[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16162-16166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06306]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1239
[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0014]
Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: In November 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) published an update to the consumer product safety
standard for gates and enclosures under the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference
ASTM F1004-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion
Gates and Expandable Enclosures, the voluntary standard for gates and
enclosures that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a
revised standard, ASTM F1004-25. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct
final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference
ASTM's 2025 version of the voluntary standard.
DATES: The rule is effective on July 19, 2026, unless CPSC receives a
significant adverse comment by May 1, 2026. If CPSC receives such a
comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register,
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The
incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 19, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2019-
0014, 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.
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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.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: Submit
comments by mail, hand delivery, or 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, 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-2019-0014, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hum, Compliance Officer, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-6859; email: [email protected]; or Carlos
Torres, Project Manager, Division of Mechanical and Combustion
Engineering, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 987-2504; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Statutory Authority
Section 104(b)(1) of the CPSIA requires the Commission to assess
the effectiveness of voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler
products and adopt mandatory standards for these products. 15 U.S.C.
2056a(b)(1). A mandatory standard must be ``substantially the same as''
the voluntary standard, or ``more stringent than'' the voluntary
standard, if the Commission determines that more stringent requirements
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product.
Id.
Section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA specifies the process for
updating the Commission's rules when a voluntary standards organization
revises a standard that the Commission incorporated by reference under
section 104(b)(1). First, the voluntary standards organization must
notify the Commission of the revision. Once the Commission receives
this notification, the Commission may reject or accept the revised
standard. The Commission may reject the revised standard by notifying
the voluntary standards organization, within 90 days of receiving
notice of the revision, that it has determined that the revised
standard does not improve the safety of the consumer product and that
it is retaining the existing standard. If the Commission does not take
this action to reject the revised standard, then the revised voluntary
standard will be considered a consumer product safety standard issued
under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C.
2058), effective 180 days after the Commission received notification of
the revision or on a later date specified by the Commission in the
Federal Register. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).
B. Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures
Under section 104(b)(1) of the CPSIA, the Commission published a
mandatory standard for gates and enclosures, codified in 16 CFR part
1239, ``Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures.'' The rule
incorporated by reference the then-current voluntary standard, ASTM
F1004-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates
and Expandable Enclosures, with modifications. 85 FR 40100 (July 6,
2020). ASTM F1004 applies to expansion gates, defined as a ``barrier
intended to be erected in an opening, such as a doorway, to prevent the
passage of young children, but which can be removed by older persons
who are able to operate the locking mechanism,'' and expandable
enclosures, defined as a ``self-supporting barrier intended to
completely surround an area or play-space within which a young child
may be confined.'' The mandatory standard is intended to address head
and neck entrapment in children's expansion gates and expandable
enclosures, and the ability of pressure gates to resist a push-out
force. The mandatory standard includes performance requirements and
test methods, as well as requirements for warning labels and
instructions, to address hazards to children associated with gates and
enclosures.
In both 2021 and 2022, ASTM notified CPSC that it had issued a
revised voluntary standard for gates and enclosures, ASTM F1004-21 and
ASTM F1004-22, respectively. In accordance with the procedures set out
in section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, these revised standards became
the new mandatory standard for gates and enclosures. The Commission
published direct final rules to update 16 CFR part 1239, incorporating
by reference ASTM F1004-21 and ASTM F1004-22, respectively, without
modification. 86 FR 53535 (Sep. 28, 2021), 87 FR 68032 (Nov. 14, 2022).
The mandatory standard currently incorporates by reference ASTM F1004-
22.
In 2023, ASTM issued another revision to the voluntary standard,
ASTM F1004-23. However, ASTM did not notify CPSC of this revision under
CPSIA section 104(b)(4)(B). Consequently, the revised standard did not
become the mandatory standard by operation of law, and the Commission
did not update the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference this
revised ASTM standard.
In December 2025, ASTM approved another revision to the voluntary
standard for gates and enclosures, ASTM F1004-25. On January 20, 2026,
ASTM notified CPSC of the revision. On January 27, 2026, the Commission
published in the Federal Register a notice of availability of the
revised voluntary standard and sought comments on the effect of the
revisions. 91 FR 3399. CPSC received no comments on the notice of
availability.
