[Federal Register: August 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 150)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Collection of Information; Proposed Extension of Approval;
Comment Request--Follow-Up Activities for Product-Related Injuries
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 requests comments
on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of information from
persons who have been involved in or have witnessed incidents
associated with consumer products. The Commission will consider all
comments received in response to this notice before requesting an
extension of approval of this collection of information from the Office
of Management and Budget.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments not later than
October 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Product-Related
Injuries'' and e-mailed to the Office of the Secretary at
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov or mailed to Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Written
comments may also be sent to the Office of the Secretary by facsimile
at (301) 504-0127.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed
extension of approval of the collection of information, or to obtain a
copy of any of the interview guides or forms used for this collection
of information, contact Linda L. Glatz, Office of Planning and
Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7671; e-mail lglatz@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 5(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2054(a),
requires the Commission to collect information related to the causes
and prevention of death, injury, and illness associated with consumer
products. That legislation also requires the Commission to conduct
continuing studies and investigations of deaths, injuries, diseases,
other health impairments, and economic losses resulting from accidents
involving consumer products. The Commission uses this information to
support development and improvement of voluntary standards, rulemaking
proceedings, information and education campaigns, and administrative
and judicial proceedings. These safety efforts are vitally important to
help make consumer products safer and to remove unsafe products from
the channels of distribution and from consumers' homes.
Persons who have sustained injuries or who have witnessed safety-
related incidents associated with consumer products are an important
source of safety information. From consumer complaints, newspaper
accounts, death certificates, hospital emergency room reports, and
other sources, the Commission investigates a limited number of
incidents. These investigations may involve face-to-face or telephone
interviews with accident victims or witnesses, as well as contact with
state and local officials, including police, coroners, and fire
investigators. The Commission also receives information about product-
related injuries from persons who provide written information by using
forms displayed on the Commission's Internet Web site or printed in the
Consumer Product Safety Review and other Commission publications.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the collection
of information concerning product-related injuries under control number
3041-0029. OMB's most recent extension of
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approval will expire on September 30, 2006. The Commission now proposes
to request an extension of approval of this collection of information.
As explained below, the current estimates that this collection of
information will require approximately 7,030 hours on all respondents.
B. Estimated Burden
The Commission staff obtains information about incidents involving
consumer products from approximately 14,851 persons annually. The staff
conducts face-to-face interviews at incident sites with approximately
807 persons each year. On average, an on-site interview takes
approximately 5 hours. The staff will also conduct approximately 2,544
in-depth investigations by telephone. Each in-depth telephone
investigation requires approximately 20 minutes. Additionally, the
Commission's hotline staff interviews approximately 4,600 persons each
year about incidents involving selected consumer products. These
interviews take an average of 10 minutes each. Each year, the
Commission also receives information from about 6,900 persons who
complete forms requesting information about product-related incidents
or injuries. These forms appear on the Commission's Internet Web site,
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.cpsc.gov, and are printed in the Consumer Product Safety
Review and other Commission publications. The staff estimates that
completion of a form takes about 12 minutes.
The Commission staff estimates that this collection of information
imposes a total annual burden of 7,030 hours on all respondents: 4,035
hours for face-to-face interviews; 848 hours for in-depth telephone
interviews; 1,380 hours for completion of written forms; and 767 hours
for responses to Hotline telephone questionnaires.
The Commission staff estimates the value of the time of respondents
to this collection of information at $28.75 an hour (June 2005, Bureau
of Labor Statistics). At this valuation, the estimated annual cost to
the public of this information collection will be about $202,000.
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: July 31, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-12576 Filed 8-3-06; 8:45 am]
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