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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1211 

[Docket No. CPSC–2015–0025] 

Safety Standard for Automatic 

Residential Garage Door Operators 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (Commission, or CPSC) is 

amending its regulation, Safety 

Standard for Automatic Residential 

Garage Door Operators, to reflect 

changes made by Underwriters 

Laboratories, Inc. (UL), in the 

entrapment protection provisions in 

UL’s standard UL 325, Standard for 

Safety: Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and 

Window Operators and Systems, 

Seventh Edition. 

DATES: The rule is effective on 

September 11, 2018, unless we receive 

significant adverse comment by August 

13, 2018. If we receive timely significant 

adverse comments, we will publish 

notification in the Federal Register, 

withdrawing this direct final rule before 

its effective date. The incorporation by 

reference of the publications listed in 

this rule is approved by the Director of 

the Federal Register as of September 11, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015– 

0025, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

The Commission does not accept 

comments submitted by electronic mail 

(email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. The Commission 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, as described above. 

Written Submissions: Submit written 

submissions by mail/hand delivery/ 

courier to: Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7923. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this document. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If 

furnished at all, such information 

should be submitted in writing. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: 

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number CPSC–2015–0025, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy 

W. Whitfield, Lead Compliance Officer, 

Office of Compliance, Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814– 

4408; Telephone (301) 504–7548 or 

email: twhitfield@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

The Commission has regulations for 

residential garage door operators (GDOs) 

to protect consumers from the risk of 

entrapment. 16 CFR part 1211. The 

Commission first issued the GDO 

standard in 1991, as required by the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 1990 (Improvement Act), Public 

Law 101–608. Section 203 of the 

Improvement Act mandated that the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

the 1988 version of UL’s 325, Third 

Edition, ‘‘Door, Drapery, Louver and 

Window Operators and Systems,’’ be 

considered a consumer product safety 

rule under the Consumer Product Safety 

Act. Section 203(c) of the Improvement 

Act established procedures for the 

Commission to revise the Commission’s 

GDO standard. When UL revises the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

UL 325, UL must notify the Commission 

of the revision, and that revision ‘‘shall 

be incorporated in the consumer 

product safety rule . . . unless, within 30 

days of such notice, the Commission 

notifies [UL] that the Commission has 

determined that such revision does not 

carry out the purposes of subsection (b) 

[of section 203 of the Improvement Act, 

which mandated the UL 325 entrapment 

protection requirements initially]. As 

provided in the Improvement Act, the 

Commission has revised the GDO 

standard after UL has notified the 

Commission of changes to UL 325’s 

entrapment protection requirements 

several times in the past. 

The mandatory rule (16 CFR part 

1211) primarily requires that all 

residential GDOs sold in the United 

States have an inherent reversing 

mechanism capable of reversing the 

motion of a moving garage door within 

2 seconds, to reduce the risk of 

entrapment. This system is known as an 

‘‘inherent system’’ because it is 

physically located within the housing of 

the GDO. In addition, the rule requires 

that the operator shall be provided with 

a means for connection of an external 

entrapment-sensing device. Most GDOs 

on the market today use an electric eye 

as the external entrapment-sensing 

device. The purpose of this device is to 

monitor the area under the garage door 

to detect people who might become 

entrapped by the garage door. The 

standard also allows a device, known as 

a ‘‘door edge sensor,’’ similar to the 

sensors used on elevator doors, or 

allows for any other device that 

provides equivalent protection. These 

devices are known as ‘‘external 

entrapment-sensing devices’’ because 

they are located outside the housing of 

the GDO. 

In addition, the rule requires all GDOs 

to have a device referred to as a ‘‘30- 

second clock.’’ The 30-second clock is a 

back-up device that reopens the door if 

the door cannot close completely within 

30 seconds, as would be the case when 

a person becomes entrapped by the 

door. The 30-second clock is a back-up 

to the primary, 2-second inherent 

entrapment system. 

The rule also requires that every GDO 

be equipped with a ‘‘means to manually 

detach the door operator from the door.’’ 

This requirement enables a person to 

detach the operator from the door 

quickly if a person becomes entrapped 

under the door. For most garage doors, 

the means of detachment occurs by 

pulling on a red handle that hangs 

below the GDO. 

The Commission last updated the 

mandatory rule in 2016, to reflect 

changes made to the entrapment 

protection provisions of UL 325 up to 

that time. 

B. Changes to UL 325 

Since the last update of the 

mandatory rule in 2016, there have been 

three published revisions of the 

voluntary standard, UL 325, including 

publication of the Seventh Edition in 

May 2017. 

On December 20, 2016, UL notified 

the CPSC that UL had revised the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

UL 325 and had published revisions to 

the Sixth Edition on December 15, 2016. 

On June 16, 2017, UL notified the 

Commission that UL published 

additional revisions to UL 325, Sixth 

Edition, on May 25, 2017, which 

became the Seventh Edition. 

