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Archives for August 7, 2017

On August 7, 2017 The CPSC Announced a Public Meeting to Hear Comments on Whether Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants Should be Banned as Hazardous Substances

DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., September 14, 2017. Requests to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 31, 2017

Additional Information: The CPSC received a petition from Earthjustice and the Consumer Federation of America asking that the CPSC initiate rulemaking to ban products containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants.  Joining in the petition were the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Women’s Association, Consumers Union, Green Science Policy Institute, International Association of Fire Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of United Latin American Citizens, Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Worksafe.

The Commission staff has prepared a briefing package on the issues.

On August 7, 2017, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update its Rulemaking Procedures (49 CFR 389)

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 6, 2017.

SUMMARY: The FMCSA proposes to amend its rulemaking procedures by revising the process for preparing and adopting rules, petitions, and direct final rules. Also, the Agency proposes to add new definitions, and makes general administrative corrections throughout its rulemaking procedures. These proposed actions are authorized under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).