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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1107 and 1112
[Docket No. CPSC–2021–0013]
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to
Product Certification; Requirements
Pertaining to Third Party Conformity
Assessment Bodies
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
This direct final rule updates
the testing and third party conformity
assessment body rules to incorporate by
reference current versions of ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E).
SUMMARY:
The rule is effective on July 29,
2021, unless CPSC receives a significant
adverse comment by June 1, 2021. If
CPSC receives such a comment, it will
publish a document in the Federal
Register, withdrawing this direct final
rule before its effective date. The
incorporation by reference of the
publication listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of July 29, 2021.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Heh, Program Manager, Third
Party Laboratory Accreditation, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
National Product Testing and
Evaluation Center, Five Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850; 301–504–7646;
email: sheh@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (CPSA) requires
manufacturers and importers of
children’s products to certify that their
products comply with all applicable
children’s product safety rules.
Certification must be based on third
party testing by a CPSC-accepted
laboratory. Section 14(a)(3) of the CPSA
requires the CPSC to publish a notice of
requirements for the accreditation of
third party testing laboratories to
determine whether a children’s product
conforms to the applicable children’s
product safety rule. CPSC promulgated
regulations implementing these
statutory requirements as described
below.
16 CFR Part 1107
The CPSC regulation for testing and
labeling is 16 CFR part 1107. The
Commission promulgated the final rule
in November 2011. 76 FR 69482. The
regulation at 16 CFR part 1107, among
other things, incorporated by reference
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)/International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E),
‘‘General Requirements for the
Competence of Testing and Calibration
Laboratories’’ (ISO/IEC 17025) and ISO/
IEC 17011:2004(E) ‘‘Conformity
assessment—General requirements for
Accreditation Bodies Accrediting
Conformity Assessment Bodies’’ (ISO/
IEC 17011) in § 1107.21 regarding
periodic testing. All manufacturers of
children’s products must conduct
periodic testing. All periodic testing
must be conducted by a CPSC-accepted
third party conformity assessment body.
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Under part 1107 a manufacturer must
conduct periodic testing to ensure
compliance with the applicable
children’s product safety rules at least
once a year. The rule allows
manufacturers to extend the time
between required periodic testing to
either two or three years, as follows:
• Two years—Required periodic
testing by third party conformity
assessment body may be extended to
two years if the manufacturer
implements a production testing plan as
described in 16 CFR 1107.21(c)(2).
• Three years—Required periodic
testing by a third party conformity
assessment body may be extended to
three years for manufacturers
conducting testing to ensure continued
compliance with the applicable
children’s product safety rules using a
testing laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E). The testing laboratory
used to ensure continued compliance
during the three-year period is not
required to be a CPSC-accepted testing
laboratory. However, any ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E)-accredited testing
laboratory used for ensuring continued
compliance must be accredited by an
accreditation body that is accredited to
ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) 16 CFR
1107.21(d)(1)).
Both ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E) and ISO/
IEC 17011:2004(E) were incorporated by
reference in the periodic testing section
(§ 1107.21) of part 1107.
16 CFR Part 1112
The CPSC regulation for acceptance of
third-party testing laboratories is 16 CFR
part 1112. The Commission
promulgated the final rule in March
2013. 78 FR 15836. The regulation at 16
CFR part 1112, among other things,
establishes the baseline requirement for
a laboratory to be CPSC accepted to
conduct required third party testing on
children’s products. In order for a
testing laboratory to be considered CPSC
accepted, it must, among other things,
be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E),
‘‘General Requirements for the
Competence of Testing and Calibration
Laboratories’’ (ISO/IEC 17025). The
testing laboratory’s accreditation body
must be a signatory to the International
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation—
Mutual Recognition Arrangement
(ILAC-MRA). Testing laboratories that
are ISO/IEC 17025 accredited are
assessed to have the technical and
managerial competence to conduct
testing in accordance with the standards
and test methods that are listed in the
laboratory’s scope of accreditation. The
accreditation body issues the
accreditation scope for the laboratory
and posts it for public viewing on the
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accreditation body’s website. When the
final rule was promulgated, ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E) was incorporated by
reference in part 1112 (§ 1112.13).
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B. Revisions to the ISO/IEC Standards
In 2017, ISO/IEC published updated
versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC
17011. A general description of the
standards and what changes were made
in the revisions follows.