On January 11, 2017, and July 5, 2017, 

CPSC staff submitted briefing packages 

to the Commission, recommending that 

the Commission incorporate the 

applicable changes to UL 325, because 


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the changes are likely to reduce the 

possibility of children becoming 

entrapped by partially open garage 

doors. On January 18, 2017, and July 11, 

2017, the Commission voted to approve 

staff’s recommendations to accept the 

revisions to UL 325 regarding the 

entrapment protection requirements for 

automatic residential GDOs, in 

accordance with the procedure in the 

Improvement Act. 

Consistent with the Commission’s 

previous votes to include the revisions 

regarding the entrapment protection 

requirements for automatic residential 

GDOs, this rule revises the mandatory 

GDO rule at 16 CFR part 1211, to 

include the revisions regarding the 

entrapment protection requirements for 

automatic residential GDOs in UL 325, 

Seventh Edition. 

C. Description of the Direct Final Rule 

The direct final rule amends 16 CFR 

part 1211, to include the revisions 

regarding the entrapment protection 

requirements for automatic residential 

GDOs in UL 325, Seventh Edition. All 

of the revisions in the direct final rule 

concerning the GDO standard are in 

subpart A and subpart D. The direct 

final rule does not change any of the 

certification (subpart B) or 

recordkeeping (subpart C) provisions of 

the GDO standard. 

All of the revisions to the relevant 

provisions of 16 CFR part 1211 are 

described in the summary of changes 

below: 

• Alternative method to assess 

electronic circuits. The revised UL 325 

added a section titled, ‘‘Supplement 

SA’’ to UL 325, which provides an 

alternate method for evaluating 

protective electronic circuits and 

controls based on the requirements of 

UL/IEC 60335–1, ‘‘Standard for Safety 

of Household and Similar Electrical 

Appliances, Part 1: General 

Requirements.’’ UL/IEC 60335–1 was 

developed to promote harmonization 

with international standards and will 

eventually replace UL 991, ‘‘Standards 

for Tests for Safety-Related Controls 

Employing Solid-State Devices,’’ which 

is being phased out. The Commission’s 

mandatory safety standard for GDOs 

currently incorporates by reference UL 

991 (§§ 1211.4(c), 1211.5(a), and 

1211.5(b)(3)). The Supplement SA 

requirements allow an alternate method 

for assessing the reliability of GDO 

electronic or solid-state circuits, 

including entrapment-protection 

circuits, which perform back-up, 

limiting, or other functions intended to 

reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or 

injury to persons (§§ 1211.4(c), 

1211.5(a), 1211.5(b)(4), and a new 

paragraph for an incorporation by 

reference of Supplement SA in 

§ 1211.40(d)(1) and redesignating 

paragraphs (d)(1) through (3) as (d)(2) 

through (4)). 

• Additional requirements for 

unattended operation. The revised UL 

325 added a new section titled, 

‘‘Unattended operation control 

accessory,’’ which provides additional 

requirements for unattended operation 

of GDOs, including remote monitoring 

and unattended activation via wireless 

or internet-connected devices. To 

ensure safe unattended operation of 

GDOs, the new requirements clarify 

visual and audible alarm operation, 

include provisions for maintaining 

compliance with the entrapment 

protection of an external accessory, and 

provides the necessary instructions and 

markings. (New § 1211.14(f)). 

• Revision to edge sensor 

requirements. The revised UL 325 

expanded the edge sensor test 

requirements (§ 1211.12) and clarified 

that external edge sensors shall operate 

as required when tested per the new 

requirements (§§ 1211.8(a) and 

1211.8(b)), as well as comply with the 

applicable normal operation test 

(§§ 1211.10(b)(3), 1211.10(c) (3), and 

1211.10(e)(4)). The revision expanded 

the edge sensor test requirements for 

GDOs to stipulate specific requirements 

based on the GDO type; for example: 

Sectional door vs. one-piece door, and 

horizontally moving door vs. vertically 

moving door. The revision replaced 

Figure 6 with several new figures to 

illustrate the test procedures for each 

type of GDO (Figures 6A through 6I). 

The revision clarified that the edge 

sensor endurance test shall be 

conducted at room temperature 

(§ 1211.12(b)). 

• Clarification regarding visual 

alarm. The revised UL 325 clarified the 

visual alarm flash rate required during 

unattended operation of the GDO 

(§ 1211.14(c)). 

• Clarification regarding certain 

materials. The revised UL 325 clarified 

that an external protection device using 

polymeric or elastomeric material must 

meet the specified impact test 

requirements and remain fully 

operational at room temperature 

(§ 1211.10(e)(1) and (3)). 

• Exception from impact test. The 

revised UL 325 added an exception for 

polymeric or elastomeric materials that 

crack or break during the impact test to 

be acceptable if they pass the water 

exposure test in the damaged condition 

(§ 1211.10 (e) (1)). 

