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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter 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 the agenda and on the 
individual agenda entries. Submit comments to the Division of the 
Secretariat on or before March 2, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Caption comments on the regulatory agenda, ``Regulatory 
Flexibility Agenda.'' You can submit comments by email to: [email protected]. You can also submit comments by mail or delivery to the 
Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda, 
in general, contact Meridith L. Kelsch, 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, contact the person listed in 
the column titled, ``Contact,'' for that item.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 
U.S.C. 601-612) 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 requires each agency to publish, twice a year, a 
regulatory flexibility agenda containing ``a brief description of the 
subject area of any rule which the agency expects to propose or 
promulgate which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.'' 5 U.S.C. 602. The agency must 
provide a summary of the nature of the rule, the objectives and legal 
basis for the rule, and an approximate schedule for acting on each rule 
for which the agency has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking. In 
addition, the regulatory flexibility agenda must contain the name and 
telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable about the 
items listed. Agencies must attempt to provide notice of their agendas 
to small entities and solicit their comments, by directly notifying 
them, or by including the agenda in publications that small entities 
are likely to obtain.
    In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review 
(Sept. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice a year, a 
regulatory agenda of regulations under development or review during the 
next year. 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Executive order states that 
agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility agenda 
required under the RFA. The agenda required by Executive Order 12866 
must include all the regulatory activities the agency expects to be 
under development or review during the next 12 months, regardless of 
whether they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. This agenda also includes regulatory 
activities that the Commission listed in the spring 2021 agenda and has 
completed prior to publishing this 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 an agency official who is knowledgeable about items in the 
agenda.
    The internet is the primary means for disseminating the Unified 
Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at: 
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that allows users to obtain information 
from the agenda database.
    Because agencies must publish in the Federal Register the 
regulatory flexibility agenda required by the RFA (5 U.S.C. 602), the 
Commission's printed agenda entries include only:
    (1) Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, 
in accordance with the RFA, because they 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 RFA.
    The entries in the Commission's printed agenda are limited to 
fields that contain information that the RFA requires in an agenda. 
Additional information on these entries is available in the Unified 
Agenda published on the internet.
    The agenda reflects the Commission's assessment of the likelihood 
that the specified event will occur during the next year; the precise 
dates for each rulemaking are uncertain. New information, changes of 
circumstances, or changes in the law, may alter anticipated timing. In 
addition, you should not infer from this agenda a final determination 
by the Commission or its staff regarding the need for, or the substance 
of, any rule or regulation.

    Dated: September 20, 2021.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

         Consumer Product Safety Commission--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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462.......................  Portable Generators.......         3041-AC36
463.......................  Furniture Tip Overs:               3041-AD65
                             Clothing Storage Units.
464.......................  Safety Standard for                3041-AD82
                             Magnets.
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          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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465.......................  Regulatory Options for             3041-AC31
                             Table Saws.
466.......................  Petition Requesting Ban            3041-AD52
                             for Supplemental
                             Mattresses for Play Yards
                             With Non-Rigid Sides.
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          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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467.......................  Recreational Off-Road              3041-AC78
                             Vehicles.
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          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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468.......................  Flammability Standard for          3041-AB35
                             Upholstered Furniture.
469.......................  Standard for Infant Sleep          3041-AD45
                             Products.
470.......................  Update to CPSC Rules for           3041-AD78
                             Testing and Labeling
                             Pertaining to Product
                             Certification and
                             Requirements Pertaining
                             to Third Party Conformity
                             Assessment Bodies.
471.......................  Regulatory Flexibility Act         3041-AD80
                             Review of the Testing and
                             Labeling Regulations
                             Pertaining to Product
                             Certification of
                             Children's Products,
                             Including Reliance on
                             Component Part Testing.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)

