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(ii) [Reserved] 

Dated: June 9, 2010. 

Todd Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14323 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1500 

RIN 3041–AC77 

Revocation of Regulations Banning 

Certain Baby-Walkers 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

(‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) is revoking 

its existing regulations pertaining to 

baby-walkers because those regulations 

are being replaced by a new and more 

comprehensive safety standard 

applicable to baby-walkers. The new 

standard is being added by the 

Commission in a separate document 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Effective December 21, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Manley, Division of Regulatory 

Enforcement, Office of Compliance, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814, 301–504–7607, 

cmanley@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

1. The CPSC’s regulation for babywalkers. CPSC regulations at 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4) ban any 

‘‘baby-bouncer,’’ ‘‘walker-jumper,’’ ‘‘babywalker,’’ and ‘‘any other similar article’’ 

that does not meet specified safety 

criteria. These regulations were issued 

in 1971 by the Food and Drug 

Administration (‘‘FDA’’) under the 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act 

(‘‘FHSA’’), 15 U.S.C. 1261–1278 

(available at http://www.cpsc.gov/ 

businfo/fhsa.pdf). 36 FR 21809 (Nov. 16, 

1971). On May 14, 1973, the functions 

under the FHSA were transferred to the 

then newly-created CPSC. 

Specifically, 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) 

bans baby-walkers, baby-bouncers, 

walker-jumpers and ‘‘any other similar 

article’’ that is intended to support very 

young children while ‘‘sitting walking, 

bouncing, jumping, and/or reclining,’’ 

and which, because of its design, has 

any exposed parts capable of causing 

amputation, crushing, lacerations, 

fractures, hematomas, bruises, or other 

injuries to fingers, toes, or other parts of 

the anatomy of young children. The 

regulation describes the hazardous 

design features of such articles 

warranting the ban as including, but not 

being limited to, one or more of the 

following: 

• Areas about the point on each side 

of the article where the frame 

components are joined together to form 

an X-shape capable of producing a 

scissoring, shearing, or pinching effect; 

• Other areas where two or more 

parts are joined in such a manner as to 

permit rotational movement capable of 

exerting a scissoring, shearing, or 

pinching effect; 

• Exposed coil springs which may 

expand sufficiently to allow an infant’s 

finger, toe, or other body part to be 

inserted, in whole or in part, and 

injured by being caught between the 

coils of the spring or between the spring 

and another part of the article; 

• Holes in plates or tubes which also 

provide the possibility of insertion of a 

finger, toe, or other part of the anatomy 

that could then be injured by the 

movement of another part of the article; 

or 

• A design and construction that 

permits accidental collapse while in 

use. 

Exemptions to the ban are at 16 CFR 

1500.86(a)(4). These include any babywalker (or the other subject products) 

where: 

• The frames are designed and 

constructed in a manner to prevent 

injury from any scissoring, shearing, or 

pinching when the members of the 

frame or other components rotate about 

a common axis or fastening point or 

otherwise move relative to one another; 

and 

• Any coil springs which expand 

when the article is subjected to a force 

that will extend the spring to its 

maximum distance so that a space 

between successive coils is greater than 

one-eighth inch (0.125 inch) are covered 

or otherwise designed to prevent 

injuries; and 

• All holes larger than one-eighth 

inch (0.125 inch) in diameter, and slots, 

cracks, or hinged components in any 

portion of the article through which a 

child could insert, in whole or in part, 

a finger, toe, or any other part of the 

anatomy, are guarded or otherwise 

designed to prevent injuries; and 

• The articles are designed and 

constructed to prevent accidental 

collapse while in use; and 

• The articles are designed and 

constructed in a manner that eliminates 

from any portion of the article the 

possibility of presenting a mechanical 

hazard through pinching, bruising, 

lacerating, crushing, breaking, 

amputating, or otherwise injuring 

portions of the human body when in 

normal use or when subjected to 

reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse; 

and 

• Any article which is introduced 

into interstate commerce after the 

effective date of [the regulation] is 

labeled: 

