Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Activity; Notification Requirements for Coal and Wood Burning Appliances

AGENCY:

Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In the July 20, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 41690), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a notice in accordance with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35)(PRA), to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of its PRA approval of information collection requirements regarding certain coal and wood burning appliances pursuant to 16 CFR part 1406. 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.

The Commission received no comments. The CPSC will use the information it obtains to monitor industry compliance with the requirements and to reduce risks of injuries from fires associated with the installation, operation, and maintenance of the appliances that are subject to the regulation.

Additional Information About the Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Activity

Title of information collection: Notification Requirements for Coal and Wood Burning Appliances.

Type of request: Extension of approval.

General description of respondents: Manufacturers or importers of coal and wood burning appliances.

Frequency of collection: Information will be submitted when there is any change to the required data or when a new model is introduced in the market.

Estimated number of respondents: 5 per year.

Estimated average number of responses per respondent: 1 per year.

Estimated number of responses for all respondents: 5 per year.

Estimated number of hours per response: 3 hours per year.

Estimated number of hours for all respondents: 15 hours per year.

Estimated annual cost of collection to all respondents: $384 per year.

Estimated total annual cost of the information collection requirements: $1,604 per year.

Comments: Comments on this request for extension of approval of an information collection activity should be submitted by November 4, 2005 to (1) 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. Comments may be sent by e-mail to 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, Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

Copies of this request for approval of an information collection activity are available from Linda L. Glatz, Management & Program Analyst, Office of Planning and Evaluation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301) 504-7671.