[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 30323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14231]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Petition Requesting a Ban of Steel Electricians' ``Fish Tapes'' 
or a Regulation Requiring Warnings and Instructions for These Products

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: John C. Stein has petitioned the Commission to ban, or require 
strict warnings and instructions for, steel electricians' fish tapes. 
The Commission has docketed this request as Petition CP 99-1. Consumers 
and electricians use fish tapes to pull electrical wiring through 
spaces such as the interior of walls. Steel fish tapes can cause 
electric shock if they contact an electrically-energized component. The 
Commission solicits written comments concerning the petition from all 
interested parties.

DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the 
Secretary by August 6, 1999.

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, Consumer Product Safety Commission, room 501, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Comments may also be filed by 
telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by email to [email protected]. 
Comments should be captioned ``Petition CP 99-1--Steel Fish Tapes.'' 
Copies of the petition are available by writing or calling the Office 
of the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Docket Control and 
Communications Specialist, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301) 504-0800 ext. 1502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence 
from John C. Stein as a petition for rulemaking (Petition CP 99-1). Mr. 
Stein requests that the Commission ban, or require strict warnings and 
instructions for, steel electricians' fish tapes. Consumers and 
electricians use fish tapes to pull electrical wiring through spaces 
such as the interior of walls. Steel fish tapes can cause electric 
shock if the tape contacts an electrically-energized component.
    The Commission solicits comments on the petition, particularly 
regarding the potential costs and benefits of the requested rule.
    Comments to CPSC should be mailed, preferably in five copies, 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; telephone (301) 504-0800. Comments may also be 
filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by email to cpsc-
[email protected]. Comments should be captioned ``Petition CP 99-1--Steel 
Fish Tapes.''
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition from the 
CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov or 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 available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room, room 501, 4330 East-
West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

    Dated: June 1, 1999.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 99-14231 Filed 6-4-99; 8:45 am]
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