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Audit Requirements for Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies, Proposed Rule (Comment Request), August 13, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Part Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess the Conformity with Parts 1203, 1510, 1512 and 1513 and Section 1500.86(a)(7) and (a)(8) of Title 15, CFR (Bicycle Helmets, Dive Sticks, Rattles, Bicycles and Bunk Beds), August 11, 2009 [PDF]

New All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Action Plans Approved by the Commission

Children’s Products Containing Lead; Interpretative Rule on Inaccessible Component Parts – FINAL RULE (Effective August 14, 2009), August 7, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Statement of Policy: Testing of Component Parts with respect to Section 108 of the CPSIA, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Statement of Policy regarding Component Part Testing for Phthalates, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Statement of Commissioner Nancy Nord on Section 108 of the CPSIA regarding Phthalates Component Testing, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Test Method: CPSC-CH-C1001-09.2 – Standard Operation Procedure for Determination of Phthalates, July 27, 2009 [PDF]

Draft Federal Register Notice: Notice of Availability of a Statement of Policy: Testing of Component Parts with respect to Section 108 of the CPSIA, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Interim Final Rule Interpreting Factors to be Considered When Seeking Civil Penalties and Withdrawal of Previous Proposed Interpretive Rule On civil Penalty Factors, Ballot Vote Sheet, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Children’s Products Containing Lead; Determinations Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or Products; Final Rule, Ballot Vote Sheet, August 6, 2009 [PDF]

Updated Handbook for Resale Stores and Product Resellers, August 6, 2009 [PDF]

Notice of Consultation Pursuant to Section 106 of the CPSIA; Request for Comments and Information, Docket No. CPSC-2009-0047, July 21, 2009 - Comments due by August 20, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Requirements for Consumer Registration of Durable Infant or Toddler Products – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, June 29, 2009 - Comments due by September 14, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

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

Definition of 'Children's Product'

Letter from Acting Chairman Nord to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

Letter from Commissioner Moore to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products (Federal Register Notice, February 9, 2009)

CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Children’s Product Safety Laws Taking Effect in February; Guidance Intended for Resellers of Children’s Products, Thrift and Consignment Stores

CPSIA Overview, September 4, 2008 (Presentations Only)

Guide to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities [PDF]

Frequently Asked Questions about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

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