• Clarification regarding external 

secondary entrapment protection. The 

revised UL 325 clarified the means for 

connection of an external secondary 

entrapment protection device applicable 

to vertically moving and horizontally 

moving GDOs (§ 1211.10) and clarified 

that for horizontally sliding GDOs, the 

GDO is not required to open the door a 

minimum of 2 inches when the GDO 

senses a second obstruction during the 

reversing travel (§ 1211.7(c)(1) and 

1211.7(c)(7)). 

• Updated test figure references. The 

revised UL 325 updated the figure 

references for the general (§ 1211.13(a)) 

and puncture-resistance test (§ 1211.12 

(d)). 

As noted, on January 18, 2017, and 

July 11, 2017, the Commission voted to 

include the revisions regarding the 

entrapment protection requirements for 

automatic residential GDOs in UL 325, 

Seventh Edition. In accordance with its 

previous vote, the Commission is 

issuing this direct final rule that amends 

the mandatory GDO rule at 16 CFR part 

1211 to include the revisions to the 

entrapment protection requirements of 

UL 325. 

D. Incorporation by Reference 

The Office of the Federal Register 

(OFR) has regulations concerning 

incorporation by reference. 1 CFR part 

51. Under these regulations, agencies 

must discuss, in the preamble to a final 

rule, ways that the materials the agency 

incorporates by reference are reasonably 

available to interested persons and how 

interested parties can obtain the 

materials. In addition, the preamble to 

the final rule must summarize the 

material. 1 CFR 51.5(b). 

Supplement SA of UL 325 provides 

an alternate test method for assessing 

the reliability of GDO electronic or 

solid-state circuits, including 

entrapment protection circuits, which 

perform back-up, limiting, or other 

functions intended to reduce the risk of 

fire, electric shock, or injury to persons. 

As noted, the direct final rule adds 

references to Supplement SA in 

§§ 1211.4, 1211.5, and a new paragraph 

§ 1211.40(d)(1) in subpart D that 

incorporates by reference Supplement 

SA. 

The UL standard listed above is 

copyrighted. The UL standard may be 

obtained from UL, 151 Eastern Avenue, 

Bensenville, IL 60106, Telephone: 1– 

888–853–3503 or online at: http://

ulstandards.ul.com/. One may also 

inspect a copy of the above-referenced 

standard at CPSC’s Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 

East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814, Telephone: (301) 504–7923. 


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E. Direct Final Rule Process 

The Commission is issuing this rule 

as a direct final rule. Although the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) 

generally requires notice and comment 

rulemaking, section 553 of the APA 

provides an exception when the agency, 

for good cause, finds that notice and 

public procedure are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ In Recommendation 95–4, the 

Administrative Conference of the 

United States (ACUS) endorsed direct 

final rulemaking as an appropriate 

procedure to expedite promulgating 

rules that are noncontroversial and that 

are not expected to generate significant 

adverse comment. See 60 FR 43108 

(August 18, 1995). Consistent with 

ACUS’s recommendation, the 

Commission is publishing this rule as a 

direct final rule because we do not 

expect any significant adverse 

comments. 

The Commission is taking the limited 

action of amending the GDO rule to 

conform the regulation to the changes to 

UL 325 that were previously accepted 

by the Commission in January and July 

2017. Public comment will not impact 

the Commission’s acceptance of the 

substantive changes to UL 325. Because 

this document merely updates the GDO 

rule, the Commission believes this 

rulemaking is a non-controversial matter 

that is not likely to generate comments. 

Therefore, the Commission concludes 

that the direct final rule process is 

appropriate. 

Unless we receive a significant 

adverse comment within 30 days, the 

rule will become effective on September 

11, 2018. In accordance with ACUS’s 

recommendation, the Commission 

considers a significant adverse comment 

to be one in which the commenter 

explains why the rule did not accurately 

update the codified text in 16 CFR part 

1211. We note that comments on the 

Commission’s previous underlying 

acceptance of the revisions to UL 325 

are not considered significant adverse 

comments because the only change this 

rule makes is to revise the GDO rule to 

conform to the revisions to UL 325 

previously accepted by the Commission. 

Should the Commission receive a 

significant adverse comment, the 

Commission would withdraw this direct 

final rule. Depending on the comments 

and other circumstances, the 

Commission may then incorporate the 

adverse comment into a subsequent 

direct final rule or publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking, providing an 

opportunity for public comment. 

F. Effective Date 

Based on reports from industry 

representatives, all known 

manufacturers and importers currently 

conform to the UL 325, Seventh Edition 

revisions contained in the direct final 

rule. Therefore, the effective date of the 

direct final rule is September 11, 2018. 

This effective date would not adversely 

affect the cost or availability of 

conforming GDOs. 

G. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

generally requires that agencies review 

proposed and final rules for the rules’ 

potential economic impact on small 

entities, including small businesses, and 

prepare regulatory flexibility analyses. 

