Rule2026-09640
Safety Standard for Toddler Beds
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Published
May 14, 2026
Effective
August 29, 2026
Issuing agencies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
In October 2019, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published an update to the consumer product safety standard for toddler beds under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F1821- 19[epsiv]\1\, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds, the voluntary standard for toddler beds that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F1821-26. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2026 version of the voluntary standard.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27199-27204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09640]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1217
[Docket No. CPSC-2017-0012]
Safety Standard for Toddler Beds
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: In October 2019, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) published an update to the consumer product safety
standard for toddler beds under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement
Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F1821-
19[epsiv]\1\, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds,
the voluntary standard for toddler beds that was in effect at the time.
ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F1821-26. Consistent with
the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to
incorporate by reference ASTM's 2026 version of the voluntary standard.
DATES: The rule is effective on August 29, 2026, unless CPSC receives a
significant adverse comment by June 15, 2026. If CPSC receives such a
comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register,
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The
incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of August 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2017-
0012, 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 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#7c1f0c0f1f51130f3c1f0c0f1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88ebf8fbeba5e7fbc8ebf8fbeba6efe7fe">[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-2017-0012, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Williams, Compliance Officer,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7585; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#670d01100e0b0b0e060a14270417140449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b414d5c424747424a46586b485b5848054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>; or Daniel Taxier, Project Manager, Division of
Mechanical and Combustion Engineering, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301)
987-2211; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e0a1a0f16070b1c2e0d1e1d0d40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e1f1e4fdece0f7c5e6f5f6e6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Statutory Authority
Section 104(b)(1) of the CPSIA requires the Commission to assess
the effectiveness of voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler
products and adopt mandatory standards for these products. 15 U.S.C.
2056a(b)(1). The mandatory standard must be ``substantially the same
as'' the voluntary standard, or ``more stringent than'' the voluntary
standard, if the Commission determines that more stringent requirements
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product.
Id.
Section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA specifies the process for
updating the Commission's rules 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. The Commission may reject the revised standard by notifying
the voluntary standards organization, within 90 days of receiving
notice of the revision, that it has determined that the revised
standard does not improve the safety of the consumer product and that
it is retaining the existing standard. If the Commission does not take
this action to reject the revised standard, then 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 on a later date specified by the Commission in the
Federal Register. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).
B. Safety Standard for Toddler Beds
Under section 104(b)(1) of the CPSIA, the Commission published a
mandatory standard for toddler beds, codified in 16 CFR part 1217,
``Safety Standard for Toddler Beds.'' The rule incorporated by
reference the then-current voluntary standard, ASTM F1821-09, Standard
Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds, with certain
modifications to make the standard more stringent. 76 FR 22019 (Apr.
20, 2011).\1\ After the Commission adopted the mandatory standard in
2011, ASTM subsequently revised the voluntary standard ten times. In
accordance with the procedures set out in section 104(b)(4)(B) of the
CPSIA, three of these revised standards became the new mandatory
standard for toddler beds.\2\ In this regard, the Commission published
direct final rules to update 16 CFR part 1217, incorporating by
reference ASTM F1821-13, ASTM F1821-16, and ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\,
respectively, without modification. 78 FR 73692 (Dec. 9, 2013), 82 FR
11317 (Feb. 22, 2017), 84 FR 57315 (Oct. 25, 2019). The mandatory
standard currently incorporates by reference ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\,
an editorial version of ASTM F1821-19.\3\ In 2022, ASTM published
another editorial version of the 2019 standard, ASTM F1821-
19[epsiv]\2\, which removed a figure that was no longer relevant or
being used in the standard. This editorial revision otherwise made no
changes to the content of ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\.
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\1\ A correction notice was published because the Office of the
Federal Register inadvertently omitted the last two sections and
figures from the April 20, 2011, Federal Register Notice. 76 FR
27882 (May 13, 2011).
\2\ ASTM revised the voluntary standard three times in 2011
(ASTM F1821-11, ASTM F1821-11a, and ASTM F1821-11b) and once in 2015
(ASTM F1821-15). ASTM notified CPSC of ASTM F1821-11b and ASTM
F1821-15, however, in each instance, the Commission voted to retain
the existing consumer product safety standard at the time (ASTM
F1821-09 and ASTM F1821-13). ASTM approved another revision in 2018
(ASTM F1821-18); however, ASTM did not notify CPSC of this revision
under CPSIA section 104(b)(4)(B). Consequently, this revised
voluntary standard did not become the mandatory standard by
operation of law, and the Commission did not update the mandatory
standard to incorporate by reference this revised ASTM standard.
