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CPSC RIN: 3041-AD01 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Third Party Accreditation for Testing of Children's Sleepwear 
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 primarliy 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. The Commission initiated a process to establish the requirements that third party conformity assessment bodies must meet for Commission acceptance of accreditation for testing pursuant to 16 CFR part 1615, Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X (FF 3-71) and part 1616, Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (FF 5-74). These regulations set minimum standards for flammability of children's sleepwear under the Flammable Fabrics Act. On November 10, 2010, the Commission voted to approve publication of the notice of requirements. The notice of requirements was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 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: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-314, sec 108   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission  10/27/2010    
Commission Decision  11/10/2010    
Requirements Published in the Federal Register  11/19/2010  75 FR 70911   
Comment Period End  12/19/2010    
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