Proposed Rule2024-25132
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Data Regarding Debris Penetration Hazards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
October 30, 2024
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) in July 2022 to address debris penetration hazards for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) and utility task/terrain vehicles (UTVs). On October 4, 2024, the Commission published a notice of availability and request for comment (NOA) to announce the availability of, and to seek comments on, details about incident data relevant to the NPR. The NOA invited the public to submit written comments during a 30-day comment period ending on November 4, 2024. In response to a request for an extension of the NOA comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period to December 4, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25132]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1421
[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014]
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Data Regarding
Debris Penetration Hazards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and
Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or
CPSC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) in July 2022 to
address debris penetration hazards for recreational off-highway
vehicles (ROVs) and utility task/terrain vehicles (UTVs). On October 4,
2024, the Commission published a notice of availability and request for
comment (NOA) to announce the availability of, and to seek comments on,
details about incident data relevant to the NPR. The NOA invited the
public to submit written comments during a 30-day comment period ending
on November 4, 2024. In response to a request for an extension of the
NOA comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period to
December 4, 2024.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 4,
2024, at 89 FR 80831, is extended. Submit comments by December 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014, 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 does not accept comments
submitted by email, except as described below. CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: Submit comments by
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 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#d8bba8abbbf5b7ab98bba8abbbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f291828191df9d81b291828191dc959d84">[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
electronically: 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 written submissions.
Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to:
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, insert Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014 in the
``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Han Lim, Project Manager, Office of
Hazard Identification and Reduction, Directorate for Engineering
Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 987-2327; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#452d292c2805263536266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deb6b2b7b39ebdaeadbdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 7(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act authorizes the
Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard
that sets forth performance or labeling requirements for a consumer
product, if such requirements are reasonably necessary to prevent or
reduce an unreasonable risk of injury. 15 U.S.C. 2056(a). Under this
statutory authority, in 2021, the Commission initiated a rulemaking to
reduce the risk of injuries and deaths associated with penetration of
ROVs and UTVs by debris such as fallen tree branches. The Commission
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on May 11,
2021 (86 FR 25817), and an NPR on July 21, 2022 (87 FR 43688).\1\
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\1\ On December 21, 2022, the Commission also published a notice
of availability and request for comment on a report from SEA, Ltd.
titled ``Study of Debris Penetration of Recreational Off-Highway
Vehicle (ROV) Proof-of-Concept (POC) Floorboard Guards'' (87 FR
78037).
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On October 4, 2024 (89 FR 80831), the Commission published in the
Federal Register a notice of availability and request for comment to
announce the availability of, and to seek comments on, details about
incident data relevant to the NPR. The NOA invited the public to submit
written comments during a 30-day comment period ending on November 4,
2024.
B. Comment Period Extension
On October 8, 2024, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI)
and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) submitted
a request to extend the public comment period of the NOA for an
additional 30 days to December 4, 2024. In particular, OPEI and ROHVA
asserted that, given the volume of the data and the format in which
CPSC has provided access to the data,\2\ a 30-day extension is
necessary to permit OPEI, ROHVA, and other members of the public to
have a meaningful opportunity to comment. The Commission has considered
OPEI's and ROHVA's request to extend the comment period. Currently, the
comment period is due to close on November 4, 2024. To provide the
public additional time to review and comment on the data, the
Commission will grant the requested 30-day extension of the comment
period, until December 4, 2024.\3\
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\2\ To obtain access to the data, a request can be submitted to:
<a href="https://forms.office.com/g/Yz4tNFdhDp">https://forms.office.com/g/Yz4tNFdhDp</a>; a website link to access the
data will be sent to the email address provided.
\3\ The Commission voted (4-1) on October 22, 2024, to publish
this document.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-25132 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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