Proposed Rule Stage

462. Portable Generators

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051
    Abstract: In 2006, the Commission issued an advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) under the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(CPSA) concerning portable generators. The ANPRM discussed regulatory 
options that could reduce deaths and injuries related to portable 
generators, particularly those involving carbon monoxide (CO) 
poisoning. In FY 2006, staff awarded a contract to develop a prototype 
generator engine with reduced CO in the exhaust. Also, in FY 2006, 
staff entered into an interagency agreement (IAG) with the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct tests with a 
generator, in both off-the-shelf and prototype configurations, 
operating in the garage attached to NIST's test house. In FY 2009, 
staff entered into a second IAG with NIST with the goal of developing 
CO emission performance requirements for a possible proposed regulation 
that would be based on health effects criteria. After additional staff 
and contractor work, the Commission issued a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) in 2016, proposing a performance standard that would 
limit the CO emission rates from operating portable generators. In 
2018, two voluntary standards adopted different CO mitigation 
requirements intended to address the CO poisoning hazard associated 
with portable generators. Staff developed a simulation and analysis 
plan to evaluate the effectiveness of those voluntary standards' 
requirements. In 2019, the Commission sought public comments on staff's 
plan. In August 2020, staff submitted to the Commission a draft notice 
of availability of the modified plan, based on staff's review and 
consideration of the comments, for evaluating the voluntary standards; 
the Commission published the notice of availability in August 2020. 
Staff is now executing the modified plan.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sent ANPRM to Commission......   07/06/06  .......................
Staff Sent Supplemental Material to    10/12/06  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   10/26/06  .......................
Staff Sent Draft ANPRM to Commission   11/21/06  .......................
ANPRM...............................   12/12/06  71 FR 74472
ANPRM Comment Period End............   02/12/07  .......................
Staff Releases Research Report for     10/10/12  .......................
 Comment.
NPRM................................   11/21/16  81 FR 83556
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   12/13/16  81 FR 89888
Public Hearing for Oral Comments....   03/08/17  82 FR 8907
NPRM Comment Period End.............   04/24/17  .......................
Staff Sends Notice of Availability     06/26/19  .......................
 to the Commission.
Commission Decision.................   07/02/19  .......................
Notice of Availability..............   07/09/19  84 FR 32729
Staff Sends Notice of Availability     08/12/20  .......................
 to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   08/19/20  .......................
Notice of Availability..............   08/24/20  85 FR 52096
Staff Report on Effectiveness          03/00/22  .......................
 Evaluation of Voluntary Standards.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Janet L. Buyer, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2293, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AC36

463. Furniture Tip Overs: Clothing Storage Units

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2058
    Abstract: Based on direction in the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating 
Plan, staff submitted a briefing package to the Commission in September 
2016, addressing furniture tip overs and focused, specifically, on 
clothing storage unit (CSU) tip overs. CPSC is aware of fatal and non-
fatal incidents involving CSUs tipping over. The majority of incidents 
involve children. In November 2017, the Commission issued an ANPRM, 
seeking comments and initiating rulemaking under the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051-2089). In July 2021, staff submitted a 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) briefing package to the Commission 
and is awaiting the Commission's vote on that package.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sent Briefing Package to         09/30/16  .......................
 Commission.

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Staff Sent ANPRM Briefing Package to   11/15/17  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision on ANPRM........   11/21/17  .......................
ANPRM...............................   11/30/17  82 FR 56752
Comment Period Extended.............   01/17/18  83 FR 2382
Comment Period End..................   04/14/18  .......................
Staff Sent NPRM Briefing Package to    07/14/21  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   11/00/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kristen Talcott, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2311, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD65

464. Safety Standard for Magnets

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 553; 15 U.S.C. 2056; 15 U.S.C. 2058
    Abstract: Based on direction in the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating 
Plan, staff plans to submit a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 
briefing package to the Commission in fall 2021 to address the internal 
interaction hazard associated with small, powerful magnets.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to   11/00/21  .......................
 Commission.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Stephen Harsanyi, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2209, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD82

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)

