81 FR 47365 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 2016)

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request for extension of approval of a collection of information regarding a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. In the Federal Register of April 25, 2016 (81 FR 24068), the CPSC published a notice to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission received no comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information, without change.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47365-47366]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17215]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; 
Compliance Form

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (``PRA'') of 1995 (44

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U.S.C. chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') announces that the Commission has 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') a request 
for extension of approval of a collection of information regarding a 
form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. In the Federal Register 
of April 25, 2016 (81 FR 24068), the CPSC published a notice to 
announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the 
collection of information. The Commission received no comments. 
Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that 
CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of 
that collection of information, without change.

DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by August 22, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments about this request by email: 
[email protected] or fax: 202-395-6881. Comments by mail 
should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC, Office of Management and Budget, 
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. In addition, 
written comments that are sent to OMB also should be submitted 
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC-
2009-0073.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 has submitted the following currently 
approved collection of information to OMB for extension:
    Title: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification 
of Compliance Form.
    OMB Number: 3041-0142.
    Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Public pools and spa facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200 pools or facilities.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours to inspect a pool or spa 
facility.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total testing burden hours are 
600 (200 inspections x 3 hours per inspection).
    General Description of Collection: On December 19, 2008, the 
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (``Act'') became 
effective (Pub. L. 110-140). The Act applies to public pools and spas 
and requires that each swimming pool and spa drain cover manufactured, 
distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States shall 
conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI 
A112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard regulating 
such swimming pool or drain cover pursuant to section 1404(b) of the 
Act.
    On August 5, 2011, the Commission published a final rule 
incorporating by reference ANSI/APSP-16 2011 as the successor standard, 
effective September 6, 2011. 76 FR 47436. The Act requires that, in 
addition to having the anti-entrapment devices or systems, each public 
pool and spa in the United States with a single main drain other than 
an unblockable drain shall be equipped with one or more of the 
following devices or systems designed to prevent entrapment by pool or 
spa drains including a safety vacuum release system, suction-limiting 
vent system, gravity drainage system, automatic pump shut-off system or 
drain disablement. CPSC will collect information through the 
verification of compliance form to identify drain covers, pools, and 
spas that do not meet the performance requirements in ANSI/APSP-16 2011 
and the Act.

    Dated: July 18, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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