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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.

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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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 July 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the regulatory flexibility agenda should be 
captioned, ``Regulatory Flexibility Agenda,'' and email 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 fall 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: February 21, 2018.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Long-Term Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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251.......................  Flammability Standard for          3041-AB35
                             Upholstered Furniture.
252.......................  Regulatory Options for             3041-AC31
                             Table Saws.
253.......................  Portable Generators.......         3041-AC36
254.......................  Recreational Off-Road              3041-AC78
                             Vehicles.
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          Consumer Product Safety Commission--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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255.......................  Standard for Infant                3041-AD29
                             Bouncer Seats.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC)

Long-Term Actions

251. 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 developing 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 TB117-2013.
    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 include continuing with or terminating 
rulemaking, pursuing alternative approaches to address the hazard and/
or continuing with voluntary standards development.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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 TB117-
 2013.
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Staff Updates Options Package to               To Be Determined
 Commission.
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    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

252. 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 package 
with a notice of proposed

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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 
conducted a study of table saw incidents that occurred and were 
reported through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System 
(NEISS) between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Staff will 
prepare a report summarizing the 2017 study findings and request the 
Commission publish a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments 
on the report by August 2018. Staff plans to prepare a final rule 
briefing package for Commission consideration in FY 2019.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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 Sent 2016 NEISS Table Saw Type   08/15/17
 Study Status Report to Commission.
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        09/00/19
 Package to Commission.
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    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

253. 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 and is conducting tests to 
assess standards recently developed by UL and PGMA.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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        09/00/19
 Package to Commission.
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    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

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254. 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 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:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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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
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Staff is Evaluating Voluntary                  To Be Determined
 Standards.
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    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

255. Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent agency.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110-314, sec. 104
    Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product 
safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission 
is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary 
standards, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 
promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the 
same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary 
standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards 
would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. 
The CPSIA requires that no later than August 14, 2009, the Commission 
begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or 
toddler products and promulgate two such standards every six months 
thereafter. The Commission proposed a consumer product safety standard 
for infant bouncer seats as part of this series of standards for 
durable infant and toddler products. Staff sent an NPRM briefing 
package for Commission consideration on September 30, 2015. On October 
9, 2015, the Commission voted to publish the proposed rule. The NPRM 
was published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2015, with a 
comment closing date of January 4, 2016. Staff reviewed and responded 
to comments and submitted the final rule briefing package to the 
Commission on August 23, 2017. On September 1, 2017, the Commission 
voted to approve the final rule for publication. The final rule was 
published on September 18, 2017 with an effective date of March 19, 
2018.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to   09/30/15
 Commission.

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Commission Votes to Publish NPRM in    10/09/15
 Federal Register.
NPRM Published in the Federal          10/19/15  80 FR 63168
 Register.
NPRM Comment Period Closed..........   01/04/16
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing        08/23/17
 Package to Commission.
Commission Decision.................   09/01/17
Final Rule..........................   09/18/17  82 FR 43470
Final Rule Effective................   03/19/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Suad Wanna-Nakamura Ph.D., Project Manager, 
Directorate for Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, 
Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987-2550, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3041-AD29

