSC uses an online collection form, 
CPSC Form 223, to gather information from third party conformity 
assessment bodies voluntarily seeking acceptance by CPSC. The 
information collected relates to location, accreditation, and 
ownership. The Commission staff uses this information to assess:
     A third party conformity assessment body's status as 
either an independent third party conformity assessment body, a 
government-owned or government-controlled conformity assessment body, 
or a firewalled conformity assessment body;
     Qualifications for acceptance by CPSC to test for 
compliance to specified children's product safety rules; and
     Eligibility for acceptance on the CPSC Web site.
    Part 1112 requires the collection of information in CPSC Form 223:
     Upon initial application by the third party conformity 
assessment body for acceptance by CPSC;
     Whenever there is a change to accreditation or ownership 
information; and
     At least every 2 years as part of a regular audit process.

Burden Estimates

    The CPSC estimates the burden of the collection of information in 
CPSC Form 223 is as follows:

                                        Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                   Number of     Frequency of    Total annual       Hours per
           Activity               respondents      responses       responses        response        Total hours
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Initial Registration..........              40               1              40              1                 40
Re-Registration...............             243               1             243              1                243
Changes in Information........               2               1               2              0.25             0.5
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    Total.....................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ................           283.5
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    These estimates are based on the following information:
     From March 23, 2015 to March 23, 2016, 39 new third party 
conformity assessment bodies have registered with the CPSC; 36 
registered during the previous 12 months. Therefore, we estimate the 
number of third party conformity assessment bodies who would register 
initially each year for the next three years would be 40.
     Under 16 CFR part 1112, third party conformity assessment 
bodies are required to resubmit CPSC Form 223 every two years. Because 
all third party conformity assessment bodies have not submitted their 
first CPSC Form 223s at the same time, only about half would be 
expected to resubmit a CPSC Form 223 in any one year. As of March 2016, 
487 third party conformity assessment bodies have registered with CPSC. 
Approximately half (243) of these firms would be required to re-
register with CPSC each year.
     Under 16 CFR part 1112, third party conformity assessment 
bodies are required to ensure that the information submitted on CPSC 
Form 223 is current and must submit a new CPSC Form 223 whenever the 
information changes. Based on current experience with third party 
conformity assessment bodies, we estimate that two third party 
conformity assessment bodies will make revisions per year to update 
their information. A change in information is a change that does not 
require review of laboratory accreditation documents, such as scope or 
test methods. Examples of revised information include changes in the 
Web site URL, name of the laboratory, and name of point of contact.
    The total burden, therefore, is 283.5 hours, which we will round up 
to 284 hours. We estimate that hourly compensation for the time 
required for recordkeeping is $32.82 per hour (U.S. Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, ``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' Table 9, 
total compensation for sales, office, and related workers in goods-
producing industries, December 2015: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The total 
cost burden to the respondents is approximately $9,321 ($32.82 x 284 
hours = $9,321.88).

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: June 27, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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