[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11199]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1700


Household Products Containing Hydrocarbons; Extension of Comment 
Period on Notice of Data Availability

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of data availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of April 11, 2001, 66 FR 18738, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') invited 
comment on: An analysis conducted by CPSC staff on brand name-specific 
data on exposure to possible hydrocarbon-containing cosmetics; and an 
additional staff analysis of data available when the Commission issued 
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``NPR'') proposing child-resistant 
packaging requirements for household chemical and cosmetic products 
with viscosity less than 100 Saybolt Universal Seconds (``SUS'') 
containing 10 percent or more hydrocarbons, 65 FR 93 (January 3, 2000). 
In response to a request on behalf of the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and 
Fragrance Association to extend the comment period on these analyses 
for 60 days, the Commission is extending it for an additional 30 days, 
that is, through Monday, June 11, 2001.\1\ Today's document does not 
re-open the comment period on the NPR.
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    \1\ Commissioners Mary Sheila Gall and Thomas H. Moore voted to 
extend the comment period by 30 days. Chairman Ann Brown voted to 
deny the request to extend the comment period.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive any comments on the 
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staff analyses not later than June 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments 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 20814; telephone (301) 504-0800. Comments also may 
be filed by facsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments should be captioned ``Notice of Additional 
Hydrocarbon Data.''

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the staff analyses may be obtained 
from the Office of the Secretary. The analyses are also available on 
the CPSC world wide web site at: http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia01/brief/hydrocar.pdf
    Comments on the analyses must be received by the Office of the 
Secretary not later than Monday, June 11, 2001.

    Dated: April 30, 2001.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 01-11199 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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