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CPSC | RIN: 3041-AC83 | Publication ID: Spring 2010 |
Title: Hair Dryers | |
Abstract: The Commission is considering whether to propose a rule specifying that hand held hair dryers shall be deemed a substantial product hazard under 15 USC 2064(a)(2) if they do not have immersion protection meeting the requirements of section 5 of UL 859, Standard for Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances. Such a rule is authorized by 15 USC 2064(j) in cases where readily observable product characteristics are addressed by voluntary standards that have been effective in reducing the risk from such characteristics and there is substantial compliance with such standards. The rule, if proposed, would address the risk of electrocution when hand held hair dryers are immersed in bath tubs or come into contact with wet surfaces. | |
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2064(j), Consumer Product Safety Act |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Patricia M Pollitzer Attorney Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of the General Counsel, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814-4408 Phone:301 504-7634 Email: ppollitzer@cpsc.gov |