19926 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Proposed Rules 

(B) [Reserved] 

(ii) [Reserved] 

(10) Instead of complying with section 

11.1 of ASTM F 2085–10a, comply with 

the following: 

(i) 11.1 Instructions must be 

provided with the portable bed rail and 

must be easy to read and understand. 

Assembly, installation, maintenance, 

cleaning, operating, and adjustment 

instructions and warnings, where 

applicable, must be included. 

(ii) [Reserved] 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8558 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1500 

Portable Bed Rails: Withdrawal of 

Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘Commission,’’ 

‘‘CPSC,’’ or ‘‘we’’) is terminating a 

proceeding initiated for portable bed 

rails under the Federal Hazardous 

Substances Act (‘‘FHSA’’), which the 

Commission began with publication of 

an advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking (‘‘ANPR’’) on October 3, 

2000, 65 FR 58968. On August 14, 2008, 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’) was 

enacted. Section 104(b) of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to promulgate 

consumer product safety standards for 

durable infant or toddler products, 

which are to be ‘‘substantially the same 

as’’ applicable voluntary standards (or 

more stringent requirements if they 

would further reduce the risk of injury 

associated with the product). Elsewhere 

in this issue of the Federal Register, we 

are proposing a safety standard for 

portable bed rails in response to section 

104(b) of the CPSIA. The proposed 

portable bed rail standard includes 

provisions that address the risks of 

injury identified in the ANPR. 

DATES: The advanced notice of proposed 

rulemaking published on October 3, 

2000 (65 59868) is withdrawn as of 

April 11, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rohit Khanna, Project Manager, Office 

of Hazard Identification and Reduction, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7546; rkhanna@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

In the Federal Register of October 3, 

2000 (65 FR 58968), we published an 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘ANPR’’), which initiated a rulemaking 

proceeding that could result in a rule 

banning portable bed rails that present 

an unreasonable risk of injury under the 

FHSA. After publication of the ANPR, 

we worked with the voluntary standards 

group, ASTM International (formerly 

known as the American Society for 

Testing and Materials), which added 

provisions in its standard for portable 

bed rails, ASTM F 2085, Standard 

Consumer Safety Specification for 

Portable Bed Rails, to address 

entrapment hazards. ASTM 

subsequently revised its standard to also 

address the structural integrity of bed 

rails. The current edition of the standard 

is ASTM F 2085–10a. 

The Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’, 

Pub. L. 110–314) was enacted on August 

14, 2008. Section 104(b) of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to promulgate 

consumer product safety standards for 

durable infant or toddler products. 

These standards are to be ‘‘substantially 

the same as’’ applicable voluntary 

standards or more stringent than the 

voluntary standard if the Commission 

concludes that more stringent 

requirements would further reduce the 

risk of injury associated with the 

product. Elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register, we are publishing a 

proposed rule that would establish 

safety standards for portable bed rails 

that would incorporate by reference 

voluntary standard ASTM F 2085–10a, 

Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Portable Bed Rails, 

with certain modifications to strengthen 

the standard, making it more stringent 

and reducing the risk of injury 

associated with these products, 

including provisions that address foam 

and inflatable bed rail products, and 

new performance requirements to 

reduce the likelihood of misassembly 

and misinstallation of portable bed rails 

by consumers. 

B. Withdrawal of the ANPR 

The rulemaking that the Commission 

is now initiating under section 104(b) of 

the CPSIA proposes to establish new 

requirements for portable bed rails that 

will include the ASTM F 2085–10a, 

Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Portable Bed Rails, 

with modifications. Accordingly, we are 

withdrawing the October 3, 2000 ANPR 

and terminating that rulemaking. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Todd S. Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8557 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0182] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events; Patapsco River, Northwest 

Harbor, Baltimore, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations 

during the ‘‘Baltimore Dragon Boat 

Challenge,’’ a marine event to be held on 

the waters of the Patapsco River, 

Northwest Harbor, Baltimore, MD on 

June 25, 2011. These special local 

regulations are necessary to provide for 

the safety of life on navigable waters 

during the event. This action is 

intended to temporarily restrict vessel 

traffic in a portion of the Patapsco River 

during the event. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before April 26, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–0182 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 


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