[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10162]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Petition Requesting Ban of Sulfuric Acid Drain Openers for 
Consumer Use (Petition No. HP 04-2)

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(Commission or CPSC) has received a petition (HP 04-2) requesting that 
the Commission ban sulfuric acid drain openers (SADOs) for consumer 
use, or in the alternative, require that SADOs for consumers be 
packaged in ``one-shot'' containers and be limited to a maximum 
sulfuric acid concentration of 84 percent. The Commission solicits 
written comments concerning the petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
petition by July 6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition, preferably in five copies, should 
be mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301) 504-7923, or 
delivered to the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Comments may also be filed by 
facsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments 
should be captioned ``Petition HP 04-2, Petition for Ban on Sulfuric 
Acid Drain Openers for Consumer Use.'' A copy of the petition is 
available for inspection at the Commission's Public Reading Room, Room 
419, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. The petition is also 
available on the CPSC Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207; 
telephone (301) 504-6833, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received correspondence 
from Mr. Michael Fox requesting that the Commission ban SADOs for 
consumer use, or in the alternative, require that SADOs for consumers 
be packaged in ``one-shot'' containers and be limited to a maximum 
sulfuric acid concentration of 84 percent.
    Mr. Fox asserts that such action is necessary because ``sulfuric 
acid drain cleaners (SADOs) are unreasonably dangerous and should not 
be sold to ordinary consumers.'' Mr. Fox provides injury data that he 
asserts supports that proposition.
    The request for a ban or a restriction to packaging in ``one-shot'' 
containers with a limit on sulfuric acid concentration of a maximum of 
84 percent is docketed as petition number HP 04-2 under the Federal 
Hazardous Substances Act, 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.
    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) 504-7923. The 
petition is available on the CPSC Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. A 
copy of the petition is also available for inspection 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: April 28, 2004.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-10162 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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