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Section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended by section 102 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), requires that manufacturers and private labelers of regulated products test their products before distribution in commerce, and issue certificates of compliance certifying that their products are compliant with all applicable consumer product safety rules under the CPSA or similar rules, bans, standards, or regulations under any other Act enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). On November 18, 2008, the Commission published a direct final rule in the Federal Register (73 FR 68328) implementing sections 14(a), (b), and (g) of the CPSA, and limiting the parties who must issue certificates of compliance to the importer and, in the case of domestically produced products, the U.S. manufacturer. The rule, now codified at 16 CFR part 1110, did not place obligations on private labelers. On December 5, 2012, staff sent a proposed rule to amend part 1110. The proposed rule: (1) clarified certificate requirements in light of rules on testing and labeling and component part testing, (2) required that electronic certificates be filed at the time of entry for imported products, and (3) placed the obligation to certify domestically produced products on the domestic manufacturer or private labeler (for products that are privately labeled as defined by the CPSA). Staff sent a revised draft proposed rule to the Commission on March 13, 2013. The Commission voted to approve publication in the Federal Register of the draft proposed rule, with changes. The comment period ended on July 29, 2013. One focus of the proposed rule was a requirement that importers file certificates electronically with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the time of filing the CBP entry or the time of filing the entry summary, if both are filed together. Work on the amendment of 16 CFR 1110 was put on hold while the Commission tested electronic filing of certain targeting and enforcement data (Alpha Pilot), conducted a certificate study to better understand how the presence of certificates and the data on certificates are associated with a product's compliance with CPSC regulations, and considered options for moving forward with rulemaking. On September 23, 2020, staff submitted a briefing package to the Commission, "CPSC Plan to Create an eFiling Program for Imported Consumer Products.”  Staff’s briefing package recommended a multiyear, four-phased approach to implement eFiling: (1) create and fund an eFiling program, (2) conduct an eFiling Beta Pilot, (3) initiate rulemaking, and (4) dedicate ongoing resources.  On December 18, 2020, the Commission voted (4-0) to approve staff’s recommended plan.  Accordingly, as part of the eFiling project, staff will assess the 2013 NPR and comments in light of the work that’s been done since 2013, and make a recommendation regarding whether to issue a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM), or draft a new proposed rule to implement a permanent eFiling program.