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The Commission received a petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking under section 8 of the CPSA to ban supplemental mattresses for play yards with non-rigid sides, which are currently marketed to be used with non-full-size cribs, play yards, portable cribs, and play pens. On August 4, 2015, the Commission voted to approve publication of a notice in the Federal Register, as drafted, for public comment on the petition. On May 10, 2017, staff forwarded a briefing package on the petition for Commission consideration. The Commission voted to grant the petition, and directed staff to initiate a rulemaking under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act to promulgate a mandatory standard that will address the risk of injury associated with the use of crib mattresses, as well as supplemental and aftermarket mattresses used in play yards and portable cribs. The Commission will assess the effectiveness of applicable voluntary standards, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate consumer product safety standards that are the same as the voluntary standard or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. Staff is working on an NPRM briefing package, which will be submitted to the Commission in FY 2019.