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[Docket No. CPSC–2011–0074]
Table Saw Blade Contact Injuries;
Reopening of the Comment Period
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
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. In the Federal Register of October
11, 2011 (76 FR 62678), we published
an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (‘‘ANPR’’), inviting written
comments concerning the risk of injury
associated with table saw blade contact,
regulatory alternatives, other possible
SUMMARY:
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means to address this risk, and other
topics or issues. In response to a request
from the Power Tool Institute, Inc.
(‘‘PTI’’), on December 2, 2011, we
granted a 60-day extension of the
comment period until February 10, 2012
(76 FR 75504). PTI has requested an
additional 30-day extension of the
comment period and we are reopening
the comment period for 30 days.1
DATES: Submit comments by March 16,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2011–
0074, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of
comments, the Commission is no longer
accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except through:
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the
following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions),
preferably in five copies, to: Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330
East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504–7923.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
petition number for this rulemaking. All
comments received may be posted
without change, including any personal
identifiers, contact information, or other
personal information provided, to:
https://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit confidential business
information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should
be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://
www.regulations.gov.
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1 The Commission voted 3–1 to publish this
notice in the Federal Register. Chairman Inez M.
Tenenbaum, Commissioner Nancy A. Nord, and
Commissioner Anne M. Northup voted to grant the
request for an extension and to direct the staff to
issue a notice in the Federal Register.
Commissioner Robert S. Adler voted to deny the
request. Commissioner Adler issued a statement.
The web address for Commissioner Adler’s
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Product Safety Commission, 5 Research
Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone
(301) 987–2225; fax (301) 869–0294;
email: cpaul@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
15, 2003, Stephen Gass, David Fanning,
and James Fulmer, et al. (‘‘petitioners’’)
requested that we require performance
standards for a system to reduce or
prevent injuries from contact with the
blade of a table saw. The petitioners
cited estimates of 30,000 annual injuries
involving table saws, with
approximately 90 percent of the injuries
occurring to the fingers and hands, and
10 percent of the injuries resulting in
amputation. The petitioners alleged that
current table saws pose an unacceptable
risk of severe injury because they are
inherently dangerous and lack an
adequate safety system to protect the
user from accidental contact with the
blade.
In the Federal Register of July 9, 2003
(68 FR 40912) and September 5, 2003
(68 FR 52753), we invited comments on
the issues raised by the petition
(Petition No. CP03–2). We received 69
comments. CPSC staff’s initial briefing
package regarding the petition is
available on the CPSC Web site at:
https://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia06/
brief/tablesaw.pdf. On July 11, 2006, the
Commission voted (2–1) to grant the
petition and directed CPSC staff to draft
an ANPR. On July 15, 2006, the
Commission lost its quorum and was
unable to move forward with
publication of an ANPR at that time.
However, CPSC staff continued to
evaluate table saws and initiated a
special study from January 2007 to
December 2008, to gather more accurate
estimates on table saw injuries and
hazard patterns related to table saw
injuries. Based on CPSC staff’s updated
information on blade contact injuries
associated with table saw use and CPSC
staff’s evaluation of current technologies
on table saws, we issued an ANPR on
table saw blade contact injuries in the
Federal Register of October 11, 2011 (76
FR 62678). CPSC staff also updated its
briefing package, which supplements
the initial briefing package, and the
updated briefing package is available on
the CPSC Web site at: https://
www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia11/brief/
tablesaw.pdf.
