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BILLING CODE 6330-01-M CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements—Procedures for Export of Noncomplying Products AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In the February 12, 2007 **Federal Register** (72 FR 6534), 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) to announce the agency's intention to seek an extension of approval of information collection requirements in regulations codified at 16 CFR part 1019, which establish procedures for export of noncomplying products. No comments were received. The Commission now announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)a request for extension of approval of that collection of information. These regulations implement provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act that require persons and firms to notify the Commission before exporting any product that fails to comply with an applicable standard or regulation enforced under provisions of those laws. The Commission is required by law to transmit the information relating to the proposed exportation to the government of the country of intended destination. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0003. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on August 31, 2007. Additional Information About the Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements *Agency address:* Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. *Title of information collection:* Procedures for export of noncomplying products, 16 CFR part 1019. *Type of request:* Extension of approval. *Frequency of collection:* Varies depending upon volume of noncomplying goods exported. *General description of respondents:* Exporters of products that fail to comply with standards or regulations enforced under provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, or the Flammable Fabrics Act. *Estimated Number of respondents:* 35 firms per year. *Estimated number of notifications for all respondents:* 75 per year. *Estimated number of hours per response:* 1. *Estimated number of hours for all respondents:* 75 per year. *Estimated cost of collection for all respondents:* $3,400. *Comments:* Comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by July 5, 2007 to the

(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)to the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at *cpsc-os@cpsc.gov,* or mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Comments may also be sent via facsimile at

(301)504-0127. Copies of this request for approval of information collection requirements and supporting documentation are available from 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.* Dated: May 29, 2007. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E7-10619 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements—Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In the March 1, 2007 **Federal Register** (72 FR 9310), 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) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information in the Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters. 16 CFR part 1212. No comments were received in response to the notice. The Commission now announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)a request for extension of approval of that collection of information for a period of three years from the date of approval. Section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act

(CPSA)(15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of a consumer product subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate stating that the product complies with all applicable consumer product safety standards. 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. Section 14(b) of the CPSA authorizes the Commission to issue regulations to prescribe a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with a consumer product safety standard. 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. The Commission has issued regulations prescribing requirements for a reasonable testing program to support certificates of compliance with the standard for multi-purpose lighters. These regulations require manufacturers and importers to submit a description of each model of lighter, results of prototype qualification tests for compliance with the standard, and other information before the introduction of each model of lighter into commerce. These regulations also require manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose lighters to establish and maintain records to demonstrate successful completion of all required tests to support the certificates of compliance that they issue. 16 CFR part 1212, subpart B. The Commission uses the information compiled and maintained by manufacturers, importers, and private labelers of multi-purpose lighters to protect consumers from risks of accidental deaths and burn injuries associated with those lighters. More specifically, the Commission uses this information to determine whether lighters comply with the standard by resisting operation by young children. The Commission also uses this information to obtain corrective actions if multipurpose lighters fail to comply with the standard in a manner that creates a substantial risk of injury to the public. OMB approved the collection of information in the certification regulations for multi-purpose lighters under control number 3041-0130. OMB's current approval will expire on July 31, 2007. The Commission is requesting an extension of approval for these collection of information requirements. Additional Information About the Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements *Agency address:* Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. *Title of information collection:* Safety Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters. 16 CFR part 1212. *Type of request:* Extension of approval. *General description of respondents:* Manufacturers and importers of multi-purpose lighters. *Estimated number of respondents:* 16. *Estimated number of models tested per respondent per year:* 2. *Estimated average number of hours per respondent per model:* 50 hours per year. *Estimated number of hours for all respondents:* 1,600 per year. *Estimated cost of collection for all respondents:* $71,212 per year. *Comments:* Comments on this request for reinstatement of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by July 5, 2007 to

(1)The 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

(301)504-7671 or by e-mail to *lglatz@cpsc.gov.* Dated: May 29, 2007. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Products Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E7-10620 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Notification of Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements—Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In the March 1, 2007 **Federal Register** (72 FR 9311), 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) to announce the agency's intention to seek an extension of approval of information collection requirements in the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads. 16 CFR part 1632. Comments were received from Barbara Lafferty and Clifford Nopp opposing a new standard for the flammability (open flame) of mattress sets under 16 CFR part 1633. Gabe Owens submitted comments stating that part 1632 should be terminated and superseded by the requirements in part 1633. These comments do not pertain to the collection of information requirements under part 1632. These comments should have been submitted in, and similar comments previously were addressed in the rulemaking proceeding promulgating 16 CFR part 1633, which is now codified. Accordingly, the Commission now announces that it is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)a request for extension of approval of this collection of information. The standard is intended to reduce unreasonable risks of burn injuries and deaths from fires associated with mattresses and mattress pads. The standard prescribes a test to assure that a mattress or mattress pad will resist ignition from a smoldering cigarette. The standard requires manufacturers and importers to perform prototype tests of each combination of materials and construction methods used to produce mattresses or mattress pads and to obtain acceptable results from such testing. Manufacturers and importers are required to maintain the records and test results specified under the standard. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0014. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on August 31, 2007. An additional mattress standard was promulgated under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204, effective July 1, 2007, to reduce deaths and injuries related to mattress fires, particularly those ignited by open flame sources such as lighters, candles and matches. 16 CFR part 1633. That standard established new performance requirements for mattresses and mattress sets that will generate a smaller size fire from open flame source ignitions. Part 1633 also contains recordkeeping requirements to document compliance with the standard. OMB approved that collection of information under Control Number 3041-0133, with an expiration date of June 30, 2009. 71 FR 37910. In May 2006, an Interim Enforcement Policy for Mattresses subject to 16 CFR parts 1632 and 1633, effective May 1, 2006, was issued that reduced prototype surface testing and recordkeeping requirements from six mattress surfaces to two mattress surfaces for each new prototype created after March 15, 2006. That policy is available at *http://www.cpsc.gov/BUSINFO/Interimmattress.pdf.* Mattress prototypes created before March 15, 2006, are subject to the full requirements of part 1632. In addition, mattress pads are not subject to this policy and must continue to adhere to all the requirements set forth in part 1632. Additional Information About the Request for Extension of Approval of Information Collection Requirements *Agency address:* Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. *Title of information collection:* Testing and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads, 16 CFR Part 1632. *Type of request:* Extension of approval. *Frequency of collection:* Varies, depending upon the number of individual combinations of materials and methods of construction used to produce mattresses. *General description of respondents:* Manufacturers and importers of mattresses and mattress pads. *Estimated number of respondents:* 751. *Estimated number of hours per respondent:* 26 hours per year. *Estimated number of hours for all respondents:* 19,526 per year. *Estimated cost of collection for all respondents:* $875,000. *Comments:* Comments on this request for extension of approval of information collection requirements should be submitted by July 5, 2007 to

(1)the 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

(301)504-7671 or by e-mail to *lglatz@cpsc.gov.* Dated: May 29, 2007. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. E7-10625 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 07-29] 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 21 July 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM,

(703)601-3740. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 07-29 with attached transmittal and policy justification. Dated: May 29, 2007. C. R. Choate, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-M EN04JN07.000 EN04JN07.001 EN04JN07.002 [FR Doc. 07-2743 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]

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16 CFR 1633
15 USC 1191-1204
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