Proposed Rule2026-01776
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs
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Published
January 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs, incorporates by reference ASTM F1235-18, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Hook-On Chairs. ASTM notified the Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of portable hook-on chairs.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3846-3847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01776]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1233
[Docket No. CPSC-2015-0016]
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the
Voluntary Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs
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 Portable Hook-On Chairs,
incorporates by reference ASTM F1235-18, Standard Consumer Safety
Specification for Portable Hook-On Chairs. ASTM notified the Commission
that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks
comment on whether the revision improves the safety of portable hook-on
chairs.
DATES: Comments must be received by February 12, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015-
0016, 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. 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. CPSC typically does not accept comments
submitted by email, except as described below.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC
encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, 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#12716261713f7d6152716261713c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52312221317f3d2112312221317c353d24">[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 to
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-2015-0016, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Mella, Project Manager,
Division of Mechanical and Combustion Engineering, U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850;
telephone: (301) 987-2537; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066a6b636a6a67466576756528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3afaea6afafa283a0b3b0a0eda4acb5">[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 they may be ``more stringent'' than the
applicable 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.
Section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA specifies the process for when a
voluntary standards organization revises a standard that the Commission
incorporated by reference under section 104(b)(1). First, the voluntary
standards organization must notify the Commission of the revision. Once
the Commission receives this notification, the Commission may reject or
accept the revised standard. To reject a revised standard, the
Commission must notify the voluntary standards organization within 90
days of receiving the notice of revision that the Commission has
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determined that the revised standard does not improve the safety of the
consumer product and that CPSC is retaining the existing standard. If
the Commission does not take this action, the revised voluntary
standard will be considered a consumer product safety standard issued
under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C.
2058), effective 180 days after the Commission received notification of
the revision (or a later date specified by the Commission in the
Federal Register). 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).
Under this authority, in 2016 the Commission issued a mandatory
safety rule that incorporated by reference ASTM F1235-15, Standard
Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Hook-On Chairs, codified at
16 CFR part 1233 (81 FR 17065, March 28, 2016). This mandatory standard
included performance requirements and test methods, as well as
requirements for warning labels and instructions, to address hazards to
children.
In 2018, ASTM notified CPSC that it had issued a revised voluntary
standard for portable hook-on chairs. In accordance with the procedures
set out in section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, this revised standard
became the new mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs (83 FR
48219, September 24, 2018). The mandatory standard currently
incorporates by reference this standard (ASTM F1235-18).
On January 20, 2026, ASTM notified the Commission that it had
approved and published another revised version of the voluntary
standard, ASTM F1235-25. CPSC is assessing the revised voluntary
standard to determine, consistent with section 104(b)(4)(B) of the
CPSIA, its effect on the safety of portable hook-on chairs subject to
16 CFR part 1233. The Commission invites public comment to inform CPSC
staff's assessment and subsequent Commission consideration of the
revisions in ASTM F1235-25.
The currently incorporated voluntary standard (ASTM F1235-18) and
the revised voluntary standard (ASTM F1235-25) are available for review
in several ways. A read-only copy of the existing, incorporated
standard (ASTM F1235-18) 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>. A read-only copy
of the revised standard (ASTM F1235-25), including red-lined versions
that identify the changes from the 2018 to the 2025 version, is
available, at no cost, on ASTM's website at <a href="https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm">https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm</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 Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: 301-504-7479.
Comments must be received by February 12, 2026. 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. 2026-01776 Filed 1-28-26; 8:45 am]
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