[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31540-31541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11094]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2022-0017]
Notice of Availability: Voluntary Standards Evaluation Under the
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020
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, ``Voluntary
Standards Evaluation Under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of
2020.''
DATES: Submit comments by June 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2022-
0017, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through https://www.regulations.gov, and as described below. CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as
described above.
Mail/hand delivery/courier/confidential Written Submissions: Submit
comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Division of the
Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to
submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be
available to the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand
delivery, or courier, or you may email them to: [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal
information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit
through this website: Confidential business information, trade secret
information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do
not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/
hand delivery/courier/confidential written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number, CPSC-2022-0017, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Lock, Fire Protection Engineer,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD
20850; telephone: (301) 987-2099; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of
2020 (PFCSA) requires the Commission, not later than June 27, 2023, to
promulgate a final rule to require flame mitigation devices in portable
fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the
container. 15 U.S.C. 2056d(b)(1).\1\ The PFCSA states, however, that
the Commission is not required to promulgate a final rule if the
Commission determines that the requirements for an exception relating
to voluntary standards are met. 15 U.S.C. 2056d(b)(3)(A). Specifically,
the Commission may rely on voluntary standards instead of the required
rulemaking for a class of portable fuel containers within the scope of
the Act if the following requirements are met:
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\1\ The Commission voted 4-0 to approve this notice.
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There is a voluntary standard for flame mitigation devices
for those containers that impedes the propagation of flame into the
container;
The voluntary standard is or will be in effect not later
than June 27, 2022; and
The voluntary standard is developed by ASTM International
or such other standard development organization that the Commission
determines to have met the intent of the PFCSA.
15 U.S.C. 2056d(b)(3)(A).
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If the Commission makes such a determination with respect to any
voluntary standard, then the requirements of such voluntary standard
shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule 180 days after
publication of the Commission's determination in the Federal Register.
15 U.S.C. 2056d(b)(4).
The CPSC staff draft document, ``Voluntary Standards Evaluation
Under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020,'' \2\ provides
staff's initial assessment and recommendations to the Commission
regarding whether the relevant voluntary standards qualify for the
exception from the rulemaking requirement in the PFCSA. The draft
document is available on the Commission's website at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2022-Fire-Safety-of-Portable-Fuel-Containers-Memo.pdf?VersionId=K_Tk.uklDYtld1o45_OHMHnqeHdrYCME and from the
Commission's Division of the Secretariat at the location listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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\2\ This CPSC staff document has not been reviewed by, and does
not necessarily reflect the views of, the Comission.
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The Commission invites comment on the draft document, ``Voluntary
Standards Evaluation Under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of
2020,'' and whether the Commission should determine that the voluntary
standards discussed in that document meet the requirements for the
exception from rulemaking in 15 U.S.C. 2056d(b)(3)(A). Comments should
be submitted by June 23, 2022. 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. 2022-11094 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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