Consumer Product Safety Commission October 11, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Table Saw Blade Contact Injuries; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information
Document Number: 2011-26171
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-10-11
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'' or ``we'') is considering whether a new performance safety standard is needed to address an unreasonable risk of injury associated with table saws. We are conducting this proceeding under the authority of the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''), 15 U.S.C. 2051-2084. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (``ANPR'') invites written comments from interested persons concerning the risk of injury associated with table saw blade contact, the regulatory alternatives discussed in this notice, other possible means to address this risk, and the economic impacts of the various alternatives. We also invite interested persons to submit an existing standard, or a statement of intent to modify or develop a voluntary standard, to address the risks of injury described in this ANPR.\1\
Nordica USA, Provisional Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement and Order
Document Number: 2011-26162
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-10-11
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Nordica USA, containing a civil penalty of $214,000.00.
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Interpretation of Unblockable Drain
Document Number: 2011-25601
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-10-11
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' ``CPSC'' or ``we'') is revoking its interpretation of the term ``unblockable drain'' as used in the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (``VGB Act'').\1\
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