CPSC Votes May 19 on Infant Bath Seats, Discusses Baby Walkers
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that it will vote on publication of a final rule on infant bath seats and discuss a draft final rule on baby walkers during its May 19, 2010 open commission meeting.
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Infant Bath Seat Final Rule
The Commission will vote on publication of a final rule to establish mandatory consumer product safety standards for infant bath seats. Staff has previously stated that the final rule is substantially similar to CPSC’s September 2009 proposed rule that would make the voluntary ASTM F1967-08a infant bath seat standard mandatory, with certain modifications regarding support in the definition of infant bath seats and a change to one of the testing requirements.
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/06/10 and 09/03/09 news, 10050610 and 09090320, for BP summaries of CPSC’s previous discussion of the final rule and its Sept 2009 proposed rule.)
Baby Walker Final Rule
According to the notice, the Commissioners will also discuss a final rule on baby walkers and “revocation of the ban of certain baby walkers.”
In September 2009, CPSC issued a proposed rule on baby walkers that would: (i) revoke the existing regulations for baby walkers as they do not provide a sufficient degree of safety; and (ii) adopt ASTM F977-07 as a mandatory standard for baby walkers, with certain specified changes. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 09/03/09 news, 09090320, for BP summary.)
Live Webcast of Meeting Available
A live webcast of the meeting can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast/index.html. No registration is necessary to view the live webcast.
CPSC meeting notice (FR Pub 05/14/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-11729.pdf
CPSC draft final rule on infant bath seats available at http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/bathseatFR.pdf
CPSC draft final rule on baby walkers available at http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/walkers.pdf
CPSC revocation of the ban of certain baby walkers, third-party accreditation requirements and paperwork reduction act notice for baby walkers available at http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/revoke.pdf, http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/tptwalkers.pdf, and http://www.cpsc.gov/library/foia/foia10/brief/prawalkers.pdf