Final Rule Stage

465. Regulatory Options for Table Saws

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553(e); 15 U.S.C. 2051
    Abstract: In 2006, the Commission granted a petition asking that 
the Commission issue a rule to prescribe performance standards for an 
active injury mitigation system to reduce or prevent injuries from 
contacting the blade of a table saw. The Commission subsequently issued 
a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would establish a 
performance standard requiring table saws to limit the depth of cut to 
3.5 millimeters when a test probe, acting as a surrogate for a human 
body/finger, contacts the table saw's spinning blade. Staff has 
conducted several studies to provide information for the rulemaking. 
Staff is working on a final rule briefing package.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Commission Decision to Grant           07/11/06  .......................
 Petition.
ANPRM...............................   10/11/11  76 FR 62678
Notice of Extension of Time for        12/02/11  76 FR 75504
 Comments.
Comment Period End..................   02/10/12  .......................
Notice to Reopen Comment Period.....   02/15/12  77 FR 8751
Reopened Comment Period End.........   03/16/12  .......................
Staff Sent NPRM Briefing Package to    01/17/17  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   04/27/17  .......................
NPRM................................   05/12/17  82-FR 22190
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/26/17  .......................
Public Hearing......................   08/09/17  82 FR 31035
Staff Sent 2016 NEISS Table Saw Type   08/15/17  .......................
 Study Status Report to Commission.
Staff Sent 2017 NEISS Table Saw        11/13/18  .......................
 Special Study to Commission.
Notice of Availability of 2017 NEISS   12/04/18  83FR62561
 Table Saw Special Study.
Staff Sends a Status Briefing          08/28/19  .......................
 Package on Table Saws to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   09/10/19  .......................
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        01/00/22  .......................
 Package to Commission.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2225, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AC31

466. Petition Requesting Ban for Supplemental Mattresses for Play Yards 
With Non-Rigid Sides

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec. 104
    Abstract: The Commission received a petition requesting that the 
Commission initiate rulemaking under section 8 of the CPSA to ban 
supplemental mattresses for play yards with non-rigid sides, which are 
currently marketed to be used with non-full-size cribs, play yards, 
portable cribs, and playpens. After obtaining comments on the petition, 
the Commission voted to ``take other action'' on the petition, granting 
the petition but directing staff to initiate a rulemaking under section 
104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to promulgate a 
mandatory standard that will address the risk of injury associated with 
the use of crib mattresses, as well as supplemental and aftermarket 
mattresses used in play yards and portable cribs. The Commission will 
assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary standards, and in 
accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, could promulgate 
consumer product safety standards that are 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 Commission 
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for crib mattresses in 
October 2020, to address hazards associated with full-size crib 
mattresses, non-full-size mattresses, and after-market mattresses for 
play yards and non-full-size crib mattresses. Staff is working toward

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sending a final rule briefing package to the Commission before the end 
of FY2021. Staff is still working with the voluntary standards 
committee on play yards, to address hazards associated with play yard 
mattress fit and thickness.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Petition Docketed...................   07/29/15  .......................
Notice Published in Federal Register   08/11/15  80 FR 48043
Comment Period End..................   10/13/15  .......................
Staff Sends Briefing Package to        05/10/17  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   05/25/17  .......................
Staff Sends Crib Mattresses NPRM       09/30/20  .......................
 Briefing Package to Commission.
Commission Publishes Crib Mattresses   10/26/20  85 FR 67906
 NPRM in Federal Register.
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/11/21  .......................
Staff Sends Crib Mattresses Final      09/22/21  .......................
 Rule Briefing Package to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   11/00/21  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Hope Nesteruk, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2579, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD52

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)