Scope and Purpose of ISO/IEC 17025
Testing laboratories that are
accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 have
demonstrated that they operate
competently and generate valid results,
thereby promoting confidence in their
testing results around the world. The
standard facilitates cooperation between
laboratories and other bodies by
generating wider acceptance of test
results among countries. Specifically,
ISO/IEC 17025 enables the international
acceptance of test reports and
certificates without the need for further
testing, which, in turn, facilitates
international trade.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) was developed
to address market conditions and
technology changes that have occurred
since publication of the 2005 version of
the standard. ISO has highlighted the
reasons for the revised standard and the
substantive changes included in the
new version.1 The changes include:
• A process approach that now
matches that of newer standards such as
ISO 9001 (quality management), and the
ISO/IEC 17000 series (standards for
conformity assessment activities),
putting the emphasis on the results of a
process instead of the detailed
description of its tasks and steps.
• The standard has a stronger focus
on information technologies. In
recognition of the fact that hard-copy
manuals, records and reports are slowly
being phased out in favor of electronic
versions, it incorporates the use of
computer systems, electronic records
and the production of electronic results
and reports.
• A new section has been added
introducing the concept of risk-based
thinking and describes the
commonalities with ISO 9001:2015,
‘‘Quality management systems—
Requirements.’’
The main sections in ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) are:
• General Requirements that include
a provision stating that the laboratory
shall identify risks to its impartiality on
1 International
Organization for Standardization—
Brochure summarizes the key changes adopted in
the 2017 version of ISO/IEC 17025. https://
www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/store/en/
PUB100424.pdf.
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an ongoing basis and demonstrate how
it minimizes such risk.
• Structural requirements that cover
provisions for defining the organization
and management of the laboratory and
the role and authorities for laboratory
management.
• Resource requirements that address
aspects of personnel, facilities, and
equipment.
• Process requirements include
evaluation of measurement uncertainty,
validation of methods, handling of test
items, and reporting of results.
• Management System Requirements
that include control of system
documents and records, actions to
address risks and opportunities,
corrective actions, internal audits, and
management reviews.
Transition Period From ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E) to ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E)
ILAC and ISO issued a ‘‘Joint ILAC–
ISO Communique´ on the recognition of
ISO/IEC 17025 during a Three-Year
Transition.’’ 2
The communique´ states:
Laboratories wishing to demonstrate their
technical competence can do so via
conformity with the international standard
ISO/IEC 17025 ‘‘General requirements for the
competence of testing and calibration
laboratories.’’ Conformity with this standard
also means that the laboratory generally
operates a management system in accordance
with the principles of ISO 9001.
In 2017, ISO published a revision to ISO/
IEC 17025 (previously published in 2005) to
ensure that requirements continue to meet
the demands of the modern market place. As
a consequence, it has been agreed that
laboratories that demonstrate conformity
through third party accreditation will need to
transition their processes to the new version
within a defined timeframe. ILAC, in
consultation with ISO, agreed that a threeyear period from the date of publication shall
be allowed for this transition.
During this transition period, it is
important to note that both ISO/IEC
17025:2005E and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 are
equally valid and applicable. Formal
accreditation to either standard granted by an
accreditation body that is a signatory to the
ILAC Arrangement should be recognized by
the market place, and it is strongly
recommended that specifiers equally
recognize both versions until after the 3-year
transition period has closed.
In June 2020, because of the ongoing
worldwide pandemic, ILAC and ISO issued
a revision to the communique´ that states:
The end of the transition period has been
extended from November 2020 to 1 June
2021. ILAC and ISO have agreed to this
extension to ensure all laboratories are able
to be transitioned following the restrictions
imposed as a result of the global coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID–19) outbreak.
2 https://ilac.org/?ddownload=123170.
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In January 2021, ILAC reported good
progress towards achieving the revised
June 2021 deadline, with 12
accreditation bodies confirming (as of
November 30, 2020) that 100 percent of
their laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC
17025 have transitioned to the 2017
version, and an additional 73
accreditation bodies confirming more
than 75 percent laboratories had
completed this transition.
Scope and Purpose of ISO/IEC 17011
ISO/IEC 17011 specifies requirements
for the competence, consistent
operation, and impartiality of
accreditation bodies assessing and
accrediting conformity assessment
bodies. For CPSC purposes, the
conformity assessment bodies are third
party testing laboratories.
As is the case for the ISO/IEC 17025
revision, the new version of ISO/IEC
17011 includes alignment with the
common structure for the ISO 17000
series standards. The revised standard
adds concepts of risk and risk-based
assessments. The revised standard also
incorporates competence criteria in the
document, including an informative
annex on knowledge and skills.
Transition Period from ISO/IEC
17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E)
The transition from ISO/IEC
17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E)
was completed in December 2020. All
ILAC–MRA signatory accreditation
bodies are now conducting assessment
activities according to ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E).
