83 FR 1974 - Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 1974-1977] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-28243] [[Page 1973]] Vol. 83 Friday, No. 9 January 12, 2018 Part XXII Consumer Product Safety Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 83 , No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 / Unified Agenda [[Page 1974]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Ch. II Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission publishes its semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda. In addition, this document includes an agenda of regulatory actions that the Commission expects to be under development or review by the agency during the next year. This document meets the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866. The Commission welcomes comments on the agenda and on the individual agenda entries. DATES: Comments should be received in the Office of the Secretary on or before February 12, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments on the regulatory flexibility agenda should be captioned, ``Regulatory Flexibility Agenda,'' and emailed to: [email protected]. Comments may also be mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda, in general, contact Charu Krishnan, Directorate for Economic Analysis, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408; [email protected]. For further information regarding a particular item on the agenda, consult the individual listed in the column headed, ``Contact,'' for that particular item. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 to 612) contains several provisions intended to reduce unnecessary and disproportionate regulatory requirements on small businesses, small governmental organizations, and other small entities. Section 602 of the RFA (5 U.S.C. 602) requires each agency to publish, twice each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda containing a brief description of the subject area of any rule expected to be proposed or promulgated, which is likely to have a ``significant economic impact'' on a ``substantial number'' of small entities. The agency must also provide a summary of the nature of the rule and a schedule for acting on each rule for which the agency has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking. The regulatory flexibility agenda also is required to contain the name and address of the agency official knowledgeable about the items listed. Furthermore, agencies are required to provide notice of their agendas to small entities and to solicit their comments by direct notification or by inclusion in publications likely to be obtained by such entities. Additionally, Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to publish, twice each year, a regulatory agenda of regulations under development or review during the next year, and the executive order states that such an agenda may be combined with the agenda published in accordance with the RFA. The regulatory flexibility agenda lists the regulatory activities expected to be under development or review during the next 12 months. It includes all such activities, whether or not they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This agenda also includes regulatory activities that appeared in the spring 2017 agenda and have been completed by the Commission prior to publication of this agenda. Although CPSC, as an independent regulatory agency, is not required to comply with Executive Orders, the Commission does follow Executive Order 12866 regarding the publication of its regulatory agenda. The agenda contains a brief description and summary of each regulatory activity, including the objectives and legal basis for each; an approximate schedule of target dates, subject to revision, for the development or completion of each activity; and the name and telephone number of a knowledgeable agency official concerning particular items on the agenda. The internet is the basic means through which the Unified Agenda is disseminated. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at: www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users the ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Commission's printed agenda entries include only: (1) Rules that are in the agency's regulatory flexibility agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act because they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and (2) Rules that the agency has identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda published on the internet. The agenda reflects an assessment of the likelihood that the specified event will occur during the next year; the precise dates for each rulemaking are uncertain. New information, changes of circumstances, or changes in law may alter anticipated timing. In addition, no final determination by staff or the Commission regarding the need for, or the substance of, any rule or regulation should be inferred from this agenda. Dated: September 18, 2017. Alberta E. Mills, Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumer Product Safety Commission--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 394....................... Flammability Standard for 3041-AB35 Upholstered Furniture. 395....................... Regulatory Options for 3041-AC31 Table Saws. 396....................... Portable Generators....... 3041-AC36 397....................... Recreational Off-Road 3041-AC78 Vehicles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 1975]] Consumer Product Safety Commission--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 398....................... Prohibition of Children's 3041-AD59 Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates: Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) Long-Term Actions 394. Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency. Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1193; 5 U.S.C. 801 Abstract: In October 2003, the Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to address the risk of fire associated with cigarette and small open-flame ignitions of upholstered furniture. The Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in March 2008, and received public comments. The Commission's proposed rule would require that upholstered furniture have cigarette-resistant fabrics or cigarette-and open flame-resistant barriers. The proposed rule would not require flame-resistant chemicals in fabrics or fillings. Since the Commission published the NPRM, CPSC staff has conducted testing of upholstered furniture, using both full-scale furniture and bench-scale models, as proposed in the NPRM. In FY 2016, staff was directed to prepare a briefing package summarizing the feasibility of adopting California's Technical Bulletin 117-2013 (TB 117-2013) as a mandatory standard. Staff submitted this briefing package to the Commission in September 2016 with staff suggestions to continue further development of the ASTM and NFPA voluntary standards. In the FY 2017 Operating Plan, the Commission directed staff to work with the California Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation (BEARHFTI) as well as voluntary standards development organizations, to improve upon and further refine the technical aspects of TB 117-2013. Currently, staff is working with voluntary standards organizations, both ASTM and NFPA, and BEARHFTI to evaluate new provisions and improve the existing consensus standards related to upholstered furniture flammability. Depending upon progress of the various standards, in FY 2019, staff plans to prepare a briefing package with options for Commission consideration that includes continuing with or terminating rulemaking, pursuing alternative approaches to address the hazard and/ or continuing with voluntary standards development. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANPRM............................... 06/15/94 59 FR 30735 Commission Hearing May 5 & 6, 1998 03/17/98 63 FR 13017 on Possible Toxicity of Flame- Retardant Chemicals. Meeting Notice...................... 03/20/02 67 FR 12916 Notice of Public Meeting............ 08/27/03 68 FR 51564 Public Meeting...................... 09/24/03 ....................... ANPRM............................... 10/23/03 68 FR 60629 ANPRM Comment Period End............ 12/22/03 ....................... Staff Held Public Meeting........... 10/28/04 ....................... Staff Held Public Meeting........... 05/18/05 ....................... Staff Sent Status Report to 01/31/06 ....................... Commission. Staff Sent Status Report to 11/03/06 ....................... Commission. Staff Sent Status Report to 12/28/06 ....................... Commission. Staff Sent Options Package to 12/22/07 ....................... Commission. Commission Decision to Direct Staff 12/27/07 ....................... to Prepare Draft NPRM. Staff Sent Draft NPRM to Commission. 01/22/08 ....................... Commission Decision to Publish NPRM. 02/01/08 ....................... NPRM................................ 03/04/08 73 FR 11702 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/19/08 ....................... Staff Published NIST Report on 05/19/09 ....................... Standard Test Cigarettes. Staff Publishes NIST Report on 09/14/12 ....................... Standard Research Foam. Notice of April 25 Public Meeting 03/20/13 78 FR 17140 and Request for Comments. Staff Holds Upholstered Furniture 04/25/13 ....................... Fire Safety Technology Meeting. Comment Period End.................. 07/01/13 ....................... Staff Sends Briefing Package to 09/08/16 Commission on California's TB 117- 2013. ----------------------------------- Staff Updates Options Package to To Be Determined Commission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Andrew Lock, Project Manager, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2099, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3041-AB35 395. Regulatory Options for Table Saws E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency. Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553(e); 15 U.S.C. 2051 Abstract: On July 11, 2006, the Commission voted to grant a petition requesting that the Commission issue a rule prescribing performance standards for a system to reduce or prevent injuries from contacting the blade of a table saw. The Commission also directed CPSC staff to prepare an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) initiating a rulemaking proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to: (1) Identify the risk of injury associated with table saw blade-contact injuries; (2) summarize regulatory alternatives, and (3) invite comments from the public. An ANPRM was published on October 11, 2011. The comment period ended on February 10, 2012. Staff participated in the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) working group to develop performance requirements for table saws, conducted performance tests on sample table saws, conducted survey work on blade guard use, and evaluated comments to the ANPRM. Staff prepared a briefing [[Page 1976]] package with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and submitted the package to the Commission on January 17, 2017. The Commission voted to publish the NPRM and the comment period for the NPRM closed on July 26, 2017. Public oral testimony to the Commission was heard on August 9, 2017. Staff plans to prepare a Final Rule briefing package for Commission consideration in FY 2019. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Commission Decision to Grant 07/11/06 ....................... Petition. ANPRM............................... 10/11/11 76 FR 62678 Notice of Extension of Time for 12/02/11 76 FR 75504 Comments. ANPRM Comment Period End............ 12/12/11 ....................... Comment Period End.................. 02/10/12 ....................... Notice to Reopen Comment Period..... 