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RIN: 3041-AC10

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Petition CP 03-1/HP 03-1 Requesting a Standard for Bunk Bed Corner Posts
Abstract: A petition from the Danny Foundation requests that the Commission establish a standard to address an alleged hazard of strangulation posed by bunk bed corner posts. The petitioner asserts that, due to the height of bunk beds, corner posts on bunk beds pose a substantial risk to children when the children's clothing, bedding, or other items become caught on the corner posts. On November 8, 2002, the Commission published a notice in the Federal Register to solicit comments on the petition from all interested persons. The comment period closed on January 7, 2003. On April 13, 2004, staff sent a briefing package to the Commission. On July 30, 2004, the Commission voted 3 to 0 to defer action on the petition while the staff continued to work with the ASTM International bunk bed subcommittee on this issue. A revised voluntary standard for bunk beds was published in October 2004. The revised standard incorporates warning language about hangings associated with bunk beds and attaching items to the bed. CPSC staff worked with the subcommittee to develop requirements beyond labeling to address strangulation hazards with vertical protrusions. A revised standard was approved on July 15, 2007. Staff will evaluate the adequacy of, and conformance to, the revised standard, and will 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: Prerule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
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 1262(j), Federal Hazardous Substances Act 15 USC 2058(i), Consumer Product Safety Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Petition Docketed	10/23/2002
Notice	11/08/2002	67 FR 68107
Comment Period End	01/07/2003
Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission	04/13/2004
Commission Voted to Defer Action	07/30/2004
Staff Begins Evaluating Conformance to Voluntary Standard	08/01/2007
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission	11/00/2014

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: Susan Bathalon Mechanical Engineer Consumer Product Safety Commission 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone:301 987-2282 Email: sbathalon@cpsc.gov