C. Description of the Direct Final Rule
The direct final rule (DFR) only
amends those sections of 16 CFR parts
1107 and 1112 that incorporate by
reference or refer to ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2004(E). The DFR updates the
incorporation by reference provisions of
the regulations and references to the
standards in 16 CFR parts 1107 and
1112 from ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E) and
ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E), as applicable, in the
sections listed below:
16 CFR Part 1107
• Section 1107.21(d)(1)
• Section 1107.21(g)
• Section 1107.26(a)(3)(iii)
16 CFR Part 1112
• Section 1112.3 definition of
Accreditation body
• Section 1112.13(a)(2)(i)
• Section 1112.13(i)
• Section 1112.43(a)(3)
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The DFR makes no other changes to
part 1107 or 1112.
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D. Effective Date
The Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) generally requires that a
substantive rule must be published not
less than 30 days before its effective
date. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). The DFR sets an
effective date of 90 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
CPSC staff determined that all testing
laboratories that are currently CPSCaccepted, and testing laboratories that
are seeking CPSC-acceptance, will have
completed their accreditation renewal to
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) before the rule’s
effective date. Thus, the effective date
for rule is July 29, 2021.
E. Incorporation by Reference
The DFR updates the sections of 16
CFR parts 1107 and 1112 that
incorporate by reference ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E). The Office of the Federal
Register (OFR) has regulations regarding
incorporation by reference. 1 CFR part
51. Under these regulations, agencies
must discuss, in the preamble to a final
rule, ways in which the material the
agency incorporates by reference is
reasonably available to interested
parties, and how interested parties can
obtain the material. In addition, the
preamble to the final rule must
summarize the material. 1 CFR 51.5(b).
In accordance with the OFR
regulations, section B, of this preamble
summarizes the major provisions of
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) that the Commission
incorporates by reference into sections
of 16 CFR parts 1107 and 1112. The
standard is reasonably available to
interested parties and interested parties
can purchase a copy of ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) from the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO),
ISO Central Secretariat Chemin de
Blandonnet 8 CP 401—1214 Vernier,
Geneva, Switzerland; Telephone + 41 22
749 01 11, Fax + 41 22 733 34 30; https://
www.iso.org/iso/home.htm. Interested
parties can also schedule an
appointment to inspect a copy of the
standards at CPSC’s Division of the
Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814, telephone: 301–504–7479; email:
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
F. Direct Final Rule Process
The Commission is issuing this rule
as a direct final rule. Although the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA; 5
U.S.C. 551–559) generally requires
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agencies to provide notice of a rule and
an opportunity for interested parties to
comment on it, section 553 of the APA
provides an exception when the agency,
‘‘for good cause finds,’’ that notice and
comment are ‘‘impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.’’ Id. 553(b)(B). The Commission
concludes that when merely updating
the incorporations by references
contained in 16 CFR parts 1107 and
1112 to reflect the current versions of
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E), notice and comment is
unnecessary.
The purpose of this direct final rule
is to update the references in the CFR
so that it reflects the versions of the
voluntary standards currently in effect.
The ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) updates to the voluntary
standards are not controversial, and are
almost universally complied with by the
testing and accreditation community
involved in CPSA required testing. We
do not expect any adverse comments
regarding the updates to the references
to ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) in the CFR.
In Recommendation 95–4, the
Administrative Conference of the
United States (ACUS) endorses direct
final rulemaking as an appropriate
procedure to expedite rules that are
noncontroversial and that are not
expected to generate significant adverse
comments. See 60 FR 43108 (Aug. 18,
1995). ACUS recommends that agencies
use the direct final rule process when
they act under the ‘‘unnecessary’’ prong
of the good cause exemption in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). Consistent with the ACUS
recommendation, the Commission is
publishing this rule as a direct final
rule, because CPSC does not expect any
significant adverse comments.
Unless CPSC receives a significant
adverse comment within 30 days of this
notification, the rule will become
effective on July 29, 2021. In accordance
with ACUS’s recommendation, the
Commission considers a significant
adverse comment to be ‘‘one where the
commenter explains why the rule would
be inappropriate,’’ including an
assertion challenging ‘‘the rule’s
underlying premise or approach,’’ or a
claim that the rule ‘‘would be ineffective
or unacceptable without change.’’ 60 FR
43108, 43111. As noted, this rule simply
updates the references in the CFR to
reflect noncontroversial changes to ISO/
IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) and are almost
universally complied with by the testing
and accreditation community involved
in CPSA required testing.
If the Commission receives a
significant adverse comment, the
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Commission will withdraw this direct
final rule. Depending on the comment
and other circumstances, the
Commission may then incorporate the
adverse comment into a subsequent
direct final rule or publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking, providing an
opportunity for public comment.
G. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires that agencies review
proposed and final rules for their
potential economic impact on small
entities, including small businesses, and
prepare regulatory flexibility analyses. 5
U.S.C. 603 and 604. The RFA applies to
any rule that is subject to notice and
comment procedures under section 553
of the APA. 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. As
explained above, the Commission has
determined that notice and comment is
not necessary for this direct final rule.
Thus, the RFA does not apply. We also
note the limited nature of this
document. The amendments to parts
1107 and 1112 simply update the
incorporations by reference provisions
and citations in the regulations to the
current versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and
ISO/IEC 17011 and will not result in
any substantive changes to the
regulations. Rather, with this action, the
CFR will reflect the current versions of
ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 in 16
CFR parts 1107 and 1112. However, the
impact of the direct final rule on any
testing laboratory that maintains its
accreditation solely to conduct third
party testing is not expected to be large
and would be undertaken by the testing
laboratory only if it expected to make
sufficient revenue from third party
testing under the CPSA to justify the
expense.
H. Environmental Considerations
The Commission’s regulations
provide a categorical exclusion for the
Commission’s rules from any
requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement
because they ‘‘have little or no potential
for affecting the human environment.’’
16 CFR 1021.5(c)(2). This rule falls
within the categorical exclusion, so no
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement is
required.
I. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act (CRA;
5 U.S.C. 801–808) states that before a
rule may take effect, the agency issuing
the rule must submit the rule, and
certain related information, to each
House of Congress and the Comptroller
General. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1). The CRA
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submission must indicate whether the
rule is a ‘‘major rule.’’ The CRA states
that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) determines
whether a rule qualifies as a ‘‘major
rule.’’
Pursuant to the CRA, this rule does
not qualify as a ‘‘major rule,’’ as defined
in 5 U.S.C. 804(2). To comply with the
CRA, CPSC will submit the required
information to each House of Congress
and the Comptroller General.
List of Subjects
16 CFR Part 1107
Business and industry, Children,
Consumer protection, Imports,
Incorporation by reference, Product
testing and certification, Records,
Record retention, Toys.
§ 1107.26
PART 1107—TESTING AND LABELING
PERTAINING TO PRODUCT
CERTIFICATION
1. The authority citation for part 1107
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2063, Sec. 3, 102 Pub.
L. 110–314, 122 Stat. 3016, 3017, 3022.
2. Amend § 1107.21 by:
a. In paragraph (d)(1), removing the
phrases ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E)’’ and
‘‘ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E)’’ everywhere
they appear and adding in their places
the phrases ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025’’ and ‘‘ISO/
IEC 17011’’, respectively; and
■ b. Revising paragraph (g).
The revision reads as follows:
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Periodic testing.
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(g) Incorporation by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register
approves the incorporation by reference
of the standards in this section in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR part 51. You may inspect a copy at
the Division of the Secretariat, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Room 820, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301)
504–7479, email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or
at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this
material at NARA, email fedreg.legal@
nara.gov, or go to: www.archives.gov/
federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(1) International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), ISO Central
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[Amended]
3. In § 1107.26(a)(3)(iii), remove the
phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E)’’ and
add in its place the phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC
17025 (see § 1107.21 for availability)’’.
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16 CFR Part 1112
Audit, Consumer protection,
Incorporation by reference, Third party
conformity assessment body
requirements.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Commission amends 16
CFR chapter II as follows:
§ 1107.21
Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8 CP
401—1214 Vernier, Geneva,
Switzerland; Telephone + 41 22 749 01
11, Fax + 41 22 733 34 30; https://
www.iso.org/iso/home.htm.
(i) ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E) (ISO/IEC
17011), ‘‘Conformity assessment—
Requirements for accreditation bodies
accrediting conformity assessment
bodies,’’ November 10, 2017; and
(ii) ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) (ISO/IEC
17025), ‘‘General requirements for the
competence of testing and calibration
laboratories,’’ November 10, 2017.
(2) [Reserved]
PART 1112—REQUIREMENTS
PERTAINING TO THIRD PARTY
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
4. The authority citation for part 1112
is continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Pub. L. 110–314, section 3, 122
Stat. 3016, 3017 (2008); 15 U.S.C. 2063.
§ 1112.3
5. In § 1112.3, in paragraph (1) under
the definition for ‘‘Accreditation body’’,
remove the phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC
17025:2005’’ and add in its place the
phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025 (see § 1107.21 of
this chapter for availability)’’.
■ 6. Amend § 1112.13 by:
■ a. In paragraph (a)(2)(i)(A), removing
the phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC Standard
17025:2005(E)’’ and adding in its place
the phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025’’; and
■ b. Revising paragraph (i).
The revision reads as follows:
§ 1112.13 How does a third party
conformity assessment body apply for
CPSC acceptance?
