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CPSC RIN: 3041-AC99 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Third Party Accreditation for Testing of Youth Carpets and Rugs 
Abstract: Section 102 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Public Law 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016 (August 14, 2008), mandates that third party testing be conducted for certain children’s products. Section 3(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) defines a children's product as "a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger." Section 102 of the CPSIA also directs the Commission to publish a notice of requirements for accreditation of third party conformity assessment bodies (laboratories) to assess conformity with such children’s product safety rules. Although carpets and rugs are often for general use, some carpets and rugs are designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. The Commission initiated a rulemaking to establish the requirements that third party conformity assessment bodies must meet for Commission acceptance of accreditation for testing pursuant to 16 CFR part 1630 Standard for the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs and part 1631 Standard for the Surface Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs. Youth carpets and rugs are defined as the products falling within the scope of 16 CFR parts 1630 and 1631 that are likely to be purchased for children 12 years old and younger. 
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-314, sec 102   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  06/10/2010    
Commission Decision  06/17/2010    
Requirements Published in the Federal Register  07/21/2010  75 FR 42315   
Comment Period End  08/20/2010    
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 K. Adair
Project Manager
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Directorate for Engineering Sciences, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2238
Email: padair@cpsc.gov