80_FR_65379 80 FR 65173 - Notice of Availability: CPSC Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules

80 FR 65173 - Notice of Availability: CPSC Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range65173-65174
FR Document2015-26695

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' or ``CPSC'') has approved a document titled, ``Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules.'' CPSC seeks comments on this plan.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65173-65174]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26695]


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16 CFR Chapter II

[Docket No. CPSC-2015-0030]


Notice of Availability: CPSC Plan for Retrospective Review of 
Existing Rules

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' or 
``CPSC'') has approved a document titled, ``Plan for Retrospective 
Review of Existing Rules.'' CPSC seeks comments on this plan.

DATES: Submit comments by December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015-
0030, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions by mail/hand 
delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this document. All comments received may be 
posted without change, including any personal identifiers, contact 
information, or other personal information provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, 
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information 
that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at 
all, such information should be submitted in writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number CPSC-2015-0030, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia K. Adair, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 
Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850-3213; telephone: (301) 987-2238; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has approved a Plan for 
Retrospective Review of Existing Rules (``Plan'') that sets forth a 
method for identifying and reconsidering certain rules that are 
obsolete, unnecessary, unjustified, excessively burdensome, 
counterproductive, or ineffective, or that otherwise would benefit from 
modification. The Plan's review processes are intended to facilitate 
the identification of rules that warrant repeal or modification, 
including those that could benefit from strengthening, complementing, 
or modernizing. The Plan is consistent with Executive Orders 13579,\1\ 
13563 \2\ and 13610.\3\ The Plan is available on the Commission's Web 
site at: http://www.cpsc.gov/Global/Regulations-Laws-and-Standards/Rulemaking/DraftrulereviewplanSeptember2015Final.pdf. Please submit 
comments as directed in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
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    \1\ 76 FR 41587 (July 11, 2011). The President. Executive Order 
13579 of July 11, 2011. Regulation and Independent Regulatory 
Agencies.
    \2\ 76 FR 3821 (January 18, 2011). The President. Executive 
Order 13563 of January 18, 2011. Improving Regulation and Regulatory 
Review.
    \3\ 77 FR 28469 (May 10, 2012). The President. Executive Order 
13610 of May 10, 2012. Identifying and Reducing Regulatory Burdens.


