Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Revise Test Procedures for Glazing Materials in Architectural Products, 52625-52626 [2012-21364]

Download as PDF 52625 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 169 Thursday, August 30, 2012 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. 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 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Aug 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 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 E:\FR\FM\30AUP1.SGM 30AUP1 52626 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Proposed Rules 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. [FR Doc. 2012–21364 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [Docket No. EPA–R02–OAR–2012–0504; FRL–9723–2] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut; Determination of Attainment of the 2006 Fine Particle Standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to determine that the New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT fine particle (PM2.5) nonattainment area has attained the 2006 24-hour fine particle National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). 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Publicly available docket PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region II Office, Air Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007–1866. EPA requests, if at all possible, that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions concerning today’s proposed action related to New York or New Jersey, please contact Gavin Lau, Air Programs Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007– 1866, telephone number (212) 637– 3708, fax number (212) 637–3901, email lau.gavin@epa.gov. 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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / 
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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.

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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.
[FR Doc. 2012-21364 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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