[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10821]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1700


Household Products Containing Petroleum Distillates and Other 
Hydrocarbons; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: There are child-resistant packaging standards in effect under 
the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (``PPPA'') for some products that 
contain petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons. In the Federal 
Register of February 26, 1997, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') published an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (``ANPR'') requesting comments on whether additional 
products containing these substances should be subject to child-
resistant packaging standards. 62 FR 8659.
    As requested by the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association 
(``CSMA''), the Commission is extending the period for receiving 
written comments on the ANPR.

DATES: Written comments in response to the ANPR must be received by the 
Commission by July 11, 1997.

ADDRESSESS: Comments, preferably in five copies, should be mailed to 
the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
Washington, DC 20207-0001, or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone (301) 504-0800. Alternatively, 
comments may be filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail 
to [email protected]. Comments should be captioned ``Comments on ANPR 
for Petroleum Distillates.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Barone, Directorate for 
Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0477, ext. 1196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Existing PPPA standards require child-
resistant packaging for some products that contain petroleum 
distillates or other hydrocarbons. Aspiration of small amounts of these 
chemicals into the lung can cause chemical pneumonia, pulmonary damage, 
and death.
    In the Federal Register of February 26, 1997, the CPSC published an 
ANPR that initiated a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether 
additional household products containing petroleum distillates and 
other hydrocarbons should be subject to PPPA standards. 62 FR 8659. The 
Commission solicited written comments from interested persons 
concerning these risks, the regulatory alternatives discussed in the 
ANPR, other possible means to address the risks, and the economic 
impacts of the various regulatory alternatives. The Commission provided 
for a 75-day comment period, which expires May 12, 1997.
    CSMA requested a 60-day extension of the comment period, which it 
stated was needed due to the breadth of issues involved. CSMA also 
stated that additional time was needed to complete the processing of 
its request for CPSC documents.
    CSMA represents many companies that manufacture products that 
contain petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons. Therefore, the 
information that they can supply concerning these issues is important 
to the rulemaking. Accordingly, the Commission granted its request for 
an extension of the comment period, and extends the period for 
submission of written comments to July 11, 1997.

    Dated: April 22, 1997.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-10821 Filed 4-25-97; 8:45 am]
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