The ANPR contained information
describing the product, the market for
table saws, the incident data, economic
considerations, existing standards, and
regulatory alternatives (76 FR at 62679
through 62683). The ANPR identified
three regulatory alternatives: (1) A
voluntary standard addressing risks
associated with table saw blade contact
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injuries; (2) a mandatory rule
establishing performance requirements
that would address table saw blade
contact injuries; or (3) a labeling rule
requiring specified warnings and
instructions to address table saw blade
contact injuries (76 FR at 62683). The
ANPR also invited comment on 25
topics or issues. For the reader’s
convenience, we list those topics or
issues here:
1. Written comments with respect to
the risk of injury identified by the
Commission, the regulatory alternatives
being considered, and other possible
alternatives for addressing the risk;
2. Any existing standard or portion of
a standard that could be issued as a
proposed regulation;
3. A statement of intention to modify
or develop a voluntary standard to
address the risk of injury discussed in
this notice, along with a description of
a plan (including a schedule) to do so;
4. Studies, tests, or surveys that have
been performed to analyze table saw
blade contact injuries, severity of
injuries, and costs associated with the
injuries;
5. Studies, tests, or surveys that
analyze table saw use in relation to
approach/feed rates, kickback, and
blade guard use and effectiveness;
6. Studies, tests, or descriptions of
new technologies, or new applications
of existing technologies that can address
blade contact injuries, and estimates of
costs associated with incorporation of
new technologies or applications;
7. Estimated manufacturing cost, per
table saw, of new technologies or
applications that can address blade
contact injuries;
8. Expected impact of technologies
that can address blade contact injuries
on wholesale and retail prices of table
saws;
9. Expected impact of technologies
that can address blade contact injuries
on utility and convenience of use;
10. Information on effectiveness or
user acceptance of new blade guard
designs;
11. Information on manufacturing
costs of new blade guard designs;
12. Information on usage rates of new
blade guard designs;
13. Information on U.S shipments of
table saws prior to 2002, and between
2003 and 2005;
14. Information on differences
between portable bench saws, contractor
saws, and cabinet saws in frequency and
duration of use;
15. Information on differences
between saws used by consumers, saws
used by schools, and saws used
commercially—in frequency and
duration of use;
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16. Studies, research, or data on entry
information of materials being cut at
blade contact (i.e., approach angle,
approach speed, and approach force);
17. Information that supports or
disputes preliminary economic analyses
on the cost of employing technologies
that reduce blade contact injuries on
table saws;
18. Studies, research, or data on
appropriate indicators of performance
for blade-to-skin requirements that
mitigate injury;
19. Studies, research, or data that
validates human finger proxies for skinto-blade tests;
20. Studies, research, or data on
detection/reaction systems that have
been employed to mitigate blade contact
injuries;
21. Studies, research, or data on the
technical challenges associated with
developing new systems that could be
employed to mitigate blade contact
injuries;
22. Studies, research, or data on
guarding systems that have been
employed to prevent or mitigate blade
contact injuries;
23. Studies, research, or data on
kickback of a work piece during table
saw use;
24. The costs and benefits of
mandating a labeling or instructions
requirement; and
25. Other relevant information
regarding the addressability of blade
contact injuries.
The ANPR requested comments by
December 12, 2011.
On November 3, 2011, the Power Tool
Institute, Inc. (‘‘PTI’’) requested a 60-day
extension of the comment period. We
granted their request and, in the Federal
Register of December 2, 2011 (76 FR
75504), we extended the comment
period to February 10, 2012.
On February 1, 2012, PTI requested
another 30-day extension in order for
PTI to review Freedom of Information
Act requests submitted to the CPSC. On
February 8, 2012, the Commission voted
(3–1) to grant the request. Through this
notice, we are reopening the comment
period to give all interested parties
additional time to prepare their
responses to the ANPR. Thus, the
comment period for the ANPR is
reopened until March 16, 2012.
Dated: February 10, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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identifying number on tax returns and
claims for refund of tax. The
Department of Treasury and the Internal
Revenue Service published in the
Federal Register on September 30, 2010
(75 FR 60309) final regulations under
section 6109 that prescribe certain
requirements relating to the identifying
number of tax return preparers.
In particular, the final regulations
provided that for tax returns or claims
for refund of tax filed after December 31,
2010, the identifying number of a tax
return preparer is a PTIN or other
identifying number that the IRS
prescribes in forms, instructions, or
other guidance. The final regulations
also provided that after December 31,
2010, a tax return preparer must have a
PTIN that is applied for and renewed in
the manner the IRS prescribes. The final
regulations added § 1.6109–2(d) to the
regulations under title 26, providing
that to obtain a PTIN or other prescribed
identifying number, a tax return
preparer must be an attorney, certified
public accountant, enrolled agent, or
registered tax return preparer authorized
to practice before the IRS under
Treasury Department Circular No. 230,
31 CFR part 10 (which Treasury and the
IRS amended in final regulations
published in the Federal Register on
June 3, 2011 (76 FR 32286)). For
purposes of these requirements, a tax
return preparer means any individual
who is compensated for preparing, or
assisting in the preparation of, all or
substantially all of a tax return or claim
for refund of tax. The final regulations
under section 6109 additionally added
§ 1.6109–2(f), which provides that the
IRS may conduct a Federal tax
compliance check on a tax return
preparer who applies for or renews a
PTIN or other prescribed identifying
number.
