3041-AD23 201210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Petition on Crib Bumpers The Commission received correspondence from the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), dated May 9, 2012, requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking to distinguish and regulate ''hazardous pillow-like'' crib bumpers from ''non-hazardous traditional'' crib bumpers under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (''CPSA''). On June 6, 2012, the request was docketed as a petition (CP 12-2) under the Consumer Product Safety Act. 15 U.S.C. 2056 and 2058. The petitioner asserts that, despite information to the contrary regarding the safety of "traditional" crib bumpers, some are advocating banning all bumpers from the marketplace. Petitioner believes that banning "traditional" bumpers may lead caregivers to add unsafe soft bedding to cribs to serve as a protective barrier from the tight dimensions and hard wooden surface of the crib slats. On June 25, 2012, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition. The comment period ended on August 24, 2012. Staff is reviewing the comments and will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration. Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage Undetermined No Not Yet Determined 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act 15 USC 1262(j), Federal Hazardous Substances Act 15 USC 2058(i), Consumer Product Safety Act No Petition Docketed 06/06/2012 Notice for Comment Published in Federal Register 06/25/2012 77 FR 37836 Comment Period End 08/24/2012 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 02/00/2013 Undetermined Undetermined No No Jonathan Midgett 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 301 504-7692 jmidgett@cpsc.gov Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda MD 20814