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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
16 CFR Chapter II
Fiscal Year 2006 Program for
Systematic Review of Commission
Regulations; Request for Comments
and Information
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of systematic review of
current regulations.
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with PROPOSAL
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC or Commission)
announces its fiscal year 2006 program
for systematic review of its current
substantive regulations to ensure, to the
maximum practical extent, consistency
among them and with respect to
accomplishing program goals. In fiscal
year 2006, the following three
regulations will be evaluated: Safety
standard for matchbooks, 16 CFR part
1202; toy rattles, 16 CFR part
1500.18(a)(1); and baby bouncers,
walker-jumpers, and baby walkers, 16
CFR part 1500.18(a)(6).
The primary purpose of the review is
to assess the degree to which the
regulations under review remain
consistent with the Commission’s
program policies. In addition, each
regulation will be examined with
respect to the extent that it is current
and relevant to CPSC program goals.
Attention will also be given to whether
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the regulations can be streamlined, if
possible, to minimize regulatory
burdens, especially on small entities. To
the degree consistent with other
Commission priorities and subject to the
availability of personnel and fiscal
resources, specific regulatory or other
projects may be undertaken in response
to the results of the review.
The Commission solicits written
comments from interested persons
concerning the designated regulations’
currentness and consistency with
Commission policies and goals, and
suggestions for streamlining where
appropriate. In so doing, commenters
are requested to specifically address
how their suggestions for change could
be accomplished within the statutory
frameworks for Commission action
under the Consumer Product Safety Act
(CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2051–2084, and the
Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(FHSA), 15 U.S.C. 1261–1278.
DATE: Comments and submissions in
response to this notice must be received
by August 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and other
submissions should be captioned
‘‘Fiscal Year 2006 Regulatory Review
Project’’ and be submitted by e-mail to
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov or by facsimile to
(301) 504–0127. Comments may also be
submitted by mail or delivered to the
Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 502,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Edwards, Office of Hazard
Identification and Reduction, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814; telephone (301) 504–
7535; e-mail eedwards@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. The Review Program
The President’s Office of Management
and Budget has designed the Program
Assessment Rating Tool (PART) to
provide a consistent approach to rating
programs across the Federal
government. A description of the PART
process and associated program
evaluation materials is available online
at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
budintegration/part_assessing
2004.html.
Based on an evaluation of the
Commission’s regulatory programs
using the PART, the recommendation
was made that CPSC develop a plan to
systematically review its current
regulations to ensure consistency among
them in accomplishing program goals.
In FY 2004, the Commission conducted
a pilot review program as the initial step
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in implementing that recommendation.
The notice announcing the pilot
program appeared in the Federal
Register on January 28, 2004. 69 FR
4095. Based on the success of the pilot
program, the Commission announced
the continuation of the program for
subsequent fiscal years.
B. The Regulations Undergoing Review
A summary of each of the regulations
being reviewed in fiscal year 2006 is
provided below. The full text of the
regulations may be accessed at: https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
waisidx_03/16cfrv2_03.html.
1. Safety Standard for Matchbooks
The safety standard for matchbooks
appears at 16 CFR part 1202. The
standard prescribes the safety
requirements, including labeling
requirements, for matchbooks. It applies
to all matchbooks manufactured in or
imported into the United States and is
intended to address certain burn and
eye injuries.
2. Toy Rattles
The standard for toy rattles appears at
16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(1). It applies to
toy rattles containing, either internally
or externally, rigid wires, sharp
protrusions, or loose small objects that
have the potential for causing
lacerations, puncture wound injury,
aspiration, ingestion, or other injury.
Such toy rattles are included as banned
toys and other banned articles intended
for use by children.
3. Baby Bouncers, Walker-Jumpers, or
Baby Walkers
The standard for baby bouncers,
walker-jumpers, and baby-walkers
appears at 16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(6).
The standard applies to any article
known as a ‘‘baby bouncer,’’ walkerjumper,’’ or ‘‘baby walker,’’ and any
other similar article which is intended
to support very young children while
sitting, walking, bouncing, jumping,
and/or reclining, and which because of
its design has any exposed parts capable
of causing amputation, crushing,
lacerations, fractures, hematomas,
bruises, or other injuries to fingers, toes,
or other parts of the anatomy of young
children. Such articles are included as
banned toys and other banned articles
intended for use by children.
C. Solicitation of Comments and
Information
The Commission invites interested
persons to submit comments on each of
the regulations being reviewed in the
fiscal year 2006 program. In particular,
commenters are asked to address:
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1. Whether the regulation is
consistent with CPSC program goals.
2. Whether the regulation is
consistent with other CPSC regulations.
3. Whether the regulation is current
with respect to technology, economic, or
market conditions, and other mandatory
or voluntary standards.
4. Whether the regulation can be
streamlined to minimize regulatory
burdens, particularly any such burdens
on small entities.
