[Federal Register: July 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 129)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Approval of Information Collection; Comment
Request--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 (CPSC or 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 (OMB).
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive written comments not
later than September 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Residential Garage
Door Operators'' and e-mailed to the Office of the Secretary at cpsc-
os@cpsc.gov. Comments may also be sent by facsimile to (301) 504-0127,
or by mail to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed
collection of information call or write Linda Glatz, Division of Policy
and Planning, Office of Information Technology and Technology Services,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7671 or by e-mail to lglatz@cpsc.gov.
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 under provisions of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). The entrapment protection
requirements of UL Standard 325 are codified into the Safety Standard
for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators, 16 CFR Part 1211.
Automatic residential garage door operators must comply with the latest
edition of the Commission's regulations at 16 CFR Part 1211.
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 October 31,
2009. The Commission now proposes to request an extension of approval
without changes of this collection of information.
A. Certification Requirements
Section 203 of Public Law 101-608 requires that UL Standard 325
shall be considered to be a consumer product safety standard under
section 9 of the 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
under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, or regulation under any
other act enforced by the Commission to issue a certificate stating
that the product complies with all applicable rules, bans, standards or
regulations. 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 and specify each such rule, ban,
standard or regulation applicable to the product.
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 under the CPSA or similar rule, ban, standard, or
regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission. Section
16(b) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)) authorizes the Commission to
issue rules to require that firms ``establish and maintain'' records to
permit the Commission to 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
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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 21 firms are subject to
the testing and recordkeeping requirements of the certification
regulations. The staff estimates that each respondent will spend 40
hours annually on the collection of information for a total of about
840 hours. The estimated total annual cost to industry is approximately
$22,800 based on 840 hours x $27.14 (the average hourly total
compensation for sales and office workers in goods-producing
industries, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2008).
The Commission staff will expend approximately 6 staff months
reviewing records required to be maintained for automatic residential
garage door operators. The annual cost to the Federal government of the
collection of information in these regulations is estimated to be
$83,000.
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: June 30, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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