\3\ ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\ corrected two typographical errors
but did not otherwise change the content of ASTM F1821-19.
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In February 2026, ASTM approved another revision to the voluntary
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standard for toddler beds, ASTM F1821-26. The revised voluntary
standard includes performance requirements and test methods, as well as
requirements for warning labels and instructions, to address hazards to
children associated with toddler beds. On March 2, 2026, ASTM notified
CPSC of the revision. On March 11, 2026, the Commission published in
the Federal Register a notice of availability of the revised voluntary
standard and sought comments on the effect of the revisions. 91 FR
11944. CPSC received six comments on the notice of availability.
Five of the commenters, all individuals, expressed support for the
revised voluntary standard. Two of these five commenters also suggested
improving labeling by requiring additional information that informs
parents when to transition their child to a toddler bed. The sixth
commenter, also an individual, asked whether the changes are necessary
and if they help children. CPSC acknowledges the support for the
revised standard and appreciates the comments received. Regarding the
improved labeling comment, currently, the standard includes
requirements for marking, labeling, and instructions addressing that
the minimum age of the intended user shall not be less than 15 months.
Staff will discuss the comment with ASTM to consider whether additional
guidance should be addressed in the standard. Regarding the latter
comment, the Commission explains below the impact of the revision on
the safety of toddler beds. In addition, the Commission explains above
the statutory requirements for updating mandatory standards when a
voluntary standards organization revises a voluntary standard that the
Commission incorporated by reference under section 104(b)(1) of the
CPSIA.
Based on staff's review of ASTM F1821-26, as discussed below, and
the public comments received, the Commission is allowing the revised
voluntary standard to become the mandatory standard for toddler beds.
Pursuant to section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA, the Commission may
reject the revised voluntary standard if it ``has determined that the
proposed revision does not improve the safety of the consumer product
covered by the standard.'' 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). For the reasons
discussed below, the Commission has not determined that ``the proposed
revision does not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by
the standard.''
Accordingly, by operation of law under section 104(b)(4)(B) of the
CPSIA, ASTM F1821-26 will become the mandatory consumer product safety
standard for toddler beds on August 29, 2026. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).
This direct final rule updates part 1217 to incorporate by reference
the revised voluntary standard, ASTM F1821-26.
II. Revisions to ASTM F1821
ASTM has revised the voluntary standard for toddler beds twice
since its adoption of ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\, which is the current
mandatory standard. In March 2022, ASTM issued an editorial version of
the 2019 standard, ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\2\; and on February 1, 2026,
ASTM approved a revision of the standard, ASTM F1821-26. ASTM F1821-
19\[epsiv]2\ removed a figure showing a head probe because the probe
was not being used in any of the requirements in the standard. ASTM
F1821-26 includes clarifications regarding the standard's introduction
and scope, as well as editorial revisions that do not alter substantive
requirements in the standard or impact safety. The newly revised 2026
version includes the editorial revision that ASTM made in 2022. This
section further describes the changes in ASTM F1821-26.
A. Introduction
ASTM F1821-26 adds the following statement in the introduction
section of the standard: ``[t]his specification is intended to cover
normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of the
products.'' A similar statement appears in the scope section of the
standard (section 1.2). In particular, section 1.2 provides that
``[t]his consumer safety specification is intended to minimize
incidents to children resulting from normal use and reasonably
foreseeable misuse of toddler beds. It does not address incidents
resulting from alteration or unreasonable misuse.'' This revision in
ASTM F1821-26 only repeats what is already stated in the scope section
of the standard. As a result, the revision has no impact on the safety
of toddler beds.
B. Scope
ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\ stated that ``[f]or purposes of this
consumer safety specification, a toddler bed is a bed that is sized to
accept a full-size crib mattress and is intended for use by a child not
less than 15 months of age and who weighs no more than 50 lb (27.7
kg)'' (section 1.3). ASTM F1821-26 replaces the word ``sized'' with
``intended'' to clarify that a toddler bed is a bed that is intended,
rather than sized, to accept a full-size crib mattress. This
clarification can be useful because, for example, it can be interpreted
that a twin bed is ``sized'' such that it can accept a full-size crib
mattress because the frame is large enough to do so, but it is not
intended to accept such a mattress because it would leave large gaps
between the mattress and the bed frame.
