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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC83 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Hair Dryers 
Abstract: The Commission is considering a rule specifying that handheld hair dryers shall be deemed a substantial product hazard under 15 USC 2064(a)(2) if they do not have immersion protection meeting the requirements of section 5 of UL 859, Standard for Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances. Such a rule is authorized by 15 USC 2064(j) in cases where readily observable product characteristics are addressed by voluntary standards that have been effective in reducing the risk from such characteristics and where there is substantial compliance with such standards. The rule would address the risk of electrocution when handheld hair dryers are immersed in bathtubs or come into contact with wet surfaces. The Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on May 17, 2010. The comment period ended August 2, 2010. Staff will send a Final Rule (FR) briefing package to the Commission in June 2011. 
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: 15 USC 2064(j), Consumer Product Safety Act   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  04/21/2010    
Commission Decision  05/05/2010    
NPRM  05/17/2010  75 FR 94   
Comment Period End  08/02/2010    
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  05/11/2011    
Commission Decision   06/02/2011    
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:
Randy Butturini
Project Manager, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction
Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone:301 504-7562
Email: rbutturini@cpsc.gov