As discussed below, based on staff's review of ASTM F1004-25, the
Commission will allow the revised voluntary standard to become the
mandatory standard for gates and enclosures. Accordingly, by operation
of law under section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, ASTM F1004-25 will
become the mandatory consumer product safety standard for gates and
enclosures on July 19, 2026. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). This direct
final rule updates part 1239 to incorporate by reference the revised
voluntary standard, ASTM F1004-25.
II. Revisions to ASTM F1004
ASTM has revised the voluntary standard for gates and enclosures
two times since its adoption of ASTM F1004-22, which is the current
mandatory standard. On January 1, 2023, ASTM approved a revised version
of the voluntary standard, ASTM F1004-23; and on December 1, 2025,
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ASTM approved another revision of the voluntary standard, ASTM F1004-
25. ASTM F1004-23 includes clarification to an existing marking and
labeling requirement; and ASTM F1004-25 includes a new performance
requirement, as well as editorial revisions that do not alter
substantive requirements in the standard or impact safety. This section
further describes the changes in these two versions of the standard--
ASTM F1004-23 and ASTM F1004-25. The newly revised 2025 version
includes the revisions that ASTM made in the 2023 version of the
standard. As discussed below, the Commission considers the revisions in
ASTM F1004-23 and ASTM F1004-25 to improve the safety of gates and
enclosures overall, and none of the revisions reduce safety.
A. ASTM F1004-23
ASTM F1004-23 includes a clarifying note with respect to marking
and labeling for pressure-mounted gates \1\ that provide wall cups \2\
or other mounting hardware. In this regard, ASTM F1004-22 included the
following warning requirements for pressure-mounted gates that provide
wall cups or other mounting hardware: ``You MUST install [wall cups] to
keep gate in place. Without [wall cups], child can push out and
escape'' (section 8.5.7). ASTM F1004-22 further stated that ``[t]his
warning shall be separate from all other warnings required on the
product and shall not include any additional language'' (section
8.5.7.1). ASTM F1004-23 adds a note to this section (section 8.5.7.1)
stating that ``[t]his warning is not required to be separate on the
packaging per 8.6 and the instructions per 9.1,'' clarifying that this
required warning statement is not required to be separate from other
warnings with regard to retail packaging and instructions.
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\1\ A pressure-mounted gate, as described in ASTM F1004, is
``any gate which relies on pressure as the mechanism by which the
gate stays in its manufacturer's recommended use position.''
\2\ Wall cups are typically circular or rectangular brackets
that are placed between the wall and the gate's tension bolts (or
spindle rods or pressure pads) and serve to create enhanced traction
or grip to prevent the pressure-mounted gate from sliding or falling
down.
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The warning statement for pressure-mounted gates that provide wall
cups or other mounting hardware remains unchanged on retail packaging
and instructions. The retail packaging and instructions still require
the warning that wall cups or other mounting hardware need to be
installed, and that without them, a child can push out and escape. When
it comes to on-product labeling, it was deemed important to have this
warning statement separate from other warning statements so that it
would be highly conspicuous and visible to a caregiver operating and
installing the gate, as installation-related incidents with pressure-
mounted gates included deaths and serious injuries, and wall cups are
critical features that are necessary for correct installation of some
pressure-mounted gates. See 85 FR 40100, 40106. The addition of the
clarifying note to section 8.5.7.1 does not change the requirement that
such warning statement must be separate for on-product labeling. The
new note merely clarifies to manufacturers that the requirement to have
a separate warning statement is not mandatory for retail packaging and
instructional literature. Therefore, this change in ASTM F1004-23 does
not impact the safety of gates and enclosures.
B. ASTM F1004-25
1. Performance Requirements
ASTM F1004-25 adds a new performance requirement that ``[e]xpansion
gates and expandable enclosures under the scope of this consumer safety
specification shall not include any features or openings within the
gate that allow for unassisted pet entry or egress'' (section 6.9).
Openings and features that allow for unassisted pet entry or egress
often consist of a secondary swinging or sliding door integrated within
the structure of the gate or enclosure. Generally, this secondary
swinging or sliding door is located in the lower section of the gate or
enclosure and is close to the ground. Some of these secondary swinging
or sliding doors can be locked to stay open and/or do not have a
latching or locking mechanism to keep the door closed. As a result,
children can escape through or entrap their heads in these openings,
causing potential serious injury and death.
