Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Compliance Form
| Published date | 14 June 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 27772 |
| Record Number | 2019-12550 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Consumer Product Safety Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27772-27773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12550]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2009-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act;
Compliance Form
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) requests comments on a
proposed extension of approval of a collection of information regarding
a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information
under OMB Control No. 3041-0142. CPSC will consider all comments
received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of
approval of this collection of information from OMB.
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of
information by August 13, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2009-
0073, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. The CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through
www.regulations.gov. The CPSC encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
Written Submissions: Submit written submissions in the following
way: Mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division of the Secretariat,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal information provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information,
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at
all, such information should be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number, CPSC-2009-0073, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bretford Griffin, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504-7037, or by email to: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification
of Compliance Form.
OMB Number: 3041-0142.
Type of Review: Renewal of collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Public pools and spa facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 pools or facilities.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours to inspect a pool or spa
facility.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: The total testing burden hours are
300 (100 inspections x 3 hours per inspection). The total annual cost
of time to inspect all facilities is estimated at $17,500.
General Description of Collection: On December 19, 2008, the
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Act) became effective
(Pub. L. 110-140). The Act applies to public swimming pools and spas,
and it requires that each swimming pool and spa drain cover
manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United
States shall conform to the entrapment protection standards of the
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard or any successor standard
regulating such swimming pool or drain cover under section 1404(b) of
the Act.
On August 5, 2011, the CPSC published a final rule incorporating by
reference ANSI/APSP-16 2011 as the successor standard, effective
September 6, 2011. 76 FR 47436. On May 24, 2019, the CPSC published a
direct final rule incorporating by reference ANSI/APSP-16 2017 as the
next successor standard. Absent adverse comment to the direct final
rule by June 24, 2019, ANSI/APSP-16 2017 will become effective November
24, 2020. 84 FR 24021. The Act requires that, in addition to having the
anti-entrapment devices or systems, each public pool and spa in the
United States with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain
shall be equipped with one or more of the following devices or systems
designed to prevent entrapment by pool or spa drains including a safety
vacuum release system, suction-limiting vent system, gravity drainage
system, automatic pump shut-off system or drain disablement. The CPSC
will collect information through the verification of compliance form to
identify drain covers, pools, and spas that do not meet the performance
requirements in ANSI/APSP-16 2011
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(or, after November 24, 2020, its successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16
2017) and the Act.
Request for Comments: The CPSC solicits written comments from all
interested persons about the proposed collection of information. The
CPSC 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.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-12550 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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