Proposed Rule2024-02563
Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentations
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Published
February 8, 2024
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8583-8584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02563]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1408
[Docket No. CPSC-2019-0020]
Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice
of Opportunity for Oral Presentations
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; opportunity for oral
presentation.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC)
will be providing an opportunity for interested parties to make oral
presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) the Commission
issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and
boilers. Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record.
DATES: A hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC's headquarters
and remotely via webinar and will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST) on February 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: This hearing will be held as a hybrid hearing--in person at
CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals attending
in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC's headquarters, located at
4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor--Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should pre-register
for the webinar at <a href="http://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=m950b2d5a6084894ff5d11b07f635114b">cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=m950b2d5a6084894ff5d11b07f635114b</a>. Attendance is free of
charge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email
containing information about joining the webinar. In person attendees
do not need to register for the hearing. Requests to make oral
presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral
presentations and written comments should be sent by email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfacbfbcace2a0bc8facbfbcace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6c7f7c6c22607c4f6c7f7c6c21686079">[email protected]</span></a>, with the subject line, ``Residential Gas Furnaces and
Boilers NPR; Oral Presentation.'' Requests to make oral presentations--
in person or remotely--and the written text of any oral presentations
must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m.
EST on February 14, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments
as well. These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary no
later than 5 p.m. EST on February 14, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the subject
matter of this hearing, contact Ronald A. Jordan, Mechanical
Engineering, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 301-987-2219; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b697174697f7a755b786b6878357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea988085988e8b84aa899a9989c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>.
For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation,
contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: 301-504-7479; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2c1d2d1c18fcdd1e2c1d2d1c18cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80e3f0f3e3adeff3c0e3f0f3e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background <SUP>1</SUP>
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On October 25, 2023, the Commission published an NPR in the Federal
Register, proposing to issue a safety standard for residential gas
furnaces and boilers under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA; 15
U.S.C. 2051-2089), and seeking written comments. 88 FR 73272. The
proposed rule seeks to address the risk of injuries and death
associated with residential gas fired central furnaces, boilers, wall
furnaces, and floor furnaces (gas furnaces and boilers). To address
this risk, the Commission has proposed a rule to detect and prevent
dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) production and leakage from
residential gas furnaces and boilers.
The NPR is available at: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/25/2023-23302/safety-standard-for-residential-gas-furnaces-and-boilers">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/25/2023-23302/safety-standard-for-residential-gas-furnaces-and-boilers</a>, and CPSC staff's briefing package for the NPR is available at:
<a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Notice-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-Safety-Standard-for-Residential-Gas-Furnaces-and-Boilers-COMBINED-PDFS.pdf?VersionId=7BJ3c6EeDF78nHorx2mCEr94XygwgeQV">https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Notice-of-Proposed-Rulemaking-Safety-Standard-for-Residential-Gas-Furnaces-and-Boilers-COMBINED-PDFS.pdf?VersionId=7BJ3c6EeDF78nHorx2mCEr94XygwgeQV</a>.
II. The Public Hearing
The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551-559) and section 9
of the CPSA require the Commission to provide interested parties with
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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 residential
gas furnaces and boilers.
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 questions from the Commission or 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. 2024-02563 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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