81 FR 2 - Amendment To Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not To Exceed the Allowable Lead Content Limits; Delay of Effective Date and Reopening of Comment Period

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 1 (January 4, 2016)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or ``CPSC'') published a direct final rule (``DFR'') and notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') in the same issue of the Federal Register on October 14, 2015, clarifying when component part testing can be used and clarifying which textile products have been determined not to exceed the allowable lead content limits. Because the comment period deadline for the DFR was stated incorrectly on regulations.gov, the Commission is reopening the comment period to accept comments submitted by January 13, 2016, and is delaying the effective date of the DFR to February 12, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2-3]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33068]


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16 CFR Parts 1109 and 1500

[Docket No. CPSC-2011-0081]


Amendment To Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and 
Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not To Exceed the Allowable 
Lead Content Limits; Delay of Effective Date and Reopening of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; delay of effective date and reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or 
``CPSC'') published a direct final rule (``DFR'') and notice of 
proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') in the same issue of the Federal Register 
on October 14, 2015, clarifying when component part testing can be used 
and clarifying which textile products have been determined not to 
exceed the allowable lead content limits. Because the comment period 
deadline for the DFR was stated incorrectly on regulations.gov, the 
Commission is reopening the comment period to accept comments submitted 
by January 13, 2016, and is delaying the effective date of the DFR to 
February 12, 2016.

DATES: The effective date of the direct final rule published on October 
14, 2015, at 80 FR 61729, which was delayed from December 14, 2015, 
until January 13, 2016 by a document published on November 19, 2015 at 
80

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FR 72342, November 19, 2015, is further delayed from January 13, 2016, 
until February 12, 2016. The rule will be effective unless we receive a 
significant adverse comment. If we receive a significant adverse 
comment, we will publish notification in the Federal Register 
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The 
comment date is extended to January 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2011-
0081, by any of the following methods:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through: http://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 in the following way:
    Mail/Hand delivery/Courier, preferably in five copies, 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 notice. 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 
electronically. 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 No. CPSC-2011-0081 into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kristina Hatlelid, Ph.D., M.P.H., 
Directorate for Health Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; (301) 987-2558; 
email; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 14, 2015, the Commission 
published a DFR and an NPR in the Federal Register, clarifying when 
component part testing can be used and clarifying which textile 
products have been determined not to exceed the allowable lead content 
limits. (DFR, 80 FR 61729 and NPR, 80 FR 61773). In response to a 
request for additional time to comment, the Commission published a 
document extending the comment period until December 14, 2015, and 
providing that unless the Commission receives a significant adverse 
comment by December 14, 2015, the rule would become effective on 
January 13, 2016. 80 FR 72342. The comment period for the DFR was 
stated incorrectly on regulations.gov as January 13, 2016. Therefore, 
the Commission is publishing this document to reopen the comment period 
to allow for submission of comments until January 13, 2016, and 
delaying the effective date, accordingly, to February 12, 2016.

    Dated: December 29, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-33068 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
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