Moreover, these pet openings are generally designed for cats and
dogs, and as a result, the size of these openings could exceed the
maximum size requirements for openings within gates and enclosures
already found in section 6.1.1 of ASTM F1004 (Completely-bounded
Openings). Section 6.1.1 provides that ``[o]penings within the gate or
enclosure, and completely-bounded openings between the gate and the
test fixture, shall not permit the complete passage of the small torso
probe . . .'' The small torso probe has a cross-sectional dimension of
3.0 inches by 5.5 inches and an overall depth of 4.25 inches. It is
meant to simulate the smallest torso dimension of a young child who
might attempt to enter an opening feet first, and its shape and size
were determined by analyzing anthropometric data--specifically the
buttocks depth, hip breadth, and hip circumference of a 5th percentile
2-year-old child. This completely-bounded openings requirement was
intended to address incidents in which children were found with their
heads entrapped after having pushed their way into gaps created between
soft or flexible gate and enclosure components, and between the gate
and the sides of passageways to be blocked off. See 85 FR 40100, 40104.
Therefore, these pet openings would not meet current requirements in
the standard, and as previously mentioned, create a head entrapment
hazard.
In addition, the swinging or sliding doors that allow for pet entry
and egress introduce horizontal components to the gate or enclosure.
These horizontal components create places in the gate where children
can place their feet to climb over the gate or enclosure. In such
circumstances, the child could escape or fall, causing potential injury
and death.
Based on the foregoing, pet openings within a gate or enclosure
pose many hazards for children. Therefore, this change in ASTM F1004-
25, prohibiting features or openings within the gate that allow for pet
entry or egress, improves the safety of gates and enclosures.
2. Other Revisions
ASTM F1004-25 also includes a few minor revisions that are
editorial in nature and do not alter any substantive requirements in
the standard. One of these minor revisions include adding in section
3.1.10, a part of speech (n), to the defined term ``manufacturer's
recommended use positions(s)'' to be consistent with the other
definitions in that section that include the part of speech as part of
the definition. Another minor revision includes removing the ``Summary
of Changes'' section which identifies previous changes from past
standards that are now out of date. Because these revisions do not
change any substantive requirements, they do not impact the safety of
gates and enclosures.
III. Incorporation by Reference
Section 1239.2 of the direct final rule incorporates by reference
ASTM F1004-25. The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) has regulations
regarding incorporation by reference. 1 CFR part 51. Under these
regulations, agencies must discuss, in the preamble of the final rule,
ways in which the material the agency incorporates by reference is
reasonably available to interested parties, and how interested parties
can obtain the material. In addition, the
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preamble to the final rule must summarize the material. 1 CFR 51.5(b).
In accordance with the OFR regulations, section II of this preamble
summarizes the material in ASTM F1004-25 that the Commission
incorporates by reference into 16 CFR part 1239. The standard is
reasonably available to interested parties in several ways. Until the
direct final rule takes effect, a read-only copy of ASTM F1004-25 is
available for viewing on ASTM's website at: www.astm.org/CPSC.htm. Once
the rule takes effect, a read-only copy of the standard will be
available for viewing on the ASTM website at: www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. Additionally, interested parties can purchase a copy
of ASTM F1004-25 from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O.
Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone: (610) 832-9585;
www.astm.org. Finally, interested parties can schedule an appointment
to inspect a copy of the standard at CPSC's Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479; email: [email protected].
IV. Certification
Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires
manufacturers, including importers, of products subject to a consumer
product safety rule under the CPSA, or to a similar rule, ban,
standard, or regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission,
to certify that the products comply with all applicable CPSC
requirements. 15 U.S.C. 2063(a). Such certification must be based on a
test of each product, or on a reasonable testing program, or, for
children's products, on tests of a sufficient number of samples by a
CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment body accredited to test
according to the applicable requirements. As noted, standards issued
under section 104(b)(1)(B) of the CPSIA are ``consumer product safety
standards.'' Thus, they are subject to the testing and certification
requirements of section 14 of the CPSA.
Because gates and enclosures are children's products, a CPSC-
accepted third party conformity assessment body must test samples of
the products. Products subject to part 1239 must also comply with all
other applicable CPSC requirements, such as the lead content
requirements in section 101 of the CPSIA,\3\ the phthalates
prohibitions in section 108 of the CPSIA \4\ and 16 CFR part 1307, the
tracking label requirements in section 14(a)(5) of the CPSA,\5\ and the
consumer registration form requirements in 16 CFR part 1130. ASTM
F1004-25 makes no changes that would impact any of these existing
requirements.
