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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.  This had the effect of requiring the three standards by statute. Staff will send a briefing package to the Commission to codify the voluntary standards in fiscal year 2023.