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CPSC | RIN: 3041-AD51 | Publication ID: Fall 2015 |
Title: ●Petition for Rulemaking to Amend the Standard for Flammability of Clothing Textiles | |
Abstract:
On February 4, 2015, the CPSC's Office of the Secretary received a petition to the Commission to initiate rulemaking to amend the test procedure in 16 CFR part 1610, Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles (the "Standard"). Petitioner, the International Association of Users of Artificial and Synthetic Filament Yarns and Natural Silks, asserts that the pre-test conditioning requirements for textile samples set forth in subsections 1610.6(a)(2)(iv) (for plain surface textile fabrics) and 1610.6(a)(3)(v) (for raised surface textile fabrics) are inappropriate and unrealistic for silk fabrics. The Standard requires that textile specimens be prepared for testing by treating them in an oven at 105° C (221° D) for 30 minutes, then placing them in a dessicator to cool. See 16 CFR subsections 1610.6(a)(2)(iv) and 1610.6(a)(3)(v). Petitioner contends that this process removes all moisture from silk fabric samples, resulting in unrealistic measures of textile flammability. Petitioner asks that the Standard be changed to require that all clothing textile samples, including silk, be conditioned at a lower temperature and at a higher level of humidity. Staff will prepare a briefing package on the petition for Commission consideration. |
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Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time 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: Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104 |
Legal Deadline:
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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: Rohit Khanna Project Manager, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction Consumer Product Safety Commission National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone:301 987-2508 Email: rkhanna@cpsc.gov |