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                                                  CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY                                                 organizations, and other small entities.                                  subject to revision, for the development
                                                  COMMISSION                                                              Section 602 of the RFA (5 U.S.C. 602)                                     or completion of each activity; and the
                                                                                                                          requires each agency to publish, twice                                    name and telephone number of a
                                                  16 CFR Ch. II                                                           each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda                                knowledgeable agency official
                                                                                                                          containing a brief description of the                                     concerning particular items on the
                                                  Semiannual Regulatory Agenda                                            subject area of any rule expected to be                                   agenda.
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Consumer Product Safety                                   proposed or promulgated, which is                                            The internet is the basic means
                                                  Commission.                                                             likely to have a ‘‘significant economic                                   through which the Unified Agenda is
                                                  ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.                                   impact’’ on a ‘‘substantial number’’ of                                   disseminated. The complete Unified
                                                                                                                          small entities. The agency must also                                      Agenda will be available online at:
                                                  SUMMARY:    In this document, the                                       provide a summary of the nature of the                                    www.reginfo.gov in a format that offers
                                                  Commission publishes its semiannual                                     rule and a schedule for acting on each                                    Users the ability to obtain information
                                                  regulatory flexibility agenda. In                                       rule for which the agency has issued a                                    from the Agenda database.
                                                  addition, this document includes an                                     notice of proposed rulemaking.
                                                  agenda of regulatory actions that the                                      The regulatory flexibility agenda also                                    Because publication in the Federal
                                                  Commission expects to be under                                          is required to contain the name and                                       Register is mandated for the regulatory
                                                  development or review by the agency                                     address of the agency official                                            flexibility agendas required by the
                                                  during the next year. This document                                     knowledgeable about the items listed.                                     Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
                                                  meets the requirements of the                                           Furthermore, agencies are required to                                     602), the Commission’s printed agenda
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive                                provide notice of their agendas to small                                  entries include only:
                                                  Order 12866. The Commission                                             entities and to solicit their comments by                                    (1) Rules that are in the agency’s
                                                  welcomes comments on the agenda and                                     direct notification or by inclusion in                                    regulatory flexibility agenda, in
                                                  on the individual agenda entries.                                       publications likely to be obtained by                                     accordance with the Regulatory
                                                  DATES: Comments should be received in                                   such entities.                                                            Flexibility Act because they are likely to
                                                  the Office of the Secretary on or before                                   Additionally, Executive Order 12866                                    have a significant economic impact on
                                                  July 11, 2018.                                                          requires each agency to publish, twice                                    a substantial number of small entities;
                                                  ADDRESSES: Comments on the regulatory
                                                                                                                          each year, a regulatory agenda of                                         and
                                                  flexibility agenda should be captioned,                                 regulations under development or
                                                                                                                          review during the next year, and the                                         (2) Rules that the agency has
                                                  ‘‘Regulatory Flexibility Agenda,’’ and                                                                                                            identified for periodic review under
                                                  email to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments                                    Executive Order states that such an
                                                                                                                          agenda may be combined with the                                           section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
                                                  may also be mailed or delivered to the                                                                                                            Act.
                                                  Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer                                  agenda published in accordance with
                                                  Product Safety Commission, Room 820,                                    the RFA. The regulatory flexibility                                          Printing of these entries is limited to
                                                  4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD                                    agenda lists the regulatory activities                                    fields that contain information required
                                                  20814–4408.                                                             expected to be under development or                                       by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s
                                                                                                                          review during the next 12 months. It                                      agenda requirements. Additional
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                                                                                          includes all such activities, whether or                                  information on these entries is available
                                                  further information on the agenda, in                                   not they may have a significant
                                                  general, contact Charu Krishnan,                                                                                                                  in the Unified Agenda published on the
                                                                                                                          economic impact on a substantial                                          internet.
                                                  Directorate for Economic Analysis, U.S.                                 number of small entities. This agenda
                                                  Consumer Product Safety Commission,                                                                                                                  The agenda reflects an assessment of
                                                                                                                          also includes regulatory activities that                                  the likelihood that the specified event
                                                  4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD                                    appeared in the fall 2017 agenda and
                                                  20814–4408; ckrishnan@cpsc.gov. For                                                                                                               will occur during the next year; the
                                                                                                                          have been completed by the
                                                  further information regarding a                                                                                                                   precise dates for each rulemaking are
                                                                                                                          Commission prior to publication of this
                                                  particular item on the agenda, consult                                                                                                            uncertain. New information, changes of
                                                                                                                          agenda. Although CPSC, as an
                                                  the individual listed in the column                                                                                                               circumstances, or changes in law may
                                                                                                                          independent regulatory agency, is not
                                                  headed, ‘‘Contact,’’ for that particular                                                                                                          alter anticipated timing. In addition, no
                                                                                                                          required to comply with Executive
                                                  item.                                                                                                                                             final determination by staff or the
                                                                                                                          Orders, the Commission does follow
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Commission regarding the need for, or
                                                                                                                          Executive Order 12866 regarding the
                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5                                                                                                               the substance of, any rule or regulation
                                                                                                                          publication of its regulatory agenda.
                                                  U.S.C. 601 to 612) contains several                                        The agenda contains a brief                                            should be inferred from this agenda.
                                                  provisions intended to reduce                                           description and summary of each                                             Dated: February 21, 2018.
                                                  unnecessary and disproportionate                                        regulatory activity, including the                                        Alberta E. Mills,
                                                  regulatory requirements on small                                        objectives and legal basis for each; an                                   Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
                                                  businesses, small governmental                                          approximate schedule of target dates,                                     Commission.

