[December 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 245)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua031049.wais] [Page 73862-73871] Consumer Product Safety Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XLIX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 73862]] CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) _______________________________________________________________________ CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION 16 CFR Ch. II Regulatory Flexibility Act; Semiannual Regulatory Flexibility and Unified Agendas AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission publishes its semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda. In addition, this document includes an agenda of regulatory actions 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. DATES: The Commission welcomes comments on each subject area of the agenda, particularly from small entities. Written comments concerning the agenda should be received in the Office of the Secretary by January 31, 2003. ADDRESSES: Comments on the regulatory flexibility agenda should be mailed to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207-0001; Telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4423. Comments should be captioned ``Regulatory Flexibility Agenda.'' Comments may also be filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127, or by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda in general, contact Jacqueline Elder, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207-0001, telephone (301) 504-7645, e-mail jelder@cpsc.gov. 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. 601-612) 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 that 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 is also required to contain the name and address of the agency official knowledgeable about the items listed. Further, 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 states that such an agenda may be combined with the agenda published in accordance with the RFA. The regulatory flexibility agenda published below lists the regulatory activities expected to be under development or review during the next 12 months. This agenda also includes regulatory activities that have been completed by the Commission prior to publication. It includes all such activities, whether or not they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 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. All agency contacts have the same address: Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207- 0001. Dated: September 11, 2003. Todd Stevenson, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumer Product Safety Commission--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3989 Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture..................................... 3041--AB35 3990 Petition HP 00--2 Requesting a Rule Declaring Natural Rubber Latex a Strong 3041--AB88 Sensitizer.......................................................................... 3991 Petition CP 02--01 Requesting a Rule Adopting ASTM F400, Safety Standard for 3041--AC01 Lighters as a Consumer Product Safety Standard...................................... 3992 Petition CP 02--3 Requesting a Standard for Hunting Tree Stands and a Ban of Waist 3041--AC07 Belt Restraints Used With Hunting Tree Stands....................................... 3993 Petition CP 03--1/HP 03--1 Requesting a Standard for Bunk Bed Corner Posts.......... 3041--AC10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 73863]] Consumer Product Safety Commission--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3994 Proposed Rule on Baby Bath Seats.................................................... 3041--AC03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Product Safety Commission--Long--Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3995 Amendment of Safety Regulations for Cribs........................................... 3041--AB67 3996 Amendment of the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles................. 3041--AB68 3997 Portable Bed Rails.................................................................. 3041--AB91 3998 Proposed Standard To Address Open--Flame Ignition of Mattresses/Bedding............. 3041--AC02 3999 Test Method for Determining Applicability of Cautionary Labeling and Child-- 3041--AC05 Resistant Packaging to Hydrocarbon--Containing Products in Spray Packaging.......... 4000 Petition CP 02--4/HP 02--1 Requesting a Ban of All--Terrain Vehicles That Are Sold 3041--AC11 for the Use of Children Under 16 Years Old.......................................... 4001 Possible Special Packaging Standard for Household Products Containing Hydroxides.... 3041--AC12 4002 Petition PP 03--1 Requesting an Amendment To Child--Resistance Testing Pass/Fail 3041--AC17 Criterion for Unit Dose Packaging................................................... 4003 Petition CP 03--3 Requesting the Labeling of Weightlifting Bench Press Benches To 3041--AC18 Reduce or Prevent Deaths Due to Asphyxia/Anoxia..................................... 4004 Petition CP 03--2 Requesting Performance Standards for a System To Reduce or Prevent 3041--AC19 Injuries from Contacting the Blade of a Table Saw................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Product Safety Commission--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4005 Petition HP 01--1 Requesting the Development of a Performance Standard for Bicycle 3041--AB94 Handlebars.......................................................................... 4006 Petition HP 01--03 Requesting a Ban on Use of Chromated--Copper--Arsenate (CCA) 3041--AB97 Treated Wood in Playground Equipment................................................ 