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The Portable Fuel Container Act requires the Commission to issue a final rule within 30 months of enactment of the Act that requires flame-mitigation devices in portable fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container, unless the Commission determines that there is a voluntary standard that meets the intent of the Act for flame-mitigation devices for portable fuel containers within 18 months of the enactment of the Act. If such a determination is made, the Commission is not required to issue a final rule as required by the statute. Staff prepared a briefing package recommending the Commission publish in the Federal Register a notice of availability for a draft staff recommendation for determining certain voluntary standards meet the intent of the Act. On May 18, 2022, the Commission approved publication of a notice of availability of staff’s evaluation. The comment period closed on June 23, 2022. Staff delivered a briefing package for Commission consideration on December 14, 2022. The Commission determined that ASTM F3429/F3429M-20, ASTM F3326-21, and UL 30:2022 meet the requirements of the Act for the respective portable fuel containers and published the determination on January 13, 2023. Staff will send a briefing package to the Commission regarding codifying the voluntary standards in fiscal year 2023.