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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC97 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies 
Abstract: Section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, requires the Commission to publish requirements for third party conformity assessment bodies to assess conformity with a children's product safety rule, and to maintain on its Web site an up-to-date list of Commission-accepted third party conformity assessment bodies. Section 14(e) of the CPSA provides that the Commission may withdraw or suspend its acceptance of a third party conformity assessment body. The Commission will be considering a rule that would (1) codify the requirements and procedures that a third party conformance body must meet to become a Commission-accepted third party conformity assessment body; (2) address how a third party conformity assessment body may voluntarily discontinue participation in the Commission's children's product assessment program; and (3) describe the grounds and procedures for withdrawal or suspension of Commission acceptance of a third party conformity assessment body. On March 14, 2012, staff submitted for Commission consideration a briefing package on a proposed rule. On April 27, 2012, the Commission voted unanimously to approve publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register. The proposed rule published on May 24, 2012. The Comment period ended on August 7, 2012. Following review of the comments, staff will send to the Commission a briefing package on the final rule. 
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 1112 and 1118   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2063   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission  03/14/2012 
Commission Decision  04/27/2012 
NPRM published in Federal Register  05/24/2012  77 FR 31086   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/07/2012 
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  12/00/2012 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  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:
Randy Butturini
Project Manager, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction
Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone:301 504-7562
Email: rbutturini@cpsc.gov