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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC43 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Inaccessible Component Parts in Children's Products Containing Lead 
Abstract: Section 101(b)(2)(B) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016 (August 14, 2008), requires the Commission to promulgate a rule providing guidance with respect to what components, or classes of components, of children's products will be considered to be inaccessible. The CPSIA directs the Commission to promulgate the rule by August 14, 2009. On January 15, 2009, the Commission published a notice of proposed interpretative rule providing guidance on with respect to what product components or classes of components will be considered to be inaccessible under section 101(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110-314. The proposed interpretative rule stated that a lead-containing component part would be evaluated on the accessibility of lead-containing component parts of a children’s product as a result of normal and reasonably foreseeable use and abuse of the product by children based on: accessibility probes specified for sharp points or edges under the Commissions’ regulations at 16 CFR 1500.48-1500.49; and the use and abuse tests set forth under the Commission’s regulations at 16 CFR 1500.50-1500.53 (excluding the bite tests of 1500.51(c) and 1500.52(c)) Children's Products Containing Lead: Exemption for Certain Electronic Devices; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The notice solicited comments on proposed interpretative rule by February 17, 2008. The Commission staff will review public comments on the proposed rule and prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1500   
Legal Authority: PL 110-314, sec 101(b)(2)(B)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/14/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission   12/23/2008    
Commission Decision on Federal Register Notice for Draft NPRM  01/05/2009    
NPRM Published in Federal Register  01/15/2009  74 FR 2439   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/17/2009    
Briefing Package to Commission  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
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:
Kristina M. Hatlelid Ph.D.
Project Manager
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Directorate for Health Sciences, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2558
Email: khatlelid@cpsc.gov