In this document, the Commission publishes its regulatory flexibility agenda. Information in this agenda was accurate as of November 2025 when the Commission prepared this agenda.
In this document, the Commission publishes its regulatory flexibility agenda. Information in this agenda was accurate as of November 2025 when the Commission prepared this agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information on the agenda, in general, contact Tayyaba Zeb, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408; telephone: (301) 504-7500;
email:TZeb@cpsc.gov.
For further information regarding a particular item on the agenda, contact the person listed in the column titled “Contact” for that item.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Regulatory Flexibility Act states that agencies shall publish in the
Federal Register
a semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda describing those agency rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602. The summary information published in the
Federal Register
is limited to those rules.
Additionally, Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review,
states that agencies shall publish an agenda of regulatory actions that the agency expects to be under development or review. Information regarding the rulemakings the Commission expects to consider in the next 12 months is included in the Federal Government's Unified Regulatory Agenda, which will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov.
The Commission's entries in the Unified Regulatory Agenda are accurate as of November 2025 and contain an assessment of the likelihood that the specified event will occur during the next year; the precise dates for each rulemaking may be uncertain. New information, changes of circumstances, or changes in the law may alter anticipated timing. In addition, the information in the Unified Regulatory Agenda does not represent a final determination by the Commission regarding the need for, or the substance of, any rule or regulation.
Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) is the Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act. This Act requires the Commission to: (1) examine and assess voluntary safety standards for certain infant or toddler products, and (2) promulgate mandatory consumer product safety standards that are substantially the same as the voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standards if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with these products. Section 104 also requires the Commission to periodically review and revise durable infant or toddler standards to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of
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safety for such products that is feasible. On February 28, 2024, staff sent a briefing package with a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to the Commission to update the Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles to address hazards associated with the use of bassinets on elevated and soft surfaces, ensure bassinets provide a flat, firm sleep surface, and to provide updated and accurate warnings. On March 20, 2024, the Commission voted to publish an NPR, with amendments to the draft that staff submitted. The NPR published on April 16, 2024, with a comment period closing on June 17, 2024. 89 FR 27246. On May 22, 2024, the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), on behalf of JPMA's members and ten companies that individually cosigned the request, submitted a request for a 90-day extension of the NPR comment period. On June 18, 2024, the Commission published a 45-day comment period extension, ending on August 1, 2024. 89 FR 51476. On August 1, 2025, ASTM updated its voluntary standard for bassinets and cradles. Staff is reviewing and will make recommendations for Commission action as appropriate.
Abstract: In 2006, the Commission granted a petition asking that the Commission issue a rule to prescribe performance standards for an active injury mitigation (AIM) system to reduce or prevent injuries from contacting the blade of a table saw. The Commission subsequently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would establish a performance standard requiring table saws to limit the depth of cut to 3.5 millimeters when a test probe, acting as a surrogate for a human body/finger, contacts the table saw's spinning blade. Staff has conducted several studies to provide information for the rulemaking. In November 2023, the Commission published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) based on analysis of newly available incident data, evaluation of newly available products, and other market information that did not exist at the time of the 2017 NPRM. On February 28, 2024, the Commission provided an opportunity for interested parties to make oral presentations on the SNPRM. The hybrid hearing was held in person at CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. On September 29, 2025, the Commission withdrew this rulemaking. 90 FR 46541.
Abstract: Staff conducted testing and evaluation programs to develop performance requirements addressing vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection. In 2014, the Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) proposing standards addressing vehicle stability, vehicle handling, and occupant protection for recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs). Congress directed in fiscal year 2016, and reaffirmed in subsequent fiscal year appropriations, that none of the amounts made available by the Appropriations Bill may be used to finalize or implement the proposed Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles until after the
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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 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. In the Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Plan, the Commission directed staff to prepare a rulemaking termination briefing package. Staff submitted a briefing package to the Commission on September 16, 2020, that recommended termination of the rulemaking. On September 22, 2020, the Commission voted 2-2 on this matter. A majority was not reached, and no action is being taken. On September 29, 2025, the Commission withdrew this rulemaking. 90 FR 46541.
Abstract: On April 28, 2021, staff submitted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) briefing package for Commission consideration concerning fire hazards associated with recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs), utility terrain vehicles/utility task vehicles (UTVs), and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and debris-penetration hazards associated with ROVs and UTVs. The Commission published the ANPR on May 11, 2021 (86 FR 25817). Staff evaluated comments on the ANPR and conducted research. On May 18, 2022, staff submitted to the Commission a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for safety standards for ROVs/UTVs to prevent debris penetration injuries. The NPR published on July 21,2022. The written comment period on the NPR closed on September 19, 2022. Staff is redacting data for release for additional public comment and will make those available and open a comment period in a forthcoming Notice of Availability. Staff was directed to prepare a final rule briefing package for submission to the Commission in fiscal year 2024. As noted, the fire hazards associated with Off-Highway Vehicles were addressed in the ANPRM, along with the debris penetration hazards. However, fire hazards were not addressed in the NPRM. Staff continues to engage the standard development organizations (SDOs) for off highway vehicles to develop voluntary standard requirements to reduce fire hazards associated with ATVs, ROVs, and UTVs. The fire hazards associated with Off-Highway Vehicles will be addressed in a separate rulemaking. On September 29, 2025, the Commission withdrew this rulemaking. 90 FR 46541.
