[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34150-34153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13136]



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Ch. II


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission publishes its semiannual 
regulatory flexibility agenda. In addition, this document includes an 
agenda of regulatory actions that the Commission expects to be under 
development or review by the agency during the next year. This document 
meets the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive 
Order 12866.

DATES: The Commission welcomes comments on each subject area of the 
agenda, particularly from small businesses, small organizations, and 
other small entities. Written comments concerning the agenda should be 
received in the Office of the Secretary by June 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the regulatory flexibility agenda should be 
captioned, ``Regulatory Flexibility Agenda,'' and be emailed to: [email protected], or filed by fax to: 301 504-0127. Comments may also be 
mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814-4408.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda 
in general, contact Eileen Williams, Office of the General Counsel, 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814-4408; [email protected]. For further information 
regarding a particular item on the agenda, consult the individual 
listed in the column headed, ``Contact,'' for that particular item.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 
U.S.C. 601 to 612) contains several provisions intended to reduce 
unnecessary and disproportionate regulatory requirements on small 
businesses, small governmental organizations, and other small entities. 
Section 602 of the RFA (5 U.S.C. 602) requires each agency to publish, 
twice each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda containing a brief 
description of the subject area of any rule expected to be proposed or 
promulgated, which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. The agency must also provide a 
summary of the nature of the rule and a schedule for acting on each 
rule for which the agency has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking.
    The regulatory flexibility agenda is also required to contain the 
name and address of the agency official knowledgeable about the items 
listed. Furthermore, agencies are required to provide notice of their 
agendas to small entities and to solicit comments from small entities 
by direct notification or by inclusion in publications likely to be 
obtained by such entities.
    Additionally, Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to 
publish, twice each year, a regulatory agenda of regulations under 
development or review during the next year. The executive order states 
that such an agenda may be combined with the agenda published in 
accordance with the RFA. The regulatory flexibility agenda lists the 
regulatory activities expected to be under development or review during 
the next 12 months. It includes all such activities, whether or not the 
activities may have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. This agenda also includes regulatory 
activities that appeared in the fall 2013 agenda and have been 
completed by the Commission before publication of this agenda. Although 
CPSC, as an independent regulatory agency, is not required to comply 
with Executive Orders, the Commission does follow Executive Order 12866 
with respect to the publication of its regulatory agenda.
    The agenda contains a brief description and summary of each 
regulatory activity, including the objectives and legal basis for each; 
an approximate schedule of target dates, subject to revision, for the 
development or completion of each activity; and the name and telephone 
number of a knowledgeable agency official concerning particular items 
on the agenda.
    Beginning in fall 2007, the Internet became the basic means of 
disseminating the Unified Agenda (the compilation of the Commission's 
and other federal agencies' agendas). The complete Unified Agenda will 
be available online at: www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users 
a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Unified 
Agenda database.
    Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the 
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Commission's Federal Register agenda entries 
include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act because these rules 
are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities; and
    (2) Rules that the agency has identified for periodic review under 
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The Federal Register entries are limited to fields that contain 
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda 
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in 
the Unified Agenda published on the Internet.

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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285.......................  Standard for Bedside               3041-AC91
                             Sleepers.
286.......................  Standard for Soft Infant           3041-AD15
                             and Toddler Carriers.
287.......................  Standard for Handheld              3041-AD16
                             Infant Carriers.
288.......................  Standard for Carriages and         3041-AD17
                             Strollers.
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Completed Actions

285. Standard for Bedside Sleepers

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104
    Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission 
is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary 
standards, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 
promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the 
same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary 
standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards 
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. 
The CPSIA requires that not later than August 14, 2009, the Commission 
begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or 
toddler products and promulgate two such standards every 6 months 
thereafter. The Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) on December 10, 2012, for bedside sleepers as part of this 
series of standards for durable infant and toddler products. The 
proposed standard is based on ASTM F2906-12, Standard Consumer Product 
Safety Specification for Bedside Sleepers, with additions. The comment 
period ended on February 25, 2013. Staff reviewed comments and sent to 
the Commission a briefing package on the final rule on December 4, 
2013. The Commission voted unanimously (3-0) to approve publication of 
the notice in the Federal Register issuing a final rule for bedside 
sleepers. The effective date of the final rule is July 15, 2014.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Briefing Package to        10/17/12  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   11/28/12  .......................
NPRM................................   12/10/12  77 FR 73345
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/25/13  .......................
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        12/04/13  .......................
 Package to the Commission.
Commission Decision.................   01/08/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   01/15/14  79 FR 2581
Final Rule Effective................   07/15/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Douglas A. Lee, Project Manager, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, 5 Research 
Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2073, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AC91

286. Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104
    Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission 
is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary 
standards, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 
promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the 
same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary 
standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards 
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. 
The CPSIA requires that not later than August 14, 2009, the Commission 
begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or 
toddler products and promulgate two such standards every 6 months 
thereafter. The Commission proposed a consumer product safety standard 
for soft infant and toddler carriers as part of this series of 
standards for durable infant and toddler products. Staff sent a 
briefing package with a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to 
the Commission on March 13, 2013. The Commission voted 2-1 to approve 
publication in the Federal Register. The comment period ended on June 
19, 2013. Staff sent to the Commission for consideration a briefing 
package with a draft final rule on February 19, 2014. The Commission 
approved publication of the final rule on March 21, 2014. The final 
rule was published on March 28, 2014.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Briefing Package to        03/13/13  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   03/27/13  .......................
NPRM................................   04/05/13  78 FR 20511
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/19/13  .......................
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        02/19/14  .......................
 Package to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   03/21/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/28/14  79 FR 17422
Final Rule Effective................   09/29/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Vincent Amodeo, Project Manager, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, 5 Research 
Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 504-7570, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD15

287. Standard for Handheld Infant Carriers

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104
    Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission 
is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary 
standards, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 
promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the 
same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary 
standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards 
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. 
The CPSIA requires that not later than August 14, 2009, the Commission 
begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or 
toddler products and promulgate two such standards every 6 months 
thereafter. The Commission proposed a consumer product safety standard 
for handheld infant carriers as part of this series of standards for 
durable infant and toddler products. Staff sent a briefing package with 
a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Commission on 
November 8, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve 
publication in the Federal Register of the amended NPRM for the safety 
standard for handheld infant carriers. The comment period ended on 
February 25, 2013. Staff reviewed the comments and sent to the 
Commission a final rule briefing package with a recommendation to 
incorporate by reference ASTM F2050-13a, ``Standard Consumer Safety 
Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers.'' The Commission approved 
publication of the draft final rule on November 22, 2013. The effective 
date of the final rule is June 6, 2014.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Briefing Package to        11/08/12  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   11/28/12  .......................
NPRM................................   12/10/12  77 FR 73354
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/25/13  .......................
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        10/30/13  .......................
 Package to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   11/22/13  .......................
Final Rule..........................   12/06/13  78 FR 73415
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Patricia L. Edwards, Project Manager, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, 5 
Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2224, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD16

288. Standard for Carriages and Strollers

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104
    Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission 
is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary 
standards and, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 
promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the 
same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary 
standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards 
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. 
The CPSIA requires that not later than August 14, 2009, the Commission 
begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or 
toddler products and promulgate two such standards every 6 months 
thereafter. The Commission proposed a consumer product safety standard 
for carriages and strollers as part of this series of standards for 
durable infant and toddler products. Staff sent a briefing package with 
a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Commission for 
consideration on April 17, 2013. The Commission voted unanimously on 
May 8, 2013, to approve publication in the Federal Register of the 
draft proposed rule, with changes. The comment period ended on August 
5, 2013. Staff reviewed the comments and sent to the Commission a final 
rule briefing package with a recommendation to incorporate the ASTM 
F833-13b, ``Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for 
Carriages and Strollers,'' with one modification. On March 3, 2014, the 
Commission voted to approve publication of the final rule. The final 
rule was published on March 10, 2014.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Briefing Package to        04/17/13  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   05/08/13  .......................
NPRM................................   05/20/13  78 FR 29279
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/05/13  .......................
Staff Sends Briefing Package to        01/22/14  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   03/04/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/10/14  79 FR 13208
Final Rule Effective................   09/10/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Rana Balci-Sinha, Project Manager, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 
987-2584, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD17

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