4007 Petition CP 02--2 Requesting a Rule To Require a Performance Standard for Auxiliary 3041--AC09 Hazard Lighting Systems on Snowmobiles.............................................. 4008 Requirements for Bicycles--Tests and Test Procedures; Correction.................... 3041--AC20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Prerule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3989. FLAMMABILITY STANDARD FOR UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE Priority: Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: 15 USC 1191, Flammable Fabrics Act CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1640 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On June 15, 1994, the Commission published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin a proceeding for development of a flammability standard to address risks of death, injury, and property damage from fires associated with ignition of upholstered furniture by small open--flame sources such as matches, lighters, or candles. The CPSC staff conducted research and developed a draft flammability performance standard. The draft standard was first presented to stakeholders at a 1996 ASTM voluntary standards meeting. The staff also worked with industry and voluntary standards groups to develop possible alternatives to a federal rule. In 1997, the staff forwarded a briefing package containing the draft standard and supporting data to the Commission. In 1998, the Commission held a public hearing to gather additional information beyond that available to the agency on the potential toxicity, health risks, and environmental effects associated with flame--retardant chemicals that might be used to meet a standard. In CPSC's 1999 appropriations legislation, Congress directed the Commission to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for an independent study of potential health hazards associated with the use of flame retardant chemicals that might be used in upholstered furniture fabrics to meet [[Page 73864]] a CPSC standard. The final NAS report was published in July 2000. The report concluded that of 16 flame--retardant chemicals reviewed, 8 could be used in upholstered furniture fabrics without presenting health hazards to consumers. A CPSC staff risk assessment concluded that a number of flame-- retardant chemicals are available that would not present health risks to consumers, although additional data are needed for some other chemicals. The CPSC staff has also worked with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate possible impacts of flame--retardant chemical use on worker safety and the environment. In 2001, the CPSC staff forwarded a briefing package containing an updated draft standard and supporting data to the Commission. In 2002, the Commission staff held a public meeting to receive any new technical information and recommendations from interested parties on the upholstered furniture project. In 2003, the staff forwarded a package to the Commission analyzing the information received at the meeting, and a package recommending that the Commission expand its proceeding to cover both small open flame and cigarette ignition risks. On October 17, 2003, the Commission voted to issue a new ANPRM to start a proceeding to cover both small open flame and cigarette ignition risks. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 06/15/94 59 FR 30735 ANPRM Comment Period End 08/15/94 Staff Briefing of Commission on NPRM 12/18/97 Commission Voted To Defer Action Pending Results of Toxicity Hearing 03/02/98 Commission Hearing May 5 & 6, 1998 on Possible Toxicity of Flame Retardant Chemicals 03/17/98 63 FR 13017 NAS Study Completed (Required by Congress) 07/10/00 Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 11/01/01 Meeting Notice 03/20/02 67 FR 12916 Staff Held Public Meeting 06/18/02 Second Day of Public Meeting 06/19/02 Staff Sent Analysis of Information From Public Meeting to the Commission 02/06/03 Staff Sent Regulatory Options to Commission 07/12/03 Notice of September 24 Public Meeting 08/27/03 68 FR 51564 Commission Decision 10/17/03 ANPRM 10/23/03 68 FR 60629 ANPRM Comment Period End 12/22/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Dale R. Ray, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7704 Email: dray@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB35 _______________________________________________________________________ 3990. PETITION HP 00--2 REQUESTING A RULE DECLARING NATURAL RUBBER LATEX A STRONG SENSITIZER Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from Debi Adkins, Editor, Latex Allergy News, requests that the Commission issue a rule declaring that natural rubber latex (NRL) and products containing NRL are strong sensitizers under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) and require labeling. NRL is in such consumer products as gloves, adhesives, shoes, balloons, pacifiers, and carpet backing, as well as many medical products. The petitioner states that a portion of the population has developed an allergy to latex that can be debilitating, even causing death. On March 21, 2000, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition from all interested persons. On May 24, 2000, at the request of several persons, the Commission published a notice extending the original due date for comments of May 22, 2000, for 30 days to June 21, 2000. Eighty--four comments were received. Before completing the briefing package, the staff asked Federal experts to review the staff's assessment of the health effects related to latex. The staff incorporated comments from this review and has completed a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 03/02/00 Notice 03/21/00 65 