Proposed Rule2022-03158
Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments
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Published
February 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to present oral comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission issued regarding a safety standard for operating cords on custom window coverings. Any oral comments will be part of the rulemaking record.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8441-8442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03158]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1260
[Docket No. CPSC-2013-0028]
Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings;
Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral
presentation of comments.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC)
will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to present oral
comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission
issued regarding a safety standard for operating cords on custom window
coverings. Any oral comments will be part of the rulemaking record.
DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on
March 16, 2022, via webinar. All attendees should pre-register for the
webinar online at: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2824746947802696460">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2824746947802696460</a>. Any individual interested in making an oral
presentation must register for the webinar and submit a request to make
an oral presentation to the Division of the Secretariat, along with the
written text of the oral presentation, and such requests must be
received no later than 5 p.m. EST on March 2, 2022. All other
individuals who wish to attend the hearing should register before the
start of the hearing.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held via webinar. Attendance is free of
charge. Submit requests to make oral presentations and the written text
of oral presentations to the Division of the Secretariat, with the
caption, ``Custom Window Coverings NPR; Oral Presentation,'' by email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccafbcbfafe1a3bf8cafbcbfafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b1a2a1b1ffbda192b1a2a1b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to the Division of the Secretariat,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,
MD 20814. Detailed instructions for those making oral presentations and
other attendees will be made available on the CPSC public calendar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject
matter of this hearing, contact Rana Balci-Sinha, Director, Division of
Human Factors, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Office of Hazard
Identification and Reduction, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301-987-2584; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#324050535e515b415b5c5a5372514241511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0d2c2c1ccc3c9d3c9cec8c1e0c3d0d3c38ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. For
information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact
Alberta E. Mills, Division of the Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1c2d1d2c28cced2e1c2d1d2c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aecddeddcd83c1ddeecddeddcd80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On January 7, 2022, the Commission published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) in the Federal Register, proposing to issue a Safety
Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051-2089), and seeking
written comments. 87 FR 1014. The NPR seeks to address an unreasonable
risk of strangulation to children 8 years old and younger associated
with custom window coverings that have accessible operating cords that
are longer than 8 inches. The NPR would require that operating cords on
custom window coverings meet the same requirements as operating cords
on stock window coverings, as set forth in the applicable voluntary
standard, ANSI/WCMA A100.1--2018, American National Standard for Safety
of Corded Window Covering Products. Thus, the proposed rule proposes
that operating cords on custom window coverings must be cordless,
inaccessible, or 8 inches or shorter in length in any use position. If
finalized, operating cords on custom window coverings would require
testing and certification to the rule under section 14 of the CPSA.
Moreover, operating cords on custom window coverings that meet the
definition of a ``children's product'' would require third party
testing by a CPSC-accredited third party conformity assessment body.
Accordingly, the proposed rule also proposes to amend the Commission's
regulation at 16 CFR part 1112 to add ``Safety Standard for Operating
Cords on Custom Window Coverings'' to the list of rules that require
third party testing. The NPR is available at: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27896">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27896</a>, and CPSC staff's briefing package
for the
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NPR is available at: <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/NPRs-Add-Window-Covering-Cords-to-Substantial-Product-Hazard-List-Establish-Safety-Standard-for-Operating-Cords-on-Custom-Window-Coverings-updated-10-29-2021.pdf?VersionId=HIM05bK3WDLRZrlNGogQLknhFvhtx3PD">https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/NPRs-Add-Window-Covering-Cords-to-Substantial-Product-Hazard-List-Establish-Safety-Standard-for-Operating-Cords-on-Custom-Window-Coverings-updated-10-29-2021.pdf?VersionId=HIM05bK3WDLRZrlNGogQLknhFvhtx3PD</a>.
II. The Public Hearing
The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551-562) and section 9
of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with
an opportunity to submit ``written data, views, or arguments''
regarding a proposed rule. 5 U.S.C. 553(c); 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The
NPR invited such written comments. Section 9 of the CPSA also requires
the Commission to provide interested parties ``an opportunity for oral
presentation of data, views, or arguments.'' 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(2). The
Commission must keep a transcript of such oral presentations. Id. To
satisfy this requirement, the Commission is providing a forum for oral
presentations concerning the proposed Safety Standard for Operating
Cords on Custom Window Coverings.\1\
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\1\ On February 8, 2022, the Commission voted (4-0) to issue
this notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments.
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To request the opportunity to make an oral presentation, see the
information under the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice.
Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10
minutes, excluding time for questioning by the Commissioners or CPSC
staff. To avoid duplicate presentations, groups should designate a
spokesperson, and the Commission reserves the right to limit
presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-03158 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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