[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06841]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1205

[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0007]


Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Amend Safety Standard for Walk-
Behind Power Lawn Mowers

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received a 
petition from the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry (petitioner, or 
OPEI), requesting a revision to the warning label requirement for the 
Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. The CPSC invites 
written comments concerning this petition.

DATES: Submit comments by June 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2019-0007, by 
any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The CPSC encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written comments by mail/hand delivery/
courier to: Division of the Secretariat, 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 to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
identifiers, contact information, or other personal information 
provided. 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 by mail/hand delivery/courier.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, insert docket 
number CPSC-2019-0007 into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rocky Hammond, Division of the 
Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301-504-6833; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 19, 2019, OPEI submitted a 
petition to the CPSC to initiate rulemaking to revise the warning 
requirement for the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers 
codified at 16 CFR part 1205 (CPSC standard). Specifically, OPEI 
requests that the Commission amend the CPSC standard to allow for a 
pictorial-only warning as an alternative to the warning label for reel-
type and rotary power mowers required by 16 CFR 1205.6(a) (Figure 7). 
According to OPEI, a pictorial-only warning will help provide consumers 
with understandable, non-language warnings to improve consumer safety 
and also modernize and globally harmonize the warning for all 
consumers. OPEI contends that the petition seeks a limited, non-
material change to the CPSC standard.
    By this notice, CPSC seeks comments concerning this petition. The 
petition is available at: http://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 
CPSC-2019-0007, Supporting and Related Materials. Alternatively, 
interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or 
calling the Division of the Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 
504-6833.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-06841 Filed 4-8-19; 8:45 am]
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