5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. Staff researched 

the potential effects of the direct final 

rule on small entities, including small 

manufacturers, importers, and private 

labelers. Staff has identified 19 firms 

that market GDOs in the United States. 

Five of these are either large firms or 

subsidiaries of large foreign or domestic 

companies. The 14 remaining 

companies appear to be small firms 

under U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) size standards (13 

CFR part 121). 

Staff estimates, based on industry 

sales data, that about 5 million to 7 

million GDOs are installed annually. A 

review of company information and 

staff’s contacts with industry 

representatives indicate that all known 

manufacturers and importers market 

only products that conform to UL 325. 

All of these firms’ GDOs reportedly 

conform to the UL 325, Seventh Edition 

requirements that became effective in 

May 2017. These firms, including the 

small firms, have already incurred the 

design and testing costs associated with 

the minor changes in the UL 325 test 

procedures made since 2016. Therefore, 

the direct final rule would not impose 

any new costs on small producers or 

importers. Pursuant to section 605(b) of 

the RFA, because the existing level of 

conformance is virtually 100 percent, 

and no new compliance costs or other 

burdens would be associated with the 

direct final rule, the Commission 

certifies that this rule will not have a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

H. Preemption 

The Improvement Act contains a 

preemption provision which states: 

‘‘those provisions of laws of States or 

political subdivisions which relate to 

the labeling of automatic residential 

garage door openers and those 

provisions which do not provide at least 

the equivalent degree of protection from 

the risk of injury associated with 

automatic residential garage door 

openers as the consumer product safety 

rule’’ are subject to preemption under 

15 U.S.C. 2075. Public Law 101–608, 

section 203(f). 

I. Environmental Considerations 

The Commission’s regulations 

provide a categorical exclusion for 

Commission rules from any requirement 

to prepare an environmental assessment 

or an environmental impact statement 

because they ‘‘have little or no potential 

for affecting the human environment.’’ 

16 CFR 1021.5(c)(2). This rule falls 

within the categorical exclusion, so no 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement is 

required. The Commission’s regulations 

state that safety standards for products 

normally have little or no potential for 

affecting the human environment. 16 

CFR 1021.5(c)(1). Nothing in this rule 

alters that expectation. 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1211 

Consumer protection, Imports, 

Incorporation by reference, Labeling, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Commission amends 16 

CFR part 1211 as follows: 

PART 1211—SAFETY STANDARDS 

FOR AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL 

GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1211 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 203 of Pub. L. 101–608, 

104 Stat. 3110; 15 U.S.C. 2063 and 2065. 

Subpart A—[Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 1211.4 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.4 General requirements for 

protection against risk of injury. 

* * * * * 

(c) An electronic or solid-state circuit 

that performs a back-up, limiting, or 

other function intended to reduce the 

risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to 

persons, including entrapment 

protection circuits, shall comply with 

the requirements in UL 991 

(incorporated by reference, see 

§ 1211.40), including environmental and 

stress tests appropriate to the intended 

usage of the end-product. Exception: A 

control or electronic circuit that 

complies with Supplement SA of UL 

325–2017 (incorporated by reference, 

see § 1211.40) is considered to fulfill 

this requirement. 

■ 3. Amend § 1211.5 by: 


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■ a. Revising paragraph (a) introductory 

text; 

■ b. Removing ‘‘and’’ from the end of 

paragraph (b)(2); 

■ c. Removing the period from the end 

of paragraph (b)(3) and adding ‘‘; and’’ 

in its place; and 

■ d. Adding paragraph (b)(4). 

The revision and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 1211.5 General testing parameters. 

(a) The following test parameters are 

to be used in the investigation of the 

circuit covered by § 1211.4(c) for 

compliance with either, UL 991, or 

Supplement SA of UL 325–2017 

(incorporated by reference, see 

§ 1211.40): 

(b) * * * 

(4) During evaluation of the circuit to 

the requirements of Supplement SA of 

UL 325–2017 (incorporated by 

reference, see § 1211.40). 

■ 4. Amend § 1211.6 by revising 

paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(3)(i) introductory 

text, and (d)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.6 General entrapment protection 

requirements. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) Shall be provided with a means for 

connection of an external secondary 

entrapment protection device as 

described in § 1211.8 (a) and (c) through 

(e), as applicable to vertically moving 

doors; or 

(3)(i) Shall be provided with an 

inherent secondary entrapment 

protection device as described in 

§§ 1211.8(a) and (f), 1211.10, and 

1211.12 and is: 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(2) Shall be provided with a means for 

connection of an external secondary 

entrapment protection device for each 

leading edge as described in § 1211.8(c) 

through (e), as applicable to horizontally 

moving doors. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 1211.7 by revising 

paragraphs (c)(1)(ii) and (iii) and 

(c)(7)(i), to read as follows: 

§ 1211.7 Inherent primary entrapment 

protection requirements. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) The door operator is not required 

to open the door a minimum 2 inches 

(50.8 mm) when the operator senses a 

second obstruction during the reversing 

travel. 

