[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13121-13122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06066]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2018-0006]


Draft Guidelines for Determining Age Appropriateness of Toys

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission, or CPSC) 
is announcing the availability of a draft document titled, ``Guidelines 
for Determining Age Appropriateness of Toys.'' The Commission requests 
comments on the draft document.

DATES: Submit comments by June 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2018-
0006, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments. The Commission does not accept comments submitted 
by electronic mail (email), except through www.regulations.gov. The 
Commission encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted 
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to: 
www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, 
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, such information should be submitted in writing.

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    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket 
number CPSC-2018-0006, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Khalisa Phillips, Psychologist, 
Division of Human Factors, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 
Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850-3213; telephone: 301-987-2592; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(CPSC) staff,\1\ with input from the Child and Family Research Section 
staff at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
(NICHD) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has revised the 
current (2002) Age Determination Guidelines: Relating Children's Ages 
to Toy Characteristics and Play Behavior, based on a literature review, 
parent toy survey, and observational study of children from multiple 
age groups playing with select toys. The draft revised guidance 
document, Guidelines for Determining Age Appropriateness of Toys, 
addresses toys that have come onto the market since the last update and 
provides changes to the recommended age group for certain classic toys. 
Many toy-related injuries could be prevented by age-labeling products 
for the age group for whom they are intended. Providing the consumer 
product toy industry with better age-grading guidance, and describing 
how these principles can be applied to their products, can help reduce 
product-related incidents and reduce costly compliance and enforcement 
actions.
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    \1\ This document was prepared under the direction of CPSC staff 
and has not been reviewed and does not necessarily reflect the views 
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    The draft guidance document is intended for CPSC staff, industry 
stakeholders, third party testing laboratories, and manufacturers in 
the consumer product toy sector. The draft guidance can be tailored to 
meet the needs of a particular toy, recognizing that not all guidance 
applies to all products. The draft guidance document is not a rule and 
does not establish legally enforceable responsibilities.
    The draft guidance document is available on the Commission's 
website at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/DRAFT%20Age%20Determination%20Guidelines%20for%20Toys.pdf?xc38j_e7mgBIBA.wPVonS_Q0_MN3fYHz, and from the Commission's Office of the Secretary, 
at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    The Commission invites comments on the draft document, 
``Determining Age Appropriateness of Toys.'' Specifically, the 
Commission is seeking comments on the recommended age groups for all 
toys that have been added to or changed in the document since the last 
update, and on the research methodology and analyses performed in the 
study. See ``Draft Summary Table for Updating Age Determination 
Guidelines for Toys'' (available at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Draft%20Summary%20Spreadsheet%20for%20Updating%20Age%20Determination%20Guidelines%20for%20Toys.xlsx?uQIGW9pCK4nDRnWBjiYUyUaMG99bNQAH) for a 
list of all toys and respective age recommendations; and ``CPSC Toy 
Guidelines: Research Document'' (available at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Draft%20Research%20Document%20for%20Updating%20Age%20Determination%20Guidelines%20for%20Toys.pdf?0ap6_dYUWpkLn.Bqc.S2qXpJJnr3Ll3N) for a 
summary of research methods and analyses performed in the study. 
Comments should be submitted by June 11, 2018. Information on how to 
submit comments can be found in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-06066 Filed 3-26-18; 8:45 am]
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