02/15/12 77 FR 8751 Reopened Comment Period End......... 03/16/12 ....................... Staff Sent NPRM Briefing Package to 01/17/17 ....................... Commission. Commission Decision................. 04/27/17 ....................... NPRM................................ 05/12/17 82-FR 22190 NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/26/17 ....................... Public Hearing...................... 08/09/17 82 FR 31035 ----------------------------------- Staff Sends Draft Final Rule To Be Determined Briefing Package to Commission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2225, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3041-AC31 396. Portable Generators E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency. Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051 Abstract: On December 5, 2006, the Commission voted to issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) concerning portable generators. The ANPRM discusses regulatory options that could reduce deaths and injuries related to portable generators, particularly those involving carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The ANPRM was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2006. Staff reviewed public comments and conducted technical activities. In FY 2006, staff awarded a contract to develop a prototype generator engine with reduced CO in the exhaust. Also in FY 2006, staff entered into an interagency agreement (IAG) with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct tests with a generator, in both off-the-shelf and prototype configurations, operating in the garage attached to NIST's test house. NIST's test house, a double-wide manufactured home, is designed for conducting residential indoor air quality (IAQ) studies, and the scenarios tested are typical of those involving consumer fatalities. These tests provide empirical data on CO accumulation in the garage and infiltration into the house; staff used these data to evaluate the efficacy of the prototype in reducing the risk of fatal or severe CO poisoning. Under this IAG, NIST also modeled the CO infiltration from the garage under a variety of other conditions, including different ambient conditions and longer generator run times. In FY 2009, staff entered into a second IAG with NIST with the goal of developing CO emission performance requirements for a possible proposed regulation that would be based on health effects criteria. In 2011, staff prepared a package containing staff and contractor reports on the technology demonstration of the low CO-emission prototype portable generator. This included, among other staff reports, a summary of the prototype development and durability results, as well as end-of-life emission test results performed on the generator by an independent emissions laboratory. Staff's assessment of the ability of the prototype to reduce the CO poisoning hazard was also included. In September 2012, staff released this package and solicited comments from stakeholders. In October 2016, staff delivered a briefing package with a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Commission. In November 2016, the Commission voted to approve the NPRM. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2016, with a comment period deadline of February 6, 2017. In December 2016, the Commission voted to extend the comment period until April 24, 2017, in response to a request to extend the comment period an additional 75 days. The Commission held a public hearing on March 8, 2017, to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to present oral comments on the NPRM. Staff will review the comments on the NPRM and begin to prepare a Final Rule briefing package for Commission consideration in FY 2019. Staff continues to work on voluntary standards. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Staff Sent ANPRM to Commission...... 07/06/06 ....................... Staff Sent Supplemental Material to 10/12/06 ....................... Commission. Commission Decision................. 10/26/06 ....................... Staff Sent Draft ANPRM to Commission 11/21/06 ....................... ANPRM............................... 12/12/06 71 FR 74472 ANPRM Comment Period End............ 02/12/07 ....................... Staff Releases Research Report for 10/10/12 ....................... Comment. Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to 10/05/16 ....................... Commission. NPRM................................ 11/21/16 81 FR 83556 NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 12/13/16 81 FR 89888 Public Hearing for Oral Comments.... 03/08/17 82 FR 8907 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/24/17 ....................... ----------------------------------- Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing To Be Determined Package to Commission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Janet L. Buyer, Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2293, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3041-AC36 397. Recreational Off-Road Vehicles E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency. Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056; 15 U.S.C. 2058 Abstract: The Commission is considering whether recreational off- road vehicles (ROVs) present an unreasonable risk of injury that should be regulated. ROVs are motorized vehicles having four or more low- pressure tires designed for off-road use and intended by the manufacturer primarily for recreational use by one or [[Page 1977]] more persons. The salient characteristics of an ROV include a steering wheel for steering control, foot controls for throttle and braking, bench or bucket seats, a roll-over protective structure, and a maximum speed greater than 30 mph. On October 21, 2009, the Commission voted to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register. The ANPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 28, 2009, and the comment period ended December 28, 2009. The Commission received two letters requesting an extension of the comment period. The Commission extended the comment period until March 15, 2010. Staff conducted testing and evaluation programs to develop performance requirements addressing vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection. On October 29, 2014, the Commission voted to publish an NPRM proposing standards addressing vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014. On January 23, 2015, the Commission published a notice of extension of the comment period for the NPRM, extending the comment period to April 8, 2015. The Omnibus Appropriations Bill provides that during fiscal year 2016, none of the amounts made available by the Appropriations Bill may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the CPSC in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014 (79 FR 68964) (ROV NPRM) until after the National Academy of Sciences completes a study to determine specific information as set forth in the Appropriations Bill. Staff ceased work on a Final Rule briefing package in FY 2015 and instead engaged the Recreational Off- Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) in the development of voluntary standards for ROVs. Staff conducted dynamic and static tests on ROVs, shared test results with ROHVA and OPEI, and participated in the development of revised voluntary standards to address staff's concerns with vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection. The voluntary standards for ROVs were revised and published in 2016 (ANSI/ROHVA 1-2016 and ANSI/ OPEI B71.9-2016). Staff assessed the new voluntary standard requirements and prepared a termination of rulemaking briefing package that was submitted to the Commission on November 22, 2016. The Commission voted not to terminate the rulemaking associated with ROVs. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Staff Sends ANPRM Briefing Package 10/07/09 ....................... to Commission. Commission Decision................. 10/21/09 ....................... ANPRM............................... 10/28/09 74 FR 55495 ANPRM Comment Period Extended....... 12/22/09 74 FR 67987 Extended Comment Period End......... 03/15/10 ....................... Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to 09/24/14 ....................... Commission. Staff Sends Supplemental Information 10/17/14 ....................... on ROVs to Commission. Commission Decision................. 10/29/14 ....................... NPRM Published in Federal Register.. 11/19/14 79 FR 68964 NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 01/23/15 80 FR 3535 Extended Comment Period End......... 04/08/15 ....................... Staff Sends Briefing Package 11/22/16 ....................... Assessing Voluntary Standards to Commission. Commission Decision Not to Terminate 01/25/17 ....................... ----------------------------------- Staff is Evaluating Voluntary To Be Determined Standards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2225, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3041-AC78 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) Completed Actions 398. Prohibition of Children's Toys and Child Care Articles Containing Specified Phthalates: Determinations Regarding Certain Plastics E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency. Legal Authority: Sec. 3, Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016; 15 U.S.C. 2063(d)(3)(B) Abstract: Section 14(i)(3) of the Consumer Product Safety Act requires the Commission to seek opportunities to reduce the cost of third party testing requirements consistent with assuring compliance with any applicable children's product safety rule. Staff prepared for Commission consideration a briefing package with a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding third-party testing of phthalates in four specified plastics. The Commission approved the NPRM on August 9, 2016. The Commission approved the rule on August 24, 2017, and the rule published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2017. The effective date will be September 29, 2017. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Staff Sent NPRM to the Commission... 08/03/16 ....................... Commission Decision................. 08/09/16 ....................... NPRM Published in the Federal 08/17/16 81 FR 54754 Register. NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/31/16 ....................... Staff Sent Final Rule Briefing 08/16/17 ....................... Package to Commission. Commission Approved Final Rule...... 08/24/17 ....................... Final Rule.......................... 08/30/17 82 FR 41163 Final Rule Effective................ 09/29/17 ....................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Randy Butturini, Project Manager, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: 301 504-7562, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3041-AD59 [FR Doc. 2017-28243 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P
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more persons. The salient voted not to terminate the rulemaking CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
characteristics of an ROV include a associated with ROVs. COMMISSION (CPSC)
steering wheel for steering control, foot Timetable: Completed Actions
controls for throttle and braking, bench
or bucket seats, a roll-over protective Action Date FR Cite 398. Prohibition of Children’s Toys and
structure, and a maximum speed greater Child Care Articles Containing
than 30 mph. On October 21, 2009, the Staff Sends 10/07/09 Specified Phthalates: Determinations
Commission voted to publish an ANPRM Brief- Regarding Certain Plastics
advance notice of proposed rulemaking ing Package to
Commission. E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent
(ANPRM) in the Federal Register. The
Commission Deci- 10/21/09 agency.