                                                                                                  CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                          Title                                                                                Identifier No.
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                                                  251   ....................   Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture ............................................................................................                       3041–AB35
                                                  252   ....................   Regulatory Options for Table Saws .................................................................................................................                3041–AC31
                                                  253   ....................   Portable Generators .........................................................................................................................................      3041–AC36
                                                  254   ....................   Recreational Off-Road Vehicles .......................................................................................................................             3041–AC78




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                                                                                               CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Regulation
                                                    Sequence No.                                                                                    Title                                                                            Identifier No.

                                                  255 ....................   Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats ..................................................................................................................       3041–AD29



                                                  CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY                                             approaches to address the hazard and/                                        Action                   Date         FR Cite
                                                  COMMISSION (CPSC)                                                   or continuing with voluntary standards
                                                                                                                      development.                                                         Staff Holds Uphol-             04/25/13
                                                  Long-Term Actions                                                                                                                          stered Furniture
                                                                                                                        Timetable:                                                           Fire Safety
                                                  251. Flammability Standard for
                                                  Upholstered Furniture                                                                                                                      Technology
                                                                                                                               Action                  Date              FR Cite             Meeting.
                                                    E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent                                                                                                    Comment Period                 07/01/13
                                                  agency.                                                             ANPRM ...............          06/15/94        59 FR 30735             End.
                                                    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1193; 5                                Commission                     03/17/98        63 FR 13017           Staff Sends Brief-             09/08/16
                                                  U.S.C. 801                                                            Hearing May 5                                                        ing Package to
                                                                                                                        & 6, 1998 on                                                         Commission on
                                                    Abstract: In October 2003, the
                                                                                                                        Possible Tox-                                                        California’s
                                                  Commission issued an advance notice of                                icity of Flame-                                                      TB117–2013.
                                                  proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to                                        Retardant
                                                  address the risk of fire associated with                              Chemicals.                                                         Staff Updates Op-                 To Be Determined
                                                  cigarette and small open-flame ignitions                            Meeting Notice ....            03/20/02        67 FR 12916             tions Package
                                                  of upholstered furniture. The                                       Notice of Public               08/27/03        68 FR 51564             to Commission.
                                                  Commission published a notice of                                      Meeting.
                                                  proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in March                                 Public Meeting ....            09/24/03                                Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                  2008, and received public comments.                                 ANPRM ...............          10/23/03        68 FR 60629           Required: Yes.
                                                  The Commission’s proposed rule would                                ANPRM Comment                  12/22/03                                Agency Contact: Andrew Lock,
                                                  require that upholstered furniture have                               Period End.                                                        Project Manager, Directorate for
                                                  cigarette-resistant fabrics or cigarette                            Staff Held Public              10/28/04                              Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product
                                                  and open flame-resistant barriers. The                                Meeting.                                                           Safety Commission, National Product
                                                  proposed rule would not require flame-                              Staff Held Public              05/18/05                              Testing and Evaluation Center, 5
                                                  resistant chemicals in fabrics or fillings.                           Meeting.                                                           Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850,
                                                  Since the Commission published the                                  Staff Sent Status              01/31/06                              Phone: 301 987–2099, Email: alock@
                                                                                                                        Report to Com-                                                     cpsc.gov.
