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RCA: Final Rule to Amend Substantial Product Hazard List to Include Seasonal and Decorative Lighting Products

April 28, 2015

Draft

Record of Commission Action

(Briefing Package dated April 22, 2015)

Decision

The Commission voted unanimously (5-0) to approve publication in the Federal Register of the draft final rule, as drafted, to state that seasonal and decorative lighting products that do not contain one or more of three readily observable characteristics (minimum wire size, sufficient strain relief, or overcurrent protection) constitute a substantial product hazard under section 15G) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2064(j).

Commissioners Voting

Ballot vote due April 28, 2015.

  • Chairman Elliot F. Kaye
  • Commissioner Robert S. Adler
  • Commissioner Marietta S. Robinson
  • Commissioner Ann Marie Buerkle
  • Commissioner Joseph P. Mohorovic
Type
Records of Commission Action and Commission Meeting Minutes
Date
Report an unsafe product