[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23490]


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[Federal Register: September 23, 1994]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Ch. II

 

Petition Requesting Development of Safety Standard for Portable 
Electric Heaters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has received a petition from Bernard A. 
Schwartz requesting development of a safety standard for portable 
electric heaters. The Commission solicits written comments concerning 
the petition.\1\

    \1\The Commission approved publication of this notice by a vote 
of 2-1, Commissioner Jones-Smith dissenting.
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DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the 
Secretary by November 22, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition should be mailed 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 501, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 
Comments should be captioned ``CP 94-1, Petition for Development of 
Safety Standard for Portable Electric Heaters.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; 
telephone (301) 504-0800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence 
from Bernard A. Schwartz requesting development of a safety standard 
for portable electric heaters as a petition for rulemaking under 
provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 
Sec. 2051 et seq.).
    The petition asserts that portable electric heaters are associated 
with residential fires which result in a large number of deaths and 
injuries each year. The petition describes the test apparatus, method, 
and criteria for a safety standard to eliminate or reduce the risk of 
death and injury associated with portable electric heaters.
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or 
calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0800. A copy of 
the petition is also available for inspections from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room, 
room 419, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

    Dated September 19, 1994.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-23490 Filed 9-22-94; 8:45 am]
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