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RIN: 3041-AD32

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Amendment--Commission Participation and Commission Employee Involvement in Voluntary Standards Activities
Abstract: The Commission's involvement and staff's participation in voluntary standards activities is governed by the Commission's regulations at 16 CFR part 1031, Commission Participation and Commission Employee Involvement in Voluntary Standards Activities. On May 16, 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report titled, "Consumer Product Safety Commission: A More Active Role in Voluntary Standards Development Should Be Considered," recommending that the Commission review its policy for participating in voluntary standards development activities and determine the feasibility of agency staff assuming a more active, engaged role in developing voluntary standards. On September 4, 2013, staff provided to the Commission for its consideration a briefing package with a draft notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Commission's regulations at 16 CFR part 1031. The draft proposed rule would eliminate prohibitions on staff: (1) participating as voting members of voluntary standard development groups, and (2) accepting leadership positions in voluntary standard development groups. On September 13, 2013, the Commission approved publication of the draft NPRM in the Federal Register, and the NPRM was published on September 20, 2013, with a comment period closing date of October 21, 2013. Staff is preparing a final rule for Commission consideration.
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1031
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2051 to 2083 15 USC 1261 to 1276 15 USC 1191 to 1204 sec 3, 104, 106, 223 PL 110-314 (2008) sec 3, 4 PL 112-28 (2011) ...

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission	09/04/2013
Commission Decision	09/13/2013
NPRM	09/20/2013	78 FR 57818
Comment Period End	10/21/2013
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing Package to Commission	11/00/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Colin Church Voluntary Standards Coordinator Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone:301 504-7245 Email: cchurch@cpsc.gov