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CPSC RIN: 3041-AD23 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Petition on Crib Bumpers 
Abstract: 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 reviewed the comments and submitted a briefing package to the Commission on May 15, 2013, recommending that the Commission grant the petition. The Commission directed the staff to (1) provide the Commission with a briefing package describing the possible regulatory actions the Commission may take to address the risk of injury associated with crib bumpers, and (2) explore, and as possible, develop performance requirements and test methods that identify which types of crib bumpers have characteristics that present safety hazards. Staff is preparing 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  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  05/15/2013 
Commission Decision  05/24/2013 
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  01/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jonathan Midgett
Engineering Psychologist
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2561
Email: jmidgett@cpsc.gov