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CPSC RIN: 3041-AE03 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Revision to Toy Standard to Establish Requirements for Neck Floats 
Abstract:

ASTM F963, Standard Consumer Safety Specifications for Toy Safety , established a voluntary standard for aquatic toys, which includes neck floats. Section 106 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a CPSC mandatory consumer product safety standard. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(a). Section 106 requires the Commission to periodically review and revise this standard to ensure that such standards provide the highest level of safety for such products that is feasible. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(c). Section 106 also requires the Commission to assess the effectiveness of ASTM F963 and the adequacy of the standard to protect children from safety hazards associated with toys, and, thereafter, promulgate consumer product safety rules that are more stringent than existing standards if the Commission determines that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury associated with such toys. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(d). Staff is working to draft a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for toy neck floats to eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury from water submersion or drowning of children. 

 
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: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 16 CFR 1250.5   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553(e)    15 U.S.C. 2056b   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Staff to Submit NPRM Package to Commission  12/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Zachary Goldstein
Project Manager, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences
Consumer Product Safety Commission
National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone:301 987-2472
Email: zgoldstein@cpsc.gov