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CPSC | RIN: 3041-AD49 | Publication ID: Spring 2016 |
Title: Petition for Rulemaking for Various Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants | |
Abstract:
The Commission received a petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking under the FHSA to declare several categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame retardants to be "banned hazardous substances." Specifically, the request asks the Commission to declare that: -any durable infant or toddler product, children's toy, child care article, or other children's product (other than children's car seats) that contains additive organohalogen flame retardants, is a "banned hazardous substance"; -any article of upholstered furniture sold for use in residences and containing additive organohalogen flame retardants is a "hazardous substance" and a "banned hazardous substance"; -any mattress or mattress pad with additive organohalogen flame retardants is a "hazardous substance" and a banned hazardous substance"; and -any electronic device with additive organohalogen flame retardants in its plastic casing is a "hazardous substance" and a "banned hazardous substance." Staff will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration. |
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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: 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 15 U.S.C. 1262 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: Undetermined | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Melanie Biggs Project Manager, Directorate for Health Sciences Consumer Product Safety Commission National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone:301 987-2593 Email: mbiggs@cpsc.gov |