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CPSC RIN: 3041-AD00 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Third Party Accreditation for Testing of Youth Mattresses, Mattress Pads, and/or Mattress Sets 
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 mattresses, mattress pads and/or mattress sets are often for general use, some mattresses, mattress pads and/or mattress sets are designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. Examples of such products include youth and crib size mattresses. The Commission initiated a rulemaking to establish the requirements that third party conformity assessment bodies must meet for Commission acceptance of accreditation for testing of mattresses, mattress pads, and/or mattress sets pursuant to 16 CFR parts 1632 Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads (FF 4-72, amended) and/or 1633 Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, which set minimum standards for flammability under the Flammable Fabrics Act. 
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  07/28/2010    
Commission Decision  08/04/2010    
Requirements Published in the Federal Register  08/18/2010  75 FR 51020   
Comment Period End  09/17/2010    
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