Consumer Product Safety Commission September 1, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''), requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') to issue a final rule providing its interpretation of the civil penalty factors found in the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (``FHSA''), and the Flammable Fabrics Act (``FFA''), as amended by section 217 of the CPSIA. These statutory provisions require the Commission to consider certain factors in determining the amount of any civil penalty. The Commission is issuing its interpretation of the statutory factors.