(iii) The door operator is not required 

to open the door a minimum 2 inches 

(50.8 mm) when a control is actuated to 

stop the door during movement towards 

the open position—but the door can not 

be moved towards the closed position 

until the operator reverses the door a 

minimum of 2 inches (50.8 mm). 

* * * * * 

(7)(i) An operator, employing an 

inherent entrapment protection control 

that measures or monitors the actual 

position of the door, shall initiate 

reversal of the door and shall return the 

door to, and stop the door at, the fully 

open position in the event the inherent 

door operation ‘‘profile’’ of the door 

differs from the originally set 

parameters. The system shall measure or 

monitor the position of the door at 

increments not greater than 1 inch (25.4 

mm). 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Amend § 1211.8 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1)(ii), and (b)(2) to read 

as follows: 

§ 1211.8 Secondary entrapment protection 

requirements. 

(a)(1) * * * 

(ii) An external edge sensor installed 

on the edge of the door that, when 

activated as tested per § 1211.12(a)(4)(1) 

results in an operator that is closing a 

door to reverse direction of the door, 

returns the door to, and stops the door 

at the fully open position, and the 

sensor prevents an operator from closing 

an open door, 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) An external edge sensor installed 

on the edge of the door that, when 

activated as tested per § 1211.12 

(a)(4)(2), results in an operator that is 

closing or opening a door to reverse 

direction of the door for a minimum of 

2 inches (50.8 mm). 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend § 1211.10 by revising 

paragraphs (b)(3)(ii), (c)(3)(ii), (e)(1)(ii), 

(e)(3), and (e)(4)(ii) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.10 Requirements for all entrapment 

protection devices. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(ii) An edge sensor shall comply with 

the applicable Normal Operation test, 

per § 1211.12(a). 

(c) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(ii) An edge sensor shall comply with 

the applicable Normal Operation Test, 

per § 1211.12(a). 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) The part shall operate as intended, 

per paragraph (e)(4) of this section at 

room temperature, or, if dislodged after 

the test, but not cracked or broken, is 

capable of being restored to its original 

condition. Exception: If a part is cracked 

or broken, as an alternative, it may be 

subjected to the Splash Tests, per 

paragraph (c) of this section, after the 

impact test. After the water exposure 

tests, the device shall either: 

(A) Operate as intended per paragraph 

(e)(4) of this section; or 

(B) Shut down safely (i.e. provide an 

obstruction signal to the door). 

* * * * * 

(3) In lieu of conducting the room 

temperature test described in paragraph 

(e)(2) of this section, each of three 

samples of a device exposed to outdoor 

weather when the door is in the closed 

position are to be cooled to a 

temperature of minus 31.0 ±3.6 °F 

(minus 35.0 ±2.0 °C) and maintained at 

this temperature for 3 hours. Three 

samples of a device employed inside the 

garage are to be cooled to a temperature 

of 32.0 °F (0.0 °C) and maintained at this 

temperature for 3 hours. While the 

sample is still cold, the samples shall be 

subject to the test described in 

paragraph (e)(2) of this section, and 

shall comply with paragraph (e)(1)(i) of 

this section. After determining 

compliance with paragraph (e)(1)(i) of 

this section, the sample shall be allowed 

to return to room temperature, and then 

shall comply with paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of 

this section. 

(4) * * * 

(ii) An edge sensor shall comply with 

the applicable Normal Operation Test, 

per § 1211.12(a). 

* * * * * 

■ 8. Amend § 1211.12 by adding 

paragraphs (a)(4) and (5), and revising 

paragraphs (b) and (d)(2) and (3) to read 

as follows: 

§ 1211.12 Requirements for edge sensors. 

(a) * * * 

(4)(i) An edge sensor, when installed 

on a representative door, shall actuate 

upon the application of a 15 lbf (66.7 N) 

or less force in the direction of the 

application when tested at room 

temperature 25 °C ±2 °C (77 °F ±3.6 °F) 

and, additionally, when intended for 

use with gate operators, shall actuate at 

40 lbf (177.9 N) or less force when 

tested at ¥35 °C ±2 °C (¥31 °F ±3.6 °F). 

(A) For an edge sensor intended to be 

used on a sectional door, the force is to 

be applied by the longitudinal edge of 

a 17⁄8 in (47.6 mm) diameter cylinder 

placed across the sensor so that the axis 

is perpendicular to plane of the door. 

See Figures 6A and 6B to this subpart. 

(B) For an edge sensor intended to be 

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door, or swinging gate, the force is to be 

applied so that the axis is at an angle 30 

degrees from the direction 

perpendicular to the plane of the door. 

