[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37185-37186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11983]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1281

[Docket No. CPSC-2006-0057]


Safety Standard for Portable Generators

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Announcement of opportunity for oral presentation of comments.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is 
providing an opportunity for interested parties to present oral 
comments on the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR) the 
Commission issued regarding a safety standard for portable generators. 
Any oral comments will become part of the rulemaking record.

DATES: The hybrid meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time on June 
28, 2022. Any individual interested in making an oral presentation must 
submit a request to make an oral presentation to the Office of the 
Secretary, along with the written text of the oral presentation, and 
indicate whether the presentation will be in person or via webinar. 
Such requests must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time on 
June 20, 2023. All attendees planning to present virtually must pre-
register for the webinar no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time on June 20, 
2023, at the website in ADDRESSES.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in the Commission Hearing Room, 4th 
floor of the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, and via webinar. Attendance is free of charge. 
Submit requests to make oral presentations and provide the written text 
of oral presentations to the Office of the Secretary, with the caption, 
``Portable Generator SNPR; Oral Presentation,'' by email to [email protected], or by mail to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    All attendees planning to present virtually must pre-register for 
the webinar online at: https://cpsc.webex.com/weblink/register/r58a4afc53a820ea44ebc6ff0c246c95f, no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time on 
June 20, 2023. After registering, presenters will receive a 
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 
All other individuals who wish to attend the meeting via webinar should 
register using the same internet link before the start of the hearing. 
Individuals who wish to attend the meeting in-person, but not make any 
oral presentation, need not register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject 
matter of this hearing, contact Janet Buyer, Project Manager, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; 301-
987-2293; email: [email protected]. For information about the hearing 
procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Alberta E. Mills, 
Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 301-504-7479; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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I. Background \1\
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    \1\ The Commission voted 4-0 to publish this document.
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    On April 20, 2023, the Commission published an SNPR in the Federal 
Register, proposing to issue a modified safety standard for portable 
generators under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051-
2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 24346. The SNPR seeks to 
address the unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with acute 
carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from portable generators. The proposed 
rule limits CO emissions from portable generators and requires 
generators to shut off when specified emission levels are reached. The 
SNPR is available at: www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC-2006-0057-0118, 
and CPSC staff's briefing package for the SNPR is available at: 
www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/SupplementalNoticeofProposedRulemakingSNPRSafetyStandardforPortableGenerators.pdf?VersionId=zxwp.NpJj8nNCxLf7CIp3zMVqLB1MrgE.

II. The Public Hearing

    The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551-562) and section 9 
of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with 
an opportunity to submit ``written data, views, or arguments'' 
regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); see 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). 
The SNPR invited such written comments. In addition, section 9 of the 
CPSA requires the Commission to provide interested parties ``an 
opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, or arguments.'' 15 
U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The Commission must keep a transcript of such oral 
presentations. Id. The Commission received requests to present and, in 
accordance with the requirement in section 9 of the CPSA, the 
Commission is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the 
proposed standard for portable generators.
    To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the 
information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this document. 
Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 
minutes, excluding time for questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC 
staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups or participants with 
substantially similar comments should designate a spokesperson, and the 
Commission reserves the right to limit presentation times or impose 
further restrictions, as necessary.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-11983 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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