Proposed Collection; Comment RequestRecordkeeping Requirements Under the Safety Regulations for Full-Size Cribs

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request--Recordkeeping Requirements

Under the Safety Regulations for Full-Size Cribs

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 through September 30, 2001, of

information collection requirements in the safety regulations for full-

size cribs codified at 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) and Part 1508. These

regulations were issued to reduce hazards of strangulation,

suffocation, pinching, bruising, laceration, and other injuries

associated with full-size cribs. (A full-size crib is a crib having an

interior length ranging from 49\3/4\ inches to 55 inches and an

interior width ranging from 25\3/8\ to 30\5/8\ inches.) The regulations

prescribe performance, design, and labeling requirements for full-size

cribs. They also require manufacturers and importers of those products

to maintain sales records for a period of three years after the

manufacture or importation of full-size cribs. If any full-size cribs

subject to provisions of 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(13) and Part 1508 fail to

comply in a manner severe enough to warrant a recall, the required

records can be used by the manufacturer or importer and by the

Commission to identify those persons and firms who should be notified

of the recall. The Commission will consider all comments received in

response to this notice before requesting approval of this collection

of information from the Office of Management and Budget.

DATES: Written comments must be received by the Office of the Secretary

not later than June 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be captioned ``Collection of

Information--Requirements Under the Safety Regulations for Full-Size

Cribs'' and mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product

Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the proposed

collection of information call or write Robert E. Frye, Director,

Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207; (301) 504-0962, Ext. 2264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Estimated Burden

Based on information available at the time the Commission sought

Office of Management and Budget approval of the collection of

information in the safety regulations for full-size cribs in 1995, the

Commission staff estimates that there are 40 firms required to annually

maintain sales records of full-size cribs. The staff further estimates

that the average number of hours per respondent

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is five per year, for a total of 200 hours of annual burden

(40 x 5=200).

B. 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: April 2, 1998.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

[FR Doc. 98-9079 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]

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