[Federal Register: August 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 164)]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information
Collection Requirements--Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of June 9, 2004 (69 FR 32329), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek an extension of
approval of the collection of information in the safety standard for
bicycle helmets (16 CFR part 1203). These regulations establish testing
and recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers and importers of
bicycle helmets subject to the standard. No comments were received in
response to the notice. The Commission now announces that it has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for
extension of approval of that collection of information without change
for a period of three years from the date of approval.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1994, Congress passed the ``Child Safety
Protection Act,'' which, among other things, included the ``Children's
Bicycle Helmet Safety Act of 1994'' (Pub. L. 103-267, 108 Stat. 726).
This law directed the Commission to issue a final standard applicable
to bicycle helmets that would replace several existing voluntary
standards with a single uniform standard that would include provisions
to protect against the risk of helmets coming off the heads of bicycle
riders, address the risk of injury to children, and cover other issues
as appropriate. The Commission issued the final bicycle helmet standard
in 1998. It is codified at 16 CFR part 1203.
The standard requires all bicycle helmets manufactured after March
10, 1999, to meet impact-attenuation and other requirements. The
standard also contains testing and recordkeeping requirements to ensure
that bicycle helmets meet the standard's requirements. Certification
regulations implementing the standard require manufacturers, importers,
and private labelers of bicycle helmets subject to the standard to (1)
perform tests to demonstrate that those products meet the requirements
of the standard, (2) maintain records of those tests, and (3) affix
permanent labels to the helmets stating that the helmet complies with
the applicable standard. The certification regulations are codified at
16 CFR part 1203, Subpart B.
The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by
manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of bicycle helmets
subject to the standard to help protect the public from risks of injury
or death due to head injury associated with bicycle riding. More
specifically, this information helps the Commission determine whether
bicycle helmets subject to the standard comply with all applicable
requirements. The Commission also uses this information to obtain
corrective actions if bicycle helmets fail to comply with the standard
in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public.
Additional Information About the Request for Extension--of Approval
of Information Collection Requirements Agency address: Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207.
Title of information collection: Safety Standard for BicycleHelmets
(16 CFR part 1203).
Type of request: Extension of approval.
General description of respondents: Manufacturers, importers, and
private labelers of bicycle helmets.
Estimated number of respondents: 30.
Estimated average number of hours per respondent: 670-1,000 hours
per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all respondents: $489,600-
$734,400/year.
Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements should be submitted by September
24, 2004 to (1) the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn:
OMB Desk Officer for CPSC, Office of Management and Budget, Washington
DC 20503; telephone: (202) 395-7340, and (2) the Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207.
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.
Copies of this request for extension of the information collection
requirements and supporting documentation are available from Linda
Glatz, management and program analyst, Office of Planning and
Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207;
telephone: (301) 504-7671, or by e-mail to lglatz@cpsc.gov.
Dated: August 19, 2004.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-19396 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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