[Federal Register: September 23, 1994]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Ch. II


Petition Requesting Development of Safety Standard for Portable
Electric Heaters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has received a petition from Bernard A.
Schwartz requesting development of a safety standard for portable
electric heaters. The Commission solicits written comments concerning
the petition.\1\

    \1\The Commission approved publication of this notice by a vote
of 2-1, Commissioner Jones-Smith dissenting.
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DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the
Secretary by November 22, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition should be mailed to the Office of
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the
Secretary, room 501, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Comments should be captioned ``CP 94-1, Petition for Development of
Safety Standard for Portable Electric Heaters.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207;
telephone (301) 504-0800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence
from Bernard A. Schwartz requesting development of a safety standard
for portable electric heaters as a petition for rulemaking under
provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C.
Sec. 2051 et seq.).
    The petition asserts that portable electric heaters are associated
with residential fires which result in a large number of deaths and
injuries each year. The petition describes the test apparatus, method,
and criteria for a safety standard to eliminate or reduce the risk of
death and injury associated with portable electric heaters.
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or
calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0800. A copy of
the petition is also available for inspections from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room,
room 419, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

    Dated September 19, 1994.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-23490 Filed 9-22-94; 8:45 am]
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