Long-Term Actions

467. Recreational Off-Road Vehicles

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056; 15 U.S.C. 2058
    Abstract: The Commission is considering whether recreational off-
road vehicles (ROVs) present an unreasonable risk of injury that should 
be regulated. Staff conducted testing and evaluation programs to 
develop performance requirements addressing vehicle stability, vehicle 
handling, and occupant protection. In 2014, the Commission issued an 
NPRM proposing standards addressing vehicle stability, vehicle 
handling, and occupant protection. Congress directed in fiscal year 
2016, and reaffirmed in subsequent fiscal year appropriations, that 
none of the amounts made available by the Appropriations Bill may be 
used to finalize or implement the proposed Safety Standard for 
Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles until after the National Academy of 
Sciences completes a study to determine specific information as set 
forth in the Appropriations Bill. Staff ceased work on a Final Rule 
briefing package and instead engaged the Recreational Off-Highway 
Vehicle Association (ROHVA) and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute 
(OPEI) in the development of voluntary standards for ROVs. Staff 
conducted dynamic and static tests on ROVs, shared test results with 
ROHVA and OPEI, and participated in the development of revised 
voluntary standards to address staff's concerns with vehicle stability, 
vehicle handling, and occupant protection. The voluntary standards for 
ROVs were revised and published in 2016 (ANSI/ROHVA 1-2016 and ANSI/
OPEI B71.9-2016). Staff assessed the new voluntary standard 
requirements and prepared a termination of rulemaking briefing package 
that was submitted to the Commission on November 22, 2016. The 
Commission voted not to terminate the rulemaking associated with ROVs. 
In the FY 2020 Operating Plan, the Commission directed staff to prepare 
a rulemaking termination briefing package. Staff submitted a briefing 
package to the Commission on September 16, 2020 that recommended 
termination of rulemaking. On September 22, 2020 the Commission voted 
2-2 on this matter. A majority was not reached and no action will be 
taken.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends ANPRM Briefing Package     10/07/09  .......................
 to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   10/21/09  .......................
ANPRM...............................   10/28/09  74 FR 55495
ANPRM Comment Period Extended.......   12/22/09  74 FR 67987
Extended Comment Period End.........   03/15/10  .......................
Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to   09/24/14  .......................
 Commission.
Staff Sends Supplemental Information   10/17/14  .......................
 on ROVs to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   10/29/14  .......................
NPRM Published in Federal Register..   11/19/14  79 FR 68964
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   01/23/15  80 FR 3535
Extended Comment Period End.........   04/08/15  .......................
Staff Sends Briefing Package           11/22/16  .......................
 Assessing Voluntary Standards to
 Commission.
Commission Decision Not to Terminate   01/25/17  .......................
Staff Sends Briefing Package to        09/16/20  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision: Majority Not      09/22/20  .......................
 Reached, No Action Will be Taken.
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Next Step Undetermined..............           To Be Determined
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2225, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AC78

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)

Completed Actions

468. Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1193; 5 U.S.C. 801
    Abstract: The Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) to prescribe flammability standards for upholstered furniture 
under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) to address the risk of fire 
associated with cigarette and small open-flame ignitions of upholstered 
furniture. The Commission's proposed rule would require that 
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and open flame-resistant barriers. The proposed rule would not require 
flame-resistant chemicals in fabrics or fillings. Since the Commission 
published the NPRM, Congress signed into law, ``COVID -19 Regulatory 
Relief and Work From Home Safety Act,'' Public Law 116-260 (COVID-19 
Act). Section 2101 of the COVID-19 Act mandates that, 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the COVID-19 Act, the standard for upholstered 
furniture set forth by the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, 
Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation of the Department of Consumer 
Affairs of the State of California in Technical Bulletin 117-2013, 
entitled ``Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the 
Smolder Resistance of Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture,'' 
originally published June 2013, ``shall be considered to be a 
flammability standard promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission under section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 
1193).'' In light of the enactment of the COVID-19 Act, on March 30, 
2021, the Commission voted to terminate the rulemaking associated with 
upholstered furniture and directed that a notice announcing the 
termination of rulemaking be issued in the Federal Register. Staff is 
working on the notice of termination.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   06/15/94  59 FR 30735
Commission Hearing May 5 & 6, 1998     03/17/98  63 FR 13017
 on Possible Toxicity of Flame-
 Retardant Chemicals.
Meeting Notice......................   03/20/02  67 FR 12916
Notice of Public Meeting............   08/27/03  68 FR 51564
Public Meeting......................   09/24/03  .......................
ANPRM...............................   10/23/03  68 FR 60629
ANPRM Comment Period End............   12/22/03  .......................
Staff Held Public Meeting...........   10/28/04  .......................
Staff Held Public Meeting...........   05/18/05  .......................
Staff Sent Status Report to            01/31/06  .......................
 Commission.
Staff Sent Status Report to            11/03/06  .......................
 Commission.
Staff Sent Status Report to            12/28/06  .......................
 Commission.
Staff Sent Options Package to          12/22/07  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision to Direct Staff    12/27/07  .......................
 to Prepare Draft NPRM.
Staff Sent Draft NPRM to Commission.   01/22/08  .......................
Commission Decision to Publish NPRM.   02/01/08  .......................
NPRM................................   03/04/08  73 FR 11702
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/19/08  .......................
Staff Published NIST Report on         05/19/09  .......................
 Standard Test Cigarettes.
Staff Publishes NIST Report on         09/14/12  .......................
 Standard Research Foam.
Notice of April 25 Public Meeting      03/20/13  78 FR 17140
 and Request for Comments.
Staff Holds Upholstered Furniture      04/25/13  .......................
 Fire Safety Technology Meeting.
Comment Period End..................   07/01/13  .......................
Staff Sends Briefing Package to        09/08/16  .......................
 Commission on California's TB 117-
 2013.
Staff Sends Options Package to the     09/25/19  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   10/04/19  .......................
Staff Submits Notice of Termination    09/01/21  .......................
 to the Commission.
Commission Decision.................   09/08/21  .......................
Notice of Termination of Rulemaking.   09/16/21  86 FR 51639
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Andrew Lock, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2099, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AB35

