USA: Safety Standard for Play Yards
Updated on : 02-02-2025
| In August 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for play yards pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission's mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F406, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards, with modifications that exclude sections of ASTM F406 that apply to non- full-size (NFS) cribs exclusively. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. In September 2024, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard, and this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for play yards to incorporate by reference the 2024 version of ASTM F406.The rule is effective on 5 April 2025, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by 28 February 2025. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a notice in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 5 April 2025.Until the direct final rule takes effect, a read-only copy of ASTM F406-24 is available for viewing on ASTM's website at: www.astm.org/CPSC.htm. Once the rule takes effect, a read-only copy of the standard will be available for viewing on the ASTM website at: www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. Additionally, interested parties can purchase a copy of ASTM F406-24 from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA; phone: 610-832-9585; www.astm.org. Finally, interested parties can schedule an appointment to inspect a copy of the standard at CPSC's Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: +1 301-504-7479; email: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov90 Federal Register (FR) 8368, 29 January 2025; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1221 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-29/html/2025-01658.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-29/pdf/2025-01658.pdfThis direct final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/650 are identified by Docket Number CPSC-2011-0064. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2011-0064/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit significant adverse comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pmEastern Time on 28 February 2025. Such comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. |
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