Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, CPSC NEWS—CPSC actions open for public comment, (Apr 29, 2015)
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By Pamela C. Maloney, J.D.
As detailed in previous Products Liability 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.
June 1, 2015. A rulemaking proceeding to determine if a mandatory rule, or other regulatory alternative, is necessary to address the strangulation risk to young children on window covering cords. (80 FR 2327, January 16, 2015); comment period extension (80 FR 15173, March 23, 2015)
June 8, 2015 Petition to amend the Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles, 16 CFR part 1610, to require that all clothing textiles be conditioned before flammability testing under the temperature and humidity conditions set forth in ASTM D1776-04, Standard Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles (CPSC Notices, 80 FR 18795, April 8, 2015)
June 19, 2015. Safety standard for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs). (79 FR 68964, November 19, 2014); Comment period extension published at 80 FR 3535, January 23, 2015. Second comment period extension published at 80 FR 18556, April 7, 2015
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