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    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-26695 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                      equipment or that DOE should address                    available to others without obligation                Room 820, 4330 East West Highway,
                                                      in the NOPR.                                            concerning its confidentiality; (5) an                Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
                                                        DOE welcomes all interested parties                   explanation of the competitive injury to              504–7923.
                                                      to submit in writing by December 10,                    the submitting person which would                       Instructions: All submissions received
                                                      2015 comments, data, and other                          result from public disclosure; (6) a date
                                                      information on matters addressed in the                                                                       must include the agency name and
                                                                                                              upon which such information might
                                                      TSD and on other matters relevant to                                                                          docket number for this document. All
                                                                                                              lose its confidential nature due to the
                                                      consideration of energy conservation                                                                          comments received may be posted
                                                                                                              passage of time; and (7) why disclosure
                                                      standards for pool heaters.                             of the information would be contrary to               without change, including any personal
                                                        After the closing of the comment                      the public interest.                                  identifiers, contact information, or other
                                                      period, DOE will consider all timely-                                                                         personal information provided, to:
                                                      submitted comments and additional                       V. Approval of the Office of the                      http://www.regulations.gov. Do not
                                                      information obtained from interested                    Secretary                                             submit confidential business
                                                      parties, as well as information obtained                  The Secretary of Energy has approved                information, trade secret information, or
                                                      through further analyses. Afterward,                    publication of this notice of data                    other sensitive or protected information
                                                      DOE will publish either a determination                 availability of the preliminary technical             that you do not want to be available to
                                                      that standards for electric pool heaters                support document.                                     the public. If furnished at all, such
                                                      need not be established or a NOPR                                                                             information should be submitted in
                                                                                                                Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15,
                                                      proposing to establish those standards.                 2015.                                                 writing.
                                                      The NOPR would include proposed
                                                      energy conservation standards for the
                                                                                                              Kathleen B. Hogan,                                      Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                      products covered by the rulemaking,                     Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy                 read background documents or
                                                                                                              Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable           comments received, go to: http://
                                                      and members of the public would be                      Energy.
                                                      given an opportunity to submit written                                                                        www.regulations.gov, and insert the
                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2015–27203 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]          docket number CPSC–2015–0030, into
                                                      and oral comments on the proposed
                                                      standards.                                              BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
                                                                                                                                                                    prompts.
                                                      A. Submission of Comments
                                                         DOE will accept comments, data, and                  CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                      other information regarding this                        COMMISSION                                            Patricia K. Adair, Directorate for
                                                      rulemaking no later than the date                                                                             Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer
                                                      provided at the beginning of this                       16 CFR Chapter II                                     Product Safety Commission, 5 Research
                                                      document. Please submit comments,                       [Docket No. CPSC–2015–0030]                           Place, Rockville, MD 20850–3213;
                                                      data, and other information as provided                                                                       telephone: (301) 987–2238; email:
                                                      in the ADDRESSES section. Submit                        Notice of Availability: CPSC Plan for                 padair@cpsc.gov.
                                                      electronic comments in WordPerfect,                     Retrospective Review of Existing                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The
                                                      Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file               Rules                                                 Commission has approved a Plan for
                                                      format and avoid the use of special
                                                                                                              AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety                  Retrospective Review of Existing Rules
                                                      characters or any form of encryption.
                                                                                                              Commission.                                           (‘‘Plan’’) that sets forth a method for
                                                      Comments in electronic format should
                                                      be identified by the Docket Number                      ACTION: Notice of availability.                       identifying and reconsidering certain
                                                      EERE–2015–BT–STD–0003 and/or RIN                                                                              rules that are obsolete, unnecessary,
                                                                                                              SUMMARY:    The Consumer Product Safety               unjustified, excessively burdensome,
                                                      1904–AD49 and, wherever possible,
                                                                                                              Commission (‘‘Commission,’’ or                        counterproductive, or ineffective, or that
                                                      carry the electronic signature of the
                                                                                                              ‘‘CPSC’’) has approved a document                     otherwise would benefit from
                                                      author. No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be
                                                                                                              titled, ‘‘Plan for Retrospective Review of            modification. The Plan’s review
                                                      accepted.
                                                         Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any                      Existing Rules.’’ CPSC seeks comments                 processes are intended to facilitate the
                                                      person submitting information that he                   on this plan.                                         identification of rules that warrant
                                                      or she believes to be confidential and                  DATES: Submit comments by December                    repeal or modification, including those
                                                      exempt by law from public disclosure                    28, 2015.                                             that could benefit from strengthening,
                                                      should submit two copies: One copy of                   ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                   complementing, or modernizing. The
                                                      the document including all the                          identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015–                   Plan is consistent with Executive Orders
                                                      information believed to be confidential                 0030, by any of the following methods:                13579,1 13563 2 and 13610.3 The Plan is
                                                      and one copy of the document with the                      Electronic Submissions: Submit                     available on the Commission’s Web site
                                                      information believed to be confidential                 electronic comments to the Federal                    at: http://www.cpsc.gov/Global/
                                                      deleted. DOE will make its own                          eRulemaking Portal at: http://                        Regulations-Laws-and-Standards/
                                                      determination as to the confidential                    www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       Rulemaking/Draftrulereviewplan
                                                      status of the information and treat it                  instructions for submitting comments.                 September2015Final.pdf. Please submit
                                                      according to its determination.                         The Commission does not accept                        comments as directed in the ADDRESSES
                                                         Factors of interest to DOE when                      comments submitted by electronic mail
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                                                                                                                                                                    section of this document.
                                                      evaluating requests to treat submitted                  (email), except through
                                                      information as confidential include: (1)                www.regulations.gov. The Commission                     1 76 FR 41587 (July 11, 2011). The President.
                                                      A description of the items; (2) whether                 encourages you to submit electronic                   Executive Order 13579 of July 11, 2011. Regulation
                                                      and why such items are customarily                      comments by using the Federal                         and Independent Regulatory Agencies.
                                                      treated as confidential within the                      eRulemaking Portal, as described above.                 2 76 FR 3821 (January 18, 2011). The President.

                                                      industry; (3) whether the information is                   Written Submissions: Submit written                Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011.
                                                                                                                                                                    Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.
                                                      generally known by or available from                    submissions by mail/hand delivery/                      3 77 FR 28469 (May 10, 2012). The President.
                                                      other sources; (4) whether the                          courier to: Office of the Secretary,                  Executive Order 13610 of May 10, 2012. Identifying
                                                      information has previously been made                    Consumer Product Safety Commission,                   and Reducing Regulatory Burdens.



