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Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Mattresses, Mattress Pads, and/or Mattress Sets: Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, July 28, 2010 [PDF]

Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Clothing Textiles: Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, July 28, 2010 [PDF]

Accreditation of Three Laboratories as “Firewalled” Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, July 27, 2010 [PDF]

Children's Products Containing Lead; Technological Feasibility of 100 ppm for Lead Content, Docket No. CPSC-2010-0080, July 27, 2010 - Comments due by September 27, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Safety Standards for Full-Size Baby Cribs and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed Rule, 16 CFR Parts 1219, 1220 and 1500, Docket CPSC 2010-0075, July 23, 2010 - Comments due by October 6, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Revocation of Requirements for Full-Size Baby Cribs and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs, 16 CFR Parts 1508 and 1509, Docket CPSC 2010-0075, July 23, 2010 - Comments due by October 6, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Full-Size and Non-Full- Size Baby Cribs; Withdrawal of Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 16 CFR Parts 1508 and 1509, July 23, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Carpets and Rugs: Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, 16 CFR Parts 1630 and 1631, Docket No. CPSC-2010-0078, July 21, 2010 - Comments due by August 20, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Vinyl Plastic Film: Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, 16 CFR 1611, Docket No. CPSC-2010-0079, July 21, 2010 - Comments due by August 20, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles 16 CFR Part 1218, Notice of Reopening of Comment Period, Docket No. CPSC-2010-0028, July 20, 2010 - Comments due by September 10, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection (Docket CPSC-2009-0066); Safety Standard for Infant Walkers, June 21, 2010 - Comments due by August 20, 2010 [Text] [PDF]

Online Registration for Second Meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on Phthalates

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CPSC Public Workshop: CPSIA Product Testing, December 10 - 11, 2009

Report to Congress on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), January 15, 2010 (PDF) (Links to Commissioners' Statements are at the end of the report)

Required Actions Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Timeline [PDF]

Letter from Acting Chairman Nord to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

Letter from Commissioner Moore to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

Notice of Commission Action on the Stay of Enforcement of Testing and Certification Requirements, Federal Register Notice, December 28, 2009

CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Children’s Product Safety Laws Taking Effect in February; Guidance Intended for Resellers of Children’s Products, Thrift and Consignment Stores

CPSIA Overview, September 4, 2008 (Presentations Only)

Guide to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities [PDF]

Updated Handbook for Resale Stores and Product Resellers, August 6, 2009 [PDF]

Frequently Asked Questions about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

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