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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC30 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Regulatory Options for Infant Pillows 
Abstract: On July 13, 2006, the Commission voted 3-0 to grant a petition requesting that the Commission amend the ban on infant pillows under 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(16)(i). The staff prepared a draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning infant pillows to initiate a rulemaking proceeding under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) to identify the product and the risk of injury associated with infant pillows, summarize regulatory alternatives, and invite comments from the public. On September 27, 2006, the Commission issued the ANPRM. Staff reviewed public comments and prepared an options briefing package for Commission consideration. On February 1, 2008, the Commission voted 2-0 to exempt certain nursing pillows from the ban on infant pillows and to terminate rulemaking. On August 15, 2008, staff sent draft Federal Register Notices to the Commission. On August 25, 2008, the Commission voted 2-0 to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which grants a proposed exemption for the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows. The Commission voted further to issue a notice terminating the currently pending rulemaking on infant cushions/pillows other than with respect to the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows. 
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 1500.18(a)(16)(i)   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 553, Administrative Procedure Act    15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff sends Draft ANPRM to Commission  09/07/2006    
Commission Decision  09/14/2006    
ANPRM  09/27/2006  71 FR 56418   
ANPRM Comment Period Ends  11/27/2006    
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  01/24/2008    
Commission Decision  02/01/2008    
Staff Sends Draft FR Notices to Commission  08/15/2008    
Commission Decision  08/25/2008    
NPRM  09/03/2008  73 FR 51384   
Staff Sends Draft FR Notice to the 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:
Suad Wanna-Nakamura Ph.D
Project Manager, Directorate for Health Sciences
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2550
Email: snakamura@cpsc.gov