See Figures 6C and 6D to this subpart. 

(C) For an edge sensor that wraps 

around the leading edge of a swinging 

one-piece door, providing activation in 

both directions of travel, the force is to 

be applied so that the axis is at an angle 

30 degrees from the direction 

perpendicular to both the closing 

direction and the opening direction. See 

Figure 6E to this subpart. 

(ii) With respect to the Edge Sensor 

Test specified in paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of 

this section, the test is to be repeated at 

various representative points of the edge 

sensor across the length of the edge 

sensor. See Figures 6F and 6G to this 

subpart. 

(5) Residential garage door operators. 

(i) For vertically moving residential 

garage door operators intended to be 

used with an external edge sensor, with 

reference to 32.3.1(b), a 15⁄8 in by 31⁄2 in 

(41.3 mm by 88.9 mm) solid rectangular 

object not less than 6 in (152 mm) long 

is to be fixed in an immobile position 

at the fully closed position with the 

longitudinal axis perpendicular to the 

edge of the door. The 15⁄8 in (41.3 mm) 

side of the obstruction facing the 

leading edge is to contact the moving 

door at various points along the width 

of the door. See Figure 6H to this 

subpart. 

(ii) For horizontally moving 

residential garage door operators 

intended to be used with an external 

edge sensor, with reference to 32.3.2(b), 

a 15⁄8 in by 31⁄2 in (41.3 mm by 88.9 mm) 

solid rectangular object not less than 6 

in (152 mm) long is to be fixed in an 

immobile position with the longitudinal 

axis perpendicular to the edge of the 

door. The 15⁄8 in (41.3 mm) side of the 

obstruction facing the leading edge is to 

contact the moving door at various 

points along the leading edge of the 

door. The same object is then to be 

arranged to contact the moving door at 

various points along the trailing edge of 

the door. See Figure 6I to this subpart. 

(b) Endurance test. An edge sensor 

system and associated components shall 

withstand 30,000 cycles of mechanical 

operation without failure. For this test, 

the edge sensor is to be cycled by the 

repetitive application of the force as 

described in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this 

section but at room temperature only. 

The force is to be applied to the same 

location for the entire test. For an edge 

sensor system employing integral 

electric contact strips, this test shall be 

conducted with the contacts connected 

to a load no less severe than it controls 

in the operator. For the last 50 cycles of 

operation, the sensor shall function as 

intended when connected to an 

operator. 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

(2) For a vertically moving door, a 

sample of the edge sensor is to be 

installed in the intended manner on a 

representative door edge. The probe 

described in figure 7 to subpart A is to 

be applied with a 20 pound-force (89 N) 

to any point on the sensor that is 3 

inches (76 mm) or less above the floor 

is to be applied in the direction 

specified in the Edge Sensor Normal 

Operation Test, Figure 6A or 6C to 

subpart A as applicable. The test is to 

be repeated on three locations on each 

surface of the sensor being tested. 

(3) For horizontally sliding doors, 

sample of the edge sensor is to be 

installed in the intended manner on a 

representative door edge. The probe 

described in figure 7 to subpart A is to 

be applied with a 20 lbf (89 N) to any 

point on the sensor when the door is 

within 3 in (76 mm) of its fully open 

position and within 3 in (76 mm) of any 

stationary wall. For each type of door, 

the force is to be applied in the 

direction specified in the Edge Sensor 

Normal Operation Test, Figure 6B to 

subpart A. The test is to be repeated on 

three locations on each surface of the 

sensor being tested. 

■ 9. Amend § 1211.13 by revising 

paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.13 Inherent force activated 

secondary door sensors. 

(a) * * * 

(4) The test cylinder referred to in 

paragraph (b)(7) of this section shall be 

a 17⁄8 in (47.6 mm) diameter cylinder 

placed under the door so that the axis 

is perpendicular to the plane of the 

door. See figure 6A to subpart A. 

* * * * * 

■ 10. Amend § 1211.14 by revising 

paragraph (c)(4), and adding paragraph 

(f) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.14 Unattended operation 

requirements. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(4) The visual alarm signal described 

in paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall 

be visible within the confines of a 

garage using a flashing light of at least 

40 watt incandescent or 360 lumens. 

The flash rate shall be at least once per 

second, with a duration of 100 ms to 

900 ms, for the duration of the alarm. 

* * * * * 

(f) Unattended operation control 

accessory—(1) General. A residential 

garage door operator control accessory 

shall be permitted to be supplied 

separate from the operator, and may 

permit unattended operation to close a 

garage door, provided the control 

accessory complies with the additional 

requirements of paragraphs (f)(2) 

through (6) of this section. Exception: 

Unattended operation shall not be 

permitted on one-piece garage doors or 

swinging garage doors. A control 

accessory that has an unattended 

operation close feature shall identify 

that the unattended operation closing 

feature is only permitted to be enabled 

when installed with a sectional door by 

complying with: 

(i) The installation instructions of 

§ 1211.16 (b)(1)(ii); 

(ii) The markings of § 1211.17(h); and 

(iii) the carton markings of 

§ 1211.18(m). 