                                                  NPRM, CPSC staff has conducted testing                                mission.
                                                  of upholstered furniture, using both full-                                                                                                 RIN: 3041–AB35
                                                                                                                      Staff Sent Status              11/03/06
                                                  scale furniture and bench-scale models,                               Report to Com-                                                     252. Regulatory Options for Table Saws
                                                  as proposed in the NPRM. In FY 2016,                                  mission.                                                              E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent
                                                  staff was directed to prepare a briefing                            Staff Sent Status              12/28/06                              agency.
                                                  package summarizing the feasibility of                                Report to Com-                                                        Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553(e); 15
                                                  adopting California’s Technical Bulletin                              mission.                                                           U.S.C. 2051
                                                  117–2013 (TB 117–2013) as a mandatory                               Staff Sent Options             12/22/07                                 Abstract: On July 11, 2006, the
                                                  standard. Staff submitted this briefing                               Package to                                                         Commission voted to grant a petition
                                                  package to the Commission in                                          Commission.                                                        requesting that the Commission issue a
                                                  September 2016 with staff suggestions                               Commission Deci-               12/27/07                              rule prescribing performance standards
                                                  to continue developing of the ASTM                                    sion to Direct
                                                                                                                        Staff to Prepare
                                                                                                                                                                                           for a system to reduce or prevent
                                                  and NFPA voluntary standards. In the                                  Draft NPRM.                                                        injuries from contacting the blade of a
                                                  FY 2017 Operating Plan, the                                         Staff Sent Draft               01/22/08                              table saw. The Commission also
                                                  Commission directed staff to work with                                NPRM to Com-                                                       directed CPSC staff to prepare an
                                                  the California Bureau of Electronic and                               mission.                                                           advance notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings                                  Commission Deci-               02/01/08                              (ANPRM) initiating a rulemaking
                                                  and Thermal Insulation (BEARHFTI), as                                 sion to Publish                                                    proceeding under the Consumer Product
                                                  well as voluntary standards                                           NPRM.                                                              Safety Act (CPSA) to: (1) Identify the
                                                  development organizations, to improve                               NPRM ..................        03/04/08        73 FR 11702           risk of injury associated with table saw
                                                  upon and further refine the technical                               NPRM Comment                   05/19/08                              blade-contact injuries; (2) summarize
                                                  aspects of TB117–2013.                                                Period End.                                                        regulatory alternatives, and (3) invite
                                                    Currently, staff is working with                                  Staff Published                05/19/09                              comments from the public. An ANPRM
                                                  voluntary standards organizations, both                               NIST Report on                                                     was published on October 11, 2011. The
                                                  ASTM and NFPA, and BEARHFTI to                                        Standard Test                                                      comment period ended on February 10,
                                                                                                                        Cigarettes.
                                                  evaluate new provisions and improve                                                                                                      2012. Staff participated in the
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                                                                                                                      Staff Publishes                09/14/12
                                                  the existing consensus standards related                              NIST Report on
                                                                                                                                                                                           Underwriters Laboratories (UL) working
                                                  to upholstered furniture flammability.                                Standard Re-                                                       group to develop performance
                                                  Depending upon progress of the various                                search Foam.                                                       requirements for table saws, conducted
                                                  standards, in FY 2019, staff plans to                               Notice of April 25             03/20/13        78 FR 17140           performance tests on sample table saws,
                                                  prepare a briefing package with options                               Public Meeting                                                     conducted survey work on blade guard
                                                  for Commission consideration that                                     and Request for                                                    use, and evaluated comments to the
                                                  include continuing with or terminating                                Comments.                                                          ANPRM. Staff prepared a briefing
                                                  rulemaking, pursuing alternative                                                                                                         package with a notice of proposed


