[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8582-8583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02570]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1264

[Docket No. CPSC-2011-0074]


Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws; 
Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentations

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; opportunity for 
oral presentations.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral 
presentations on the supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR) 
the Commission issued regarding a safety standard addressing blade-
contact injuries on table saws. Presentations will be part of the 
rulemaking record.

DATES: A hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC's headquarters 
and remotely via webinar and will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST) on February 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held as a hybrid hearing--in person at 
CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals attending 
in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC's headquarters, located at 
4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor--Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814. 
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should pre-register 
for the webinar at https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=mdfe71b8646e635c40558465d1e662089. Attendance is free of 
charge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email 
containing information about joining the webinar. In person attendees 
do not need to register for the hearing. Requests to make oral 
presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral 
presentations and written comments should be sent by email to: [email protected], with the subject line, ``Table Saws SNPR; Oral 
Presentation.'' Requests to make oral presentations--in person or 
remotely--and the written text of any oral presentations must be 
received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. EST on 
February 21, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments as well. 
These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later 
than 5 p.m. EST on February 21, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject 
matter of this hearing, contact Caroleene Paul,

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Director, Mechanical Engineering Division, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; email: 
[email protected]. For information about the 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; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background 1
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    \1\ The Commission voted unanimously to publish this notice.
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    On November 1, 2023, the Commission published an SNPR in the 
Federal Register, proposing to issue a safety standard addressing 
blade-contact injuries on table saws under the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051-2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 
74909. To address the risk of blade-contact injuries on table saws, the 
Commission proposes a rule that would establish a performance standard 
that requires table saws to limit the depth of cut to no more than 3.5 
millimeters when a test probe, acting as surrogate for a human finger 
or other body part, approaches the spinning blade at a rate of 1 meter 
per second (m/s). The SNPR is available at: 88 FR 74909--Safety 
Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws--Content 
Details--2023-23898 (govinfo.gov), and CPSC staff's briefing package 
for the SNPR is available at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Federal-Register-Notice-Safety-Standard-Addressing-Blade-Contact-Injuries-on-Table-Saws-SNPR.pdf?VersionId=Ce3FOVBmbG0_.8j.gd1h0k3VWHZZ.URw.

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); 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. In accordance with this requirement, the Commission 
is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed 
standard.
    To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the 
information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. 
Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 
minutes, excluding time for questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC 
staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups 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.
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