PROPOSED RULES: Baby bath seats; requirements,
Published: 2003-12-29
The Commission is proposing a rule to ban bath seats that do
not meet certain requirements under the authority of the Federal
Hazardous Substances Act. Bath seats are used to support infants in a
tub or sink while they are bathed. The Commission is aware of 106
deaths and 163 nonfatal incidents and complaints from January 1983
through October 2003
NOTICES: The Lifelike Co.,
Published: 2003-12-23
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the Flammable Fabrics Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR Part 1605.
Published below is a provisionallyaccepted Settlement Agreement with
The Lifelike Company, d/b/a My Twinn, a corporation.
RULES: Dive sticks; correction,
Published: 2003-12-17
This document corrects a citation error in the regulation that
states certain requirements dive sticks must meet in order not to be
banned hazardous substances. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is
issuing this revision to correct an erroneous paragraph designation to
the banning rule.
NOTICES: Daisy Manufacturing Co.,
Published: 2003-12-10
The Commission publishes in the Federal Register settlements
that it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act, in
accordance with 16 CFR. 1115.20. Published below is a provisionally
accepted Settlement Agreement with Daisy Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Referenced exhibits are available at the Office of the Secretary or at
NOTICES: Natural rubber latex to be declared strong sensitizer; petition,
Published: 2003-11-14
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') will conduct a public meeting on December 10, 2003, to
receive comments concerning Petition HP 002, which requested that the
Commission declare natural rubber latex (``NRL'') to be a strong
sensitizer under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (``FHSA''). The
CPSC staff's briefing
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2003-10-28
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Time and Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2003; 10 a.m.
Location: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.
Status: Open to the public.
Matters to be Considered:
Decision on Petition HP 013Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Treated Wood in Playground Equipment
The Commission will
PROPOSED RULES: Upholstered furniture; flammability standards,
Published: 2003-10-23
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission)
has found, based on available information, that a new flammability
standard or other regulation may be needed for upholstered furniture
products and for fabrics and related materials used in, or intended for
use in, upholstered furniture, to protect the public against
unreasonable risk of
NOTICES: All-terrain vehicles; public field meeting,
Published: 2003-10-15
The Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC
or Commission'') will conduct a public field hearing in Albuquerque,
New Mexico on November 6, 2003 to obtain information and views from the public concerning all terrain vehicles (``ATVs'').
The Chairman requests members of the public to participate in this
hearing. The Chairman is
RULES: National Injury Information Clearinghouse; transfer from Epidemiology Directorate to Office of Secretary,
Published: 2003-10-07
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is amending its
statement of organization and functions to reflect the transfer of the
National Injury Information Clearinghouse from the Directorate for
Epidemiology to the Office of the Secretary.
NOTICES: Brunswick Corp.,
Published: 2003-09-16
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in
the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 118.20.
Published below is a provisionallyaccepted Settlement Agreement with
Brunswick Corporation, containing a civil penalty of $1,000,000.00.
NOTICES: Murray, Inc.,
Published: 2003-09-16
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in
the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 C.F.R. 1118.20.
Published below is a provisionallyaccepted Settlement Agreement with
Murray, Inc., a corporation, containing a civil penalty of $375,000.00.
NOTICES: Blue Coral-Slick-50, Inc.,
Published: 2003-09-09
It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in
the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20.
Published below is a provisionallyaccepted Settlement Agreement with
Blue CoralSlick50, Inc., containing a civil penalty of $150,000.00.
RULES: Bicycles; reflective tire and rim test; technical correction,
Published: 2003-09-05
It has come to the attention of the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC or Commission) recently that the equation defining the
criteria for the reflective tire and rim test that appears in the
current CPSC bicycle regulations has several typographical errors.
Therefore, the Commission is issuing this immediately effective
revision to the
NOTICES: Table saw blades; performance standards petition,
Published: 2003-09-05
By notice in the Federal Register of July 9, 2003, 68 FR
40912, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission)
invited comment on Petition No. CP 032, Petition Requesting
Performance Standards for a System to Reduce or Prevent Injuries from
Contact with the Blade of a Table Saw. In response to a request by the
Power Tool Institute,
NOTICES: Upholstered furniture flammability,
Published: 2003-08-27
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission)
will conduct a public meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 to
receive comments on the July 2003 CPSC staff briefing package on
upholstered furniture flammability. The briefing package recommends
that the Commission issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPR) that could
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-08-04
In the Federal Register of May 23, 2003 (68 FR 28198), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance with
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provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35) to announce the agency's intention to seek an extension of approval
of a collection of information in regulations implementing the
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-07-18
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Commission announces that it has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a request for an extension of the
existing approval of collections of information conducted during
followup activities for productrelated injuries.
NOTICES: Weightlifting bench press benches; labeling to reduce or prevent deaths due to asphyxia/anoxia; petition,
Published: 2003-07-18
The Commission has received a petition (CP 03-3) requesting
that the Commission require labeling of weightlifting bench press
benches to reduce or prevent deaths from asphyxia/anoxia due to being
trapped beneath a bench press barbell. The Commission solicits written
comments concerning the petition.
NOTICES: Table saw blades; performance standards petition,
Published: 2003-07-09
The Commission has received a petition (CP 03-2) requesting
that the Commission issue performance standards for a system to reduce
or prevent injuries from contact with the blade of a table saw. The
Commission solicits written comments concerning the petition.
RULES: Metal-cored candle wicks containing lead and candles with such wicks; illness risk,
Published: 2003-06-27
In the Federal Register of April 18, 2003, 68 FR 19142-8, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission (the Commission) published final
regulations declaring that metalcored candlewicks containing more than
0.06 percent lead by weight in the metal and candles with such wicks
are hazardous substances and banning such wicks and candles with such
wicks. No
NOTICES: Meetings; Sunshine Act,
Published: 2003-06-18
PROPOSED RULES: Child-resistant package requirements—; Unit dose packaging; pass/fail criterion; petition,
Published: 2003-06-16
The current regulatory definition of a child-resistance test
failure for unit dose, i.e., nonreclosable packaging under the Poison
Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA), is a child gaining access to the
number of individual unit doses that constitute the amount that ``may
cause serious personal injury or serious illness'' or more than eight
individual
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-06-16
In the Federal Register of April 1, 2003 (68 FR 15707), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of
approval of the collection of information in the Safety Standard for
Automatic
PROPOSED RULES: Baby bath seats and rings; meeting,
Published: 2003-06-12
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or
``Commission'') will conduct a public meeting on July 28, 2003
(possibly extending to July 29) to receive comments on the CPSC staff
briefing package, which recommends that the Commission issue a notice
of proposed rulemaking proposing that bath seats meet certain
requirements. The Commission
NOTICES: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
Published: 2003-06-06
In the Federal Register of March 24, 2003, (68 FR 14202), the
Consumer Product Safety Commission published a notice in accordance
with provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of
approval of the collection of information required in the Safety
Standard for