—With a conspicuous statement of 

the name and address of the 

manufacturer, packer, distributor, or 

seller; and 

—With a code mark on the article 

itself and on the package containing the 

article or on the shipping container, in 

addition to the invoice(s) or shipping 

document(s), which code mark will 

permit future identification by the 

manufacturer of any given model (the 

manufacturer shall change the model 

number whenever the article undergoes 

a significant structural or design 

modification); 

and 

• The manufacturer or importer of the 

article shall make, keep, and maintain 

for 3 years records of sale, distribution, 

and results of inspections and tests 

conducted in accordance with this 

subparagraph and shall make such 

records available at all reasonable hours 

upon request by any officer or employee 

of the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission and shall permit such 

officer or employee to inspect and copy 

such records, to make such stock 

inventories as such person deems 

necessary, and to otherwise check the 

correctness of such records. 

The existing regulations do not 

include any requirements specifically 


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pertaining to hazards associated with 

falls down stairs, structural integrity, 

occupant retention, or loading/stability 

issues. 

As discussed earlier in this part A.1 

of this preamble, the regulations at 16 

CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4) 

apply to any ‘‘baby-bouncer,’’ ‘‘walkerjumper,’’ ‘‘baby-walker,’’ and ‘‘any other 

similar article.’’ The regulations do not 

define those terms, and when FDA 

promulgated those regulations in 1971, 

it expressly rejected comments that 

sought a description of the regulated 

articles [Ref. 9]. (Documents supporting 

statements in this notice are identified 

by [Ref. #], where # is the number of the 

reference document as listed below in 

section G of this notice.) 

2. Recent statutory changes affecting 

baby-walkers. The Consumer Product 

Safety Improvement Act of 2008 

(‘‘CPSIA’’), Pub. L. No. 110–314, 122 

Stat. 3016 (available at http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf), was enacted 

on August 14, 2008. Section 104 of the 

CPSIA directs the Commission to take a 

number of actions concerning ‘‘durable 

infant or toddler products.’’ Section 

104(f) of the CPSIA defines a durable 

infant or toddler product as a durable 

product intended for use, or that may be 

reasonably expected to be used, by 

children under the age of 5 years. This 

includes cribs, toddler beds, high chairs, 

booster chairs, hook-on chairs, bath 

seats, gates and other enclosures for 

confining a child, play yards, stationary 

activity centers, infant carriers, strollers, 

walkers, swings, bassinets, and cradles. 

Section 104(b) of the CPSIA provides, in 

part, that the Commission shall, in 

consultation with representatives of 

consumer groups, juvenile product 

manufacturers, and independent child 

product engineers and experts, examine 

and assess the effectiveness of any 

voluntary consumer product safety 

standards for durable infant or toddler 

products. The Commission also is 

directed to promulgate consumer 

product safety standards that are 

substantially the same as such voluntary 

standards or that are more stringent than 

such voluntary standards if the 

Commission determines that more 

stringent standards would further 

reduce the risk of injury associated with 

the products. 

Baby-walkers are one of the first two 

products addressed in these 

rulemakings. On September 3, 2009, the 

Commission proposed a safety standard 

for infant walkers. 74 FR 45704. 

Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 

Register, the Commission is issuing a 

new safety standard for infant walkers, 

based largely on the provisions of the 

current ASTM voluntary standard. 

Given the anticipated new safety 

standard for infant walkers, the 

Commission, on September 3, 2009, 

proposed a rule to revoke 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4). 74 FR 

45714. 

