Focus Groups

OMB Control No: 3041-0136	ICR Reference No: 201707-3041-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201705-3041-008
Agency/Subagency: CPSC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Focus Groups
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/11/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/07/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2017
Responses	650	0	665
Time Burden (Hours)	1,950	0	1,720
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Consumer Product Safety Commission is conducting focus groups to solicit and obtain direct feedback from consumers on issues related to product safety such as recall effectiveness, product use, and perceptions regarding safety issues. Information collected from focus groups will help inform the Commission's evaluation of consumer products and product use by providing insight and information into consumer perceptions and usage patterns. Such information also may assist the Commission's efforts to support voluntary standards activities and help identify areas regarding consumer safety issues that need additional research. In addition, the information will assist with forming new ways of providing user friendly data to consumers through CPSC's Web site and information and education campaigns.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2051 Name of Law: Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 20589	05/03/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 33873	07/21/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 11

IC Title Form No. Form Name ROV Hang-Tag Focus Group Child Interaction with Playground Surfacing Focus Groups Caregiver Perceptions and Reactions to Safety Messaging Focus Groups Anchor It! Campaign Focus Groups Pretesting Survey on Usage and Functionality of Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms in Households Through the Use of Cognitive Interviews Test Trial Focus Groups on Child Resistant ATV Ignition System Functionality and Usability Study Effectiveness of Safety Devices in Reducing the Risk of Child's Access to Hazardous Cords and Loops Focus Groups Gathering Consumer Feedback on Warning Symbols (revised) Field trial focus group for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) Gathering Consumer Feedback on Warning Symbols END USER RESEARCH AND USABILITY TESTING ON CORDED WINDOW COVERING PRODUCTS

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	650	665	0	-15	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,950	1,720	0	230	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden estimate is based on 650 participants devoting, on average, 3 hours of their time to our focus groups. This is a different approach from the last renewal submission where we requested 1,100 hours based on only 220 participants devoting about 4 hours of time to our focus groups. The new burden estimate is more accurate because it is based on our activities in the last 3 years and what we would expect moving forward.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $185,070

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Charu Krishnan 301 504-7221 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 08/07/2017

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