[Federal Register: February 9, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 27)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Request for Comments Concerning Proposed Request for Approval of
a Collection of Information--Safety Standard for Automatic Residential
Garage Door Operators
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.,
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission requests comments
on a proposed request for extension of approval of a collection of
information from manufacturers and importers of residential garage door
operators. The collection of information consists of testing and
recordkeeping requirements in certification regulations implementing
the Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators (16
CFR part 1211). The Commission will consider all comments received in
response to this notice before requesting approval of this extension of
a collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive written comments not
later than April 10, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Residential Garage
Door Operators'' 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 approval of the collection of information, or to obtain a
copy of 16 CFR Part 1211, 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 1990, Congress enacted legislation
requiring residential garage door operators to comply with the
provisions of a standard published by Underwriters Laboratories to
protect against entrapment. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
of 1990 (the Improvement Act) (Pub. L. 101-608, 104 Stat. 3110)
includes requirements that residential garage door operators
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manufactured on or after January 1, 1993, must comply with the
entrapment protection provisions in UL Standard 325 in effect on or
before January 1, 1992. The entrapment protection requirements of UL
Standard 325 are codified as the Safety Standard for Automatic
Residential Garage Door Operators, 16 CFR part 1211.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection
of information concerning the Safety Standard for Automatic Residential
Garage Door Operators under control number 3041-0125. OMB's most recent
approval will expire on April 30, 2000. The Commission now proposes to
request an extension of approval without changes of this collection of
information.
A. Certification Requirements
The Improvement Act provides that UL Standard 325 shall be
considered to be a consumer product safety standard issued by the
Consumer Product Safety Commission under section 9 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2058). Section 14(a) of the CPSA
(15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of a 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 (15 U.S.C. 2063(b)) authorizes the
Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing
program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product
safety standard. Section 14(b) of the CPSA allows firms that are
required to issue certificates of compliance to use an independent
third-party organization to conduct the testing required to support the
certificate of compliance.
Section 16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the
Commission to issue rules to require establishment and maintenance of
records necessary to implement the CPSA or determine compliance with
rules issued under the authority of the CPSA. On December 22, 1992, the
Commission issued rules prescribing requirements for a reasonable
testing program to support certificates of compliance with the Safety
Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators (57 FR 60449).
These regulations also require manufacturers, importers, and private
labelers of residential garage door operators to establish and maintain
records to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for testing to
support certification of compliance. 16 CFR Part 1211, Subparts B and
C.
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers and importers of residential garage door operators to
protect consumers from risks of death and injury resulting from
entrapment accidents associated with garage door operators. More
specifically, the Commission uses this information to determine whether
the products produced and imported by those firms comply with the
standard. The Commission also uses this information to facilitate
corrective action if any residential garage door operators fail to
comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of
injury to the public.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff estimates that about 22 firms are subject to
the testing and recordkeeping requirements of the certification
regulations. The staff estimates that each respondent will spend 60
hours annually on the collection of information for a total of about
1320 hours. Using an hourly rate of $13.50, based on 1999 Statistical
Abstract data for average all private sector wages, the total industry
cost would be about $18,000.
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: February 4, 2000.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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