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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC60 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Standard for Bath Seats 
Abstract: Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to issue consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. The Commission is directed to assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary standards and, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate consumer product safety standards that are substantially the same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The CPSIA requires that not later than August 14, 2009, the Commission begin rulemaking for at least two categories of durable infant or toddler products and promulgate two such standards every 6 months thereafter. The Commission started the rulemakings under section 104 of the CPSIA for bath seats (and infant walkers). On August 20, 2009, the Commission voted unanimously to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for bath seats. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2009, and the comment period ended November 17, 2009. On May 19, 2010, the Commission voted to approve publication of a final rule. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on June 4, 2010. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1215   
Legal Authority: Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, PL 110-314, sec 104, 122 Stat 3016, August 14, 2008   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Send Briefing Package to the Commission  08/14/2009    
Commission Decision  08/20/2009    
NPRM  09/03/2009  74 FR 45719   
NPRM Comment Period End  11/17/2009    
Staff Sends Briefing Package to the Commission  04/28/2010    
Commission Decision  05/19/2010    
Final Rule  06/04/2010  75 FR 31691   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
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:
Patricia L Edwards
Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2224
Email: pedwards@cpsc.gov