FR 15133 Comment Period End 05/22/00 Comment Period Extended 05/24/00 65 FR 33525 Comment Period End 06/21/00 Federal Expert Review Completed 10/28/02 Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 10/16/03 Notice of Staff Briefing and Public Meeting Held on December 10, 2003 11/14/03 68 FR 64610 Commission Decision 12/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Suzanne Barone Ph.D., Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7256 Email: sbarone@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB88 [[Page 73865]] _______________________________________________________________________ 3991. PETITION CP 02--01 REQUESTING A RULE ADOPTING ASTM F400, SAFETY STANDARD FOR LIGHTERS AS A CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2058, Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from the Lighter Association, Inc. requests that the Commission issue a rule adopting an ASTM voluntary standard for lighters as a consumer product safety standard. The voluntary standard contains numerous safety requirements for cigarette lighters. On January 17, 2002, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition from all interested persons. The comment period closed on March 18, 2002. The Lighter Association submitted supplemental information in support of the petition on November 19, 2002. The staff is reviewing all information received and is preparing a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 12/26/01 Notice 01/17/02 67 FR 2420 Comment Period End 03/18/02 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 12/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Rikki Z. Khanna, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7546 Email: rkhanna@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC01 _______________________________________________________________________ 3992. PETITION CP 02--3 REQUESTING A STANDARD FOR HUNTING TREE STANDS AND A BAN OF WAIST BELT RESTRAINTS USED WITH HUNTING TREE STANDS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2058(i), Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from Carol Pollack--Nelson, Ph.D. requests that the Commission issue regulations that would establish a mandatory standard for hunting tree stands to address the risk of falling, and ban waist belt restraints used with the tree stands. On May 1, 2002, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition from all interested persons. The staff is preparing a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 04/15/02 Notice 05/01/02 67 FR 21640 Comment Period End 07/01/02 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 12/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: DeWane J. Ray, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7547 Email: jray@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC07 _______________________________________________________________________ 3993. PETITION CP 03--1/HP 03--1 REQUESTING A STANDARD FOR BUNK BED CORNER POSTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 1262(j), Federal Hazardous Substances Act; 15 USC 2058(i), Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from the Danny Foundation requests that the Commission establish a standard to address an alleged hazard of strangulation posed by bunk bed corner posts. The petitioner asserts that due to the height of bunk beds, corner posts on bunk beds pose a substantial risk to children when the children's clothing, bedding, or other items become caught on the corner posts. On November 8, 2002, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition from all interested persons. The comment period closed on January 7, 2003. The staff is preparing a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 10/23/02 Notice 11/08/02 67 FR 68107 Comment Period End 01/07/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 12/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Debra L. Sweet, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Epidemiology, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7403 Email: dsweet@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC10 [[Page 73866]] _______________________________________________________________________ Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3994. PROPOSED RULE ON BABY BATH SEATS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: An advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2001, requested comments on a rulemaking proceeding that could result in a mandatory rule addressing baby bath seats. These are consumer products used to hold an infant in a bathtub while the child is being bathed. The Commission voted to publish the ANPRM and proceed with rulemaking after considering the staff's analysis of available data and information provided by the petitioners, the Consumer Federation of America and other consumer groups who requested that the Commission ban baby bath seats and bath rings. The staff briefed the Commission on July 28, 2003, and the Commission received oral comments from the public on the same date. The staff evaluated the comments received at the hearing and sent a briefing package to the Commission. On October 16, 2003, the Commission decided to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking and directed the staff to prepare it for the Commission's consideration. