Consumer Product Safety Commission September 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Toys Containing Button Cell or Coin Cell Batteries; Extension of Comment Period
On August 13, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to address the risks of death and injury associated with children ingesting button cell or coin cell batteries obtained from toys by adding performance and labeling requirements for battery- operated toys containing such batteries. The NPR invited the public to submit written comments during a 60-day comment period ending on October 15, 2024. Due to delay in releasing incident data supporting the NPR, the Commission is extending the comment period for this NPR by 30 days.
Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers, incorporates by reference ASTM F2236-14, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers. ASTM notified the Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of soft infant and toddler carriers.
Electronic Filing of Certificate of Compliance Data: Announcement of Expansion of Partner Government Agency Message Set Test and Collection of Information Burden Estimate
In a June 4, 2024, Federal Register notice, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in consultation with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced their joint intent to expand the current Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set test (Beta Pilot test) to include up to 2,000 additional participants. The expansion will allow importers of regulated consumer products to voluntarily participate in the test by electronically submitting (eFiling) data from a certificate of compliance. Beta Pilot test participants will eFile certificate data to the CBP-authorized Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system known as the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). In this notice, CPSC addresses two comments supporting the expanded Beta Pilot test; CPSC did not revise its burden estimates based on the comments. By publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for approval of the collection of information, as proposed.
Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Water Beads
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a mandatory toy safety standard. This safety standard sets forth requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposes to establish additional performance and labeling requirements for these products. The Commission also proposes to amend CPSC's list of notice of requirements (NORs) to include water bead toys and toys that contain water beads.
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