Rulemaking

PROPOSED RULE: January 15, 2009

 On August 14, 2008, Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110–314. The Commission proposes to establish procedures and requirements for: A Commission determination that a commodity or class of materials or a specific material or product does not exceed the lead content limits specified under section 101(a) of the CPSIA; or an exclusion of a commodity or class of materials or a specific material or product under section 101(b), that exceeds the lead content limits under section 101(a), but which will not result in the absorption of any lead into the human body nor have any other adverse impact on public health or safety. This notice sets out and solicits comments on proposed procedures and requirements and information to be supplied with such requests.

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