[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 85862-85863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27128]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1408

[CPSC Docket No. 2019-0020]


Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice 
of Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) 
to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to address an 
unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with residential gas 
furnaces and boilers. The NPR invited the public to submit written 
comments during a 60-day comment period. In response to requests for an 
extension of the comment period, the Commission is extending the 
comment period.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published October 25, 
2023, at 88 FR 73272, is extended. Submit comments by January 25, 2024.

ADDRESSES: 
    Written Comments: Comments related to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
aspects of the proposed rule should be directed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, FAX: 202-395-6974, or emailed to 
[email protected].
    Other written comments in response to the proposed rule, identified 
by Docket No. CPSC-2019-0020, may be submitted 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. CPSC typically does not accept comments submitted 
by email, except as described below. CPSC encourages you to submit 
electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as 
described above.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Written Submissions: Submit comments by 
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, 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, 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: 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/written submissions.
    Docket for NPR: For access to the docket to read background 
documents or comments received, go to: www.regulations.gov, insert the 
docket number CPSC-2019-0020 into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research 
Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301-987-2219; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 11, 2023, the Commission voted to 
publish an NPR in the Federal Register, to promulgate a consumer 
product safety standard for carbon monoxide hazards associated with gas 
furnaces and boilers. The NPR published on October 25, 2023, with a 60-
day comment period that closes on December 26, 2023 (88 FR 73272).
    The Commission has received two requests to extend the comment 
period. On November 3, 2023, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and 
Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) requested the public comment period be 
extended for an additional 60 days to February 26, 2024. On November 
17, 2023, the American Gas Association (AGA), American Public Gas 
Association (APGA), and National Propane Gas Association

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(NPGA) submitted a similar request to extend the public comment period 
for the NPR by 60 days. The Commission has considered these requests to 
extend the comment period. To provide additional time for stakeholders 
to prepare comments for the rulemaking, the Commission will grant an 
extension of the comment period to January 25, 2024.\1\
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    \1\ The Commission voted 4-0 to approve publication of this 
notice of extension of comment period.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-27128 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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