3041-AD49 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Petition for Rulemaking for Various Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants

The Commission received a petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking under the FHSA to declare several categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame retardants to be "banned hazardous substances." Specifically, the request asks the Commission to declare that:

-any durable infant or toddler product, children's toy, child care article, or other children's product (other than children's car seats) that contains additive organohalogen flame retardants, is a "banned hazardous substance";

-any article of upholstered furniture sold for use in residences and containing additive organohalogen flame retardants is a "hazardous substance" and a "banned hazardous substance";

-any mattress or mattress pad with additive organohalogen flame retardants is a "hazardous substance" and a banned hazardous substance"; and

-any electronic device with additive organohalogen flame retardants in its plastic casing is a "hazardous substance" and a "banned hazardous substance." The Commission held a public hearing and heard oral presentations on the petition on December 9, 2015.

Staff will prepare a briefing package for Commission consideration.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Not Yet Determined Pub. L. 110-314, sec 104 15 U.S.C. 1262 No Petition Docketed 08/05/2015 Notice for Comment Published in Federal Register 08/19/2015 80 FR 50238 Public Hearing 12/09/2015 Comment Period End 01/19/2016 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 11/00/2016 Undetermined None Undetermined No No Melanie Biggs Project Manager, Directorate for Health Sciences 3041 301 987-2593 mbiggs@cpsc.gov National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville MD 20850