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55262 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 173 / Friday, September 4, 2020 / Notices

Dated: September 2, 2020 Analysis, Consumer Product Safety provisions of section 610 of the RFA (5 Robert Sidman, Commission, 4330 East West Highway, U.S.C. 610) and sought public comment Deputy Secretary of the Commission. Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) on the rule review. This document [FR Doc. 2020–19797 Filed 9–2–20; 4:15 pm] 504–7628; email: [email protected]. announces the availability of completed BILLING CODE 6351–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On regulatory review of the crib standards. December 28, 2010, the CPSC issued purpose of a rule review under Safety Standards for Full-Size Baby section 610 of the RFA is to determine BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL Cribs (16 CFR part 1219) and Non-Full- whether, consistent with the CPSC’s PROTECTION Size Baby Cribs (16 CFR part 1220) statutory obligations, these standards under section 104(c) of the Consumer should be maintained without change, [Docket No. CFPB–2020–0027] Product Safety Improvement Act of rescinded, or modified to minimize any 2008 (CPSIA), (Pub. L. 110–314) (75 FR significant impact of the rule on a CARD Act Rules Review Pursuant to 81766). Section 104(c) of the CPSIA substantial number of small entities. the Regulatory Flexibility Act; Request stated that the crib standards would Section 610 requires agencies to for Information Regarding Consumer apply to certain persons (such as those consider five factors in reviewing rules Credit Card Market owning or operating child care facilities to minimize any significant economic Correction and places of public accommodation), impact of the rule on a substantial in addition to persons usually subject to number of small entities including: Notice document 2020–18855, consumer product safety rules.1 In the (1) The continued need for the rule; appearing on pages 52958 through initial rule, the Commission determined (2) The nature of complaints or 52965, in the issue of August 27, 2020, that both crib standards would have a comments received concerning the rule was inadvertently published in error significant impact on a substantial from the public; and is hereby withdrawn. number of small entities, including (3) The complexity of the rule; [FR Doc. C1–2020–18855 Filed 9–3–20; 8:45 am] manufacturers, importers, small (4) The extent to which the rule BILLING CODE 1301–00–D retailers, and child care centers (75 FR overlaps, duplicates or conflicts with 81782–86). other Federal rules, and, to the extent On August 12, 2011, in Public Law feasible, with State and local CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 112–28, Congress amended section 104 governmental rules; and COMMISSION and specifically addressed potential (5) The length of time since the rule revisions of the crib standards, stating has been evaluated or the degree to [Docket No. CPSC–2010–0075] that any revision after their initial which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area Notice of Availability of Regulatory promulgation ‘‘shall apply only to a affected by the rule. 5 U.S.C. 610(b). Flexibility Act Section 610 Review of person that manufactures or imports cribs,’’ unless the Commission The CPSC received four written the Safety Standards for Full-Size Baby comments representing the views of and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs determines that application to any others covered by the initial crib Government of the People’s Republic of AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety standards is ‘‘necessary to protect , the Juvenile Products Commission. against an unreasonable risk to health or Manufacturers Association (JPMA), and two members of the public.3 CPSC also ACTION: Notice of availability. safety.’’ If the Commission applies a revised crib standard to additional entered into a contract with Industrial SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety persons, the statute requires the Economics, Inc. (IEc), to obtain Commission (CPSC or Commission) is Commission to provide at least 12 information from nine current and announcing the availability of a months for those persons to come into former crib manufacturers, of which completed rule review under section compliance. The Commission has not eight self-identified as small businesses, 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act expanded the applicability of the crib on the impact of the regulations, and in (RFA) for the safety standards for full- standards to any additional persons in particular, the burden on small size baby cribs and non-full-size baby subsequent revisions to the standards.2 businesses. Staff’s briefing package cribs (crib standards). This regulatory On January 31, 2020, the Commission reviews all of the comments and the IEc review concludes that the crib standards published notice in the Federal Register report and provides staff’s analysis should be maintained without change. (85 FR 5587) to announce that the CPSC applying the factors listed in section 610 ADDRESSES: The completed review is would review the cribs standards in of the RFA to the crib standards. As available on the CPSC website at: accordance with the regulatory review explained in the staff’s briefing package, https://www.cpsc.gov/Research— CPSC staff concludes that the crib Statistics/Toys-and-Childrens-Products. 1 Under section 104(c) of the CPSIA, the initial standards should be retained without crib standards applied to: ‘‘any person that—(A) The completed review will also be made any changes. However, staff’s review manufactures, distributes in commerce, or contracts indicated that some of the crib available through the Federal to sell cribs; (B) based on the person’s occupation, eRulemaking Portal at https:// holds itself out as having knowledge of skill manufacturers and suppliers www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. peculiar to cribs, including child care facilities and experienced difficulties with increased family child care homes; (C) is in the business of CPSC–2010–0075, Supporting and testing costs and testing burdens, as contracting to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or well increased frequency of testing Related Materials. Copies may also be otherwise place cribs in the stream of commerce; or obtained from the Consumer Product (D) owns or operates a place of accommodation under the testing and certification Safety Commission, Division of the affecting commerce (as defined in section 4 of the requirements under 16 CFR part 1107, Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 Secretariat, Room 820, 4330 East West and component testing requirements U.S.C. 2203) applied without regard to the phrase under 16 CFR part 1109. On August 24, Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; ‘not owned by the Federal Government’).’’ telephone: 301–504–7479; email cpsc- 2 The full-size crib standard was revised on July 2020, the Commission published a [email protected]. 31, 2012 (77 FR 45242), December 9, 2013 (78 FR 73692), and July 23, 2019 (84 FR 35293); the non- 3 The World Trade Organization (WTO), on behalf FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: full-size crib standard was revised on June 6, 2018 of China, submitted several duplicates of the same Susan Proper, Directorate for Economic (83 FR 26206) and October 23, 2019 (84 FR 56684). comment.

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