82 FR 17414 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads and Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 68 (April 11, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-07236

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 associated with the collection of information set forth in the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, and the Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0014. In the Federal Register of January 25, 2017 (82 FR 8409), 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.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2010-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request--Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses 
and Mattress Pads and Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets

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, 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 associated with the collection of information 
set forth in the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and 
Mattress Pads, and the Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of 
Mattress Sets, approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0014. In 
the Federal Register of January 25, 2017 (82 FR 8409), 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.

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DATES: Written comments on this request for extension of approval of 
information collection requirements should be submitted by May 11, 
2017.

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-
2010-0055.

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:

A. Background

    Approximately 358 firms produce mattresses.\1\ The Standard for the 
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, 16 CFR part 1632 (part 
1632 standard), was promulgated under section 4 of the Flammable 
Fabrics Act (FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1193, to reduce unreasonable risks of burn 
injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses and mattress 
pads. The part 1632 standard prescribes requirements to test whether a 
mattress or mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering 
cigarette. The part 1632 standard also requires manufacturers to 
perform prototype tests of each combination of materials and 
construction methods used to produce mattresses or mattress pads and to 
obtain acceptable results from such testing. Manufacturers and 
importers must maintain the records and test results specified under 
the standard.
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    \1\ In the previous information collection, CPSC used the census 
data for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
code to count the number of establishments that produce mattresses. 
However, firms may have multiple establishments associated with 
them. Accordingly, CPSC uses the number of firms rather than the 
number of establishments.
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    The Commission also promulgated the Standard for the Flammability 
(Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR part 1633 (part 1633 standard), 
under section 4 of the FFA to reduce deaths and injuries related to 
mattress fires, particularly those ignited by open-flame sources, such 
as lighters, candles, and matches. The part 1633 standard requires 
manufacturers to maintain certain records to document compliance with 
the standard, including maintaining records concerning prototype 
testing, pooling, and confirmation testing, and quality assurance 
procedures and any associated testing. The required records must be 
maintained for as long as mattress sets based on the prototype are in 
production and must be retained for 3 years thereafter. Although some 
larger manufacturers may produce mattresses based on more than 100 
prototypes, most mattress manufacturers base their complying production 
on 15 to 20 prototypes. OMB previously approved the collection of 
information for 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, under control number 3041-
0014, with an expiration date of April 30, 2017. The information 
collection requirements under the part 1632 standard do not duplicate 
the testing and recordkeeping requirements under the part 1633 
standard.

B. Burden Hours

    16 CFR 1632: Staff estimates that there are 358 respondents. It is 
estimated that each respondent will spend 26 hours for testing and 
record keeping annually for a total of 9,308 hours (358 firms x 26 
hours = 9,308). The hourly compensation for the time required for 
record keeping is $66.19 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ``Employer 
Costs for Employee Compensation,'' June 2016, Table 9, total 
compensation of all management, professional, and related occupations 
in goods-producing industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized 
cost to respondents would be approximately $616,097 (9,308 hours x 
$66.19).
    16 CFR 1633: The standard requires detailed documentation of 
prototype identification and testing records, model and prototype 
specifications, inputs used, name and location of suppliers, and 
confirmation of test records, if establishments choose to pool a 
prototype. This documentation is in addition to documentation already 
conducted by mattress manufacturers in their efforts to meet 16 CFR 
part 1632. Staff estimates that there are 358 respondents. Based on 
staff estimates, the recordkeeping requirements are expected to require 
about 4 hours and 44 minutes per establishment, per qualified 
prototype. Although some larger manufacturers reportedly are producing 
mattresses based on more than 100 prototypes, most mattress 
manufacturers probably base their complying production on 15 to 20 
prototypes, according to an industry representative contacted by staff. 
Assuming that establishments qualify their production with an average 
of 20 different qualified prototypes, recordkeeping time is about 94.6 
hours (4.73 hours x 20 prototypes) per establishment, per year. (Note 
that pooling among establishments or using a prototype qualification 
for longer than 1 year will reduce this estimate). This translates to 
an annual recordkeeping time cost to all mattress producers of 33,867 
hours (94.6 hours x 358 firms). The hourly compensation for the time 
required for record keeping is $66.19 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
``Employer Costs for Employee Compensation,'' June 2016, Table 9, total 
compensation of all management, professional, and related occupations 
in goods-producing industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs). The annual 
total estimated costs for recordkeeping are approximately $2,241,657 
(33,867 hours x $66.19).
    The total estimated cost to the 358 firms for the burden hours 
associated with both 16 CFR part 1632 and 16 CFR part 1633 is 
approximately $2.86 million annually.

