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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC81 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Bassinets 
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 six months thereafter. On March 24, 2010, the Commission voted to approve publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on bassinets. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2010, and the comment period ended on July 12, 2010. The comment period was later reopened until September 10, 2010. The proposed standard is based on ASTM F 2194, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles, with some changes and additions. Staff is preparing a briefing package for Commission consideration of the final rule. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-314, sec 104   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  03/10/2010    
Commission Decision  03/24/2010    
NPRM  04/28/2010  75 FR 22303   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/12/2010    
Extended Comment Period End  09/10/2010  75 FR 42017   
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  06/00/2011    
Commission Decision   07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  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