Archives for February 2017

DATES: Submit comments by April 18, 2017.

OVERVIEW:  The objective of the proposed rule is to update CPSC’s fireworks regulations to reflect the current fireworks market, changes in technology, existing fireworks standards, and safety issues associated with fireworks devices in order to reduce the risk of injury that fireworks devices present to consumers

SUBJECTS OF THE PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS:

1. New Hazardous Substance Bans under 16 CFR 1500 consistent with the American Pyrotechnics Association Standard 87-1.
2. . Adopt a Quantifiable Method of Identifying Devices That Are Limited to Two Grains of Pyrotechnic Composition (16 CFR 1500.17(a)(3))
3. Limit Chemical Composition and Pyrotechnic Weight (16 CFR 1500.17(a))
4. Add Hexachlorobenzene and Lead Tetroxide and Other Lead Compounds to the List of Prohibited Chemicals (16 CFR 1507.2)
5. Adopt a Test Method To Evaluate Side Ignition (16 CFR 1507.3)
6. Require Bases To Remain Attached to Devices (16 CFR 1507.4)
7. Prohibit Devices From Projecting Fragments When Functioning
8. Easing Existing Regulatory Requirements
9. 1. Allow Trace Amounts of Prohibited Chemicals (16 CFR 1507.2)
10. . Define ‘‘Chemical Composition’’ (16 CFR 1500.3)
11. Define ‘‘Explosive Composition’’ (16 CFR 1500.3 and 1507.1
12. Define ‘‘Lift Charge’’ (16 CFR 1500.3)
13. Define ‘‘Pyrotechnic Composition’’ (16 CFR 1500.3 and 1507.1)
14. Clarify Requirements for ‘‘Aerial Bombs’’ (16 CFR 1500.3, 1500.17(a)(3) and 1500.17(a)(8))
15. Define ‘‘Firecrackers’’ (16 CFR 1500.3 and 1507.1) and Rephrase References to Firecrackers (16 CFR 1500.17(a)(3), 1500.17(a)(8), 1500.83(a)(27)(i), and 1500.85(a)(2))
16. Move the Exemption for Firecrackers From the Scope Section of Part 1507 to the Individual Sections of Part 1507 That Are Relevant to Firecrackers (16 CFR 1507.1, 1507.2, and 1507.3)
17. . Make Editorial Correction to Language Regarding Fuse Attachment (16 CFR 1507.3)
18. Define ‘‘Base’’ (16 CFR 1507.4)
19. Define ‘‘Burnout’’ and ‘‘Blowout’’ (16 CFR 1507.6)

DATES: The rule is effective on April 30, 2017, unless the CPSC receives significant adverse comment by March 6, 2017

OVERVIEW: This Final Rule sets for the testing requirements in 16 CFR 1112 for the Third Party Conformity Testing Bodies to follow for testing relating to the Safety Standard for toys in 16 CFR 1250.  It also publishes the Consumer Product Safety Standard for Toys (16 CFR 1250) mandating portions of ASTM F963 as the Safety Standard, as required by the procedure set forth by Congress in Section 106(g) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.