[Federal Register: September 9, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 175)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47412]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1615 and 1616
Standards for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0
Through 6X and 7 Through 14; Stay of Enforcement
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Extension of stay of enforcement.
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SUMMARY: The Commission announces that it is extending the stay of
enforcement of the Standard for the Flammability of Children's
Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through 6X and the Standard for the Flammability of
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 in all cases involving
garments currently used or likely to be used as sleepwear if those
garments are skin-tight or nearly skin-tight, similar in design,
material, and fit to underwear, and labeled as ``underwear.''
EFFECTIVE DATE: This stay of enforcement first published at 58 FR 4078,
January 13, 1993, which became effective January 13, 1993, and was
extended at 59 FR 53584, October 25, 1994, and will continue until
March 9, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia A. Fairall, Office of
Compliance, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington D.C. 20207;
telephone: (301) 504-0400, extension 1369.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 13, 1993
(4078), the Commission published a notice to announce a stay of
enforcement of the flammability standards for children's sleepwear. In
that notice, the Commission announced that it would not enforce the
Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 Through
6X (16 CFR Part 1615) or the Standard for the Flammability of
Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 7 Through 14 (16 CFR Parts 1616) in cases
involving garments used by children for sleeping which are: (1) skin-
tight or nearly skin-tight; (2) manufactured from fabrics such as rib
knit, interlock knit, or waffle knit; (3) relatively free of
ornamentation; and (4) labeled and marketed as ``underwear.'' On the
same date, the Commission published an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking to begin a proceeding to consider whether the children's
sleepwear standards should be amended to exempt tight-fitting sleepwear
garments, and garments in infant sizes. See 58 FR 4111.
In the Federal Register of October 25, 1994 (59 FR 53584), the
Commission announced that it was extending the stay of enforcement of
the children's sleepwear flammability standards until further notice.
On the same date, the Commission published proposed amendments of the
sleepwear flammability standards to exempt tight-fitting sleepwear
garments and some infant garments from the requirements of those
standards. See 59 FR 53616.
Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Commission has
issued final amendments to exempt certain tight-fitting garments and
garments sized for children nine months of age or younger from the
requirements of the children's sleepwear flammability standards. These
amendments become effective January 1, 1997.
By publication of this notice, the Commission is also extending
until March 9, 1998 the stay of enforcement issued on January 13, 1993,
and continued on October 25, 1994. Garments covered by this stay must
meet applicable requirements of the Standard for the Flammability of
Clothing Textiles (16 CFR part 1610) and the Standard for the
Flammability of Vinyl Plastic Film (16 CFR part 1611).
Dated: August 29, 1996.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Deputy Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 96-22713 Filed 9-6-96; 8:45 am]
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