    Dated: April 6, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Futures Trading Commission, (202) estimated that excluding Unregistered Estimated number of respondents:
418–5140; email: aimholtz@cftc.gov, Members from the requirement to retain 6,000.
and refer to OMB Control No. 3038– text messages will decrease the Estimated total annual burden on
0090. information collection burden by respondents: 321,449 hours.1
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: approximately approximately one-half Frequency of collection: Ongoing.
Title: Adaption of Regulations to hour per month per entity. In There are no capital costs or operating
Incorporate Swaps—Records of connection with these estimates, the and maintenance costs associated with
Transactions (OMB Control No. 3038– Commission estimated that there are this collection.
0090). This is a request for an extension approximately 3,200 Unregistered Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
and revision of a currently approved Members that will have their
Dated: April 5, 2017.
information collection. recordkeeping obligations reduced as a
result of these three changes to Robert N. Sidman,
Abstract: The Commission recently
Regulation 1.35(a). Next, the Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
amended Regulation 1.35(a) to change
and clarify several of the existing Commission estimated that excluding [FR Doc. 2017–07183 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am]
recordkeeping requirements that apply CTAs that are members of a DCM or of BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

to certain registrants and market a SEF from the requirement to record
participants. Records of Commodity oral communications that lead to
Interest and Related Cash or Forward transaction execution will decrease the CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Transactions, 80 FR 80247 (Dec. 24, information collection burden by COMMISSION
2015). Specifically, the amendment to approximately one-half hour per week
[Docket No. CPSC–2010–0055]
Regulation 1.35: (1) Excludes members per entity. In connection with this
of designated contract markets estimate, the Commission estimated that Agency Information Collection
(‘‘DCMs’’) and members of swap there are approximately 1,175 CTAs that Activities; Submission for OMB
execution facilities (‘‘SEFs’’) that are not will have their recordkeeping Review; Comment Request—Standard
registered or required to register with obligations reduced as a result of this for the Flammability of Mattresses and
the Commission (‘‘Unregistered change to Regulation 1.35(a). Finally, Mattress Pads and Standard for the
Members’’) from the requirement to the Commission noted that because the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
keep written communications that lead revised form and manner requirements Sets
to the execution of a commodity interest are a clarification of the prior
transaction and related cash or forward requirements, the revised requirements AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
transactions; (2) excludes Unregistered do not increase or decrease the Commission.
Members from the requirement to information collection burden. ACTION: Notice.
maintain records in a particular form In the Agency Information Collection
and manner; (3) excludes Unregistered Activities: Proposed Collection Revision, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Members from the requirement to retain Comment Request: Final Rule for requirements of the Paperwork
text messages; (4) excludes commodity Records of Commodity Interest and Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
trading advisors (‘‘CTAs’’) that are Related Cash or Forward Transactions, Consumer Product Safety Commission
members of a DCM or of a SEF from the the Commission requested comments (Commission or CPSC) announces that
requirement to record oral on, among other things, its estimates the Commission has submitted to the
communications that lead to the regarding the modified information Office of Management and Budget
execution of a transaction; and (5) collection burdens associated with the (OMB) a request for extension of
clarifies the form and manner changes to Regulation 1.35(a). The approval of a collection of information
requirements that apply to required Commission did not receive any associated with the collection of
records. comments that addressed any of its information set forth in the Standard for
In Agency Information Collection estimates or any other aspect of the the Flammability of Mattresses and
Activities: Proposed Collection Revision, information collection. Mattress Pads, and the Standard for the
Comment Request: Final Rule for Burden Statement: The amendment of Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
Records of Commodity Interest and Regulation 1.35 reduces the Sets, approved previously under OMB
Related Cash or Forward Transactions, recordkeeping burdens of Unregistered Control No. 3041–0014. In the Federal
80 FR 80327 (Dec. 24, 2015), the Members and of CTAs that are members Register of January 25, 2017 (82 FR
Commission addressed the PRA of a DCM or of a SEF. For each 8409), the CPSC published a notice to
implications of this amendment of respondent that is an Unregistered announce the agency’s intention to seek
Regulation 1.35. First, the Commission Member, the Commission estimates that extension of approval of the collection
estimated that changing Regulation the amendment reduces the annual of information. The Commission