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(i) Incorporation by reference. The
Director of the Federal Register
approves the incorporation by reference
in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR part 51. You may obtain a copy of
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E), ‘‘Requirements
for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories,’’ approved
November 10, 2021 from the
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), ISO Central
Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8 CP
401–1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland;
Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11, Fax + 41
22 733 34 30; https://www.iso.org/iso/
home.htm. You may inspect a copy at
the Division of the Secretariat, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
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§ 1112.43
[Amended]
7. In § 1112.43(a)(3), remove the
phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E)’’ and
add in its place the phrase ‘‘ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E)’’.
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Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1107 and 1112
[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0013]
Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification;
Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: This direct final rule updates the testing and third party
conformity assessment body rules to incorporate by reference current
versions of ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E).
DATES: The rule is effective on July 29, 2021, unless CPSC receives a
significant adverse comment by June 1, 2021. If CPSC receives such a
comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register,
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The
incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2021-
0013, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments
submitted by electronic mail (email), except through https://www.regulations.gov and as described below. CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as
described above.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Division of the Secretariat, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479. Alternatively, as a temporary
option during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may email such submissions to:
[email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice. CPSC may post all comments without
change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or
other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov.
Do not submit electronically: Confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that
you do not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit
such information, please submit it according to the instructions for
mail/hand delivery/courier written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number, CPSC-2021-0013, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Heh, Program Manager, Third
Party Laboratory Accreditation, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, Five
Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; 301-504-7646; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) requires
manufacturers and importers of children's products to certify that
their products comply with all applicable children's product safety
rules. Certification must be based on third party testing by a CPSC-
accepted laboratory. Section 14(a)(3) of the CPSA requires the CPSC to
publish a notice of requirements for the accreditation of third party
testing laboratories to determine whether a children's product conforms
to the applicable children's product safety rule. CPSC promulgated
regulations implementing these statutory requirements as described
below.
16 CFR Part 1107
The CPSC regulation for testing and labeling is 16 CFR part 1107.
The Commission promulgated the final rule in November 2011. 76 FR
69482. The regulation at 16 CFR part 1107, among other things,
incorporated by reference International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E), ``General Requirements for the
Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories'' (ISO/IEC 17025)
and ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) ``Conformity assessment--General requirements
for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies''
(ISO/IEC 17011) in Sec. 1107.21 regarding periodic testing. All
manufacturers of children's products must conduct periodic testing. All
periodic testing must be conducted by a CPSC-accepted third party
conformity assessment body.
Under part 1107 a manufacturer must conduct periodic testing to
ensure compliance with the applicable children's product safety rules
at least once a year. The rule allows manufacturers to extend the time
between required periodic testing to either two or three years, as
follows:
Two years--Required periodic testing by third party
conformity assessment body may be extended to two years if the
manufacturer implements a production testing plan as described in 16
CFR 1107.21(c)(2).
Three years--Required periodic testing by a third party
conformity assessment body may be extended to three years for
manufacturers conducting testing to ensure continued compliance with
the applicable children's product safety rules using a testing
laboratory accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E). The testing laboratory
used to ensure continued compliance during the three-year period is not
required to be a CPSC-accepted testing laboratory. However, any ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E)-accredited testing laboratory used for ensuring continued
compliance must be accredited by an accreditation body that is
accredited to ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) 16 CFR 1107.21(d)(1)).
Both ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) were
incorporated by reference in the periodic testing section (Sec.
1107.21) of part 1107.
16 CFR Part 1112
The CPSC regulation for acceptance of third-party testing
laboratories is 16 CFR part 1112. The Commission promulgated the final
rule in March 2013. 78 FR 15836. The regulation at 16 CFR part 1112,
among other things, establishes the baseline requirement for a
laboratory to be CPSC accepted to conduct required third party testing
on children's products. In order for a testing laboratory to be
considered CPSC accepted, it must, among other things, be accredited to
ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E), ``General Requirements for the Competence of
Testing and Calibration Laboratories'' (ISO/IEC 17025). The testing
laboratory's accreditation body must be a signatory to the
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation--Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (ILAC-MRA). Testing laboratories that are ISO/IEC 17025
accredited are assessed to have the technical and managerial competence
to conduct testing in accordance with the standards and test methods
that are listed in the laboratory's scope of accreditation. The
accreditation body issues the accreditation scope for the laboratory
and posts it for public viewing on the
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accreditation body's website. When the final rule was promulgated, ISO/
IEC 17025:2005(E) was incorporated by reference in part 1112 (Sec.
1112.13).
B. Revisions to the ISO/IEC Standards
In 2017, ISO/IEC published updated versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and
ISO/IEC 17011. A general description of the standards and what changes
were made in the revisions follows.