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                                                  rulemaking (NPRM) and submitted the                       253. Portable Generators                               Commission voted to approve the
                                                  package to the Commission on January                         E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent                 NPRM. The notice was published in the
                                                  17, 2017. The Commission voted to                         agency.                                                Federal Register on November 21, 2016,
                                                  publish the NPRM, and the comment                            Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051                     with a comment period deadline of
                                                  period for the NPRM closed on July 26,                       Abstract: On December 5, 2006, the                  February 6, 2017. In December 2016, the
                                                  2017. Public oral testimony to the                        Commission voted to issue an advance                   Commission voted to extend the
                                                  Commission was heard on August 9,                         notice of proposed rulemaking                          comment period until April 24, 2017, in
                                                  2017. Staff conducted a study of table                    (ANPRM) under the Consumer Product                     response to a request to extend the
                                                  saw incidents that occurred and were                      Safety Act (CPSA) concerning portable                  comment period an additional 75 days.
                                                  reported through the National Electronic                  generators. The ANPRM discusses                        The Commission held a public hearing
                                                  Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)                        regulatory options that could reduce                   on March 8, 2017, to provide an
                                                  between January 1, 2017 and December                      deaths and injuries related to portable                opportunity for stakeholders to present
                                                  31, 2017. Staff will prepare a report                     generators, particularly those involving               oral comments on the NPRM. Staff will
                                                  summarizing the 2017 study findings                       carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The                    review the comments on the NPRM and
                                                  and request the Commission publish a                      ANPRM was published in the Federal                     begin to prepare a final rule briefing
                                                  notice in the Federal Register                            Register on December 12, 2006. Staff                   package for Commission consideration
                                                  requesting comments on the report by                      reviewed public comments and                           in FY 2019. Staff continues to work on
                                                  August 2018. Staff plans to prepare a                     conducted technical activities. In FY                  voluntary standards and is conducting
                                                  final rule briefing package for                           2006, staff awarded a contract to                      tests to assess standards recently
                                                  Commission consideration in FY 2019.                      develop a prototype generator engine                   developed by UL and PGMA.
                                                     Timetable:
                                                                                                            with reduced CO in the exhaust. Also in                  Timetable:
                                                         Action               Date           FR Cite        FY 2006, staff entered into an
                                                                                                            interagency agreement (IAG) with the                            Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                  Commission Deci-           07/11/06                       National Institute of Standards and
                                                    sion to Grant                                           Technology (NIST) to conduct tests with                Staff Sent                07/06/06
                                                    Petition.                                               a generator, in both off-the-shelf and                   ANPRM to
                                                  ANPRM ...............      10/11/11     76 FR 62678                                                                Commission.
                                                                                                            prototype configurations, operating in
                                                  Notice of Exten-           12/02/11     76 FR 75504                                                              Staff Sent Supple-        10/12/06
                                                                                                            the garage attached to NIST’s test house.                mental Material
                                                    sion of Time for
                                                    Comments.
                                                                                                            NIST’s test house, a double-wide                         to Commission.
                                                  ANPRM Comment              12/12/11                       manufactured home, is designed for                     Commission Deci-          10/26/06
                                                    Period End.                                             conducting residential indoor air quality                sion.
                                                  Comment Period             02/10/12                       (IAQ) studies, and the scenarios tested                Staff Sent Draft          11/21/06
                                                    End.                                                    are typical of those involving consumer                  ANPRM to
                                                  Notice to Reopen           02/15/12     77 FR 8751        fatalities. These tests provide empirical                Commission.
                                                    Comment Pe-                                             data on CO accumulation in the garage                  ANPRM ...............     12/12/06   71 FR 74472
                                                    riod.                                                   and infiltration into the house; staff                 ANPRM Comment             02/12/07