1.35(a) to exclude Unregisted Members recordkeeping burden by a total of 38 received no comments. Therefore, by
from the requirement to keep written hours. For each respondent that is a publication of this notice, the
communications that lead to transaction CTA, the Commission estimates that the Commission announces that CPSC has
execution will decrease the information amendment reduces the annual submitted to the OMB a request for
collection burden under the rule by recordkeeping burden by a total of 26 extension of approval of that collection
approximately one-half hour per week hours. of information, without change.
per entity. Second, the Commission The Commission estimates the burden
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1 In the Agency Information Collection Activities:
estimated that excluding Unregistered of this collection of information as
Proposed Collection Revision, Comment Request:
Members from the requirement to follows: Final Rule for Records of Commodity Interest and
maintain records in a particular form Respondents/Affected Entities: Related Cash or Forward Transactions, the
and manner will decrease the Futures Commission Merchants, Retail Commission mistakenly estimated the total annual
burden on respondents to be 319,707. This estimate
information collection burden by Foreign Exchange Dealers, Introducing appears to have incorporated a mathematical error.
approximately one-half hour per month Brokers, and Members of a DCM or of The correct estimate of the total annual burden on
per entity. Third, the Commission a SEF. respondents is, and should have been, 321,449.

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DATES: Written comments on this matches. The part 1633 standard Assuming that establishments qualify
request for extension of approval of requires manufacturers to maintain their production with an average of 20
information collection requirements certain records to document compliance different qualified prototypes,
should be submitted by May 11, 2017. with the standard, including recordkeeping time is about 94.6 hours
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about maintaining records concerning (4.73 hours x 20 prototypes) per
this request by email: OIRA_ prototype testing, pooling, and establishment, per year. (Note that
submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202– confirmation testing, and quality pooling among establishments or using
395–6881. Comments by mail should be assurance procedures and any a prototype qualification for longer than
sent to the Office of Information and associated testing. The required records 1 year will reduce this estimate). This
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk must be maintained for as long as translates to an annual recordkeeping
Officer for the CPSC, Office of mattress sets based on the prototype are time cost to all mattress producers of
Management and Budget, Room 10235, in production and must be retained for 33,867 hours (94.6 hours x 358 firms).
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 3 years thereafter. Although some larger The hourly compensation for the time
20503. In addition, written comments manufacturers may produce mattresses required for record keeping is $66.19
that are sent to OMB also should be based on more than 100 prototypes, (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
submitted electronically at http:// most mattress manufacturers base their ‘‘Employer Costs for Employee
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. complying production on 15 to 20 Compensation,’’ June 2016, Table 9,
CPSC–2010–0055. prototypes. OMB previously approved total compensation of all management,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the collection of information for 16 CFR professional, and related occupations in
further information contact: Robert H. parts 1632 and 1633, under control goods-producing industries: http://
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety number 3041–0014, with an expiration www.bls.gov/ncs). The annual total
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, date of April 30, 2017. The information estimated costs for recordkeeping are
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or collection requirements under the part approximately $2,241,657 (33,867 hours
by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov. 1632 standard do not duplicate the × $66.19).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC has
testing and recordkeeping requirements The total estimated cost to the 358
submitted the following currently under the part 1633 standard. firms for the burden hours associated
approved collection of information to B. Burden Hours with both 16 CFR part 1632 and 16 CFR
OMB for extension: part 1633 is approximately $2.86
16 CFR 1632: Staff estimates that million annually.
A. Background there are 358 respondents. It is
estimated that each respondent will Dated: April 6, 2017.
Approximately 358 firms produce
spend 26 hours for testing and record Todd A. Stevenson,
mattresses.1 The Standard for the
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress keeping annually for a total of 9,308 Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Pads, 16 CFR part 1632 (part 1632 hours (358 firms × 26 hours = 9,308). Commission.
standard), was promulgated under The hourly compensation for the time [FR Doc. 2017–07236 Filed 4–10–17; 8:45 am]
section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act required for record keeping is $66.19 BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