3. The voluntary standard for infant 

walkers. The current voluntary standard 

for Infant Walkers, The Standard 

Consumer Safety Specification for 

Infant Walkers (ASTM F977–07) [Ref. 1] 

is published by the American Society 

for Testing and Materials (now ASTM 

International, or ASTM). The ASTM 

voluntary standard defines an infant 

walker as a mobile unit that enables a 

child to move on a horizontal surface 

when propelled by the child sitting or 

standing within the walker, and that is 

in the manufacturer’s recommended use 

position. This standard has provisions 

to address the following: 

• Latching or Locking Mechanisms; 

• Openings; 

• Scissoring, Shearing, and Pinching; 

• Exposed Coil Springs; 

• Labeling; 

• Protective Components; 

• Stability; 

• Structural Integrity; 

• Occupant Retention; and 

• Prevention of Falls Down Step(s). 

ASTM F977–07 contains provisions 

pertaining to scissoring, shearing, 

pinching, and accidental collapse that 

are stricter, or more conservative, than 

the existing CPSC regulation. With 

regard to exposed coil springs and 

openings, the ASTM voluntary standard 

differs somewhat from the existing 

CPSC regulation. 

The specifications in ASTM F977–07 

for coil springs and openings (holes) are 

similar in concept to those in the 

mandatory regulation, but are less 

restrictive as to allowable dimensions. 

For instance, the voluntary standard 

prohibits any hole or slot between 

0.210′′ and 0.375′′ in size that extends 

entirely through a wall section of any 

rigid material less than 0.375′′ thick. The 

existing regulation bans any babywalker that contains a hole larger than 

0.125′′ in diameter, and it does not 

contain a depth requirement. 

The rationale for the ASTM standard 

was based on anthropometric data 

developed for the CPSC by the 

University of Michigan in 1975. 

(Snyder, R. G., Spencer, M. L., Owings, 

C. L. & Schneider, L. W. (1975), Physical 

Characteristics of Children As Related 

to Death and Injury for Consumer 

Product Design and Use, Prepared for 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (UM–HSRI–BI–75–5 Final 

Report Contract FDA–72–70 May 1975), 

Highway Safety Research Institute, The 

University of Michigan, May 31, 1975.) 

This data set sampled body 

measurements of children from 2 weeks 

to 13 years of age. The measurements 

relevant here are the little finger 

diameter and middle finger diameter. 

The intent of the ASTM standard is to 

prevent entrapments by making 

openings either too small for the 

smallest user to penetrate with their 

smallest finger or larger than the largest 

user’s biggest finger (thereby allowing 

the finger to be withdrawn without 

entrapment). The existing CPSC 

regulations were never revised or 

updated to take this data into 

consideration. Thus, the requirements 

in the CPSC regulations are outdated in 

this respect. However, the CPSC 

regulations also provide that hazards 

presented by holes and by maximum 

coil spring spacing are acceptable if they 

are ‘‘otherwise designed to prevent 

injuries.’’ This allows baby-walkers that 

comply with the ASTM voluntary 

standard to also comply with the CPSC 

requirements. 

B. Required Accredited Third Party 

Testing and Certification of BabyWalkers 

Section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’), 15 U.S.C. 

2063(a)(2) (available at http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/cpsia.pdf), as amended 

by section 102 of the CPSIA, requires 

manufacturers and private labelers of 

children’s products (such as babywalkers) that are subject to a children’s 

product safety rule to submit sufficient 

samples of the children’s product, or 

samples that are identical in all material 

respects to the product, to a CPSCrecognized accredited third party 

conformity assessment body (i.e., testing 

laboratory) to be tested for compliance 

with any applicable children’s product 

safety rule. (The term ‘‘children’s 

product safety rule’’ is defined at 15 

U.S.C. 2063(f)(1). See also 15 U.S.C. 

2052(a)(5), 2052(a)(6).) For the purposes 

of the CPSA, the term ‘‘manufacturer’’ 

includes an importer. 15 U.S.C. 

2052(a)(11). 

