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What's New

General Certification of Conformity

CPSC Public Meetings

Timetable

General Counsel Advisory Opinions

Federal Register Notices and Other Requests for Comments and Information

Requirements and Additional Information


   What's New

General Counsel Advisory Opinion: Books and the CPSIA [PDF]

CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Children’s Product Safety Laws

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Proposed Determinations Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or Products; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking : Federal Register Notice (pdf) and Briefing Package (pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Notice of Proposed Procedures and Requirements for a Commission Determination or Exclusion: Federal Register Notice (pdf) and Briefing Package (pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Proposed Interpretative Rule Providing Guidance on Inaccessible Component Parts: Federal Register Notice (pdf) and Briefing Package (pdf)

Children’s Products Containing Lead: Exemption for Certain Electronic Devices; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Register Notice (pdf) and Briefing Package (pdf)


   General Certification of Conformity

General Certification of Conformity: Sample, Instructions, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) [PDF]



  CPSC Public Meetings

   Watch Past Meetings Online/Download the Presentations

Overview, September 4, 2008 (Presentations Only)

All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), October 16, 2008

Lead, November 6, 2008

X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Testing and Other Alternative Methods for Lead in Paint, November 7, 2008

   Information on Upcoming Meetings

    All meetings will be available live via webcast.
    Registration is NOT necessary to view the webcasts.
Phthalates (Postponed)

   Timetable

Required Actions Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Timeline [PDF]

   General Counsel Advisory Opinions

The views expressed in these Advisory Opinions are those of the Office of the General Counsel. Unless indicated otherwise in the Opinion, they have not been reviewed or approved by the Commission. These views were based on the best available information at the time they were written. They may be superseded at any time by the Office of the General Counsel, by the Commission, or by operation of law.
Request for Reconsideration of Application of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act's (CPSIA) Limit on Lead Permissible in Children's Products in Regard to Unsold Inventory as of February 2009 [PDF]

Section 108 Phthalates and "Wearing Apparel" [PDF]

Inventory Containing Lead and Phthalates [PDF]

Toothbrushes and Other Patented Early Intervention Dental Products [PDF]

Section 108 and Shoes [PDF]

Section 101 in Regard to Existing Inventory and Products on Store Shelves After February 10, 2009 [PDF]

   Federal Register Notices and Other Requests for
   Comments and Information

Request for Comments and Information Mandatory Third-Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products Section 102 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (“CPSIA”): Component Parts – COMMENT REQUEST, January 30, 2009 [PDF]

Immediate Final Rule on Certification and Electronic Certificates [Text] [PDF]

Final Rule: Standard for All Terrain Vehicles – 16 CFR Part 1420, November 14, 2008 [Text] [PDF]

Final Rule: Labeling Requirements for Toy and Game Advertisements [Text] [PDF]

Options to Address Crib Safety Hazards; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information, November 25, 2008 – Comments due by January 26, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Prohibition on the Sale of Certain Products Containing Specified Phthalates – CPSIA Section 108 - COMMENT REQUEST, January 12, 2009 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice of Accreditation Requirements for Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to the Requirements for Lead Content in Children's Metal Jewelry as Established by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 [Comments due by January 21, 2009] [Text] [PDF]

Federal Register Notice of Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity With Part 1501 of Title 16 CFR (Small Parts) [Text] [PDF]

Federal Register Notice of Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508 (full-size cribs), Part 1509 (non-full-size cribs), and/or Part 1511 (pacifiers) of Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations [Text] [PDF]

Federal Register Notice of Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 (Lead in Paint Ban) [Text] [PDF]

   Requirements and Additional Information

Section 232 All-Terrain Vehicle Standard: Submission of ATV Action Plans Required Under Section 232 [HTML]

Section 106(h)(2) - Applications for Existing State or Political Subdivisions of a State Toy and Children’s Product Safety Standards in Effect (pdf): Arizona, California, Illinois, New York (1) and New York (2)

Test Method: CPSC-CH-E1001-08, Standard Operating Procedure for Determining Total Lead (Pb) in Children’s Metal Products (Including Children’s Metal Jewelry) [PDF]

Accreditation Requirements for Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Test to the Requirements for Lead Content in Children’s Metal Jewelry as Established by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, December 5, 2008 [PDF]

CPSC Clarifies Certification Requirements

Third Party Testing for Certain Children's Products (Cribs and Pacifiers); Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity with Part 1508, Part 1509, and /or Part 1511 of Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, October 22, 2008 [PDF]

Third Party Conformity Assessment Body Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1508, Part 1509, and Part 1511 (Cribs and Pacifiers), October 6, 2008 [PDF]

Staff Memo, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Labeling Requirement for Toy and Game Advertisements, September 23, 2008 [PDF]

Import Safety Strategy [PDF]

Staff memo to the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation Requirements for Testing Compliance with 16 C.F.R. Part 1303 [PDF]