(2) Operator system. The control 

accessory shall require one or more 

intentional actions to enable unattended 

operation to function when connected 

to an operator system, such as setting a 

power head switch or wall-control 

switch. For an accessory requiring 

installation and set-up in order to 

enable unattended operation, the 

installation and set-up may be 

considered satisfying this requirement. 

(3) Alarm signal. (i) The control 

accessory alone or in combination with 

the operator system shall provide an 

audible and visual alarm signal. 

(ii) The alarm shall signal for a 

minimum of 5 seconds before any 

unattended closing door movement, or 

before any door movement if the next 

direction of door travel cannot be 

determined. 

(iii) The audible signal shall be heard 

within the confines of a garage. The 

audio alarm signals for the alarm 

specified in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this 

section shall be generated by devices 

such as bells, horns, sirens, or buzzers. 

The signal shall have a frequency in the 

range of 700 to 3400 Hz, either a cycle 

of the sound level pulsations of 4 to 5 

per second or one continuous tone, a 

sound level at least 45 dB 10 ft (305 cm) 

in front of the device over the voltage 

range of operation. 

(iv) The visual alarm signal of 

paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this section shall be 

visible within the confines of a garage 

using a flashing light of at least 40 watt 

incandescent or 360 lumens. 

(v) When the visual alarm or the 

audio alarm, or both, are external to the 

control accessory and are not part of 

main operator unit, the control 

accessory shall monitor for the 

connection of and proper operation of 

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(4) Controls. (i) During the pre-motion 

signaling period defined in paragraph 

(f)(3)(ii) of this section, activation of any 

user door control (e.g. wall control, 

wireless remote, keypad) shall prevent 

the pending unattended door 

movement. Door movement resulting 

from activation of a user door control is 

not prohibited. 

(ii) Upon activation of a user door 

control during unattended door 

movement: 

(A) The operator shall function in the 

same manner as if the control accessory 

were not present; 

(B) The control accessory shall not 

interfere with, override, or alter the 

normal operation of the operator; and 

(C) The door shall stop, and may 

reverse the door on the closing cycle. 

On the opening cycle, activation of a 

user door control shall stop the door but 

not reverse it. 

(iii) If an unattended door travelling 

in the closing direction is stopped and 

reversed by an entrapment protection 

device, the control accessory alone or in 

combination with the operator system 

shall be permitted one additional 

unattended operation attempt to close 

the door. 

(iv) After two attempts per paragraph 

(d)(3) of this section, the control 

accessory alone or in combination with 

the operator system shall suspend 

unattended operation. The control 

accessory alone or in combination with 

the operator system shall require a 

renewed, intended input, via user door 

control (e.g., wall control, wireless 

remote, keypad) other than the 

unattended activation device, prior to 

re-enabling unattended operation. 

(5) Entrapment protection. (i) The 

control accessory shall not interfere 

with, override, or alter any entrapment 

protection features of the operator or 

system per §§ 1211.7 and 1211.8. A 

control accessory that only provides a 

momentary signal (wired or wireless) to 

start the door is considered to comply 

with this requirement. 

(ii) A control accessory shall only be 

used with an operator when the 

combination of the operator and the 

control accessory comply with the 

applicable entrapment protection 

features including: 

(A) Inherent Primary Entrapment 

Protection, in accordance with § 1211.7; 

(B) Secondary Entrapment Protection, 

in accordance with § 1211.8. 

(iii) A control accessory shall be 

marked to indicate ‘‘For use only with 

garage door operators complying with 

UL 325, manufactured after ll,’’ or, 

‘‘For use only with the following garage 

door operators:ll.’’ The date (e.g., 

‘‘1993,’’ ‘‘February 21, 2008’’), or the 

additional information provided in the 

blank shall be added by the accessory 

manufacturer such that the combination 

of the control and operator(s) it is 

intended for use with complies with 

paragraph (f)(5)(ii) of this section. This 

marking shall appear on the packaging 

and on the product, and shall be 

repeated in the instructions 

accompanying the accessory. 

(iv) To comply with paragraph 

(f)(5)(ii) of this section a control 

accessory shall comply with one or 

more of the following: 

(A) Not be capable of operating when 

connected to an operator that is not 

compliant with paragraph (f)(5)(ii) of 

this section; 

(B) Be restricted to function only with 

specific operators, such that the 

combination of the control and the 

operator are compliant with paragraph 

(f)(5)(ii) of this section; 

(C) Provide additional functionality to 

an operator or system such that when 

operating via the control accessory, the 

combination of the control accessory 

and the operator complies with 

paragraph (f)(5)(ii) of this section; 

(D) Be marked to indicate as indicated 

in paragraph (f)(5)(ii) of this section. 

