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CPSC RIN: 3041-AB91 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Portable Bed Rails 
Abstract: The Commission is considering whether certain portable bed rails present an unreasonable risk of injury that should be regulated. A portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult bed to prevent a child from falling out of the bed. Such bed rails may be constructed in a manner that allows children to become entrapped between the portable bed rail and the bed. This entrapment can result in serious injury or death. In October 2000, the Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) addressing this issue. The ASTM International standard for bed rails has since been revised and staff is evaluating the adequacy of, and conformance to, the revised standard. Following this evaluation, the Commission 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: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission  06/28/2000    
Commission Decision  09/21/2000    
ANPRM  10/03/2000  65 FR 58968   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/04/2000    
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission  10/01/2001    
Commission Decision  10/30/2001    
Staff Begins Evaluating Conformance to Voluntary Standard  10/01/2005    
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