3041-AD67 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Petition for Magnet Sets

On August 17, 2017, Zen Magnets, LLC (petitioner) submitted a petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking to adopt specific requirements for high-powered magnet sets under sections 7 and 9 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2056, 2058) to address the hazard associated with these products if ingested, aspirated, or otherwise inserted into the body. The Office of the General Counsel docketed the petition and the Commission published notice requesting comments on the petition in the Federal Register on October 6, 2017. The comment period on the notice closed on December 5, 2017. Staff is reviewing the comments and preparing a briefing package to advise the Commission on whether to grant, deny, or defer action on the petition.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage Undetermined No Independent agency None 15 U.S.C. 2056 to 2058 No Notice of Petition of Rulemaking 10/06/2017 82 FR 46740 Comment Period on Notice of Petition Closed 12/05/2017 Staff Sends Briefing Package to Commission 09/00/2018 Undetermined Undetermined No No No Susan Bathalon Mechanical Engineer 3041 301 987-2282 sbathalon@cpsc.gov 5 Research Place, Rockville MD 20850