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\3\ 15 U.S.C. 1278a.
\4\ 15 U.S.C. 2057c.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(5).
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V. Notice of Requirements
In accordance with section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C.
2063(a)(3)(B)(vi)), the Commission previously published a notice of
requirements (NOR) for accreditation of third party conformity
assessment bodies (third party labs) for testing gates and enclosures.
85 FR 40100 (July 6, 2020). The NOR provided the criteria and process
for CPSC to accept accreditation of third party conformity assessment
bodies for testing gates and enclosures to 16 CFR part 1239. The NORs
for all mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products are
listed in the Commission's rule, ``Requirements Pertaining to Third
Party Conformity Assessment Bodies,'' codified in 16 CFR part 1112. The
NOR for accreditation of third party labs for testing gates and
enclosures is codified at 16 CFR 1112.15(b)(49).
ASTM F1004-23 and ASTM F1004-25 did not change the testing
requirements, testing equipment, or testing protocols for gates and
enclosures. Accordingly, the revisions in these versions of the
standard do not change the way that third party conformity assessment
bodies test these products for compliance with the safety standard for
gates and enclosures. Testing laboratories that have demonstrated
competence for testing in accordance with ASTM F1004-22 will have the
competence to test in accordance with the revised standard ASTM F1004-
25. Therefore, the Commission considers the existing CPSC-accepted
laboratories for testing to ASTM F1004-22 to be capable of testing to
ASTM F1004-25 as well. Accordingly, the existing NOR for this standard
will remain in place, and CPSC-accepted third party conformity
assessment bodies are expected to update the scope of the testing
laboratories' accreditations to reflect the revised standard in the
normal course of renewing their accreditations.
VI. Direct Final Rule Process
On January 27, 2026, the Commission published in the Federal
Register a notice of availability regarding the 2025 revision to ASTM
F1004 and requested comment on whether the revision improves the safety
of gates and enclosures covered by the standard. 91 FR 3399. CPSC
received no comments. The Commission is issuing this rule as a direct
final rule. Although the Administrative Procedure Act (APA; 5 U.S.C.
551-559) generally requires agencies to provide notice of a rule and an
opportunity for interested parties to comment on it, section 553 of the
APA provides an exception when the agency ``for good cause finds'' that
notice and comment are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the
public interest.'' Id. 553(b)(B). The Commission concludes that when it
updates a reference to an ASTM standard that the Commission previously
incorporated by reference under section 104(b) of the CPSIA, notice and
comment are not necessary.
The purpose of this direct final rule is to update the reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) so that it reflects the version
of the standard that takes effect by statute. This rule updates the
reference in the CFR, but under the terms of the CPSIA, ASTM F1004-25
would take effect as the new CPSC standard for gates and enclosures in
the absence of any action by the Commission. Thus, public comments
would not lead to substantive changes to the standard or to the effect
of the revised standard as a consumer product safety rule under section
104(b) of the CPSIA. Under these circumstances, notice and comment are
unnecessary.
In Recommendation 2024-6, the Administrative Conference of the
United States (ACUS) endorses direct final rulemaking as an appropriate
procedure to expedite rules that are unlikely to elicit any significant
adverse comments. See 89 FR 106406 (Dec. 30, 2024). ACUS recommends
that agencies use the direct final rule process when they act under the
``unnecessary'' prong of the good cause exemption in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). Id. at 106409. ACUS also explains that notice and comment
may be ``unnecessary'' when the agency lacks discretion regarding the
substance of the rule. Id. at 106408. As noted, this rule updates a
reference in the CFR to reflect a change that occurs by operation of
law. Consistent with the ACUS recommendation, the Commission is
publishing this rule as a direct final rule because CPSC does not
expect any significant adverse comments.
Unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment within 30 days
of this notification, the rule will become effective on July 19, 2026.
In accordance with ACUS's recommendation, the Commission considers a
significant adverse comment to be one where the commenter explains why
the rule would be inappropriate, ``including challenges
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to the rule's underlying premise or approach,'' or where the commenter
explains why the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without
change. Id. at 106409. As noted, this rule updates a reference in the
CFR to reflect a change that occurs by statute.