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                                                        Dated: October 15, 2015.                              The Commission does not accept                        B. Extension of Comment Period
                                                      Todd A. Stevenson,                                      comments submitted by electronic mail                    On August 19, 2015, the Commission
                                                      Secretary, Consumer Product Safety                      (email), except through                               issued a notice that the Commission
                                                      Commission.                                             www.regulations.gov. The Commission                   received the petition, and in the
                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–26695 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]            encourages you to submit electronic                   document, invited submission of
                                                      BILLING CODE 6355–01–P                                  comments by using the Federal
                                                                                                                                                                    written comments concerning the
                                                                                                              eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
                                                                                                                                                                    petition. 80 FR 50238. The Commission
                                                                                                                Written Submissions: Submit written
                                                                                                              submissions by mail/hand delivery/                    has received two requests to extend the
                                                      CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
                                                                                                              courier to: Office of the Secretary,                  comment period 90 days, due to the
                                                      COMMISSION
                                                                                                              Consumer Product Safety Commission,                   breadth and complexity of issues raised
                                                      16 CFR Ch. II                                           Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway,                     in the petition. The Commission has
                                                                                                              Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)                   considered the requests and is
                                                      [Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022]                                                                                   extending the comment period until
                                                                                                              504–7923.
                                                                                                                Instructions: All submissions received              January 19, 2016.
                                                      Petition Requesting Rulemaking on
                                                      Products Containing Organohalogen                       must include the agency name and                      C. Opportunity for Oral Presentation of
                                                      Flame Retardants; Notice of Extension                   docket number for this proposed                       Comments
                                                      of Comment Period; Notice of                            rulemaking. All comments received may
                                                                                                              be posted without change, including                     The Commission is providing a forum
                                                      Opportunity for Oral Presentation of                                                                          for oral presentations concerning the
                                                      Comments                                                any personal identifiers, contact
                                                                                                              information, or other personal                        petition regarding additive
                                                      AGENCY:  U.S. Consumer Product Safety                   information provided, to: http://                     organohalogen flame retardants. See the
                                                      Commission.                                             www.regulations.gov. Do not submit                    information under the headings DATES
                                                      ACTION: Extension of comment period                     confidential business information, trade              and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this
                                                      and notice of opportunity for oral                      secret information, or other sensitive or             document for information on making
                                                      presentation of comments.                               protected information that you do not                 requests to give oral presentations at the
                                                                                                              want to be available to the public. If                meeting.
                                                      SUMMARY:   The United States Consumer                                                                           Participants should limit their
                                                                                                              furnished at all, such information
                                                      Product Safety Commission                                                                                     presentations to approximately 10
                                                                                                              should be submitted in writing.
                                                      (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CPSC’’) on August                    Docket: For access to the docket to                 minutes, exclusive of any periods of
                                                      19, 2015 published a notice that the                    read background documents or                          questioning by the Commissioners or
                                                      Commission received a petition for                      comments received, go to: http://                     CPSC staff. To prevent duplicative
                                                      rulemaking under the Federal                            www.regulations.gov, and insert the                   presentations, groups will be directed to
                                                      Hazardous Substances Act (‘‘FHSA’’)                     docket number, CPSC–2015–0022, into                   designate a spokesperson. The
                                                      regarding additive organohalogen flame                  the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the                    Commission reserves the right to limit
                                                      retardants. The notice invited the public               prompts. A copy of the petition is                    the time further for any presentation
                                                      to submit written comments concerning                   available at http://www.regulations.gov               and impose restrictions to avoid
                                                      the petition by October 19, 2015. The                   under Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022,                      excessive duplication of presentations.
                                                      Commission has received two requests                    Supporting and Related Materials.                       Dated: October 15, 2015.
                                                      to extend the comment period. In
                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  Todd A. Stevenson,
                                                      response to these requests, the
                                                                                                              information about the procedure to                    Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
                                                      Commission is extending the comment
                                                                                                              make an oral presentation, contact                    Commission.
                                                      period to January 19, 2016.
                                                                                                              Rockelle Hammond, Office of the                       [FR Doc. 2015–26694 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                      Additionally, the Commission
                                                                                                              Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
                                                      announces that there will be an                         Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
                                                                                                                                                                    BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
                                                      opportunity for interested persons to                   Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301)
                                                      present oral comments on the petition.                  504–7923.
                                                      DATES: The comment period for the                                                                             FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                      proposed rule published August 19,                                                                            COMMISSION
                                                      2015 (80 FR 50238), is extended. Submit                 A. Background
                                                      comments by January 19, 2016. The                          On July 1, 2015, the Commission                    47 CFR Part 25
                                                      meeting for interested persons to                       received a petition requesting that the
                                                      present oral comments on the petition                                                                         [IB Docket No. 06–123; DA 15–1147]
                                                                                                              Commission initiate rulemaking under
                                                      will begin at 10 a.m., December 9, 2015,                the FHSA to declare several categories                Supplemental Comments Sought on
                                                      at 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,                    of products containing additive                       Proposed 17/24 GHz Reverse Band
                                                      MD 20814. Requests to make oral                         organohalogen flame retardants to be                  BSS Ground Path Operations
                                                      presentations and the written text of any               ‘‘banned hazardous substances.’’ The
                                                      oral presentations must be received by                  petition was filed by Earthjustice and                AGENCY:  Federal Communications
                                                      the Office of the Secretary not later than              the Consumer Federation of America,                   Commission.
                                                      5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on                   which are joined by American Academy
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                                                                                                                                                                    ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                      December 2, 2015.                                       of Pediatrics, American Medical
                                                      ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     Women’s Association, Consumers                        SUMMARY:   In this document, the
                                                      identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015–                     Union, Green Science Policy Institute,                International Bureau of the Commission
                                                      0022, by any of the following methods:                  International Association of Fire                     invites interested parties to provide any
                                                         Electronic Submissions: Submit                       Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip                      supplemental information or comments
                                                      electronic comments to the Federal                      Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of                    concerning the Commission’s proposed
                                                      eRulemaking Portal at: http://                          United Latin American Citizens,                       ground-path interference rules for 17/24
                                                      www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Learning Disabilities Association of                  GHz Reverse Band Broadcasting-
                                                      instructions for submitting comments.                   America, and Worksafe.                                Satellite Service (BSS) operations.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesSubmit comments by December 28, 2015.
ContactPatricia K. Adair, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850-3213; telephone: (301) 987-2238; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 65173 

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