[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 86290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25132]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1421

[Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014]


Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Data Regarding 
Debris Penetration Hazards for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles and 
Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or 
CPSC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) in July 2022 to 
address debris penetration hazards for recreational off-highway 
vehicles (ROVs) and utility task/terrain vehicles (UTVs). On October 4, 
2024, the Commission published a notice of availability and request for 
comment (NOA) to announce the availability of, and to seek comments on, 
details about incident data relevant to the NPR. The NOA invited the 
public to submit written comments during a 30-day comment period ending 
on November 4, 2024. In response to a request for an extension of the 
NOA comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period to 
December 4, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 4, 
2024, at 89 FR 80831, is extended. Submit comments by December 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014, by 
any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments 
submitted by email, except as described below. CPSC encourages you to 
submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: Submit comments by 
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to submit confidential business 
information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected 
information that you do not want to be available to the public, you may 
submit such comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may 
email them to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8bba8abbbf5b7ab98bba8abbbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f291828191df9d81b291828191dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any 
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal 
information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 
electronically: confidential business information, trade secret 
information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do 
not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such 
information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/
hand delivery/courier written submissions.
    Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to: 
https://www.regulations.gov, insert Docket No. CPSC-2021-0014 in the 
``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Han Lim, Project Manager, Office of 
Hazard Identification and Reduction, Directorate for Engineering 
Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, 
Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 987-2327; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#452d292c2805263536266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="deb6b2b7b39ebdaeadbdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    Section 7(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act authorizes the 
Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard 
that sets forth performance or labeling requirements for a consumer 
product, if such requirements are reasonably necessary to prevent or 
reduce an unreasonable risk of injury. 15 U.S.C. 2056(a). Under this 
statutory authority, in 2021, the Commission initiated a rulemaking to 
reduce the risk of injuries and deaths associated with penetration of 
ROVs and UTVs by debris such as fallen tree branches. The Commission 
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on May 11, 
2021 (86 FR 25817), and an NPR on July 21, 2022 (87 FR 43688).\1\
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    \1\ On December 21, 2022, the Commission also published a notice 
of availability and request for comment on a report from SEA, Ltd. 
titled ``Study of Debris Penetration of Recreational Off-Highway 
Vehicle (ROV) Proof-of-Concept (POC) Floorboard Guards'' (87 FR 
78037).
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    On October 4, 2024 (89 FR 80831), the Commission published in the 
Federal Register a notice of availability and request for comment to 
announce the availability of, and to seek comments on, details about 
incident data relevant to the NPR. The NOA invited the public to submit 
written comments during a 30-day comment period ending on November 4, 
2024.

B. Comment Period Extension

    On October 8, 2024, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) 
and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) submitted 
a request to extend the public comment period of the NOA for an 
additional 30 days to December 4, 2024. In particular, OPEI and ROHVA 
asserted that, given the volume of the data and the format in which 
CPSC has provided access to the data,\2\ a 30-day extension is 
necessary to permit OPEI, ROHVA, and other members of the public to 
have a meaningful opportunity to comment. The Commission has considered 
OPEI's and ROHVA's request to extend the comment period. Currently, the 
comment period is due to close on November 4, 2024. To provide the 
public additional time to review and comment on the data, the 
Commission will grant the requested 30-day extension of the comment 
period, until December 4, 2024.\3\
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    \2\ To obtain access to the data, a request can be submitted to: 
https://forms.office.com/g/Yz4tNFdhDp; a website link to access the 
data will be sent to the email address provided.
    \3\ The Commission voted (4-1) on October 22, 2024, to publish 
this document.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-25132 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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