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CPSC RIN: 3041-AB67 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Amendment of Safety Regulations for Cribs 
Abstract: On December 16, 1996, the Commission published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to begin a proceeding that could result in amendment of the safety regulations for full-size and non-full-size cribs, 16 CFR parts 1508 and 1509. Among the regulatory alternatives under consideration is amendment of the regulations to add tests to assure that slats will not disengage from the side panels of cribs. The Commission began this proceeding after considering information about incidents in which crib slats disengaged from the side panels of cribs, creating a risk that children may become entrapped between the remaining slats or fall out of the crib. At the urging of CPSC staff, in April 1999, the voluntary standard for cribs designated, "Specification for Full Size Baby Cribs (ASTM F1169-99)," and published by ASTM International was revised to include performance requirements for crib slats. CPSC staff is currently assessing the adequacy of and conformance with the voluntary standard. Following this assessment, the staff will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration as to whether to continue the rulemaking. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1508 and 1509   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 553, Administrative Procedure Act    15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Recommended Revisions to Voluntary Standard  09/30/1996    
ANPRM  12/16/1996  61 FR 65996   
ANPRM Comment Period End  02/14/1997    
Revisions to Voluntary Standard Approved  04/10/1999    
Voluntary Certification Program Begins  03/01/2000    
Staff Began Monitoring Adequacy of and Conformance with Revised Voluntary Standard  03/27/2001    
Staff Completes Monitoring Adequacy and Conformance  To Be Determined    
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Patricia L Edwards
Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2224
Email: pedwards@cpsc.gov