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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC22 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: Petition CP 04-1/HP 04-1 Requesting Mandatory Fire Safety Standards for Candles and Candle Accessories 
Abstract: The National Association of State Fire Marshals requested that the Commission issue mandatory safety standards for candles and candle accessories, such as candleholders. The request was docketed as a petition for rulemaking on March 10, 2004. A notice requesting comment on the petition was published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2004. The comment period closed on June 7, 2004. On July 10, 2006, CPSC staff sent a briefing package to the Commission for consideration and recommended that the Commission defer action on the petition. On July 19, 2006, the Commission voted 3-0 to defer the petition and directed staff to provide updates on the progress of voluntary standards activities. Staff provided a status report to the Commission on June 6, 2007, and sent the Commission a subsequent update on June 1, 2011. Staff is preparing for Commission consideration a briefing package with a recommendation for Commission action. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e), Administrative Procedure Act    15 USC 2051, Consumer Product Safety Act    15 USC 1261, Federal Hazardous Substances Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Petition Docketed  03/10/2004    
Notice  04/06/2004  69 FR 18059   
Comment Period End  06/07/2004    
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission  07/10/2006    
Commission Voted to Defer Action  07/19/2006    
Staff Sent Update on Progress of Voluntary Standards Activities to Commissioners  06/06/2007    
Staff Sent Update on Progress of Voluntary Standards Activities to Commissioners  06/01/2011    
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  10/00/2013 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
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:
Scott Ayers
Project Manager
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Directorate for Engineering Sciences, National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2030
Email: sayers@cpsc.gov