Notice2022-27173
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs and Play Yards
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Published
December 15, 2022
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has two mandatory rules that incorporate by reference applicable provisions of ASTM F406-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards. These mandatory rules are: (1) Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs, and (2) Safety Standard for Play Yards. The Commission received notice from ASTM International that it has revised ASTM F406-19. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revised voluntary standard, ASTM F406-22, improves the safety of the consumer products covered by the standard.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 240 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76614-76615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27173]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0025]
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the
Voluntary Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs and Play Yards
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 (Commission or
CPSC) has two mandatory rules that incorporate by reference applicable
provisions of ASTM F406-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards. These mandatory rules are: (1)
Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs, and (2) Safety Standard
for Play Yards. The Commission received notice from ASTM International
that it has revised ASTM F406-19. CPSC seeks comment on whether the
revised voluntary standard, ASTM F406-22, improves the
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safety of the consumer products covered by the standard.
DATES: Comments must be received by December 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2019-0025, 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: Office of the
Secretary, 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#3556454656185a4675564546561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d7c4c7d799dbc7f4d7c4c7d79ad3dbc2">[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-2019-0025, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred DeGrano, Project Manager,
Division of Mechanical and Combustion Engineering, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850;
telephone: (301) 987-2711; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#781e1c1d1f0a191617381b080b1b561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b5b7b6b4a1b2bdbc93b0a3a0b0fdb4bca5">[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 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, the Commission issued two mandatory safety
rules that incorporate by reference applicable provisions of ASTM F406:
Safety Standard for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs, codified at 16 CFR part
1220 (75 FR 81787, Dec. 28, 2010), and Safety Standard for Play Yards,
codified at 16 CFR part 1221 (77 FR 52228, Aug. 29, 2012). These
mandatory standards include performance requirements and test methods,
as well as requirements for warning labels and instructions, to address
hazards to children. After the Commission's promulgation of these final
rules, ASTM published several revisions to ASTM F406 that the
Commission allowed to take effect, most recently in 2019. 84 FR 56684
(Oct. 23, 2019).
On December 5, 2022, ASTM notified the Commission that it had
approved and published another revised version of the voluntary
standard, ASTM F406-22. 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 non-full-size baby cribs subject to
16 CFR part 1220, and, separately, the safety of play yards subject to
16 CFR part 1221. The Commission invites public comment on those
questions to inform staff's assessment and subsequent Commission
consideration of the revisions in ASTM F406-22. The Commission
particularly seeks comment on the impact of ASTM F406-22's revisions
regarding mattress thickness, gap measurement, and the length of loops
for cords/straps.\1\
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A read-only copy of a redline demonstrating revisions to ASTM F406
is available for review on ASTM's website (<a href="https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm">https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm</a>), at no cost. Likewise, a read-only copy of the existing,
incorporated standard, ASTM F406-19, 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 may schedule an
appointment to inspect copies of the standards at CPSC's Office of the
Secretary, 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#e586959686c88a96a586959686cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b1a2a1b1ffbda192b1a2a1b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comments must be received by December 29, 2022. Because of the
short statutory time frame Congress established for the Commission to
consider revised 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. 2022-27173 Filed 12-14-22; 8:45 am]
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