Scope and Purpose of ISO/IEC 17025
Testing laboratories that are accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 have
demonstrated that they operate competently and generate valid results,
thereby promoting confidence in their testing results around the world.
The standard facilitates cooperation between laboratories and other
bodies by generating wider acceptance of test results among countries.
Specifically, ISO/IEC 17025 enables the international acceptance of
test reports and certificates without the need for further testing,
which, in turn, facilitates international trade.
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) was developed to address market conditions
and technology changes that have occurred since publication of the 2005
version of the standard. ISO has highlighted the reasons for the
revised standard and the substantive changes included in the new
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A process approach that now matches that of newer
standards such as ISO 9001 (quality management), and the ISO/IEC 17000
series (standards for conformity assessment activities), putting the
emphasis on the results of a process instead of the detailed
description of its tasks and steps.
The standard has a stronger focus on information
technologies. In recognition of the fact that hard-copy manuals,
records and reports are slowly being phased out in favor of electronic
versions, it incorporates the use of computer systems, electronic
records and the production of electronic results and reports.
A new section has been added introducing the concept of
risk-based thinking and describes the commonalities with ISO 9001:2015,
``Quality management systems--Requirements.''
The main sections in ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) are:
General Requirements that include a provision stating that
the laboratory shall identify risks to its impartiality on an ongoing
basis and demonstrate how it minimizes such risk.
Structural requirements that cover provisions for defining
the organization and management of the laboratory and the role and
authorities for laboratory management.
Resource requirements that address aspects of personnel,
facilities, and equipment.
Process requirements include evaluation of measurement
uncertainty, validation of methods, handling of test items, and
reporting of results.
Management System Requirements that include control of
system documents and records, actions to address risks and
opportunities, corrective actions, internal audits, and management
reviews.
Transition Period From ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E) to ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E)
ILAC and ISO issued a ``Joint ILAC-ISO Communiqu[eacute] on the
recognition of ISO/IEC 17025 during a Three-Year Transition.'' \2\
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The communiqu[eacute] states:
Laboratories wishing to demonstrate their technical competence
can do so via conformity with the international standard ISO/IEC
17025 ``General requirements for the competence of testing and
calibration laboratories.'' Conformity with this standard also means
that the laboratory generally operates a management system in
accordance with the principles of ISO 9001.
In 2017, ISO published a revision to ISO/IEC 17025 (previously
published in 2005) to ensure that requirements continue to meet the
demands of the modern market place. As a consequence, it has been
agreed that laboratories that demonstrate conformity through third
party accreditation will need to transition their processes to the
new version within a defined timeframe. ILAC, in consultation with
ISO, agreed that a three-year period from the date of publication
shall be allowed for this transition.
During this transition period, it is important to note that both
ISO/IEC 17025:2005E and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 are equally valid and
applicable. Formal accreditation to either standard granted by an
accreditation body that is a signatory to the ILAC Arrangement
should be recognized by the market place, and it is strongly
recommended that specifiers equally recognize both versions until
after the 3-year transition period has closed.
In June 2020, because of the ongoing worldwide pandemic, ILAC
and ISO issued a revision to the communiqu[eacute] that states:
The end of the transition period has been extended from November
2020 to 1 June 2021. ILAC and ISO have agreed to this extension to
ensure all laboratories are able to be transitioned following the
restrictions imposed as a result of the global coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
In January 2021, ILAC reported good progress towards achieving the
revised June 2021 deadline, with 12 accreditation bodies confirming (as
of November 30, 2020) that 100 percent of their laboratories accredited
to ISO/IEC 17025 have transitioned to the 2017 version, and an
additional 73 accreditation bodies confirming more than 75 percent
laboratories had completed this transition.
Scope and Purpose of ISO/IEC 17011
ISO/IEC 17011 specifies requirements for the competence, consistent
operation, and impartiality of accreditation bodies assessing and
accrediting conformity assessment bodies. For CPSC purposes, the
conformity assessment bodies are third party testing laboratories.
As is the case for the ISO/IEC 17025 revision, the new version of
ISO/IEC 17011 includes alignment with the common structure for the ISO
17000 series standards. The revised standard adds concepts of risk and
risk-based assessments. The revised standard also incorporates
competence criteria in the document, including an informative annex on
knowledge and skills.
Transition Period from ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E)
The transition from ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E)
was completed in December 2020. All ILAC-MRA signatory accreditation
bodies are now conducting assessment activities according to ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E).