(FFA), 15 U.S.C. 1193, to reduce (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
unreasonable risks of burn injuries and ‘‘Employer Costs for Employee
deaths from fires associated with Compensation,’’ June 2016, Table 9, CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
mattresses and mattress pads. The part total compensation of all management, COMMISSION
1632 standard prescribes requirements professional, and related occupations in [Docket No. CPSC–2009–0092]
to test whether a mattress or mattress goods-producing industries: http://
pad will resist ignition from a www.bls.gov/ncs). The annualized cost Agency Information Collection
smoldering cigarette. The part 1632 to respondents would be approximately Activities; Submission for OMB
standard also requires manufacturers to $616,097 (9,308 hours × $66.19). Review; Comment Request—Clothing
16 CFR 1633: The standard requires Textiles, Vinyl Plastic Film
perform prototype tests of each
detailed documentation of prototype
combination of materials and
identification and testing records, model AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
construction methods used to produce
and prototype specifications, inputs Commission.
mattresses or mattress pads and to
used, name and location of suppliers, ACTION: Notice.
obtain acceptable results from such
and confirmation of test records, if
testing. Manufacturers and importers
establishments choose to pool a SUMMARY: In accordance with the
must maintain the records and test
prototype. This documentation is in requirements of the Paperwork
results specified under the standard.
The Commission also promulgated addition to documentation already Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
the Standard for the Flammability conducted by mattress manufacturers in Consumer Product Safety Commission
(Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR their efforts to meet 16 CFR part 1632. (Commission or CPSC) announces that
Staff estimates that there are 358 the Commission has submitted to the
part 1633 (part 1633 standard), under
respondents. Based on staff estimates, Office of Management and Budget
section 4 of the FFA to reduce deaths
the recordkeeping requirements are (OMB) a request for extension of
and injuries related to mattress fires,
expected to require about 4 hours and approval of a collection of information
particularly those ignited by open-flame
44 minutes per establishment, per associated with the Commission’s
sources, such as lighters, candles, and
qualified prototype. Although some Standard for the Flammability of
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1 In the previous information collection, CPSC larger manufacturers reportedly are Clothing Textiles and the Standard for
used the census data for the North American producing mattresses based on more the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film
Industry Classification System (NAICS) code to than 100 prototypes, most mattress approved previously under OMB
count the number of establishments that produce manufacturers probably base their Control No. 3041–0024. In the Federal
mattresses. However, firms may have multiple
establishments associated with them. Accordingly,
complying production on 15 to 20 Register of January 25, 2017 (82 FR
CPSC uses the number of firms rather than the prototypes, according to an industry 8411), the CPSC published a notice to
number of establishments. representative contacted by staff. announce the agency’s intention to seek

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by May 11, 2017.
FR Citation		82 FR 17414