🛝Key Updates from the Public Playground Safety Handbook
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing the availability of final updates to its Public Playground Safety Handbook.
Learn More🏷️Notice of CPSC Compliance Enforcement Meeting - August 2025
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will hold a closed meeting on August 12, 2025, to discuss an enforcement matter. The meeting is not open to the public, suggesting significant issues related to compliance in consumer product safety will be addressed. For further details, contact the Acting Secretary of the Commission.
Learn More🧸CPSC Proposes Renewal of Information Collection for Children's Product Testing
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of a collection of information for Third Party Testing of Children's Products. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0159. The CPSC will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information OMB.
Learn More🛡️CPSC Announces Public Hearing on Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 Priorities
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from interested parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2026, which begins on October 1, 2025, and for FY 2027, which begins on October 1, 2026. We invite members of the public to participate.
Learn More🏠CPSC Proposes Extension for Garage Door Operator Safety Standard
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection requirements associated with the Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0125. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on September 30, 2025. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information from OMB.
Learn More📡CPSC Comment Request on Omnidirectional Antenna Safety Standards
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection requirements associated with the Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0006. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on September 30, 2025. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information from OMB.
Learn More📋CPSC Notice on Third Party Conformity Assessment Requirements
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment bodies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0156. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on September 30, 2025. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information from OMB.
Learn More⚠️Proposed Safety Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Meeting Notice
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has scheduled an open meeting to discuss a proposed rulemaking regarding safety standards for lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility products. This meeting aims to address potential regulatory changes that may impact product safety and compliance for businesses in the industry.
Learn More🛁CPSC Proposes Bathtub Slip Resistance Study for New Standards
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for approval of a new information collection for a bathtub slip resistance study to support work on a voluntary Safety Standard for Bathtub and Shower Structure. On January 6, 2025, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register seeking comments on the information collection request. The Commission received nine public comments. By publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a request for approval of that collection of information.
Learn More🚼New Safety Standard for Stationary Activity Centers Effective July 2025
In June 2019, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for stationary activity centers pursuant to section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission's mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F2012-18[egr]\1\, Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Stationary Activity Centers. 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 November 2024, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard. This direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for stationary activity centers to incorporate by reference the 2024 version of ASTM F2012, which the Commission has allowed to become the mandatory standard under section 104. The purpose of the direct final rule is to conform the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to the correct version of ASTM F2012 to provide an accurate reference to the standard that will be enforced as a mandatory rule.
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