C. Description of the Direct Final Rule
The direct final rule (DFR) only amends those sections of 16 CFR
parts 1107 and 1112 that incorporate by reference or refer to ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E). The DFR updates the
incorporation by reference provisions of the regulations and references
to the standards in 16 CFR parts 1107 and 1112 from ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E) to ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and
ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E), as applicable, in the sections listed below:
16 CFR Part 1107
Section 1107.21(d)(1)
Section 1107.21(g)
Section 1107.26(a)(3)(iii)
16 CFR Part 1112
Section 1112.3 definition of Accreditation body
Section 1112.13(a)(2)(i)
Section 1112.13(i)
Section 1112.43(a)(3)
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The DFR makes no other changes to part 1107 or 1112.
D. Effective Date
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) generally requires that a
substantive rule must be published not less than 30 days before its
effective date. 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1). The DFR sets an effective date of
90 days after publication in the Federal Register. CPSC staff
determined that all testing laboratories that are currently CPSC-
accepted, and testing laboratories that are seeking CPSC-acceptance,
will have completed their accreditation renewal to ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) before the rule's effective date. Thus, the effective
date for rule is July 29, 2021.
E. Incorporation by Reference
The DFR updates the sections of 16 CFR parts 1107 and 1112 that
incorporate by reference ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E). The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) has regulations
regarding incorporation by reference. 1 CFR part 51. Under these
regulations, agencies must discuss, in the preamble to a final rule,
ways in which the material the agency incorporates by reference is
reasonably available to interested parties, and how interested parties
can obtain the material. In addition, the preamble to the final rule
must summarize the material. 1 CFR 51.5(b).
In accordance with the OFR regulations, section B, of this preamble
summarizes the major provisions of ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) that the Commission incorporates by reference into
sections of 16 CFR parts 1107 and 1112. The standard is reasonably
available to interested parties and interested parties can purchase a
copy of ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E) from the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO Central
Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8 CP 401--1214 Vernier, Geneva,
Switzerland; Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11, Fax + 41 22 733 34 30; https://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm. Interested parties can also schedule an
appointment to inspect a copy of the standards at CPSC's Division of
the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: 301-504-7479;
email: [email protected].
F. Direct Final Rule Process
The Commission is issuing this rule as a direct final rule.
Although the Administrative Procedure Act (APA; 5 U.S.C. 551-559)
generally requires agencies to provide notice of a rule and an
opportunity for interested parties to comment on it, section 553 of the
APA provides an exception when the agency, ``for good cause finds,''
that notice and comment are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.'' Id. 553(b)(B). The Commission concludes that
when merely updating the incorporations by references contained in 16
CFR parts 1107 and 1112 to reflect the current versions of ISO/IEC
17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E), notice and comment is
unnecessary.
The purpose of this direct final rule is to update the references
in the CFR so that it reflects the versions of the voluntary standards
currently in effect. The ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC
17011:2017(E) updates to the voluntary standards are not controversial,
and are almost universally complied with by the testing and
accreditation community involved in CPSA required testing. We do not
expect any adverse comments regarding the updates to the references to
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) and ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E) in the CFR.
In Recommendation 95-4, the Administrative Conference of the United
States (ACUS) endorses direct final rulemaking as an appropriate
procedure to expedite rules that are noncontroversial and that are not
expected to generate significant adverse comments. See 60 FR 43108
(Aug. 18, 1995). ACUS recommends that agencies use the direct final
rule process when they act under the ``unnecessary'' prong of the good
cause exemption in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). Consistent with the ACUS
recommendation, the Commission is publishing this rule as a direct
final rule, because CPSC does not expect any significant adverse
comments.
Unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment within 30 days
of this notification, the rule will become effective on July 29, 2021.
In accordance with ACUS's recommendation, the Commission considers a
significant adverse comment to be ``one where the commenter explains
why the rule would be inappropriate,'' including an assertion
challenging ``the rule's underlying premise or approach,'' or a claim
that the rule ``would be ineffective or unacceptable without change.''
60 FR 43108, 43111. As noted, this rule simply updates the references
in the CFR to reflect noncontroversial changes to ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E)
and ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E) and are almost universally complied with by
the testing and accreditation community involved in CPSA required
testing.
If the Commission receives a significant adverse comment, the
Commission will withdraw this direct final rule. Depending on the
comment and other circumstances, the Commission may then incorporate
the adverse comment into a subsequent direct final rule or publish a
notice of proposed rulemaking, providing an opportunity for public
comment.
G. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires that
agencies review proposed and final rules for their potential economic
impact on small entities, including small businesses, and prepare
regulatory flexibility analyses. 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. The RFA applies
to any rule that is subject to notice and comment procedures under
section 553 of the APA. 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. As explained above, the
Commission has determined that notice and comment is not necessary for
this direct final rule. Thus, the RFA does not apply. We also note the
limited nature of this document. The amendments to parts 1107 and 1112
simply update the incorporations by reference provisions and citations
in the regulations to the current versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC
17011 and will not result in any substantive changes to the
regulations. Rather, with this action, the CFR will reflect the current
versions of ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO/IEC 17011 in 16 CFR parts 1107 and
1112. However, the impact of the direct final rule on any testing
laboratory that maintains its accreditation solely to conduct third
party testing is not expected to be large and would be undertaken by
the testing laboratory only if it expected to make sufficient revenue
from third party testing under the CPSA to justify the expense.
