Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Revise Test Procedures for Glazing Materials in Architectural Products, 52625-52626 [2012-21364]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1201
Petition Requesting Rulemaking To
Revise Test Procedures for Glazing
Materials in Architectural Products
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘we’’) has received a petition (CP12–3)
requesting that the Commission initiate
rulemaking to replace the testing
procedures for glazing materials in
certain architectural products set forth
in our regulations, with those testing
procedures contained in ANSI Z97.1,
‘‘American National Standard for Safety
Glazing Materials Used in Building—
Safety Performance Specifications and
Methods of Test.’’ We invite written
comments concerning the petition.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
receive comments on the petition by
October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–
0049, by any of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Submissions
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following way:
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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comments, the Commission is no longer
accepting comments submitted by
electronic mail (email), except through
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 820, 4330
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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. A copy of the
petition is available at https://
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC–2012–0049, Supporting and
Related Materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rochelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504–6833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a submission
from William M. Hannay, Attorney at
Law, Counsel for Safety Glazing
Certification Council (‘‘petitioner’’),
dated June 26, 2012, requesting that the
Commission initiate a rulemaking to
replace the current testing procedures
for glazing materials codified at 16 CFR
1201.4, with those contained in ANSI
Z97.1, ‘‘American National Standard for
Safety Glazing Materials Used in
Building—Safety Performance
Specifications and Methods of Test.’’
The Commission is docketing this
request as a petition under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).
15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058. The current
standard for architectural glazing
materials applies to glazing materials
used or intended to be used in the
architectural products subject to the
standard, i.e., storm doors or
combination doors, doors, bathtub doors
and enclosures, shower doors and
enclosures and sliding glass doors. The
testing procedures set forth in Section
1201.4 require impact tests and
accelerated environment durability tests
which are intended to determine if
glazing materials used in these
architectural products meet safety
requirements designed to reduce or
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eliminate unreasonable risks of death or
serious injury to consumers when
glazing material is broken by human
contact. The testing procedures further
describe the testing equipment and
apparatus required to be used, and the
test result interpretation methodology to
be employed in determining if the
glazing materials being tested meet the
safety requirements of the standard.
Petitioner asserts that consumers and
the glazing industry would be better
served by replacing the test procedures
for glazing materials used in the abovereferenced architectural products in 16
CFR 1201.4 with ANSI Z97.1’s
purportedly more efficient and more
modern procedures. Petitioner notes
that the testing procedures set forth in
Section 1201.4 were promulgated in
1977 and have not been updated or
clarified since their original adoption by
the Commission. Petitioner points out
that the ANSI standard for glazing
materials has been updated periodically
(in 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2009) since the
mandatory standard was promulgated,
and that these updates include
modifications in testing equipment and
procedures that provide better
protection for consumers.
Petitioner asserts that the absence of
updates to the mandatory standard
during a period in which the ANSI
standard was revised four times has
resulted in different testing methods
and qualifying procedures that has
created confusion in the industry
regarding which test methodology must
be used in what circumstance.
Petitioner claims that the existence of
overlapping but divergent mandatory
and voluntary standards has created
confusion for manufacturers in
determining which standard applies,
and resulted in manufacturers being
required to pay for dual qualification
testing, because different specifying
agencies reference one or both
standards. Petitioner also includes the
proposed language that would replace
the current Section 1201.4, directing
manufacturers and private labelers of
glazing material to test and certify the
compliance of their products to the
current ANSI standard.
By this notice, we seek comments
concerning this petition. Interested
parties may obtain a copy of the petition
by writing or calling the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
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20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. A
copy of the petition is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov, under
Docket No. CPSC–2012–0049,
Supporting and Related Materials.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1201
Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Revise Test Procedures for
Glazing Materials in Architectural Products
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or
``we'') has received a petition (CP12-3) requesting that the Commission
initiate rulemaking to replace the testing procedures for glazing
materials in certain architectural products set forth in our
regulations, with those testing procedures contained in ANSI Z97.1,
``American National Standard for Safety Glazing Materials Used in
Building--Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test.'' We
invite written comments concerning the petition.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the
petition by October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2012-
0049, 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 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 820, 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. A copy of the
petition is available at https://www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC-2012-0049, Supporting and Related Materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rochelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a submission
from William M. Hannay, Attorney at Law, Counsel for Safety Glazing
Certification Council (``petitioner''), dated June 26, 2012, requesting
that the Commission initiate a rulemaking to replace the current
testing procedures for glazing materials codified at 16 CFR 1201.4,
with those contained in ANSI Z97.1, ``American National Standard for
Safety Glazing Materials Used in Building--Safety Performance
Specifications and Methods of Test.'' The Commission is docketing this
request as a petition under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). 15
U.S.C. 2056 and 2058. The current standard for architectural glazing
materials applies to glazing materials used or intended to be used in
the architectural products subject to the standard, i.e., storm doors
or combination doors, doors, bathtub doors and enclosures, shower doors
and enclosures and sliding glass doors. The testing procedures set
forth in Section 1201.4 require impact tests and accelerated
environment durability tests which are intended to determine if glazing
materials used in these architectural products meet safety requirements
designed to reduce or eliminate unreasonable risks of death or serious
injury to consumers when glazing material is broken by human contact.
The testing procedures further describe the testing equipment and
apparatus required to be used, and the test result interpretation
methodology to be employed in determining if the glazing materials
being tested meet the safety requirements of the standard.
Petitioner asserts that consumers and the glazing industry would be
better served by replacing the test procedures for glazing materials
used in the above-referenced architectural products in 16 CFR 1201.4
with ANSI Z97.1's purportedly more efficient and more modern
procedures. Petitioner notes that the testing procedures set forth in
Section 1201.4 were promulgated in 1977 and have not been updated or
clarified since their original adoption by the Commission. Petitioner
points out that the ANSI standard for glazing materials has been
updated periodically (in 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2009) since the mandatory
standard was promulgated, and that these updates include modifications
in testing equipment and procedures that provide better protection for
consumers.
Petitioner asserts that the absence of updates to the mandatory
standard during a period in which the ANSI standard was revised four
times has resulted in different testing methods and qualifying
procedures that has created confusion in the industry regarding which
test methodology must be used in what circumstance. Petitioner claims
that the existence of overlapping but divergent mandatory and voluntary
standards has created confusion for manufacturers in determining which
standard applies, and resulted in manufacturers being required to pay
for dual qualification testing, because different specifying agencies
reference one or both standards. Petitioner also includes the proposed
language that would replace the current Section 1201.4, directing
manufacturers and private labelers of glazing material to test and
certify the compliance of their products to the current ANSI standard.
By this notice, we seek comments concerning this petition.
Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or
calling the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Room 820, 4330
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East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923. A copy
of the petition is also available at https://www.regulations.gov, under
Docket No. CPSC-2012-0049, Supporting and Related Materials.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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