Although the rules in the final
regulations under section 6109 went
into effect on January 1, 2011, § 1.6109–
2(h) allows Treasury and the IRS to
prescribe, through forms, instructions,
or other appropriate guidance,
exceptions to the rules in § 1.6109–2, as
necessary, in the interest of effective tax
administration. Section 1.6109–2(h) also
provides that the IRS may specify
through other appropriate guidance
‘‘specific returns, schedules, and other
forms that qualify as tax returns or
claims for refund for purposes of these
regulations.’’
After § 1.6109–2 was amended,
Treasury and the IRS issued Notice
2011–6 (2011 IRB 315 January 17, 2011)
(see § 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this
chapter), which provides additional
guidance on the implementation of
§ 1.6109–2. Specifically, Notice 2011–6,
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Chapter II
[Docket No. CPSC-2011-0074]
Table Saw Blade Contact Injuries; Reopening of the Comment Period
AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
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SUMMARY: 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. In the Federal Register of October 11, 2011 (76 FR 62678),
we published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (``ANPR''),
inviting written comments concerning the risk of injury associated with
table saw blade contact, regulatory alternatives, other possible
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means to address this risk, and other topics or issues. In response to
a request from the Power Tool Institute, Inc. (``PTI''), on December 2,
2011, we granted a 60-day extension of the comment period until
February 10, 2012 (76 FR 75504). PTI has requested an additional 30-day
extension of the comment period and we are reopening the comment period
for 30 days.\1\
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\1\ The Commission voted 3-1 to publish this notice in the
Federal Register. Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Nancy A.
Nord, and Commissioner Anne M. Northup voted to grant the request
for an extension and to direct the staff to issue a notice in the
Federal Register. Commissioner Robert S. Adler voted to deny the
request. Commissioner Adler issued a statement. The web address for
Commissioner Adler's statement is: https://www.cpsc.gov/pr/statements.html.
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DATES: Submit comments by March 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2011-
0074, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
To ensure timely processing of comments, the Commission is no
longer accepting comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except
through: https://www.regulations.gov.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and petition number for this rulemaking. All comments received may be
posted without change, including any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information,
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroleene Paul, Directorate for
Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5
Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone (301) 987-2225; fax
(301) 869-0294; email: cpaul@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 15, 2003, Stephen Gass, David
Fanning, and James Fulmer, et al. (``petitioners'') requested that we
require performance standards for a system to reduce or prevent
injuries from contact with the blade of a table saw. The petitioners
cited estimates of 30,000 annual injuries involving table saws, with
approximately 90 percent of the injuries occurring to the fingers and
hands, and 10 percent of the injuries resulting in amputation. The
petitioners alleged that current table saws pose an unacceptable risk
of severe injury because they are inherently dangerous and lack an
adequate safety system to protect the user from accidental contact with
the blade.
In the Federal Register of July 9, 2003 (68 FR 40912) and September
5, 2003 (68 FR 52753), we invited comments on the issues raised by the
petition (Petition No. CP03-2). We received 69 comments. CPSC staff's
initial briefing package regarding the petition is available on the
CPSC Web site at: https://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia06/brief/tablesaw.pdf. On July 11, 2006, the Commission voted (2-1) to grant the
petition and directed CPSC staff to draft an ANPR. On July 15, 2006,
the Commission lost its quorum and was unable to move forward with
publication of an ANPR at that time. However, CPSC staff continued to
evaluate table saws and initiated a special study from January 2007 to
December 2008, to gather more accurate estimates on table saw injuries
and hazard patterns related to table saw injuries. Based on CPSC
staff's updated information on blade contact injuries associated with
table saw use and CPSC staff's evaluation of current technologies on
table saws, we issued an ANPR on table saw blade contact injuries in
the Federal Register of October 11, 2011 (76 FR 62678). CPSC staff also
updated its briefing package, which supplements the initial briefing
package, and the updated briefing package is available on the CPSC Web
site at: https://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia11/brief/tablesaw.pdf.
