Notice2022-12979
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Frame Child Carriers
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Published
June 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers, incorporates by reference ASTM F2549-14a, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers. The Commission has received notice of a revision to this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36311-36312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12979]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2014-0011]
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the
Voluntary Standard for Frame Child Carriers
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or
CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Frame Child Carriers,
incorporates by reference ASTM F2549-14a, Standard Consumer Safety
Specification for Frame Child Carriers. The Commission has received
notice of a revision to this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC
seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of the
consumer product covered by the standard.
DATES: Comments must be received by June 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2014-0011, by
any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC typically does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except as described
below. CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: Submit
comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Division of the
Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to
submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or
other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be
available to the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand
delivery, or courier, or you may email them to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#197a696a7a34766a597a696a7a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec8f9c9f8fc1839fac8f9c9f8fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal
information provided, to: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Do not submit
through this website: confidential business information, trade secret
information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do
not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/
hand delivery/courier/confidential written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and insert the
docket number, CPSC-2014-0011, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin K. Lee, Project Manager,
Division of Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301)
987-2086; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80ebece5e5c0e3f0f3e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa4a3aaaa8facbfbcace1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to adopt
mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products. 15 U.S.C.
2056a(b)(1). Mandatory standards must be ``substantially the same as''
voluntary standards, or may be ``more stringent'' than voluntary
standards, if the Commission determines that more stringent
requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with
the products. Id. Mandatory standards may be based, in whole or in
part, on a voluntary standard.
Pursuant to section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, if a voluntary
standards organization revises a standard that has been adopted, in
whole or in part, as a consumer product safety standard under CPSIA
section 104, it must notify the Commission. The revised voluntary
standard then shall be considered to be a consumer product safety
standard issued by the Commission under section 9 of the Consumer
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after the date
on which the organization notifies the Commission (or a later date
specified by the Commission in the Federal Register) unless, within 90
days after receiving that notice, the Commission responds to the
organization that it has determined that the proposed revision does not
improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard, and
therefore, the Commission is retaining its existing mandatory consumer
product safety standard. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).
Under this authority, in 2015 the Commission issued a mandatory
safety rule for frame child carriers. The rulemaking created 16 CFR
part 1230, which incorporated by reference ASTM F2549-14a, Standard
Consumer Safety Specification for Frame Child Carriers. 80 FR 11121
(Mar. 2, 2015). The mandatory standard included performance
requirements and test methods, as well as requirements for warning
labels and instructions, to address hazards to children associated with
frame child carriers. The voluntary standard has not been revised since
promulgation of the final rule.
In May 2022, ASTM published a revised version of the incorporated
voluntary standard. On June 6, 2022, ASTM notified the Commission that
it had approved the revised version of the voluntary standard. CPSC
staff is assessing the revised voluntary standard to determine,
consistent with section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, its effect on the
safety of consumer products covered by the standard. The Commission
invites public comment on that question to inform Staff's assessment
and any subsequent Commission consideration of the revisions in ASTM
F2549-22.\1\
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\1\ The Commission voted 3-0-1 to approve this notice. Chair
Hoehn-Saric, Commissioners Feldman and Trumka voted to approve the
notice as drafted. Commissioner Baiocco did not vote.
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The existing voluntary standard and the revised voluntary standard
are available for review in several ways. ASTM has provided on its
website (<a href="https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm">https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm</a>), at no cost, a read-only copy
of ASTM F2549-22 and a red-lined version that identifies the changes
made to ASTM F2549-14a. Likewise, a read-only copy of the existing,
incorporated standard is available for viewing, at no cost, on the ASTM
website at: <a href="https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/">https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/</a>. Interested parties
can also download copies of the standards by purchasing them from ASTM
International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken,
PA 19428-2959; phone: 610-832-9585; <a href="https://www.astm.org">https://www.astm.org</a>.
Alternatively, interested parties can schedule an appointment to
inspect copies of the standards at CPSC's Division of the Secretariat,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: 301-504-7479; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e2d3e3d2d63213d0e2d3e3d2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bf8ebe8f8b6f4e8dbf8ebe8f8b5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments must be received by June 30, 2022. Because of the short
statutory time frame Congress established for the Commission to
consider revised
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voluntary standards under section 104(b)(4) of the CPSIA, CPSC will not
consider comments received after this date.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-12979 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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