Proposed Rule2022-03166
Safety Standard for Magnets; 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 magnets. 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 8442-8443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03166]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1262
[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0037]
Safety Standard for Magnets; 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 magnets. 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 2, 2022, via webinar. All attendees should pre-register for the
webinar online at: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7528473084591026190">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7528473084591026190</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 February 23, 2022. All other individuals who
wish to attend the meeting 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, ``Magnets NPR; Oral Presentation,'' by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#06657675652b6975466576756528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70130003135d1f0330130003135e171f06">[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 Stephen Harsanyi, Project Manager,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD
20850; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d1cae3f0f1e3ecfbebc2e1f2f1e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7a4bf96858496998e9eb794878494d9909881">[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#385b484b5b15574b785b484b5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd8cbc8d896d4c8fbd8cbc8d895dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On January 10, 2022, the Commission published an NPR in the Federal
Register, proposing to issue a safety standard for magnets under the
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15 U.S.C. 2051-2089), and seeking
written comments. 87 FR 1260. The proposed rule seeks to address the
risk of injury or death associated with magnet ingestions, by requiring
loose or separable magnets in subject magnet products to be either too
large to swallow, or weak enough to reduce the risk of internal
interaction injuries when swallowed. The proposed rule would apply to
``subject magnet products,'' which are consumer products that are
designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry
(including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a
combination of these purposes, and that contain one or more loose or
separable magnets. The NPR proposed a rule to require each loose or
separable magnet in a subject magnet product that fits entirely within
CPSC's small parts cylinder (described in 16 CFR 1501.4) to have a flux
index of less than 50 kG\2\ mm\2\. Toys that are subject to CPSC's
mandatory toy standard in 16 CFR part 1250 are exempt from the proposed
rule. The NPR is available at: <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-10/pdf/2021-27826.pdf">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-10/pdf/2021-27826.pdf</a>, and CPSC staff's briefing package for
the NPR is available at: <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Proposed-Rule-Safety-Standard-for-Magnets.pdf?VersionId=2Xizl5izY1OvQRVazWpkqdJHXg5vzRY">https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Proposed-Rule-Safety-Standard-for-Magnets.pdf?VersionId=2Xizl5izY1OvQRVazWpkqdJHXg5vzRY</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. In addition, section 9 of the CPSA
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. In accordance with this requirement, the Commission
is providing a forum for oral presentations concerning the proposed
standard for magnets.
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
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limit presentation times or impose further restrictions, as necessary.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-03166 Filed 2-14-22; 8:45 am]
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