[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61923-61924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17520]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Parts 1307, 1410, 1500 and 1515


Standards for All Terrain Vehicles and Ban of Three-Wheeled All 
Terrain Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is extending its comment period to receive 
comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') concerning 
actions the Commission proposes to take to address the risk of injury 
associated with all

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terrain vehicles (``ATVs''). Seven manufacturers and distributors of 
ATVs requested a 60-day extension of the comment period. The Commission 
has decided to grant their request.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary should receive comments on the NPR 
by December 26, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be filed by e-mail to [email protected]. 
Comments also may be filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or they 
may be mailed or delivered, preferably in five copies, to the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4408; telephone (301) 504-7923. 
Comments should be captioned ``ATV NPR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leland, Project Manager, ATV 
Safety Review, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-
4408; telephone (301) 504-7706 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2006, the Commission published 
an NPR in the Federal Register proposing standards that would apply to 
adult single-rider and tandem ATVs and to youth ATVs. The Commission 
also proposed a rule to ban three-wheeled ATVs. 71 FR 45904. The 
proposed rules were issued under the authority of both the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (``CPSA'') and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act 
(``FHSA''). The NPR provided for a 75-day comment period to end October 
24, 2006. Seven companies that manufacture and/or distribute ATVs in 
the United States (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Arctic Cat, Inc., 
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., 
Polaris Industries Inc., American Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Yamaha 
Motor Corporation, U.S.A.) have requested that the Commission extend 
the comment period for 60 days. The companies stated that they intend 
to submit comments that include information and analyses that will not 
be complete in time to meet the comment deadline. The Commission has 
decided to extend the comment period the requested 60 days to December 
26, 2006.
    The Commission notes that, given the time necessary for receiving 
and reviewing comments, it will not be possible to meet the CPSA's 
requirement that the Commission publish a final rule within 60 days 
after publishing the proposed rule. See 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(1). Thus, in 
accordance with the statutory provision allowing the Commission to 
extend this 60-day period for good cause shown, id., the Commission 
extends the period of time for publication of a final rule.

    Dated: October 13, 2006.
Todd Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-17520 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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