H. Environmental Considerations
The Commission's regulations provide a categorical exclusion for
the Commission's rules from any requirement to prepare an environmental
assessment or an environmental impact statement because they ``have
little or no potential for affecting the human environment.'' 16 CFR
1021.5(c)(2). This rule falls within the categorical exclusion, so no
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement is required.
I. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5 U.S.C. 801-808) states that
before a rule may take effect, the agency issuing the rule must submit
the rule, and certain related information, to each House of Congress
and the Comptroller General. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1). The CRA
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submission must indicate whether the rule is a ``major rule.'' The CRA
states that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
determines whether a rule qualifies as a ``major rule.''
Pursuant to the CRA, this rule does not qualify as a ``major
rule,'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2). To comply with the CRA, CPSC
will submit the required information to each House of Congress and the
Comptroller General.
List of Subjects
16 CFR Part 1107
Business and industry, Children, Consumer protection, Imports,
Incorporation by reference, Product testing and certification, Records,
Record retention, Toys.
16 CFR Part 1112
Audit, Consumer protection, Incorporation by reference, Third party
conformity assessment body requirements.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Commission amends 16
CFR chapter II as follows:
PART 1107--TESTING AND LABELING PERTAINING TO PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
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1. The authority citation for part 1107 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2063, Sec. 3, 102 Pub. L. 110-314, 122
Stat. 3016, 3017, 3022.
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2. Amend Sec. 1107.21 by:
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a. In paragraph (d)(1), removing the phrases ``ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E)''
and ``ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E)'' everywhere they appear and adding in
their places the phrases ``ISO/IEC 17025'' and ``ISO/IEC 17011'',
respectively; and
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b. Revising paragraph (g).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 1107.21 Periodic testing.
* * * * *
(g) Incorporation by reference. The Director of the Federal
Register approves the incorporation by reference of the standards in
this section in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. You
may inspect a copy at the Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814, telephone (301) 504-7479, email: [email protected], or at the
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at NARA, email [email protected],
or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(1) International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
Central Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8 CP 401--1214 Vernier,
Geneva, Switzerland; Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11, Fax + 41 22 733 34
30; https://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm.
(i) ISO/IEC 17011:2017(E) (ISO/IEC 17011), ``Conformity
assessment--Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting
conformity assessment bodies,'' November 10, 2017; and
(ii) ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E) (ISO/IEC 17025), ``General requirements
for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories,'' November
10, 2017.
(2) [Reserved]
Sec. 1107.26 [Amended]
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3. In Sec. 1107.26(a)(3)(iii), remove the phrase ``ISO/IEC
17025:2005(E)'' and add in its place the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025 (see
Sec. 1107.21 for availability)''.
PART 1112--REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO THIRD PARTY CONFORMITY
ASSESSMENT BODIES
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4. The authority citation for part 1112 is continues to read as
follows:
Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, section 3, 122 Stat. 3016, 3017
(2008); 15 U.S.C. 2063.
Sec. 1112.3 [Amended]
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5. In Sec. 1112.3, in paragraph (1) under the definition for
``Accreditation body'', remove the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025:2005'' and
add in its place the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025 (see Sec. 1107.21 of this
chapter for availability)''.
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6. Amend Sec. 1112.13 by:
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a. In paragraph (a)(2)(i)(A), removing the phrase ``ISO/IEC Standard
17025:2005(E)'' and adding in its place the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025'';
and
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b. Revising paragraph (i).
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 1112.13 How does a third party conformity assessment body apply
for CPSC acceptance?
* * * * *
(i) Incorporation by reference. The Director of the Federal
Register approves the incorporation by reference in paragraph (a)(2)(i)
of this section in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
You may obtain a copy of ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E), ``Requirements for the
competence of testing and calibration laboratories,'' approved November
10, 2021 from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
ISO Central Secretariat Chemin de Blandonnet 8 CP 401-1214 Vernier,
Geneva, Switzerland; Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11, Fax + 41 22 733 34
30; https://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm. You may inspect a copy at the
Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301)
504-7479, email: [email protected], or at the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, email [email protected], or go to:
www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
Sec. 1112.43 [Amended]
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7. In Sec. 1112.43(a)(3), remove the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025:2005(E)''
and add in its place the phrase ``ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E)''.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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