[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59726-59727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20524]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Petition Requesting Amendment to Ban on Infant Pillows (Petition 
HP 05-1)

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 05-1) requesting that 
the Commission amend the ban on infant pillows to permit the use of 
such pillows if they are designed, intended and promoted for nursing, 
and when such pillows are requested by a pediatrician or board 
certified lactation consultant. The Commission solicits written 
comments concerning the petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
petition by December 12, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition may be filed by e-mail to [email protected]. Comments may also be filed by facsimile to (301) 504-0127 
or by mail, preferably in five copies, to the Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission,

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Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the 
Office of the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814. Comments should be captioned ``Petition HP 05-1, 
Petition Requesting Amendment to Ban on Infant Pillows.'' A copy of the 
petition is available for inspection at the Commission's Office of the 
Secretary, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. The 
petition is also available on the CPSC web site at www.cpsc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rochelle 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 Boston Billows, Inc. requesting that the Commission amend 16 
C.F.R. 1500.18(a)(16)(i), to permit the use of banned infant pillows, 
such as the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow (Boston Pillow), when the 
pillow is designed, intended and promoted for a mother's use during 
breastfeeding and when such pillows are requested by a pediatrician or 
a board certified lactation consultant.
    Boston Billows asserts such an amendment is necessary given the 
current use of the Boston Pillow in hospitals and by lactation 
consultants. In addition, Boston Billows states that due to the 
physical configuration of the Boston Pillow, it is unlikely that an 
infant could fall asleep on it in a position that would compromise the 
infant's ability to breathe.
    The request for an amendment to the ban on infant pillows is 
docketed as petition number HP 05-1 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) 504-0800. The 
petition is available on the CPSC Web site at www.cpsc.gov.

    Dated: October 7, 2005.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-20524 Filed 10-12-05; 8:45 am]
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