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Staff Sends ANPR Briefing Package to Commission (for Fire and Debris Penetration Hazards)
Abstract: Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to consult with representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, to assess the effectiveness of voluntary standards for durable infant
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or toddler products, and then to promulgate mandatory standards for these products. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(1). The mandatory standard must be substantially the same as any voluntary standard, or may be more stringent than any voluntary standard, if the Commission determines that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product.
Id.
Under this authority, the Commission directed staff to develop a proposed rule for Infant Support Cushions. Staff delivered an NPR briefing package to the Commission on November 8, 2023. On November 29, 2023, the Commission voted to approve publication of the NPR. The NPR was published in the
Federal Register
on January 16, 2024, and the public comment period closed on March 18, 2024. 89 FR 2530. On April 23, 2024, CPSC published a notice of availability (NOA) with a 30-day comment period that closed on May 23, 2024. The NOA announced the availability of, and sought comments from the public on, the incident data relied upon for the NPR. Staff delivered a draft final rule to the Commission on September 25, 2024. On October 16, 2024, the Commission voted 5-0 to publish a final rule establishing a safety standard for infant support cushions. The final rule was published in the
Federal Register
on November 4, 2024. The rule is effective May 5, 2025.
Agency Contact: Ashley Johnson, Project Manager, Division of Pharmacology and Physiology Assessment, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850
Abstract: Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to consult with representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product engineers and experts, to assess the effectiveness of voluntary standards for durable infant or toddler products, and then to promulgate mandatory standards for these products. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(1). The mandatory standard must be substantially the same as any voluntary standard, or it may be more stringent than any voluntary standard, if the Commission determines that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product.
Id. Under this authority, the Commission directed staff to develop a proposed rule for Nursing Pillows. Staff delivered a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) briefing package to the Commission on August 23, 2023. On September 8, 2023, the Commission voted to approve publication of the NPR in the
Federal Register
. The NPR was published in the
Federal Register
on September 26, 2023, and the public comment period closed on November 27, 2023. 88 FR 65865. Staff delivered a notice of availability (NOA) for data to the Commission on April 10, 2024. On April 17, 2024, the Commission voted to approve publication of the NOA in the
Federal Register
. The NOA was published in the
Federal Register
on April 23, 2024, and the public comment period closed on May 23, 2024. Staff delivered a final rule package to the Commission on August 21, 2024, and delivered a supplement to staff's draft final rule for nursing pillows on September 12, 2024. On September 18, 2024, the Commission voted to approve publication of staff's supplemental draft final rule establishing a safety standard for nursing pillows, as amended by the Commission. The final rule was published in the
Federal Register
on October 25, 2024, with an effective date of April 23, 2025.
Agency Contact: Timothy P. Smith, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Division of Human Factors, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207
Abstract: ASTM F963,
Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety,
established a voluntary standard for aquatic toys, which includes neck floats. Section 106 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a CPSC mandatory consumer product safety standard. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(a). Section 106 requires the Commission to periodically review and revise this standard to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(c). Section 106 also requires the Commission to assess the effectiveness of ASTM F963 and the adequacy of the standard to protect children from safety hazards associated with toys, and, thereafter, promulgate consumer product safety rules that are more stringent than existing standards if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with
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such toys. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(d). Under these authorities, the Commission proposed to establish a mandatory standard for neck floats that provides the highest level of safety feasible. This proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register
on November 20, 2024. The comment period closed on January 21, 2025. Staff sent a final rule briefing package for Commission consideration on August 18, 2025. On August 21, 2025, the Commission voted to publish the final rule in the
Federal Register
. The final rule published in the
Federal Register
on December 15, 2026, with an effective date of June 15, 2026.
Abstract: Section 106 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963,
Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety,
shall be a CPSC mandatory consumer product safety standard. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(a). Section 106(d) requires CPSC to assess the effectiveness of ASTM F963 and the adequacy of the standard to protect children from safety hazards associated with toys and, thereafter, promulgate consumer product safety rules “that are more stringent” than existing standards if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would “further reduce the risk of injury associated with such toys.” 15 U.S.C. 2056b(d). Pursuant to section 106(c), the Commission shall periodically review and revise “standards issued under section 106 to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible.” 15 U.S.C. 2056b(c). Under these authorities, the Commission adopted a proposed rule that proposes to establish a mandatory standard for water bead toys that provides the highest level of safety feasible. This proposed rule was published in the
Federal Register
on September 9, 2024, with the comment period closing November 8, 2024. 89 FR 73024. Staff sent a final rule briefing package for Commission consideration on August 18, 2025. On August 21, 2025, the Commission voted to publish the final rule in the
Federal Register
. The final rule published in the
Federal Register
on December 12, 2026, with an effective date of March 12, 2026.
Agency Contact: Matthew Kresse, Project Manager, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850
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