Consumer Product Safety Commission March 12, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Strong Sensitizer Guidance
Document Number: 2013-05578
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-12
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is announcing the availability of a document prepared by CPSC staff titled, ``Strong Sensitizer Guidance.'' This guidance document is intended to clarify the ``strong sensitizer'' definition, assist manufacturers in understanding how CPSC staff would assess whether a substance and/or product containing that substance should be considered a ``strong sensitizer,'' and how the Commission would make such a determination. The staff guidance document is available on the Commission's Web site and from the Commission's Office of the Secretary.
Hazardous Substances and Articles; Supplemental Definition of “Strong Sensitizer”
Document Number: 2013-05577
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2013-03-12
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) proposes to update the supplemental definition of ``strong sensitizer'' under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). The proposed amendment clarifies or adds language to eliminate redundancy, remove certain subjective factors, incorporate new and anticipated technology, rank the criteria for classification of strong sensitizers in order of importance, define criteria for ``severity of reaction,'' and indicate that a weight-of-evidence approach will be used to determine the strength of the sensitizer.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval; Third Party Testing of Children's Products
Document Number: 2013-05575
Type: Notice
Date: 2013-03-12
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) is announcing that a collection of information entitled Third Party Testing of Children's Products has been approved by the Office of Management and budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies
Document Number: 2013-04649
Type: Rule
Date: 2013-03-12
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Agencies and Commissions
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) is issuing a final rule establishing requirements pertaining to the third party conformity assessment bodies (laboratories) whose accreditations are accepted to test children's products in support of the certification required by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The final rule establishes the general requirements concerning third party conformity assessment bodies, such as the requirements and procedures for CPSC acceptance of the accreditation of a third party conformity assessment body, and it addresses adverse actions that may be imposed against CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment bodies. The final rule also amends the audit requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies and amends the Commission's regulation on inspections.
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