While this revision may help to clarify the scope of the standard,
it does not impact the safety of toddler beds. This is because it is
otherwise clear from the rest of the standard that the standard only
applies to beds that fit only a full-size crib mattress. In this
regard, in the test methods section of the standard, the test mattress
is required to have the dimensions of a full-size crib mattress
(section 7.1). Additionally, under the terminology section of the
standard, toddler bed is specifically defined as accommodating the
dimensions of a full-size crib mattress (section 3.1.2). Section 3.1.2
defines toddler bed as ``any bed sized to accommodate a full-size crib
mattress having minimum dimensions of 51\5/8\ in. (1310 mm) in length
and 27\1/4\ in. (690 mm) in width and is intended to provide free
access and egress to a child not less than 15 months of age and who
weighs no more than 50 pounds (27.7 kg).''
Notably, in ASTM F1821-26, the word ``sized'' remains unchanged in
the terminology section of the standard. Although the word ``sized'' is
replaced with ``intended'' in the scope section, such change is
necessary there, where no dimensions are provided and the description
of the term ``toddler bed'' is truncated. Therefore, notwithstanding
the fact that the same change is not reflected in the terminology
section, the revision continues to have no impact on safety because the
definition of toddler bed in the terminology section and the equipment
used in the test methods is otherwise clear that a toddler bed is a bed
fitted for a full-size crib mattress.
C. Other Revisions
ASTM F1821-26 also includes various minor revisions that are
editorial in nature and do not alter any substantive requirements in
the standard. For example, these changes include removing the editorial
notes for ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\1\ and ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\2\;
replacing the word ``pounds'' with ``lb''; replacing the word ``gage''
with ``gauge''; replacing ``seconds'' with ``s''; reformatting text of
warning statements; and other spacing and stylistic edits. Also, as
previously mentioned, ASTM F1821-19[epsiv]\2\ removed an obsolete
figure of a head probe that was no longer relevant to the standard,
which is also reflected in ASTM F1821-26. Because these revisions do
not change any
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substantive requirements, they do not impact the safety of toddler
beds.
III. Incorporation by Reference
Section 1217.2 of the direct final rule incorporates by reference
ASTM F1821-26. The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) has regulations
regarding incorporation by reference. 1 CFR part 51. Under these
regulations, agencies must discuss, in the preamble of the final rule,
ways in which the material the agency incorporates by reference is
reasonably available to interested parties, and how interested parties
can obtain the material. In addition, the preamble to the final rule
must summarize the material. 1 CFR 51.5(b).
In accordance with the OFR regulations, sections I and II of this
preamble summarize ASTM F1821-26, which the Commission incorporates by
reference into 16 CFR part 1217. The standard is reasonably available
to interested parties in several ways. Until the direct final rule
takes effect, a read-only copy of ASTM F1821-26 is available for
viewing on ASTM's website at: <a href="https://www.astm.org/cpsc.htm">https://www.astm.org/cpsc.htm</a>. Once the
rule takes effect, a read-only copy of the standard will be available
for viewing on the ASTM website at: <a href="http://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/">www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/</a>.
Additionally, interested parties can purchase a copy of ASTM F1821-26
from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone: (610) 832-9585; <a href="http://www.astm.org">www.astm.org</a>.
Finally, interested parties can schedule an appointment to inspect a
copy of the standard 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#63001310004e0c1023001310004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086b787b6b25677b486b787b6b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
IV. Certification
Section 14(a) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)) requires
manufacturers, including importers, of products subject to a consumer
product safety rule under the CPSA, or to a similar rule, ban,
standard, or regulation under any other act enforced by the Commission,
to certify that the products comply with all applicable CPSC
requirements. 15 U.S.C. 2063(a). Such certification must be based on a
test of each product, or on a reasonable testing program, or, for
children's products, on tests of a sufficient number of samples by a
CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment body accredited to test
according to the applicable requirements. As noted, standards issued
under section 104(b)(1)(B) of the CPSIA are ``consumer product safety
standards.'' Thus, they are subject to the testing and certification
requirements of section 14 of the CPSA.
