[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35416-35417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9658]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Petition HP 06-1]


Petition Requesting Ban on Lead Toy Jewelry

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 06-1) requesting that 
the Commission ban toy jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead. The 
Commission solicits written comments concerning the petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
petition by August 21, 2006.

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 delivered or mailed, preferably in five copies, to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301) 504-7923. Comments should be 
captioned ``Petition HP 06-1, Petition Requesting Ban on Lead Toy 
Jewelry.'' The petition is available on the CPSC Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. A request for a hard copy of the petition may be directed 
to the Office of the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway; 
telephone (301) 504-6833, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received correspondence 
from the Sierra Club requesting that the Commission classify toy 
jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead as a banned hazardous substance 
under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). The request for a 
ban on toy jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead was docketed as 
petition number HP 06-1 under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, 15 
U.S.C. 1261-1278.
    The Sierra Club states that the Commission should adopt regulations 
declaring that any toy jewelry containing more than 0.06% lead by 
weight for which there is a reasonably foreseeable possibility that 
children could ingest be declared a banned hazardous substance under 
the FHSA. The Sierra Club also states that the 0.06% level may not be 
low enough to protect children and should be an interim step until a 
determination of a more appropriate cutoff is made. In addition, the 
Sierra Club asserts that it believes that toy jewelry is any item that 
serves a decorative but no or minimal functional purpose that is valued 
at less than $20 per item. According to the Sierra Club, people are 
less likely to store such low-cost jewelry in secure containers or out 
of reach from children.
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition on the CPSC 
Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov or by writing or calling the Office of 
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.


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    Dated: June 14, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
 Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-9658 Filed 6-19-06; 8:45 am]
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