The Commission has issued 

regulations at 16 CFR 1110 concerning 

the content of certificates of compliance 

and limiting the parties who must issue 

such certificates to the United States 

importer and, in the case of 

domestically produced products, the 

United States manufacturer. Based on 

such testing, the manufacturer and 

private labeler must issue a certificate 

stating that such children’s product 

complies with the children’s product 

safety rule based on the assessment of 

a third party conformity assessment 

body accredited to conduct such tests. 

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Unless stayed by the Commission, 

these requirements apply to any such 

children’s product that is manufactured 

more than 90 days after the Commission 

has established and published a notice 

of the requirements for accreditation of 

third party conformity assessment 

bodies to assess conformity with any 

children’s product safety rule to which 

such children’s product is subject. 

Section 14(a)(3) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2063(a)(3). However, if the Commission 

determines that an insufficient number 

of third party conformity assessment 

bodies have been accredited to permit 

certification for a children’s product 

safety rule, the Commission may extend 

the deadline for certification to such 

rule by not more than 60 days. Section 

14(a)(3)(F) of the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2063(a)(3)(F). 

Section 14(a)(3) of the CPSA also 

provides a schedule for the dates by 

which the Commission must publish the 

notices of the requirements for 

accreditation of third party conformity 

assessment bodies for various children’s 

products. For ‘‘baby bouncers, walkers, 

and jumpers,’’ the statute specified that 

the Commission publish a notice of the 

requirements for accreditation of third 

party conformity assessment bodies ‘‘to 

assess conformity with parts 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)’’ and that 

such publication occur not later than 

210 days after the date of enactment of 

the CPSIA, or March 12, 2009. The 

Commission did not issue that notice of 

requirements because the proposed rule 

to revoke 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 

1500.86(a)(4) made it unproductive to 

issue a notice of requirements that 

referenced those regulations. As noted 

above, elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register the Commission is 

issuing a final safety standard for infant 

walkers, 16 CFR part 1216, effective 

December 21, 2010. Also, the 

Commission is issuing a notice of 

requirements for testing infant walkers 

for certification to the new safety 

standard for infant walkers. On a 

schedule to be determined, the 

Commission also will issue a notice of 

requirements applicable to the current 

requirements for baby-bouncers, walkerjumpers, and similar products. 

C. Issues Presented in the Proposal and 

CPSC’s Responses 

In the preamble to the proposed rule 

(74 FR at 45718), the Commission noted 

that there could be some question about 

whether there are products that fall 

within 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 

1500.86(a)(4), but not within any ASTM 

standard. A possible example of this 

might be jumpers that affix to door 

frames. 

The Commission specifically invited 

comments on: (1) Whether there are 

products that are covered by 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4), but not 

by any ASTM voluntary standard; (2) 

whether retention of CPSC’s current 

regulations for those specific products is 

warranted; and (3) whether there are 

specific requirements in 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a), but not in 

any ASTM standard, that warrant 

retention. 

There were no comments filed in the 

docket for the proposed revocation of 16 

CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4) 

(CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2009–0066). 

However, in the companion proposal to 

issue a new safety standard for infant 

walkers based on ASTM F 977–07 

(CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2009–0065), 

one commenter argued that the old 

regulations should still apply to the 

products other than infant walkers. 

Another commenter, although 

apparently focusing on a potential time 

gap between revoking the old 

regulations and issuing the new 

regulation for infant walkers, stated ‘‘we 

cannot allow for some products to not 

be covered by the safety standard 

regulations possibly increasing the 

number of injured children.’’ 

The Commission concludes that it is 

not in the public interest to revoke the 

existing requirements of 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4) as they 

apply to baby-bouncers, walkerjumpers, and any other similar article 

except baby-walkers. Having these 

requirements will make it easier to 

obtain a recall or other corrective 

actions if products that present a hazard 

due to a failure to meet some existing 

requirement. Any negative effect of 

having particular dimensions specified 

in these regulations that are based on 

outdated anthropometric data is 

neutralized by the provision in the 

regulations that allows products that are 

‘‘otherwise designed to prevent 

injuries.’’ The Commission would 

consider an effective requirement based 

on current anthropometric data to be 

designed to prevent injuries. 

