[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00552]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter II

[Docket No. CPSC-2017-0044]


Clothing Storage Unit Tip Overs; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding 
clothing storage unit (CSU) tip overs in the Federal Register on 
November 30, 2017. The ANPR invited the public to submit written 
comments during a 60-day comment period, beginning on the ANPR 
publication date. In response to a request for an extension of the 
comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period by 75 
days.

DATES: Submit comments by April 14, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2017-
0044, electronically or in writing:
    Electronic Submissions: You may submit electronic comments to the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov, by following 
the instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not 
accept comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov.
    Written Submissions: You may submit written comments by mail, hand 
delivery, or 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 must include the agency name and 
docket number for this notice. All comments may be posted to: http://www.regulations.gov without change, including any personal identifiers, 
contact information, or other personal information. 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 you submit such information, the Commission 
recommends that you do so by mail, hand delivery, or courier.
    Docket: To read background documents or comments regarding this 
rulemaking, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, insert docket number 
CPSC-2017-0044 in the ``Search'' box, and follow the prompts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 30, 2017, the Commission 
published an ANPR in the Federal Register, initiating rulemaking under 
the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051-2089) and seeking 
comments and information regarding the risk of injury associated with 
CSU tip overs. 82 FR 56752. The ANPR provided a 60-day comment period, 
which will close on January 29, 2018. The American Home Furnishings 
Alliance (AHFA) has requested that the Commission extend the comment 
period an additional 75 days, given AHFA's pending Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) request for the raw data underlying the 
ANPR; the numerous subjects on which the ANPR seeks comments; and the 
time necessary to analyze the preliminary findings, complex issues, and 
substantial amount of data in the ANPR.
    The Commission grants this request, extending the comment period 
for an additional 75 days, until April 14, 2018.

Alberta E. Mills,
Acting Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-00552 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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