                                                  Reopened Com-              03/16/12                                                                                Period End.
                                                    ment Period
                                                                                                            used these data to evaluate the efficacy
                                                                                                            of the prototype in reducing the risk of               Staff Releases            10/10/12
                                                    End.                                                                                                             Research Re-
                                                  Staff Sent NPRM            01/17/17                       fatal or severe CO poisoning. Under this
                                                                                                                                                                     port for Com-
                                                    Briefing Pack-                                          IAG, NIST also modeled the CO                            ment.
                                                    age to Commis-                                          infiltration from the garage under a                   Staff Sends               10/05/16
                                                    sion.                                                   variety of other conditions, including                   NPRM Briefing
                                                  Commission Deci-           04/27/17                       different ambient conditions and longer                  Package to
                                                    sion.                                                   generator run times. In FY 2009, staff                   Commission.
                                                  NPRM ..................    05/12/17     82 FR 22190
                                                                                                            entered into a second IAG with NIST                    NPRM ..................   11/21/16   81 FR 83556
                                                  NPRM Comment               07/26/17
                                                                                                            with the goal of developing CO emission                NPRM Comment              12/13/16   81 FR 89888
                                                    Period End.
                                                                                                            performance requirements for a possible                  Period Ex-
                                                  Public Hearing .....       08/09/17     82 FR 31035
                                                                                                            proposed regulation that would be                        tended.
                                                  Staff Sent 2016            08/15/17
                                                                                                            based on health effects criteria. In 2011,             Public Hearing for        03/08/17   82 FR 8907
                                                    NEISS Table
                                                                                                                                                                     Oral Comments.
                                                    Saw Type                                                staff prepared a package containing staff
                                                    Study Status                                                                                                   NPRM Comment              04/24/17
                                                                                                            and contractor reports on the technology                 Period End.
                                                    Report to Com-                                          demonstration of the low CO emission
                                                    mission.                                                                                                       Staff Sends Final         09/00/19
                                                                                                            prototype portable generator. This                       Rule Briefing
                                                  Staff Sends Final          09/00/19
                                                    Rule Briefing
                                                                                                            included, among other staff reports, a                   Package to
                                                    Package to                                              summary of the prototype development                     Commission.
                                                    Commission.                                             and durability results, as well as end-of-
                                                                                                            life emission test results performed on                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         the generator by an independent                        Required: Yes.
                                                  Required: Yes.                                            emissions laboratory. Staff’s assessment
                                                    Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul,                         of the ability of the prototype to reduce                Agency Contact: Janet L. Buyer,
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                                                  Project Manager, Directorate for                          the CO poisoning hazard was also                       Project Manager, Directorate for
                                                  Engineering Sciences, Consumer                            included. In September 2012, staff                     Engineering Sciences, Consumer
                                                  Product Safety Commission, National                       released this package and solicited                    Product Safety Commission, National
                                                  Product Testing and Evaluation Center,                    comments from stakeholders.                            Product Testing and Evaluation Center,
                                                  5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850,                       In October 2016, staff delivered a                  5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850,
                                                  Phone: 301 987–2225, Email: cpaul@                        briefing package with a draft notice of                Phone: 301 987–2293, Email: jbuyer@
                                                  cpsc.gov.                                                 proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the                      cpsc.gov.
                                                    RIN: 3041–AC31                                          Commission. In November 2016, the                        RIN: 3041–AC36