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 08/01/01 66 FR 39692 ANPRM Comment Period End 10/01/01 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 05/08/03 Staff Briefed Commission 07/28/03 Hearing 07/28/03 Commission Decision 10/16/03 Staff Sends Draft NPRM to Commission 11/00/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patricia L. Hackett, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7577 Email: phackett@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC03 _______________________________________________________________________ Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3995. AMENDMENT OF SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR CRIBS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553, Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1508; 16 CFR 1509 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On December 16, 1996, the Commission published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin a proceeding that could result in amendment of the safety regulations for full--size and non-- full--size cribs, 16 CFR parts 1508 and 1509. Among the regulatory alternatives under consideration is amendment of the regulations to add tests to assure that slats will not disengage from the side panels of cribs. The Commission began this proceeding after considering information about incidents in which crib slats disengaged from the side panels of cribs, creating a risk that children may become entrapped between the remaining slats or fall out of the crib. At the urging of CPSC staff, in April 1999, the voluntary standard for cribs designated, ``Specification for Full Size Baby Cribs (ASTM F1169-- 99),'' and published by ASTM International was revised to include performance requirements for crib slats. The Commission will consider written comments received in response to the ANPRM, and assess the adequacy of and conformance with the voluntary standard before deciding whether to continue the proceeding by publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking, or terminate further proceedings. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Staff Recommended Revisions to Voluntary Standard 09/30/96 ANPRM 12/16/96 61 FR 65996 ANPRM Comment Period End 02/14/97 Revisions to Voluntary Standard Approved 04/10/99 Voluntary Certification Program Begins 03/01/00 Staff Began Monitoring Adequacy of and Conformance with Revised Voluntary Standard 03/27/01 Staff Completes Monitoring Adequacy and Conformance To Be Determined Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Commission Decision To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patricia L. Hackett, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7577 Email: phackett@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB67 _______________________________________________________________________ 3996. AMENDMENT OF THE STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CLOTHING TEXTILES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 15 USC 1191, Flammable Fabrics Act [[Page 73867]] CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1610 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles prohibits the manufacture, importation, or sale of clothing, and fabrics and related materials intended for use in clothing, which are dangerously flammable because of rapid and intense burning. The standard prescribes the apparatus, procedure, and criteria to be used for testing to determine compliance with that standard. The standard was made mandatory by the Flammable Fabrics Act of 1953 (Pub. L. 83-- 88, 67 Stat. 111; June 30, 1953). Some of the equipment and procedures specified by the standard, particularly those for laundering and cleaning of test specimens, have become obsolete, unavailable, or unrepresentative of current practices. The staff prepared a briefing package describing modifications of the standard that may be needed to assure that the test in the standard is conducted with equipment and procedures representative of conditions to which garments currently are exposed. After consideration of the briefing package, the Commission decided to begin a proceeding for amendment of the standard. An advance notice of proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2002. The staff is reviewing public comments and will develop proposed amendments for Commission consideration. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 06/11/02 Commission Decision 08/28/02 ANPRM 09/12/02 67 FR 57770 ANPRM Comment Period End 11/12/02 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Margaret L. Neily, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7530 Email: mneily@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB68 _______________________________________________________________________ 3997. PORTABLE BED RAILS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Commission is considering whether certain portable bed rails present an unreasonable risk of injury that should be regulated. A portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult bed to prevent a child from falling out of the bed. Such bed rails may be constructed in a manner that allows children to become entrapped between the portable bed rail and the bed. This entrapment can result in serious injury or death. The ASTM standard for bed rails has been revised and staff will evaluate the adequacy of, and conformance to, the revised standard. Following this evaluation, the Commission staff will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration as to whether to continue the rulemaking. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 06/28/00 Commission Decision 09/21/00 ANPRM 10/03/00 65 FR 58968 ANPRM Comment Period End 12/04/00 Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 10/01/01 Commission Decision 10/30/01 Staff Evaluates Conformance to Voluntary Standard To Be Determined Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patricia L. Hackett, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7577 Email: phackett@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB91 _______________________________________________________________________ 3998. PROPOSED STANDARD TO ADDRESS OPEN--FLAME IGNITION OF MATTRESSES/ BEDDING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 1193, Flammable Fabrics Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: In 1995, the Commission staff began a project on mattress fires. Subsequent to that, the Commission docketed two petitions from the Children's Coalition for Fire--Safe Mattresses, FP 00--1 and FP 00--2, requesting certain standards to address the open flame ignition hazard with mattresses/bedding. On October 2, 2001, the Commission voted to grant these two petitions and issue an ANPRM addressing this mattress flammability hazard. The Commission published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register of October 11, 2001, that requested comments on a rulemaking proceeding that could result in a mandatory flammability standard addressing open flame ignition of mattresses/bedding. The staff will address public comments on the ANPRM and prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration with a draft proposed rule for mattresses. The staff is also preparing a briefing package for Commission consideration as to whether to issue an ANPRM to address the flammability of bedding. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 10/11/01 66 FR 51886 ANPRM Comment Period End 12/10/01 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Margaret L. Neily, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for [[Page 73868]] Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7530 Email: mneily@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC02 _______________________________________________________________________ 3999. TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING APPLICABILITY OF CAUTIONARY LABELING AND CHILD--RESISTANT PACKAGING TO HYDROCARBON--CONTAINING PRODUCTS IN SPRAY PACKAGING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 15 USC 1471, Poison Prevention Packaging Act; 15 USC 1261(p), Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On January 3, 2000, CPSC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA) to require child--resistant packaging of prepackaged products that contain liquid hydrocarbons of low viscosity, including aerosol/trigger/pump packaged products (spray products) that expel product in a stream. The final rule issued on October 25, 2001, covered liquid hydrocarbon--containing products other than these spray products. Under current CPSC guidance, special cautionary labeling under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) would also be required for most hydrocarbon--containing spray products that expel product as a stream. The staff has now developed a quantitative test method to identify those hydrocarbon--containing spray products that pose an aspiration hazard. The staff is preparing a briefing package for the Commission's consideration that may recommend using this test method to determine applicability of the FHSA special cautionary labeling and PPPA child-- resistant packaging requirements to spray products that expel product in a stream. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/03/00 65 FR 93 NPRM Comment Period End 03/20/00 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Suzanne Barone Ph.D., Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7256 Email: sbarone@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC05 _______________________________________________________________________ 4000. PETITION CP 02--4/HP 02--1 REQUESTING A BAN OF ALL--TERRAIN VEHICLES THAT ARE SOLD FOR THE USE OF CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS OLD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e) Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2056 Consumer Product Safety Act; 15 USC 1261 Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from the Consumer Federation of America and several other groups requests that the Commission ban adult--sized four--wheel, all--terrain vehicles (ATVs) that are sold for the use of children under age 16. The petitioners assert that these ATVs pose an unreasonable risk of injury and death to children. In January 2003, the Commission released a risk analysis of ATV use. The Commission held a public hearing on June 5, 2003, in Morgantown, West Virginia. The staff is reviewing available information and preparing a briefing package for Commission consideration. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 09/26/02 Notice 10/18/02 67 FR 64353 Comment Period End 12/17/02 Comment Period Extended 12/26/02 67 FR 78776 Comment Period End 03/16/03 Notice of Public Hearing 04/23/03 68 FR 19975 Public Hearing 06/05/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Elizabeth W. Leland, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7706 Email: eleland@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC11 _______________________________________________________________________ 4001. POSSIBLE SPECIAL PACKAGING STANDARD FOR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS CONTAINING HYDROXIDES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 15 USC 1471, Poison Prevention Packaging Act; 15 USC 1261(p), Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Sodium and potassium hydroxide are caustic substances found in many household products. In addition to sodium and potassium hydroxide, other hydroxides, such as calcium, lithium, and ammonium hydroxide are also found in consumer products. There are numerous reports of injuries, ranging from minor irritation to second degree burns of the oral cavity, esophagus, eyes, and skin resulting from exposure to these products. Because of the potential for injury to children, household substances in dry forms containing 10 percent or more by weight of free or chemically unneutralized sodium and/or potassium hydroxide, and all other household substances containing 2 percent or more by weight of free or chemically unneutralized sodium and/or potassium hydroxide currently require child resistant packaging under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Based upon new injury and toxicity information, the staff is considering whether to recommend: (1) requiring [[Page 73869]] special packaging for all hydroxides, and (2) decreasing the percentage of sodium and potassium hydroxide for special packaging to be required. The staff is preparing a briefing package for Commission consideration. