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CPSC

RIN: 3041-AB35

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture
Abstract: On October 23, 2003, the Commission issued an ANPRM to expand the scope of the ongoing upholstered furniture flammability proceeding to include both cigarette and small open flame-ignited fires. The staff developed a draft standard addressing both cigarette and small open flame ignition, and held public meetings in 2004 and 2005 to present and discuss the draft. In January, 2006, the staff sent a briefing package containing a revised draft standard and describing regulatory options to the Commission and provided follow-up status reports on various technical research efforts in November 2006 and December 2006. The staff forwarded another options package to the Commission in November 2007. The Commission voted to propose a rule based on the 2007 draft standard. The Commission's proposed standard would not require FR chemicals in fabrics or fillings.
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1640
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1193, Flammable Fabrics Act    5 USC 801

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite ANPRM  06/15/1994  59 FR 30735    Commission Hearing May 5 & 6, 1998 on Possible Toxicity of Flame Retardant Chemicals  03/17/1998  63 FR 13017    Meeting Notice  03/20/2002  67 FR 12916    Notice of September 24 Public Meeting  08/27/2003  68 FR 51564    ANPRM  10/23/2003  68 FR 60629    ANPRM Comment Period End  12/22/2003     Staff Held Public Meeting  10/28/2004     Staff Held Public Meeting  05/18/2005     Staff Sent Status Report to Commission  01/31/2006     Staff Sent Status Report to Commission   11/03/2006     Staff Sent Status Report to Commission  12/28/2006     Staff Sent Options Package to Commission  12/22/2007     Commission Voted to Direct Staff to Prepare Draft NPRM   12/27/2007     Staff Sent Draft NPRM to Commission  01/22/2008     Commission Decision to Publish NPRM  02/01/2008     NPRM  03/04/2008  73 FR 11702    NPRM Comment Period Closes  05/19/2008     Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing Package to Commission  05/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
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: Dale R. Ray Project Manager Consumer Product Safety Commission Directorate for Economic Analysis, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408 Phone:301 504-7704 Email: dray@cpsc.gov