Accordingly, only the requirements in 

16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a) 

that apply to baby-walkers are being 

revoked. 

D. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose any 

information collection requirements. 

Accordingly, this rule is not subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3520. 

E. Environmental Considerations 

This rule falls within the scope of the 

Commission’s environmental review 

regulation at 16 CFR 1021.5(c)(1), which 

provides a categorical exclusion from 

any requirement for the agency to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement for 

rules that revoke product safety 

standards. Accordingly, neither an 

environmental assessment nor an 

environmental impact statement is 

required. 

F. Effective Date 

The preamble to the proposed rule 

specified that the revocation of the 

existing regulations would be effective 

upon the date of termination of the stay 

of testing and certification requirements 

originally announced in the Federal 

Register of February 9, 2009 (74 FR 

6396), or upon the effective date of the 

new mandatory standard, whichever 

occurs first (see 74 FR at 45718). The 

reason that the proposed revocation 

could become effective upon the 

termination of the stay of testing and 

certification, even though the new 

mandatory standard was not yet issued, 

was to prevent firms from having to test 

and certify infant walkers to a standard 

that would shortly be replaced by a 

newer, more comprehensive one. 

After the proposal was published in 

the Federal Register, the Commission 

extended the stay for many children’s 

products, including baby-walkers, babybouncers, walker-jumpers, and similar 

products, to 90 days after the 

Commission issues a notice of 

requirements for the applicable 

regulatory requirement [Ref. 12]. 

Because the Commission will not be 

issuing a notice of requirements for 

testing and certifying baby-walkers to 

the standards in 16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) 

and 1500.86(a)(4), no testing or 

certification to those standards will be 

required. Accordingly, the revocation of 

the provisions of those standards 

applicable to baby-walkers can become 

effective on the effective date of the new 

mandatory standard for infant walkers 

without requiring any testing under the 

old standard. Testing and certification 

to the requirements of 16 CFR 

1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4) as they 

apply to the products other than baby 

walkers will be required 90 days after 

the Commission publishes a notice of 

requirements for those products at some 

future date. 

G. References 

1. ASTM voluntary standard F 977– 

07, Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Infant Walkers. 

2. Memorandum from P. Edwards, 

Project Manager, to the Commission, 

‘‘Notice of Proposed Rulemaking— 

Recommending the Revocation of CPSC 

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Regulation for Baby Bouncers, WalkerJumpers, and Baby-Walkers, 16 CFR 

§ 1500.18(a)(6) and § 1500.86(a)(4),’’ 

dated August 14, 2009. 

3. Snyder, R.G., Spencer, M.L., 

Owings, C.L. & Schneider, L.W. (1975), 

Physical Characteristics of Children As 

Related to Death and Injury for 

Consumer Product Design and Use, 

Prepared for the Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (UM–HSRI–BI–75–5 

Final Report Contract FDA–72–70 May 

1975), Highway Safety Research 

Institute, The University of Michigan, 

May 31, 1975. 

4. ASTM voluntary standard F 2012, 

Standard Consumer Safety Performance 

Specifications for Stationary Activity 

Centers. 

5. ASTM voluntary standard F 2167, 

Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Infant Bouncer Seats. 

6. CPSC staff memorandum to 

Jacqueline Elder, Assistant Executive 

Director, Office of Hazard Identification 

and Reduction, from Patricia Hackett, 

Division of Mechanical Engineering, 

‘‘Regulatory Review of CPSC Regulation 

for Baby Bouncers, Walker-Jumpers, and 

Baby-Walkers, 16 CFR §§ 1500.18(a)(6) 

and 1500.86(a)(4),’’ dated April 24, 2007. 