For each regulation being reviewed,
please provide any specific
recommendations for change(s), if
viewed as necessary, a justification for
the recommended change(s), and, with
respect to each suggested change, a
statement of the way in which the
change can be accomplished within the
statutory framework of the CPSA,
FHSA, FFA, or PPPA, as applicable.
Comments and other submissions
should be captioned ‘‘Fiscal Year 2006
Regulatory Review Project’’ and emailed to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov or faxed to
(301) 504–0127. Comments or other
submissions may also be mailed or
delivered to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814. All
comments and other submissions must
be received by August 7, 2006.
Dated: May 31, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
Request for Comments
[CGD08–06–005]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Arkansas Waterway, AR
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing
to change the operational language
concerning the Rob Roy Drawbridge
across the Arkansas Waterway at Mile
67.4 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the Baring
Cross Railroad Drawbridge across the
Arkansas Waterway at Mile 119.6 at
Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Van
Buren Railroad Drawbridge across the
Arkansas Waterway at Mile 300.8 at Van
Buren, Arkansas, to reflect the actual
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procedures currently being followed.
The Coast Guard is also proposing to
remove the regulations governing the
following three bridges because they are
locked in the open-to-navigation
position and are no longer considered to
be drawbridges: Missouri Pacific
Railroad Drawbridge (Benzal Railroad
Drawbridge) across the Arkansas
Waterway at Mile 7.6 at Benzal,
Arkansas, the Rock Island Railroad
Drawbridge across the Arkansas
Waterway at Mile 118.2 at Little Rock,
Arkansas, and the Junction Railroad
Drawbridge across the Arkansas
Waterway at Mile 118.7 at Little Rock,
Arkansas. These revisions will make the
regulations concerning the Arkansas
River clearer, thus the mariners
transiting the river will be able to transit
the river with greater ease.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
August 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may mail comments
and related material to Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge
Branch, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis,
MO 63103–2832. Commander (dwb)
maintains the public docket for this
rulemaking. Comments and material
received from the public, as well as
documents indicated in this preamble as
being available in the docket, will
become part of this docket and will be
available for inspection or copying at
room 2.107f in the Robert A. Young
Federal Building, Eighth Coast Guard
District, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge
Administrator, (314) 539–3900,
extension 2378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related material. If you
do so, please include your name and
address, identify the docket number for
this rulemaking [CGD08–06–005],
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and give the reason for each
comment. Please submit all comments
and related material in an unbound
format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches,
suitable for copying. If you would like
to know they reached us, please enclose
a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period. We may change
this proposed rule in view of them.
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Public Meeting
We do not now plan to hold a public
meeting. But you may submit a request
for a meeting by writing to the Eighth
Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch, at
the address under ADDRESSES explaining
why one would be beneficial. If we
determine that a meeting would aid this
rulemaking, we will hold one at a time
and place announced by a later notice
in the Federal Register.
Background and Purpose
The Arkansas Waterway is a part of
the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River
Navigation System. The System rises in
the vicinity of Catoosa, Oklahoma, and
embraces improved natural waterways
and a canal to empty into the
Mississippi River in southeast Arkansas.
The Arkansas Waterway Drawbridge
Operation Regulations contained in
§ 117.123(a), state that the Cotton Belt
Railroad (Rob Roy) Bridge, mile 67.4,
requires the use of ship’s horns and
flashing lights on the bridge to
communicate between mariners
requesting openings and railroad
dispatchers remotely operating the
bridge. Although not stated in
§ 117.123(a), records indicate that the
method of communication outlined in
§ 117.123(a) was to be used by mariners
and the remote bridge operator as a
back-up means of communications. The
Coast Guard, however, has determined
that the primary method of
communications outlined in
§ 117.123(a) has not been used during
the past 20 years. It is doubtful that the
system of horns and flashing lights was
ever used. Instead, mariners and remote
bridge operators have communicated via
VHF–FM radiotelephone for opening
the Rob Roy Drawbridge. The Coast
Guard also determined that editorial
changes were needed to correct
inaccuracies in the specific
requirements for the Baring Cross
Railroad Drawbridge and the Van Buren
Railroad Drawbridge. Three bridges on
the Arkansas Waterway: The Missouri
Pacific Railroad Drawbridge (Benzal
Railroad Drawbridge) at mile 7.6, the
Rock Island Railroad Drawbridge at Mile
118.2, and the Junction Railroad
Drawbridge at Mile 118.7, have all been
removed from rail service. Meetings
with the owners indicate that all three
bridges have been permanently locked
in the open-to-navigation position and
that there are plans to convert them into
fixed pedestrian bridges in the future.
