Consumer Product Safety Commission March 2010 – 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 to seek. The Commission published an interim final rule on September 1, 2009, providing its interpretation of the statutory factors and seeking public comment. The Commission is now issuing a final rule interpreting the statutory factors.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that a proposed new collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.