7. CPSC staff memorandum from 

Mark E. Kumagai, Director, Division of 

Mechanical Engineering, Directorate for 

Engineering Sciences, ‘‘Staff Draft 

Proposed Final Rule—Revocation of 

CPSC Regulation for Baby-Walkers, 16 

CFR 1500.18(a)(6) and 1500.86(a)(4),’’ 

May 5, 2010. 

8. 36 FR 7255–56 (April 16, 1971). 

9. 36 FR 21809–10 (Nov. 16, 1971). 

10. 73 FR 68328 (Nov. 18, 2008). 

11. 74 FR 6396 (Feb. 9, 2009). 

12. 74 FR 68588 (Dec. 28, 2009). 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1500 

Baby walkers, Consumer protection, 

Hazardous substances, Imports, Infants 

and children, Labeling, Law 

enforcement, Toys. 

■ For the reasons stated in the preamble, 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Commission amends 16 CFR part 1500 

as follows: 

PART 1500—HAZARDOUS 

SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES; 

ADMINISTRATION AND 

ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 16 CFR 

part 1500 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261–1278. 

■ 2. Amend § 1500.18(a)(6) introductory 

text by revising the first sentence to read 

as follows: 

§ 1500.18 Banned toys and other banned 

articles intended for use by children. 

(a) * * * 

(6) Any article known as a ‘‘babybouncer’’ or ‘‘walker-jumper’’ and any 

other similar article (referred to in this 

paragraph as ‘‘article(s)’’), except an 

infant walker subject to part 1216, 

which is intended to support very 

young children while sitting, bouncing, 

jumping, and/or reclining, and which 

because of its design has any exposed 

parts capable of causing amputation, 

crushing, lacerations, fractures, 

hematomas, bruises, or other injuries to 

fingers, toes, or other parts of the 

anatomy of young children. 

■ 3. Amend § 1500.86 by revising 

paragraph (a)(4) introductory text to 

read as follows: 

§ 1500.86 Exemptions from classification 

as a banned toy or other banned article for 

use by children. 

(a) * * * 

(4) Any article known as a ‘‘babybouncer’’ or ‘‘walker-jumper’’ and any 

other similar article (referred to in this 

paragraph as ‘‘article(s)’’), except an 

infant walker subject to part 1216 of this 

chapter, described in § 1500.18(a)(6) 

provided: 

* * * * * 

Dated: June 9, 2010. 

Todd Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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16 CFR Part 1216 

Third Party Testing for Certain 

Children’s Products; Infant Walkers: 

Requirements for Accreditation of 

Third Party Conformity Assessment 

Bodies 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of requirements. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) is 

issuing a notice of requirements that 

provides the criteria and process for 

Commission acceptance of accreditation 

of third party conformity assessment 

bodies for testing pursuant to specific 

CPSC regulations relating to infant 

walkers. The Commission is issuing this 

notice of requirements pursuant to 

section 14(a)(3)(B)(vi) of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 

2063(a)(3)(B)(vi)). 

DATES: Effective Date: The requirements 

for accreditation of third party 

conformity assessment bodies to assess 

conformity with 16 CFR part 1216 are 

effective upon publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Comments in response to this notice 

of requirements should be submitted by 

July 21, 2010. Comments on this notice 

should be captioned ‘‘Third Party 

Testing for Certain Children’s Products; 

Infant Walkers: Requirements for 

Accreditation of Third Party Conformity 

Assessment Bodies.’’ 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2009– 

0066, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments in the following 

way: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

To ensure timely processing of 

comments, the Commission is no longer 

accepting comments submitted by 

electronic mail (e-mail) except through 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written Submissions: Submit written 

submissions in the following ways: 

Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

paper, disk, or CD–ROM submissions) 

preferably in five copies, 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 notice. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

(such as a Social Security Number) 

electronically; 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert ‘‘Jay’’ Howell, Assistant Executive 

Director for Hazard Identification and 

Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; email rhowell@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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