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: John W. Boja, Ph.D., Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7300 Email: jboja@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC12 _______________________________________________________________________ 4002. PETITION PP 03--1 REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO CHILD--RESISTANCE TESTING PASS/FAIL CRITERION FOR UNIT DOSE PACKAGING Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 1471, Poison Prevention Packaging Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) requests that the Commission amend the regulatory definition of a child-- resistance test failure for unit dose, i.e., non--reclosable, packaging under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, 15 U.S.C. 1471--1476. Specifically, the HCPC requests that the Commission eliminate the current criterion related to the toxicity of the substance to be packaged and define a unit dose packaging failure to be a child gaining access to more than eight individual unit doses. The staff is reviewing available information and will prepare a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 05/12/03 Other/Notice 06/16/03 68 FR 35614 Other/Comment Period End 08/15/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Commission Decision To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Suzanne Barone Ph.D., Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7256 Email: sbarone@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC17 _______________________________________________________________________ 4003. PETITION CP 03--3 REQUESTING THE LABELING OF WEIGHTLIFTING BENCH PRESS BENCHES TO REDUCE OR PREVENT DEATHS DUE TO ASPHYXIA/ANOXIA Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2051, Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: V. Patteson Lombardi, Ph.D., requests that the Commission issue a rule requiring a warning label on both uprights of weightlifting bench press benches. He asserts that the labeling is necessary to reduce or eliminate deaths due to asphyxia/anoxia caused by being trapped under a bench press barbell. The staff is reviewing available information and will prepare a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 06/24/03 Notice 07/18/03 68 FR 42692 Comment Period End 09/16/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Timothy P. Smith, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Division of Human Factors, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7691 Email: tsmith@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC18 _______________________________________________________________________ 4004. PETITION CP 03--2 REQUESTING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR A SYSTEM TO REDUCE OR PREVENT INJURIES FROM CONTACTING THE BLADE OF A TABLE SAW Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2051, Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Messrs. Fanning, Fulmer, and Gass, et al., request 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 staff is reviewing available information and will prepare a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 06/10/03 Notice 07/09/03 68 FR 40912 Comment Period Extended 09/05/03 68 FR 52753 Comment Period End 11/07/03 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Caroleene Paul, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7540 Email: cpaul@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC19 [[Page 73870]] _______________________________________________________________________ Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 4005. PETITION HP 01--1 REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR BICYCLE HANDLEBARS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act CFR Citation: None Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from Flaura Koplin Winston, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Trauma Link: The Interdisciplinary Pediatric Injury Control Research Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, requests that the Commission develop a performance standard for bicycle handlebars regarding energy dissipation and distribution during impact. The request was docketed as a petition on January 23, 2001. A notice requesting comment on the petition was published in the Federal Register on February 14, 2001. The initial comment period closed on April 16, 2001. The comment period was extended to May 16, 2001. The Commission denied the petition on July 11, 2003. The staff is working with the ASTM International Task Group on Handlebars to develop voluntary performance requirements to address this risk of injury. