Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel

3041-AD91 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Ban of Crib Bumpers

On May 16, 2022, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 designated crib bumpers as a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, effective not later than 180 days after enactment. On July 13, 2022, staff submitted to the Commission a briefing package to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to codify the ban on crib bumpers, as defined by the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021. On July 19, 2022, the Commission voted to approve publication of the NPRM. The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2022, and the comment period on the NPRM ended on August 25, 2022. In fiscal year 2023, staff will submit to the Commission a briefing package regarding a final rule to codify the ban.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No Not Yet Determined 5 U.S.C. 553(e) 15 U.S.C. 2057 Pub. L. 117-126 No Staff Sends NPRM Briefing Package to Commission 07/13/2022 Commission Decision 07/19/2022 NPRM 07/26/2022 87 FR 44307 NPRM Comment Period End 08/25/2022 Staff Sends Final Rule Briefing Package to Commission 12/00/2022 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Pamela J. Stone Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel 3041 301 504-7619 pstone@cpsc.gov 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda MD 20814