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RIN: 3041-AD31

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Accessible Cords on Window Covering Products
Abstract: The Commission received a petition from a group of nine organizations representing consumer groups, safety consultants, and legal counsel: Parents for Window Blind Safety, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Kids in Danger, Public Citizen, U.S. PIRG, Independent Safety Consulting, Safety Behavior Analysis, Inc., and Onder, Shelton, O'Leary & Peterson. The petition requested that the Commission initiate proceedings to promulgate a mandatory standard to eliminate accessible cords on window covering products. The request was docketed on June 26, 2013, as Petition CP 13-2, under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The petition asserts that a mandatory rule is necessary because attempts to develop a voluntary standard that adequately mitigates the risk of injury associated with window covering cords have been unsuccessful. On July 2, 2013, the Commission voted unanimously to approve publication in the Federal Register of a notice soliciting comments on the petition. The notice was published on July 15, 2013. The comment period closed on September 13, 2013. Staff is preparing for Commission consideration a briefing package on the petition.
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 Procedures Act 15 USC 2051, Consumer Product Safety Act

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Petition Docketed	06/26/2013
Notice for Comment Published in Federal Register	07/15/2013	78 FR 42026
Comment Period End	09/13/2013
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission	11/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Rana Balci-Sinha Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences Consumer Product Safety Commission National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone:301 987-2584 Email: rbalcisinha@cpsc.gov