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                                                  254. Recreational Off-Road Vehicles                     participated in the development of                      5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850,
                                                     E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent                  revised voluntary standards to address                  Phone: 301 987–2225, Email: cpaul@
                                                  agency.                                                 staff’s concerns with vehicle stability,                cpsc.gov.
                                                     Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056; 15                  vehicle handling, and occupant                            RIN: 3041–AC78
                                                  U.S.C. 2058                                             protection. The voluntary standards for
                                                     Abstract: The Commission is                          ROVs were revised and published in
                                                  considering whether recreational off-                   2016 (ANSI/ROHVA 1–2016 and ANSI/
                                                  road vehicles (ROVs) present an                         OPEI B71.9–2016). Staff assessed the                    CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
                                                  unreasonable risk of injury that should                 new voluntary standard requirements                     COMMISSION (CPSC)
                                                  be regulated. ROVs are motorized                        and prepared a termination of
                                                                                                                                                                  Completed Actions
                                                  vehicles having four or more low-                       rulemaking briefing package that was
                                                  pressure tires designed for off-road use                submitted to the Commission on                          255. Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats
                                                  and intended by the manufacturer                        November 22, 2016. The Commission
                                                  primarily for recreational use by one or                voted not to terminate the rulemaking                      E.O. 13771 Designation: Independent
                                                  more persons. The salient                               associated with ROVs.                                   agency.
                                                  characteristics of an ROV include a                       Timetable:                                               Legal Authority: Pub. L. 110–314, sec.
                                                  steering wheel for steering control, foot                                                                       104
                                                  controls for throttle and braking, bench                       Action                Date          FR Cite
                                                                                                                                                                     Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer
                                                  or bucket seats, a roll-over protective                                                                         Product Safety Improvement Act of
                                                                                                          Staff Sends              10/07/09
                                                  structure, and a maximum speed greater                    ANPRM Brief-                                          2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission
                                                  than 30 mph. On October 21, 2009, the                     ing Package to                                        to issue consumer product safety
                                                  Commission voted to publish an                            Commission.                                           standards for durable infant or toddler
                                                  advance notice of proposed rulemaking                   Commission Deci-         10/21/09                       products. The Commission is directed to
                                                  (ANPRM) in the Federal Register. The                      sion.                                                 assess the effectiveness of applicable
                                                  ANPRM was published in the Federal                      ANPRM ...............    10/28/09        74 FR 55495    voluntary standards, and in accordance
                                                  Register on October 28, 2009, and the                   ANPRM Comment            12/22/09        74 FR 67987
                                                                                                                                                                  with the Administrative Procedure Act,
                                                  comment period ended December 28,                         Period Ex-
                                                                                                            tended.                                               promulgate consumer product safety
                                                  2009. The Commission received two                                                                               standards that are substantially the same
                                                                                                          Extended Com-            03/15/10
                                                  letters requesting an extension of the                    ment Period                                           as the voluntary standard or more
                                                  comment period. The Commission                            End.                                                  stringent than the voluntary standard if
                                                  extended the comment period until                       Staff Sends              09/24/14                       the Commission determines that more
                                                  March 15, 2010. Staff conducted testing                   NPRM Briefing                                         stringent standards would further
                                                  and evaluation programs to develop                        Package to                                            reduce the risk of injury associated with
                                                  performance requirements addressing                       Commission.                                           the product. The CPSIA requires that no
                                                  vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and                Staff Sends Sup-         10/17/14
                                                                                                                                                                  later than August 14, 2009, the
                                                  occupant protection. On October 29,                       plemental Infor-
                                                                                                            mation on                                             Commission begin rulemaking for at
                                                  2014, the Commission voted to publish                                                                           least two categories of durable infant or
                                                                                                            ROVs to Com-
                                                  an NPRM proposing standards                               mission.                                              toddler products and promulgate two
                                                  addressing vehicle stability, vehicle                   Commission Deci-         10/29/14                       such standards every six months
                                                  handling, and occupant protection. The                    sion.                                                 thereafter. The Commission proposed a
                                                  NPRM was published in the Federal                       NPRM Published           11/19/14        79 FR 68964    consumer product safety standard for
                                                  Register on November 19, 2014. On                         in Federal Reg-                                       infant bouncer seats as part of this series
                                                  January 23, 2015, the Commission                          ister.                                                of standards for durable infant and
                                                  published a notice of extension of the                  NPRM Comment             01/23/15        80 FR 3535
                                                                                                                                                                  toddler products. Staff sent an NPRM
                                                  comment period for the NPRM,                              Period Ex-
                                                                                                            tended.                                               briefing package for Commission
                                                  extending the comment period to April                                                                           consideration on September 30, 2015.
                                                                                                          Extended Com-            04/08/15
                                                  8, 2015. The Omnibus Appropriations                       ment Period                                           On October 9, 2015, the Commission
                                                  Bill provides that during fiscal year                     End.                                                  voted to publish the proposed rule. The
                                                  2016, none of the amounts made                          Staff Sends Brief-       11/22/16                       NPRM was published in the Federal
                                                  available by the Appropriations Bill                      ing Package                                           Register on October 19, 2015, with a
                                                  may be used to finalize or implement                      Assessing Vol-                                        comment closing date of January 4,
                                                  the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-                 untary Stand-                                         2016. Staff reviewed and responded to
                                                  Highway Vehicles published by the                         ards to Com-
                                                                                                                                                                  comments and submitted the final rule
                                                  CPSC in the Federal Register on                           mission.
                                                                                                          Commission Deci-         01/25/17                       briefing package to the Commission on
                                                  November 19, 2014 (79 FR 68964) (ROV                                                                            August 23, 2017. On September 1, 2017,
                                                                                                            sion Not to Ter-
                                                  NPRM) until after the National                            minate.                                               the Commission voted to approve the
                                                  Academy of Sciences completes a study                                                                           final rule for publication. The final rule
                                                  to determine specific information as set                Staff is Evaluating          To Be Determined           was published on September 18, 2017
                                                  forth in the Appropriations Bill. Staff                   Voluntary                                             with an effective date of March 19,
                                                  ceased work on a Final Rule briefing                      Standards.                                            2018.
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                                                  package in FY 2015 and instead engaged
                                                                                                            Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                          Timetable:
                                                  the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle
                                                  Association (ROHVA) and Outdoor                         Required: Yes.
                                                                                                                                                                           Action      Date        FR Cite
                                                  Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) in the                   Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul,
                                                  development of voluntary standards for                  Project Manager, Directorate for                        Staff Sends         09/30/15
                                                  ROVs. Staff conducted dynamic and                       Engineering Sciences, Consumer                            NPRM Briefing
                                                  static tests on ROVs, shared test results               Product Safety Commission, National                       Package to
                                                  with ROHVA and OPEI, and                                Product Testing and Evaluation Center,                    Commission.



