[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2-3]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33068]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1109 and 1500
[Docket No. CPSC-2011-0081]
Amendment To Clarify When Component Part Testing Can Be Used and
Which Textile Products Have Been Determined Not To Exceed the Allowable
Lead Content Limits; Delay of Effective Date and Reopening of Comment
Period
AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; delay of effective date and reopening of
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'' or
``CPSC'') published a direct final rule (``DFR'') and notice of
proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') in the same issue of the Federal Register
on October 14, 2015, clarifying when component part testing can be used
and clarifying which textile products have been determined not to
exceed the allowable lead content limits. Because the comment period
deadline for the DFR was stated incorrectly on regulations.gov, the
Commission is reopening the comment period to accept comments submitted
by January 13, 2016, and is delaying the effective date of the DFR to
February 12, 2016.
DATES: The effective date of the direct final rule published on October
14, 2015, at 80 FR 61729, which was delayed from December 14, 2015,
until January 13, 2016 by a document published on November 19, 2015 at
80
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FR 72342, November 19, 2015, is further delayed from January 13, 2016,
until February 12, 2016. The rule will be effective unless we receive a
significant adverse comment. If we receive a significant adverse
comment, we will publish notification in the Federal Register
withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The
comment date is extended to January 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2011-
0081, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the following way:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through: http://www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
Written Submissions
Submit written submissions in the following way:
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier, preferably in five copies, to: Office
of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this notice. All comments received may be posted
without change, including any personal identifiers, contact
information, or other personal information provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information,
trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information
electronically. Such information should be submitted in writing.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov and insert the
Docket No. CPSC-2011-0081 into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Hatlelid, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
Directorate for Health Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; (301) 987-2558;
email; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 14, 2015, the Commission
published a DFR and an NPR in the Federal Register, clarifying when
component part testing can be used and clarifying which textile
products have been determined not to exceed the allowable lead content
limits. (DFR, 80 FR 61729 and NPR, 80 FR 61773). In response to a
request for additional time to comment, the Commission published a
document extending the comment period until December 14, 2015, and
providing that unless the Commission receives a significant adverse
comment by December 14, 2015, the rule would become effective on
January 13, 2016. 80 FR 72342. The comment period for the DFR was
stated incorrectly on regulations.gov as January 13, 2016. Therefore,
the Commission is publishing this document to reopen the comment period
to allow for submission of comments until January 13, 2016, and
delaying the effective date, accordingly, to February 12, 2016.
Dated: December 29, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-33068 Filed 12-31-15; 8:45 am]
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