ANPRM was published in the Federal
sion. Legal Authority: Sec. 3, Pub. L. 110–
Register on October 28, 2009, and the
ANPRM ............... 10/28/09 74 FR 55495 314, 122 Stat. 3016; 15 U.S.C.
comment period ended December 28, ANPRM Comment 12/22/09 74 FR 67987
2009. The Commission received two 2063(d)(3)(B)
Period Ex-
letters requesting an extension of the tended. Abstract: Section 14(i)(3) of the
comment period. The Commission Extended Com- 03/15/10 Consumer Product Safety Act requires
extended the comment period until ment Period the Commission to seek opportunities to
March 15, 2010. Staff conducted testing End. reduce the cost of third party testing
and evaluation programs to develop Staff Sends 09/24/14 requirements consistent with assuring
performance requirements addressing NPRM Briefing compliance with any applicable
vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and Package to children’s product safety rule. Staff
Commission. prepared for Commission consideration
occupant protection. On October 29,
Staff Sends Sup- 10/17/14 a briefing package with a draft notice of
2014, the Commission voted to publish plemental Infor-
an NPRM proposing standards proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding
mation on
addressing vehicle stability, vehicle ROVs to Com-
third-party testing of phthalates in four
handling, and occupant protection. The mission. specified plastics. The Commission
NPRM was published in the Federal Commission Deci- 10/29/14 approved the NPRM on August 9, 2016.
Register on November 19, 2014. On sion. The Commission approved the rule on
January 23, 2015, the Commission NPRM Published 11/19/14 79 FR 68964 August 24, 2017, and the rule published
published a notice of extension of the in Federal Reg- in the Federal Register on August 30,
comment period for the NPRM, ister. 2017. The effective date will be
extending the comment period to April
NPRM Comment 01/23/15 80 FR 3535 September 29, 2017.
Period Ex- Timetable:
8, 2015. The Omnibus Appropriations tended.
Bill provides that during fiscal year Extended Com- 04/08/15
2016, none of the amounts made Action Date FR Cite
ment Period
available by the Appropriations Bill End. Staff Sent NPRM 08/03/16
may be used to finalize or implement Staff Sends Brief- 11/22/16 to the Commis-
the Safety Standard for Recreational Off- ing Package sion.
Highway Vehicles published by the Assessing Vol- Commission Deci- 08/09/16
CPSC in the Federal Register on untary Stand- sion.
ards to Com- NPRM Published 08/17/16 81 FR 54754
November 19, 2014 (79 FR 68964) (ROV mission.
NPRM) until after the National in the Federal
Commission Deci- 01/25/17 Register.
Academy of Sciences completes a study sion Not to Ter- NPRM Comment 10/31/16
to determine specific information as set minate. Period End.
forth in the Appropriations Bill. Staff Staff Sent Final 08/16/17
ceased work on a Final Rule briefing Staff is Evaluating To Be Determined Rule Briefing
package in FY 2015 and instead engaged Voluntary Package to
the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Standards. Commission.
Association (ROHVA) and Outdoor Commission Ap- 08/24/17
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis proved Final
Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) in the
Rule.
development of voluntary standards for Required: Yes. Final Rule ............ 08/30/17 82 FR 41163
ROVs. Staff conducted dynamic and Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Final Rule Effec- 09/29/17
static tests on ROVs, shared test results Project Manager, Directorate for tive.
with ROHVA and OPEI, and Engineering Sciences, Consumer
participated in the development of Product Safety Commission, National Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
revised voluntary standards to address Product Testing and Evaluation Center, Required: Yes.
staff’s concerns with vehicle stability, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Agency Contact: Randy Butturini,
vehicle handling, and occupant Phone: 301 987–2225, Email: cpaul@ Project Manager, Office of Hazard
protection. The voluntary standards for
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cpsc.gov. Identification and Reduction, Consumer
ROVs were revised and published in
RIN: 3041–AC78 Product Safety Commission, 4330 East
2016 (ANSI/ROHVA 1–2016 and ANSI/
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814,
OPEI B71.9–2016). Staff assessed the
Phone: 301 504–7562, Email:
new voluntary standard requirements
rbutturini@cpsc.gov.
and prepared a termination of
rulemaking briefing package that was RIN: 3041–AD59
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| Dates | Comments should be received in the Office of the Secretary on or before February 12, 2018. | |
| Contact | For further information on the agenda, in general, contact Charu Krishnan, Directorate for Economic Analysis, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408; [email protected] For further information regarding a particular item on the agenda, consult the individual listed in the column headed, ``Contact,'' for that particular item. | |
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