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 01/23/01 Notice 02/14/01 66 FR 10273 Comment Period End 04/16/01 Notice 04/16/01 66 FR 19429 Comment Period End 05/16/01 Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 06/12/03 Petition Denied 07/11/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Debra L. Sweet, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Epidemiology, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7403 Email: dsweet@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB94 _______________________________________________________________________ 4006. PETITION HP 01--03 REQUESTING A BAN ON USE OF CHROMATED--COPPER-- ARSENATE (CCA) TREATED WOOD IN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined Legal Authority: 15 USC 1262, Federal Hazardous Substance Act CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: A petition from the Environmental Working Group and Healthy Building Network, docketed June 20, 2001, requests that the Commission enact an immediate ban on the use of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood in playground equipment. This treatment is used as a pesticide in the wood. The petitioners assert that a ban is necessary because recent research has shown that arsenic is more carcinogenic than was previously recognized, and is present at significant concentrations on CCA treated wood and in underlying soil. They further assert that the health risks posed by this wood are greater than was previously recognized, and that past risk assessments were incomplete. The petitioners also requested that the Commission review the safety of CCA treated wood for general use. Such a review would not require rulemaking to implement. Therefore, this request was not docketed. On July 13, 2001, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition. The 60--day comment period ended on September 11, 2001. Commission staff reviewed comments received on the petition and conducted studies to obtain exposure data to assess possible health risks to children from the use of CCA-- treated wood in playground equipment. The Conference report accompanying the Commission's FY 2002 appropriation directed the CPSC to submit a report to Congress on its work on CCA treated wood and steps taken to inform State and local governments of that work. The report was submitted to the appropriations committees of both houses of Congress on February 15, 2002. Also, in February 2002, the USEPA announced that the manufacturers of CCA had requested that registrations of CCA be cancelled, effective December 31, 2003. The staff's exposure and risk assessment was reviewed by outside experts. Commission staff prepared an options briefing package, including its risk assessment, that was sent to the Commission on February 7, 2003, for its consideration. The Commission held a public meeting on March 17--18, 2003, that included a briefing by CPSC staff members on their studies and evaluations, as well as testimony from interested public parties. The Commission's staff analyzed comments received at the hearing and after the hearing and prepared another package for the Commission that responds to these comments. On November 4, 2003, the Commission voted to deny the petition. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 06/20/01 Notice on Petition 07/13/01 66 FR 36756 Comment Period End 09/11/01 Notice on Protocols 09/20/01 66 FR 48428 Comment Period End 10/22/01 Expert Assessment Completed 12/01/02 Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission 02/07/03 Public Meeting 03/17/03 Staff Sent Package to the Commission Responding to Public Comments 10/09/03 Petition Denied 11/04/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined Agency Contact: Patricia Bittner, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7263 Email: pbittner@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AB97 _______________________________________________________________________ 4007. PETITION CP 02--2 REQUESTING A RULE TO REQUIRE A PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR AUXILIARY HAZARD LIGHTING SYSTEMS ON SNOWMOBILES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act; 15 USC 2058, Consumer Product Safety Act CFR Citation: None [[Page 73871]] Legal Deadline: None Abstract: In correspondence dated February 8, 2002, Allen J. Lakosky and Michelle Robillard of Snow Glow, Inc., requested that the Commission issue a rule prescribing performance standards for auxilliary lighting systems on snowmobiles. A notice was published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2002, in which the Commission solicited public comments concerning the petition. The staff prepared a briefing package for consideration by the Commission. The Commission denied the petition on August 4, 2003. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Petition Docketed 03/15/02 Notice 04/30/02 67 FR 21222 Comment Period End 07/01/02 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 07/17/03 Petition Denied 08/04/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Timothy P. Smith, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Division of Human Factors, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20207 Phone: 301 504--7691 Email: tsmith@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC09 _______________________________________________________________________ 4008. REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES--TESTS AND TEST PROCEDURES; CORRECTION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Deadline: None Abstract: An immediately effective final rule to correct minor obvious typographical errors in equation defining criteria for the reflective tire and rim test in the Commission's bicycle regulations at 16 CFR part 1512. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 08/18/03 Commission Approved Final Rule for Publication 08/26/03 Final Rule 09/05/03 68 FR 52690 Final Action Effective 09/05/03 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Vincent Amodeo, Project Manager, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Washington, DC 20814 Phone: 301 504--7570 Email: vamodeo@cpsc.gov RIN: 3041-AC20 [FR Doc. 03-24028 Filed 12-19-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-S