Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—CPSC actions open for public comment, (May 1, 2024)

By WK Editorial Staff

Consumer Product Safety Commission actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following Consumer Product Safety Commission actions are open for public comment until the dates indicated below. Comments may be submitted to the docket number identified in the heading of the document by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions), preferably in five copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.

May 4, 2024. CPSC has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on potential regulatory requirements to reduce the risk of injury associated with mechanical hazards of electric bicycles. Electrical hazards such as those related to batteries are not within the scope of the current proceeding (CPSC Advance notice of proposed rulemaking, 89 FR 18861, March 15, 2024).

May 23, 2024. CPSC has announced the availability of details on incident data relevant to the proposed rules for nursing pillows and infant support cushions published in September 2023 and January 2024, respectively. The Commission also requests input on how a final rule should address nursing pillow covers (CPSC Proposed rules; availability of supplemental information; requests for comments, 89 FR 30294 and 89 FR 30295, April 23, 2024).

June 17, 2024. CPSC has proposed a rule to revise the existing safety standard for cradles and bassinets to address additional hazards and provide the highest possible level of safety for infants. The proposed rule would incorporate by reference the 2022 version of ASTM’s voluntary standard for bassinets and cradles, but with modifications providing for more stringent requirements (CPSC Notice of proposed rulemaking, 89 FR 27246, April 16, 2024).

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