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                                                         Action             Date           FR Cite               Action                Date          FR Cite        Agency Contact: Suad Wanna-
                                                                                                                                                                  Nakamura Ph.D., Project Manager,
                                                  Commission               10/09/15                       Staff Sends Final         08/23/17                      Directorate for Health Sciences,
                                                    Votes to Pub-                                           Rule Briefing                                         Consumer Product Safety Commission,
                                                    lish NPRM in                                            Package to
                                                                                                                                                                  National Product Testing and
                                                    Federal Reg-                                            Commission.
                                                    ister.                                                Commission Deci-          09/01/17                      Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
                                                  NPRM Published           10/19/15     80 FR 63168         sion.                                                 Rockville, MD 20850, Phone: 301 987–
                                                    in the Federal                                        Final Rule ............   09/18/17       82 FR 43470    2550, Email: snakamura@cpsc.gov.
                                                    Register.                                             Final Rule Effec-         03/19/18
                                                                                                                                                                    RIN: 3041–AD29
                                                  NPRM Comment             01/04/16                         tive.
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2018–11233 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                    Period Closed.
                                                                                                            Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
                                                                                                          Required: Yes.
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Document Created: 2018-11-02 11:58:54
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 11:58:54
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionUnknown Section
ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
DatesComments should be received in the Office of the Secretary on or before July 11, 2018.
ContactFor 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.
FR Citation83 FR 27238 

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