Because toddler beds are children's products, a CPSC-accepted third
party conformity assessment body must test samples of the products.
Products subject to part 1217 must also comply with all other
applicable CPSC requirements, such as the lead content requirements in
section 101 of the CPSIA,\4\ the phthalates prohibitions in section 108
of the CPSIA \5\ and 16 CFR part 1307, the tracking label requirements
in section 14(a)(5) of the CPSA,\6\ and the consumer registration form
requirements in 16 CFR part 1130. ASTM F1821-26 makes no changes that
would impact any of these existing requirements.
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 1278a.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 2057c.
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 2063(a)(5).
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V. Notice of Requirements
In accordance with section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C.
2063(a)(3)(B)(vi)), the Commission previously published a notice of
requirements (NOR) for accreditation of third party conformity
assessment bodies (third party labs) for testing toddler beds. 76 FR
22030 (Apr. 20, 2011). The NOR provided the criteria and process for
CPSC to accept accreditation of third party conformity assessment
bodies for testing toddler beds to 16 CFR part 1217. The NORs for all
mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products are listed
in the Commission's rule, ``Requirements Pertaining to Third Party
Conformity Assessment Bodies,'' codified in 16 CFR part 1112. The NOR
for accreditation of third party labs for testing toddler beds is
codified at 16 CFR 1112.15(b)(4).
ASTM F1821-26 did not change the testing requirements, testing
equipment, or testing protocols for toddler beds. Accordingly, the
revisions in ASTM F1821-26 do not change the way that third party
conformity assessment bodies test these products for compliance with
the safety standard for toddler beds. Testing laboratories that have
demonstrated competence for testing in accordance with ASTM F1821-
19[epsiv]\1\ will have the competence to test in accordance with the
revised standard ASTM F1821-26. Therefore, the Commission considers the
existing CPSC-accepted laboratories for testing to ASTM F1821-
19[epsiv]\1\ to be capable of testing to ASTM F1821-26 as well.
Accordingly, the existing NOR for this standard will remain in place,
and CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment bodies are expected
to update the scope of the testing laboratories' accreditations to
reflect the revised standard in the normal course of renewing their
accreditations.
VI. Direct Final Rule Process
On March 11, 2026, the Commission published in the Federal Register
a notice of availability regarding the 2026 revision to ASTM F1821 and
requested comment on whether the revision improves the safety of
toddler beds covered by the standard. 91 FR 11944. CPSC received six
comments. The Commission is issuing this rule as a direct final rule.
Although the Administrative Procedure Act (APA; 5 U.S.C. 551-559)
generally requires agencies to provide notice of a rule and an
opportunity for interested parties to comment on it, section 553 of the
APA provides an exception when the agency ``for good cause finds'' that
notice and comment are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the
public interest.'' Id. 553(b)(B). The Commission concludes that when it
updates a reference to an ASTM standard that the Commission previously
incorporated by reference under section 104(b) of the CPSIA, notice and
comment are not necessary.
The purpose of this direct final rule is to update the reference in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) so that it reflects the version
of the standard that takes effect by statute. This rule updates the
reference in the CFR, but under the terms of the CPSIA, ASTM F1821-26
would take effect as the new CPSC standard for toddler beds in the
absence of any action by the Commission. Thus, public comments would
not lead to substantive changes to the standard or to the effect of the
revised standard as a consumer product safety rule under section 104(b)
of the CPSIA. Under these circumstances, notice and comment are
unnecessary.
In Recommendation 2024-6, the Administrative Conference of the
United States (ACUS) endorses direct final rulemaking as an appropriate
procedure to expedite rules that are unlikely to elicit any significant
adverse comments. See 89 FR 106406 (Dec. 30, 2024). ACUS recommends
that agencies use the direct final rule process when they act under the
``unnecessary'' prong of the good cause exemption in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). Id. at 106409. ACUS also explains that notice and comment
may be ``unnecessary'' when the agency lacks discretion regarding the
substance of the rule. Id. at 106408. As noted, this rule updates a
reference in the CFR to reflect a change that occurs by operation of
law. Consistent with the ACUS recommendation, the Commission is
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publishing this rule as a direct final rule because CPSC does not
expect any significant adverse comments.
Unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment within 30 days
of this notification, the rule will become effective on August 29,
2026. In accordance with ACUS's recommendation, the Commission
considers a significant adverse comment to be one where the commenter
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, ``including challenges to
the rule's underlying premise or approach,'' or where the commenter
explains why the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without
change. Id. at 106409. As noted, this rule updates a reference in the
CFR to reflect a change that occurs by statute.
If the Commission receives a significant adverse comment, the
Commission will withdraw this direct final rule. Depending on the
comment and other circumstances, the Commission may then incorporate
the adverse comment into a subsequent direct final rule or publish a
notice of proposed rulemaking, providing an opportunity for public
comment.
VII. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601-612) generally
requires agencies to review proposed and final rules for their
potential economic impact on small entities, including small
businesses, and prepare regulatory flexibility analyses. 5 U.S.C. 603,
604. The RFA applies to any rule that is subject to notice and comment
procedures under section 553 of the APA. Id. As discussed in section VI
of this preamble, the Commission has determined that notice and the
opportunity to comment are unnecessary for this rule. Therefore, the
RFA does not apply. CPSC also notes the limited nature of this
document, which merely updates the incorporation by reference to
reflect the mandatory CPSC standard that takes effect under section 104
of the CPSIA.
VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current mandatory standard includes requirements for marking,
labeling, and instructional literature that constitute a ``collection
of information,'' as defined in the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44
U.S.C. 3501-3521). The Commission took the steps required by the PRA
for information collections when it promulgated 16 CFR part 1217, and
the marking, labeling, and instructional literature for toddler beds
are currently approved under OMB Control Number 3041-0159. The revision
does not affect the information collection requirements or approval
related to the standard.
IX. Environmental Considerations
The Commission's regulations provide for a categorical exclusion
from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement where they ``have little or no potential
for affecting the human environment.'' 16 CFR 1021.5(c). This rule
falls within the categorical exclusion, so no environmental assessment
or environmental impact statement is required.
X. Preemption
Section 26(a) of the CPSA provides that where a consumer product
safety standard is in effect and applies to a product, no state or
political subdivision of a state may either establish or continue in
effect a requirement dealing with the same risk of injury unless the
state requirement is identical to the Federal standard. 15 U.S.C.
2075(a). Section 26(c) of the CPSA also provides that states or
political subdivisions of states may apply to CPSC for an exemption
from this preemption under certain circumstances. Section 104(b) of the
CPSIA deems rules issued under that provision ``consumer product safety
standards.'' Therefore, once a rule issued under section 104 of the
CPSIA takes effect, it will preempt in accordance with section 26(a) of
the CPSA.
XI. Effective Date
Under the procedure set forth in section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA,
when a voluntary standards organization revises a standard that the
Commission adopted as a mandatory standard, the revision becomes the
CPSC standard 180 days after notification to the Commission, unless the
Commission determines that the revision does not improve the safety of
the product, or the Commission sets a later date in the Federal
Register. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B). The Commission is taking neither of
those actions with respect to the revised standard for toddler beds.
Therefore, ASTM F1821-26 automatically will take effect as the new
mandatory standard for toddler beds on August 29, 2026, 180 days after
the Commission received notice of the revision. As a direct final rule,
unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment within 30
days of this document, the rule will become effective on August 29,
2026, and will apply to products manufactured after the rule's
effective date.
XII. Congressional Review Act and Executive Order 12866
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and Executive Order
(E.O.) 12866, the Office of Management and Budget's Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that this rule does
not qualify as a ``major rule,'' as defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(2), and is
not a significant regulatory action, as defined under section 2(f) of
E.O. 12866. To comply with the CRA, CPSC will submit the required
information to each House of Congress and the Comptroller General.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1217
Consumer protection, Imports, Incorporation by reference, Infants
and children, Law enforcement, Safety, Toys.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Commission amends 16
CFR chapter II as follows:
PART 1217--SAFETY STANDARD FOR TODDLER BEDS
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1. The authority citation for part 1217 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056a.
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2. Revise Sec. 1217.2 to read as follows:
Sec. 1217.2 Requirements for toddler beds.
Each toddler bed must comply with all applicable provisions of ASTM
F1821-26, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds,
approved on February 1, 2026. The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This incorporation by reference material is
available for inspection at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Contact CPSC at: the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814,
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telephone: (610) 832-9585; website: <a href="http://www.astm.org">www.astm.org</a>.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-09640 Filed 5-13-26; 8:45 am]
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