Consumer Product Safety Commission August 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of a collection of information associated with the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles and the Standard for the Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film, previously approved under OMB control number 3041-0024. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on August 31, 2023. On June 20, 2023, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the Commission's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission received no comments on the burden estimates contained in that notice.

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comment on a proposed extension of approval of a generic clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery, approved previously under OMB Control No. 3041-0148. CPSC will consider all comments received in response to this notice, before requesting an extension of this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing the availability of proposed supplemental guidance for its Chronic Hazard Guidelines. The supplements are draft supplemental guidance for the use of benchmark dose methodology in risk assessment, and draft supplemental guidance for the analysis of uncertainty and variability in risk assessment. The Commission requests comments from the public on the proposed supplemental guidance.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is issuing this final rule to codify in its regulations the ban of inclined sleepers for infants pursuant to the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, which requires that inclined sleepers for infants, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) invites public comment about a request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new information collection. The proposed collection is associated with CPSC's investigation, through child observations and caregiver questionnaires, of smart toys and additional toys (take-apart vehicles, musical instruments, figurines, plush toys with electronic components, and manipulatives) to consider children's ability to interact with toys as the manufacturer intended and assist in updating CPSC's age determination guidelines. Before CPSC can collect this information from the public, we must solicit public comment on this proposed collection of information and receive OMB approval. This notice describes the collection of information for which CPSC intends to seek OMB approval.