[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74488-74489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21023]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Petition HP 07-1]


Petition for Labeling Amendment of Blasting Caps

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

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(Commission or CPSC) has received a petition (HP 07-1) requesting that 
the Commission amend its regulation under the Federal Hazardous 
Substances Act (FHSA) to allow the use of the term ``detonator'' to be 
used interchangeably with the term ``blasting cap.'' The Commission 
solicits written comments concerning the petition.\1\
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    \1\ Commissioner Thomas H. Moore filed a statement which is 
available from the Office of the Secretary or on the Commission's 
Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
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petition by February 12, 2007.

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 07-1, Petition Requesting Labeling Amendment of 
Blasting Caps.'' 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, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) 
submitted correspondence requesting that the Commission amend its 
regulation at 16 CFR 1500.83(a)(35), to allow the use of the term 
``detonator'' to be used interchangeably with the term ``blasting 
cap.'' IME requests the addition of the term ``detonator'' to the 
regulation as follows (added text is underlined):
    Individual detonators or blasting caps are exempt from bearing the 
statement ``Keep out of the reach of children,'' or its practical 
equivalent, if:
    (i) Each detonator or cap bears conspicuously in the largest type 
size practicable the statement ``DANGEROUS--BLASTING CAPS--EXPLOSIVE'' 
or ``DANGEROUS--DETONATOR--EXPLOSIVE'';
    IME states that the terms ``detonator'' and ``blasting cap'' are 
generally synonymous in the explosive community. IME asserts that the 
term ``detonator'' may be interpreted as being more inclusive and is 
more commonly used than the term ``blasting cap.'' In order to minimize 
the possibility that an individual may not take recommended precautions 
when handling initiating devices, IME states that it has encouraged the 
use of the term ``detonator'' instead of the term ``blasting cap'' 
whenever possible. According to IME, there is no practical benefit to 
requiring the use of both the term ``detonator'' and ``blasting cap'' 
on printed warnings given the limited space available on small 
detonators. IME also does not believe there is any practical benefit to 
replacing the term ``blasting cap'' with ``detonator'' at this time.
    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.

    Dated: December 6, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-21023 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
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