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CPSC RIN: 3041-AB35 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture 
Abstract: On October 23, 2003, the Commission issued an ANPRM to address the risk of fire associated with cigarette and small open flame ignitions of upholstered furniture. The Commission published an NPRM in March 2008 and received public comments. The Commission's proposed rule would require that upholstered furniture have cigarette-resistant fabrics or cigarette- and open flame-resistant barriers. The proposed rule would not require FR chemicals in fabrics or fillings. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1634   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1193, Flammable Fabrics Act    5 USC 801   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  06/15/1994  59 FR 30735   
Commission Hearing May 5 & 6, 1998 on Possible Toxicity of Flame Retardant Chemicals  03/17/1998  63 FR 13017   
Meeting Notice  03/20/2002  67 FR 12916   
Notice of September 24 Public Meeting  08/27/2003  68 FR 51564   
ANPRM  10/23/2003  68 FR 60629   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/22/2003    
Staff Held Public Meeting  10/28/2004    
Staff Held Public Meeting  05/18/2005    
Staff Sent Status Report to Commission  01/31/2006    
Staff Sent Status Report to Commission   11/03/2006    
Staff Sent Status Report to Commission  12/28/2006    
Staff Sent Options Package to Commission  12/22/2007    
Commission Voted to Direct Staff to Prepare Draft NPRM   12/27/2007    
Staff Sent Draft NPRM to Commission  01/22/2008    
Commission Decision to Publish NPRM  02/01/2008    
NPRM  03/04/2008  73 FR 11702   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/19/2008    
Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing Package to Commission  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dale R. Ray
Project Manager
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Directorate for Economic Analysis, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814-4408
Phone:301 504-7704
Email: dray@cpsc.gov