3041-AC31 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Regulatory Options for Table Saws

On July 11, 2006, the Commission voted to grant a petition requesting that the Commission issue a rule prescribing performance standards for a system to reduce or prevent injuries from contacting the blade of a table saw. The Commission also directed CPSC staff to prepare an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) initiating a rulemaking proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) to: (1) identify the risk of injury associated with table saw blade-contact injuries; (2) summarize regulatory alternatives, and (3) invite comments from the public. An ANPRM was published on October 11, 2011. The comment period ended on February 10, 2012. Staff participated in the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) working group development of performance requirements for table saws, conducted performance tests on sample table saws, conducted survey work on blade guard use, and evaluated comments to the ANPRM. Staff prepared a briefing package with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and submitted the package to the Commission on January 17, 2017.  The Commission voted to publish the NPRM and the comment period for the NPRM is closing on July 26, 2017.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Not Yet Determined 5 U.S.C. 553(e) 15 U.S.C. 2051 No Commission Decision to Grant Petition 07/11/2006 ANPRM 10/11/2011 76 FR 62678 Notice of Extension of Time for Comments 12/02/2011 76 FR 75504 ANPRM Comment Period End 12/12/2011 Comment Period End 02/10/2012 Notice to Reopen Comment Period 02/15/2012 77 FR 8751 Reopened Comment Period End 03/16/2012 Staff Sent NPRM Briefing Package to Commission 01/17/2017 Commission Decision 04/27/2017 NPRM 05/12/2017 82-FR 22190 NPRM Comment Period End 07/26/2017 Yes Businesses Undetermined Undetermined Yes Yes Caroleene Paul Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences 3041 301 987-2225 cpaul@cpsc.gov National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville MD 20850