Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—CPSC actions open for public comment, (Apr 12, 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.

April 11, 2024. CPSC has received notice of a revision to a voluntary ASTM standard that is incorporated by reference into CPSC’s mandatory standard for infant swings. If the Commission determines that the revised voluntary standard (ASTM F2088-24) does not improve the safety of infant swings, CPSC will retain its existing mandatory standard (CPSC Notice of availability and request for comment, 89 FR 21497, March 28, 2024).

April 15, 2024. CPSC has issued a direct final rule amending the mandatory safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators to reflect changes made to the entrapment provisions in the voluntary standard (UL 325, Seventh Edition). The rule will take effect on May 13, 2024, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by April 15, 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 FR 18538, March 14, 2024).

April 22, 2024. CPSC has received a rulemaking petition to mandate testing and labeling regarding the slip resistance (traction) of commercial and residential grade floor coverings; floor coatings and treatments; residential and commercial floor cleaning agents; and consumer footwear (CPSC Request for comments on petition for rulemaking, 89 FR 3914, January 22, 2024).

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).

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