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        <RIN>3041-AD27</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201304</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Update to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3041</CODE>
            <NAME>Consumer Product Safety Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>CPSC</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Safety Standard for Magnet Sets</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Based on its review of incident data, the Commission determined preliminarily that there may be an unreasonable risk of injury associated with children ingesting high-powered magnets that are part of magnet sets. These magnet sets are aggregations of separable, permanent, magnetic objects intended or marketed by the manufacturer primarily as a manipulative or construction desk toy for general entertainment, such as puzzle working, sculpture building, mental stimulation, or stress relief. In contrast to ingesting other small parts, when a child ingests a magnet, the magnetic properties of the object can cause serious, life-threatening injuries. On September 4, 2012, the Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit such magnet sets. Under the proposal, if a magnet set contains a magnet that fits within the CPSC's small parts cylinder, magnets from that set would be required to have a flux index of 50 or less, or they would be prohibited. The flux index would be determined by the method described in ASTM F963-11, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. The comment period ended on November 19, 2012. Staff will review the comments and then will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>16 CFR 1240</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 USC 2056 to 2058</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Staff Sent Briefing Package to Commission</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/08/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Commission Decision</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/24/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Published in Federal Register</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/04/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 53781</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period Ends</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/19/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Commission Decision</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jonathan</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Midgett</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Engineering Psychologist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3041</CODE>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>301 987-2561</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jmidgett@cpsc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, 5 Research Place,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Rockville</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20850</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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