Therefore, they are considered fixed
bridges and should not be included in
the drawbridge regulations section of
the CFR. Section (a) of § 117.139
references the § 117.123 cite for the
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Chapter II
Fiscal Year 2006 Program for Systematic Review of Commission
Regulations; Request for Comments and Information
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of systematic review of current regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission)
announces its fiscal year 2006 program for systematic review of its
current substantive regulations to ensure, to the maximum practical
extent, consistency among them and with respect to accomplishing
program goals. In fiscal year 2006, the following three regulations
will be evaluated: Safety standard for matchbooks, 16 CFR part 1202;
toy rattles, 16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(1); and baby bouncers, walker-
jumpers, and baby walkers, 16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(6).
The primary purpose of the review is to assess the degree to which
the regulations under review remain consistent with the Commission's
program policies. In addition, each regulation will be examined with
respect to the extent that it is current and relevant to CPSC program
goals. Attention will also be given to whether the regulations can be
streamlined, if possible, to minimize regulatory burdens, especially on
small entities. To the degree consistent with other Commission
priorities and subject to the availability of personnel and fiscal
resources, specific regulatory or other projects may be undertaken in
response to the results of the review.
The Commission solicits written comments from interested persons
concerning the designated regulations' currentness and consistency with
Commission policies and goals, and suggestions for streamlining where
appropriate. In so doing, commenters are requested to specifically
address how their suggestions for change could be accomplished within
the statutory frameworks for Commission action under the Consumer
Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2051-2084, and the Federal
Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA), 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.
DATE: Comments and submissions in response to this notice must be
received by August 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments and other submissions should be captioned ``Fiscal
Year 2006 Regulatory Review Project'' and be submitted by e-mail to
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov or by facsimile to (301) 504-0127. Comments may also
be submitted by mail or delivered to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Edwards, Office of Hazard
Identification and Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone (301) 504-
7535; e-mail eedwards@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. The Review Program
The President's Office of Management and Budget has designed the
Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) to provide a consistent approach
to rating programs across the Federal government. A description of the
PART process and associated program evaluation materials is available
online at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budintegration/part_assessing
2004.html.
Based on an evaluation of the Commission's regulatory programs
using the PART, the recommendation was made that CPSC develop a plan to
systematically review its current regulations to ensure consistency
among them in accomplishing program goals. In FY 2004, the Commission
conducted a pilot review program as the initial step in implementing
that recommendation. The notice announcing the pilot program appeared
in the Federal Register on January 28, 2004. 69 FR 4095. Based on the
success of the pilot program, the Commission announced the continuation
of the program for subsequent fiscal years.
B. The Regulations Undergoing Review
A summary of each of the regulations being reviewed in fiscal year
2006 is provided below. The full text of the regulations may be
accessed at: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfrv2_
03.html.
1. Safety Standard for Matchbooks
The safety standard for matchbooks appears at 16 CFR part 1202. The
standard prescribes the safety requirements, including labeling
requirements, for matchbooks. It applies to all matchbooks manufactured
in or imported into the United States and is intended to address
certain burn and eye injuries.
2. Toy Rattles
The standard for toy rattles appears at 16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(1).
It applies to toy rattles containing, either internally or externally,
rigid wires, sharp protrusions, or loose small objects that have the
potential for causing lacerations, puncture wound injury, aspiration,
ingestion, or other injury. Such toy rattles are included as banned
toys and other banned articles intended for use by children.
3. Baby Bouncers, Walker-Jumpers, or Baby Walkers
The standard for baby bouncers, walker-jumpers, and baby-walkers
appears at 16 CFR part 1500.18(a)(6). The standard applies to any
article known as a ``baby bouncer,'' walker-jumper,'' or ``baby
walker,'' and any other similar article which is intended to support
very young children while sitting, walking, bouncing, jumping, and/or
reclining, and which because of its design has any exposed parts
capable of causing amputation, crushing, lacerations, fractures,
hematomas, bruises, or other injuries to fingers, toes, or other parts
of the anatomy of young children. Such articles are included as banned
toys and other banned articles intended for use by children.
C. Solicitation of Comments and Information
The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on
each of the regulations being reviewed in the fiscal year 2006 program.
In particular, commenters are asked to address:
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1. Whether the regulation is consistent with CPSC program goals.
2. Whether the regulation is consistent with other CPSC
regulations.
3. Whether the regulation is current with respect to technology,
economic, or market conditions, and other mandatory or voluntary
standards.
4. Whether the regulation can be streamlined to minimize regulatory
burdens, particularly any such burdens on small entities.
For each regulation being reviewed, please provide any specific
recommendations for change(s), if viewed as necessary, a justification
for the recommended change(s), and, with respect to each suggested
change, a statement of the way in which the change can be accomplished
within the statutory framework of the CPSA, FHSA, FFA, or PPPA, as
applicable.
Comments and other submissions should be captioned ``Fiscal Year
2006 Regulatory Review Project'' and e-mailed to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov or
faxed to (301) 504-0127. Comments or other submissions may also be
mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814. All comments and other submissions must be received by August 7,
2006.
Dated: May 31, 2006.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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