469. Standard for Infant Sleep Products

    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 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 Commission issued an NPRM 
and, based on additional infant deaths in the product, also issued a 
Supplemental NPRM, proposing a mandatory rule with substantial 
modifications to the voluntary standard, to further reduce the risk of 
injury. Staff reviewed the comments on the Supplemental NPRM, updated 
incident data, and submitted a final rule briefing package to the 
Commission in May 2021. The Commission published a final rule for 
infant sleep products on June 23, 2021, which becomes effective on June 
23, 2022.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to   03/22/17  .......................
 Commission.
Commission Decision.................   03/28/17  .......................
NPRM................................   04/07/17  82 FR 16963
NPRM Comment Period End.............   06/21/17  .......................
Staff Sends Draft Termination Notice   06/12/19  .......................
 to Commission.
Staff Sends Supplemental NPRM          10/16/19  .......................
 Briefing Package to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   10/25/19  .......................
Supplemental NPRM...................   11/12/19  84 FR 60949
Staff Sent Final Rule Briefing         05/12/21  .......................
 Package to Commission.
Final Rule..........................   06/23/21  86 FR 33022
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Celestine Kish, Project Manager, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National 
Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 
20850, Phone: 301 987-2547, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD45

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470. Update to CPSC Rules for Testing and Labeling Pertaining to 
Product Certification and Requirements Pertaining to Third Party 
Conformity Assessment Bodies

    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec. 102
    Abstract: In December 2017, the International Organization for 
Standardization (ISO) issued new versions of the standards, ``ISO/IEC 
17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and 
Calibration Laboratories'' and ``ISO/IEC 17011:2004 Conformity 
assessment--Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting 
Conformity Assessment Bodies.'' The CPSC regulation for acceptance of 
third-party testing laboratories is 16 CFR part 1112. The CPSC 
regulation for testing and labeling pertaining to product certification 
is 16 CFR part 1107. In FY 2021, staff submitted a briefing package to 
the Commission that recommended a direct final rule to amend 16 CFR 
part 1112 to update the incorporation by reference from ISO/IEC 
17025:2005 to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. This rule was approved by the 
Commission on April 9, 2021. The direct final rule also amends 16 CFR 
part 1107 to update the incorporation by reference from ISO/IEC 
17025:2005 to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and the incorporation by reference 
from ISO/IEC 17011:2004 to ISO/IEC 17011:2017.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Direct Final Rule          03/31/21  .......................
 Briefing Package to Commission.
Direct Final Rule Published.........   04/30/21  86 FR 22863
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Scott Heh, Laboratory Accreditation Program 
Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing 
and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 
301 504-7646, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD78

471. Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the Testing and Labeling 
Regulations Pertaining to Product Certification of Children's Products, 
Including Reliance on Component Part Testing

    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 610
    Abstract: Under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(RFA), CPSC must review within 10 years after their issuance 
regulations that have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. CPSC is conducting this review of the 
regulations for third party testing and certification to demonstrate 
compliance with safety standards for children's products. CPSC issued 
the testing and component part regulations in 16 CFR parts 1107 and 
1109 in 2011. CPSC will publish notice of this review and seek comments 
to determine whether, consistent with CPSC's statutory obligations, 
these regulations should be maintained without change, or modified to 
minimize the significant impact of the rules on a substantial number of 
small entities.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends Notice of Availability     07/15/20  .......................
 to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   07/21/20  .......................
Notice of Availability Published....   08/24/20  85 FR 52078
Comment Period Ends.................   10/23/20  .......................
Briefing Package to Commission......   05/19/21  .......................
Commission Decision.................   05/25/21  .......................
Notice of Availability Published....   06/07/21  86 FR 30288
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Susan Proper, Directorate for Economic Analysis, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Hwy., Bethesda, MD 
20814, Phone: 301 504-7628, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD80

[FR Doc. 2021-27973 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
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