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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Consumer Product Safety Commission</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Safety Standard for Magnet Sets</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>In 2014, the Commission issued a final rule establishing a safety standard for magnet sets 79 FR 59962 (Oct. 3, 2014). The Commission determined that an unreasonable risk of injury is associated with children ingesting high-powered magnets that are part of magnet sets. These magnet sets are aggregations of separable magnetic objects intended or marketed by the manufacturer as a manipulative or construction for general entertainment, such as puzzle working, sculpture building, mental stimulation, or stress relief. Under the rule, if a magnet set contains a magnet that fits within the CPSC's small parts cylinder, magnets from that set must have a flux index of 50 or less. The flux index is determined by the method described in ASTM F963-11, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. On November 22, 2016, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the rule setting the standard and remanded the rule to the CPSC. <em>Zen Magnets, LLC v. Consumer Product Safety Commission </em>, 841 F.3d 1141 (10th Cir. 2016). On March 1, 2017, the Commission voted to direct staff to prepare a briefing package and draft NPRM to submit to the Commission.&nbsp;</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 2056 to 2058</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to Commission</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/2017</TTBL_DATE>
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        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Susan</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Bathalon</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Mechanical Engineer</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3041</CODE>
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                <PHONE>301 987-2282</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>sbathalon@cpsc.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5 Research Place,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Rockville</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20850</ZIP>
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