The ANPR contained information describing the product, the market
for table saws, the incident data, economic considerations, existing
standards, and regulatory alternatives (76 FR at 62679 through 62683).
The ANPR identified three regulatory alternatives: (1) A voluntary
standard addressing risks associated with table saw blade contact
injuries; (2) a mandatory rule establishing performance requirements
that would address table saw blade contact injuries; or (3) a labeling
rule requiring specified warnings and instructions to address table saw
blade contact injuries (76 FR at 62683). The ANPR also invited comment
on 25 topics or issues. For the reader's convenience, we list those
topics or issues here:
1. Written comments with respect to the risk of injury identified
by the Commission, the regulatory alternatives being considered, and
other possible alternatives for addressing the risk;
2. Any existing standard or portion of a standard that could be
issued as a proposed regulation;
3. A statement of intention to modify or develop a voluntary
standard to address the risk of injury discussed in this notice, along
with a description of a plan (including a schedule) to do so;
4. Studies, tests, or surveys that have been performed to analyze
table saw blade contact injuries, severity of injuries, and costs
associated with the injuries;
5. Studies, tests, or surveys that analyze table saw use in
relation to approach/feed rates, kickback, and blade guard use and
effectiveness;
6. Studies, tests, or descriptions of new technologies, or new
applications of existing technologies that can address blade contact
injuries, and estimates of costs associated with incorporation of new
technologies or applications;
7. Estimated manufacturing cost, per table saw, of new technologies
or applications that can address blade contact injuries;
8. Expected impact of technologies that can address blade contact
injuries on wholesale and retail prices of table saws;
9. Expected impact of technologies that can address blade contact
injuries on utility and convenience of use;
10. Information on effectiveness or user acceptance of new blade
guard designs;
11. Information on manufacturing costs of new blade guard designs;
12. Information on usage rates of new blade guard designs;
13. Information on U.S shipments of table saws prior to 2002, and
between 2003 and 2005;
14. Information on differences between portable bench saws,
contractor saws, and cabinet saws in frequency and duration of use;
15. Information on differences between saws used by consumers, saws
used by schools, and saws used commercially--in frequency and duration
of use;
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16. Studies, research, or data on entry information of materials
being cut at blade contact (i.e., approach angle, approach speed, and
approach force);
17. Information that supports or disputes preliminary economic
analyses on the cost of employing technologies that reduce blade
contact injuries on table saws;
18. Studies, research, or data on appropriate indicators of
performance for blade-to-skin requirements that mitigate injury;
19. Studies, research, or data that validates human finger proxies
for skin-to-blade tests;
20. Studies, research, or data on detection/reaction systems that
have been employed to mitigate blade contact injuries;
21. Studies, research, or data on the technical challenges
associated with developing new systems that could be employed to
mitigate blade contact injuries;
22. Studies, research, or data on guarding systems that have been
employed to prevent or mitigate blade contact injuries;
23. Studies, research, or data on kickback of a work piece during
table saw use;
24. The costs and benefits of mandating a labeling or instructions
requirement; and
25. Other relevant information regarding the addressability of
blade contact injuries.
The ANPR requested comments by December 12, 2011.
On November 3, 2011, the Power Tool Institute, Inc. (``PTI'')
requested a 60-day extension of the comment period. We granted their
request and, in the Federal Register of December 2, 2011 (76 FR 75504),
we extended the comment period to February 10, 2012.
On February 1, 2012, PTI requested another 30-day extension in
order for PTI to review Freedom of Information Act requests submitted
to the CPSC. On February 8, 2012, the Commission voted (3-1) to grant
the request. Through this notice, we are reopening the comment period
to give all interested parties additional time to prepare their
responses to the ANPR. Thus, the comment period for the ANPR is
reopened until March 16, 2012.
Dated: February 10, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-3529 Filed 2-14-12; 8:45 am]
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