(6) Instructions and markings. (i) The 

control accessory shall be provided with 

instructions as follows: 

(A) Instructions per § 1211.16, as 

applicable. 

(B) Instructions that repeat any 

warning or cautionary product markings 

and field labels required below. 

(ii) The control accessory shall be 

provided with markings as follows: 

(A) Markings on the product per 

§ 1211.18, as applicable. 

(B) In lieu of § 1211.18(m), the 

product package shall be marked with 

the following or equivalent: 

‘‘WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury to 

persons—Only enable [+] feature when 

installed with sectional door.’’, where + is 

the unattended operation closing function, 

or ‘‘WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury to persons—Do not use this device 

with one-piece doors or swinging doors.’’ 

(C) On the package or the product— 

any other markings related to use of the 

control with specific operators, per 

paragraph (f)(5)(iii) of this section. 

(iii) The control accessory shall be 

provided with a label for field 

installation as required by § 1211.17(c) 

through (g), including but not limited to 

§ 1211.17(g)(2)(v). 

Figure 6 to Subpart A of Part 1211 

[Removed] 

■ 11. Remove Figure 6 to Subpart A of 

Part 1211, 

■ 12. Add Figures 6A through 6I to 

Subpart A of Part 1211 to read as 

follows: 

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Figure 6A to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Side View - Sectional Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder 

C -15 Pound Force 

D - Ground/Floor 

c 

Figure 6B to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Top View- Horizontally Moving Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder 

C -15 Pound Force 

B 

c 
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Figure 6C to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Side View- Once-Piece Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder 

C -15 Pound Force 

D - Ground/Floor 

E - Outside Surface 

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Figure 6D to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Top View- Horizontal Swing Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder 

C -15 Pound Force 

D - Ground/Floor 

E - Outside Surface 

c 

A 

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Figure 6E to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Top View- Horizontal Swing Door- Wraparound Edge 

c 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder 

C - 15 Pound Force 

F - Direction of travel 

A 

B 

c 
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Figure 6F to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Front View- Sectional or One-Piece Door 

c 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder- At various heights, perpendicular or at 30 degree 

angle, depending on door type. 

C -15 Pound Force 

D - Ground/Floor 

B 
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Figure 6G to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Side View - Horizontally Moving Door or Swinging Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

B - 1-7 /8" Diameter Cylinder- At various heights, perpendicular or at 30 degree 

angle, depending on door type. 

C -15 Pound Force 

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Figure 6H to Subpart A of Part 1211 

Front View - Vertically Moving Door or Swinging Door 

A - Edge Sensor 

D - Ground/Floor 

D 

G- 1-5/8" x 3-1/2" solid object, min 6 in. long, placed at various locations along 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–C 

Subpart D—[Amended] 

■ 13. Amend § 1211.40 by redesignating 

paragraphs (d)(1) through (3) as (d)(2) 

through (4) and adding new paragraph 

(d)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 1211.40 Incorporation by reference. 

(d) * * * 

(1) UL 325, Standard for Safety: Door, 

Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window 

Operators and Systems, SUPPLEMENT 

SA—(Normative)—UL 60335–1/CAN/ 

CSA–C22.2 No. 60335–1 Based 

Requirements for the Evaluation of 

Electronic Circuits, Seventh Edition, 

May 19, 2017, into §§ 1211.4 and 

1211.5. 

* * * * * 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, U. S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14909 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

28 CFR Part 0 

[Order No. 4212–2018] 

Delegation Concerning International 

Prisoner Transfer Program 

AGENCY: Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Attorney General has 

delegated to the Assistant Attorney 

General for the Criminal Division 

certain authorities of the Attorney 

General concerning transfer of offenders 

to or from foreign countries, including 

the authority to find appropriate or 

inappropriate the transfer of offenders to 

or from a foreign country under certain 

treaties. The Assistant Attorney General 

for the Criminal Division is authorized 

to re-delegate this authority to the 

Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, the 

Director of the Office of Enforcement 

Operations, and the Senior Associate 

Director and Associate Directors of the 

Office of Enforcement Operations. The 

Department of Justice is moving the 

responsibility for handling international 

prisoner transfers from the Office of 

Enforcement Operations to the Office of 

International Affairs. Accordingly, this 

final rule amends the Code of Federal 

Regulations to authorize the Assistant 

Attorney General for the Criminal 

Division to re-delegate this authority 

within the Criminal Division to the 

Deputy Assistant Attorneys General in 

the Criminal Division, and to the 

Director, the Deputy Directors, and the 

Associate Director supervising the 

International Prisoner Transfer Unit of 

the Office of International Affairs. 

DATES: This rule is effective July 13, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vaughn Ary, Director, Office of 

International Affairs, Criminal Division, 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20005; 202–514–0000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of International Affairs (OIA) serves as 

the hub for international criminal law 


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