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OMB Control No: 3041-0180	ICR Reference No: 202106-3041-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201909-3041-003
Agency/Subagency: CPSC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Survey on Usage and Functionality of Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Alarms (SCOA) in US Households
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/09/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/28/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	1,185	0	4,486
Time Burden (Hours)	1,552	0	1,422
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of the SCOA survey is to collect data that will assist CPSC with better estimation of the number and types of smoke and CO alarms installed in US households, the proportion of working smoke and CO alarms, the characteristics of residences and residents where the smoke and CO alarms are not operational, perceptions of residents related to the cause of “false” alarms or causes of faulty alarms, consumer hazard awareness, and consumer behavior related to alarm use and smoke and CO hazards. The information collected from this survey will allow CPSC to provide an updated national estimate of operability of smoke alarms and CO alarms based on direct observation. It will also allow us to create a demographic profile of groups that do not have operable smoke alarms and/or CO alarms. This includes measures from the perspective of household members lacking operable alarms as to why they lack functional alarms. This will allow for better targeting of policy, messaging and interventions to improve the operability rate of these alarms. It will also provide insights as to the kinds of alarms that are present to determine whether one variety or another is more likely to be inoperable as well as provide some measure as to the age of alarms in households. Results of the survey will inform CPSC of recommendations to state/local jurisdictions related to codes, standards, and/or regulations of smoke and CO alarms. The information can help improve the voluntary standard for carbon monoxide alarm, UL 2034 , and guide state and local jurisdictions for the use and installation of CO alarms. While the installation codes for the two products, especially as required by states or local jurisdictions, are different, it was determined that the information collection regarding these two products could be combined in one survey as a means of optimizing resources and reducing burden.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 2054(a) Name of Law: Consumer Product Safety Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 39006	07/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 59152	10/26/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,185	4,486	-3,301
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,552	1,422	130
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Upon launch of the survey phase in 2019 fielding in two metro areas, response rate and cooperation were very low, impeding the success of the study. Revised sampling methods and corresponding response rates were submitted and approved by OMB in the interim from the initial approval and the renewal of the project. To complete 1,185 interviews will require 1,552 burden hours on the public. Several factors may lead to lower respondent burden. The revised methodology requires a fewer number of interactions per household which may ultimately reduce the total respondent burden when compared against the original address-based sampling (mail to phone to household) methodology. (Please see section A.15, for further explanation of methodology and response rate change).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $562,725

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Cynthia Gillham 301 504-7701 cgillham@cpsc.gov

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