[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60010-60011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24284]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter II

[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0020]


Performance Requirements for Residential Gas Furnaces and 
Boilers; Notice of Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
voted to publish an advance notice of

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proposed rulemaking (ANPR) in the Federal Register on August 19, 2019, 
concerning residential gas furnaces and boilers. The ANPR invited the 
public to submit written comments during a comment period that would 
close 60 days after the date of publication of the ANPR in the Federal 
Register. In response to a request for an extension, the Commission is 
reopening the comment period.

DATES: Submit comments by January 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2019-
0020, 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: 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, 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 accordance with the 
instructions for written submissions above.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket 
number CPSC-2019-0020, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On August 9, 2019, the Commission voted to publish an ANPR in the 
Federal Register, to develop a rule to address the risk of injury and 
death associated with CO production and leakage from residential gas 
furnaces and boilers. The ANPR was published on August 19, 2019, with a 
60-day comment period that closed on October 18, 2019. 84 FR 42847. The 
Commission issued the ANPR under the authority of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (CPSA). On October 14, 2019, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, 
& Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) requested an extension of the comment 
period for an additional 60 days to provide stakeholders adequate time 
to respond to the ANPR. AHRI states that member companies are currently 
developing comments to submit on the ANPR. AHRI also notes the CSA/ANSI 
Cross-Functional Working Group on CO Sensor Detectors report is an 
agenda item during the upcoming Joint Technical Committee meeting on 
October 29, 2019, and that AHRI members would like to understand the 
Joint Technical Committee's decision on the report and proposed actions 
before finalizing their comments.
    The Commission has considered this request and is reopening the 
comment period for an additional 60 days until January 6, 2020.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-24284 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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