Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—CPSC actions open for public comment, (Oct 11, 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.

November 4, 2024. CPSC is announcing the availability of, and requesting comments on, details about incident data relevant to its 2022 proposed rule addressing debris penetration hazards for recreational off-highway vehicles and utility task/terrain vehicles (CPSC Proposed rule; availability of supplemental information; request for comment, 89 Fed. Reg. 80831 (Oct. 4, 2024)).

November 7, 2024. CPSC has reopened the comment period for a notice announcing the availability of incident data relevant to the Commission’s 2023 proposed rule on infant and infant/toddler rockers. The original comment period ended on September 23, 2024. Comments are now due by November 7, 2024 (CPSC Proposed rule; reopening of comment period, 89 Fed. Reg. 80159 (Oct. 2, 2024)).

November 8, 2024. CPSC has issued a direct final rule updating the mandatory safety standard for infant bath seats to incorporate by reference the most recent version of the voluntary standard, ASTM F1967–24, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Seats. The rule will take effect on January 4, 2025, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by November 8, 2024. If such a comment is received, the Commission will publish a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing the direct final rule before its effective date (CPSC Direct final rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 81825 (Oct. 9, 2024)).

November 8, 2024. CPSC has proposed a rule to establish additional performance and labeling requirements for water bead toys and toys that contain water beads. The measure addresses ingestion, choking, aspiration, and insertion hazards (CPSC Notice of proposed rulemaking, 89 Fed. Reg. 73024 (Sept. 9, 2024)).

November 14, 2024. CPSC has proposed a rule to add performance and labeling requirements for toys containing button cell and coin cell batteries. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on October 15, 2024, but was extended by 30 days to November 14, 2024 (CPSC Notice of proposed rulemaking, 89 Fed. Reg. 65791 (Aug. 13, 2024); Extension of comment period, 89 Fed. Reg. 79488 (Sept. 30, 2024)).

December 2, 2024. CPSC has announced the availability of, and is seeking comments on, draft updates to its Public Playground Safety Handbook (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 89 Fed. Reg. 79901 (Oct. 1, 2024)).

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