Consumer Product Safety Commission

Petition Requesting Commission Action Regarding Crib Bumpers

June 25, 2012 - 77 FR 37836 - RIN: - Download Full Notice: Text | PDF

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') has received a petition (CPSC-2012-0034), requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking to distinguish and regulate ``hazardous pillow-like'' crib bumpers from ``non-hazardous traditional'' crib bumpers under sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (``CPSA''). The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition.

Agency Contact: Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833.

This is a proposed regulation. Comments were due on August 24, 2012.


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