3041-AE08 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Safety Standard for Electric Bicycles

Staff submitted to the Commission a draft advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to initiate a rulemaking proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). On March 6, 2024, the Commission voted to publish the ANPR in the Federal Register. The ANPR discusses the risk of injury associated with mechanical hazards of e-bikes as well as existing regulations, voluntary standards, and potential regulatory options under the CPSA and FHSA. The ANPR invited comments in response to questions about e-bike usage, incidents, market information, potential requirements to address any mechanical hazards, and their potential impacts. The ANPR was published on March 15, 2024, and the comment period closed on May 14, 2024. Staff have reviewed comments and is preparing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) briefing package for Commission consideration.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Other Not Yet Determined 15 U.S.C. 1261 to 62 15 U.S.C. 2085 15 U.S.C. 2052 15 U.S.C. 2056 15 U.S.C. 2058 No Staff Sends ANPR Briefing Package to Commission 02/28/2024 Commission Decision to Publish ANPR 03/05/2024 ANPR Published in Federal Register 03/15/2024 89 FR 18861 ANPR Comment Period Ends 05/14/2024 Inactive Per Agency Request 07/28/2025 Staff Sends NPR Briefing Package to Commission 10/00/2026 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Frederick DeGrano Project Manager, Directorate for Engineering Sciences 3041 Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC 301 987-2711 fdegrano@cpsc.gov National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville MD 20850