If the Commission receives a significant adverse comment, the
Commission will withdraw this direct final rule. Depending on the
comment and other circumstances, the Commission may then incorporate
the adverse comment into a subsequent direct final rule or publish a
notice of proposed rulemaking, providing an opportunity for public
comment.
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612) generally
requires agencies to review proposed and final rules for their
potential economic impact on small entities, including small
businesses, and prepare regulatory flexibility analyses. 5 U.S.C. 603,
604. The RFA applies to any rule that is subject to notice and comment
procedures under section 553 of the APA. Id. As discussed in section VI
of this preamble, the Commission has determined that notice and the
opportunity to comment are unnecessary for this rule. Therefore, the
RFA does not apply. CPSC also notes the limited nature of this
document, which merely updates the incorporation by reference to
reflect the mandatory CPSC standard that takes effect under section 104
of the CPSIA.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current mandatory standard includes requirements for marking,
labeling, and instructional literature that constitute a ``collection
of information,'' as defined in the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521). The Commission took the steps required by the PRA
for information collections when it promulgated 16 CFR part 1239, and
the marking, labeling, and instructional literature for gates and
enclosures are currently approved under OMB Control Number 3041-0159.
The revision does not affect the information collection requirements or
approval related to the standard.
IX. Environmental Considerations
The Commission's regulations provide for a categorical exclusion
from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement where they ``have little or no potential
for affecting the human environment.'' 16 CFR 1021.5(c). This rule
falls within the categorical exclusion, so no environmental assessment
or environmental impact statement is required.
X. Preemption
Section 26(a) of the CPSA provides that where a consumer product
safety standard is in effect and applies to a product, no state or
political subdivision of a state may either establish or continue in
effect a requirement dealing with the same risk of injury unless the
state requirement is identical to the Federal standard. 15 U.S.C.
2075(a). Section 26(c) of the CPSA also provides that states or
political subdivisions of states may apply to CPSC for an exemption
from this preemption under certain circumstances. Section 104(b) of the
CPSIA deems rules issued under that provision ``consumer product safety
standards.'' Therefore, once a rule issued under section 104 of the
CPSIA takes effect, it will preempt in accordance with section 26(a) of
the CPSA.
XI. Effective Date
Under the procedure set forth in section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA,
when a voluntary standards organization revises a standard that the
Commission adopted as a mandatory standard, the revision becomes the
CPSC standard 180 days after notification to the Commission, unless the
Commission determines that the revision does not improve the safety of
the product, or the Commission sets a later date in the Federal
Register. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). The Commission is taking neither of
those actions with respect to the revised standard for gates and
enclosures. Therefore, ASTM F1004-25 automatically will take effect as
the new mandatory standard for gates and enclosures on July 19, 2026,
180 days after the Commission received notice of the revision. As a
direct final rule, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse
comment within 30 days of this document, the rule will become effective
on July 19, 2026, and will apply to products manufactured after the
rule's effective date.
XII. Congressional Review Act and Executive Order 12866
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and Executive Order
(E.O.) 12866, the Office of Management and Budget's Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that this rule does
not qualify as a ``major rule,'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2), and is
not a significant regulatory action, as defined under section 2(f) of
E.O. 12866. To comply with the CRA, CPSC will submit the required
information to each House of Congress and the Comptroller General.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1239
Consumer protection, Imports, Incorporation by reference, Infants
and children, Law enforcement, Safety.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Commission amends 16
CFR chapter II as follows:
PART 1239--SAFETY STANDARD FOR GATES AND ENCLOSURES
0
1. The authority citation for part 1239 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056a.
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2. Revise Sec. 1239.2 to read as follows:
Sec. 1239.2 Requirements for gates and enclosures.
Each gate and enclosure must comply with all applicable provisions
of ASTM F1004-25, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion
Gates and Expandable Enclosures, approved on December 1, 2025. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This
incorporation by reference material is available for inspection at the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and at the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact CPSC at: the Office
of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: (301) 504-7479, email:
[email protected]. For information on the availability of this material
at NARA, email [email protected], or go to www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html. A read-only copy of the
standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. You may also obtain a copy from ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959;
telephone: (610) 832-9585; website: www.astm.org.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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