Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/19/E8-30248/exemption-from-classification-as-banned-hazardous-substance-exemption-for-boston-billow-nursing
Timestamp: 2017-03-23 06:36:21
Document Index: 770037714

Matched Legal Cases: ['art1', 'art 1500', 'art2', '§\u20091500', 'art3', '§\u20091500']

:: Exemption From Classification as Banned Hazardous Substance; Exemption for Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and Substantially Similar Nursing Pillows
A Rule by the Consumer Product Safety Commission on 12/19/2008
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E8-30248
The Commission issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on September 27, 2006, to assess whether a rulemaking was necessary to address any unreasonable risk of injury or death which may be associated with infant cushions/pillows. 71 FR 56418. In addition to the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow, which met the criteria of the ban, there appeared to be a proliferation of other infant cushions/pillows or pillow-like products in the marketplace, including nursing pillows which met some, but not all, of the criteria set forth in the ban. After review of the comments, incident reports and other available information, the Commission determined there was insufficient data or product information on infant cushions or pillow-like products, other than the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow, to proceed with further rulemaking on those products at this time. Accordingly, the Commission issued a notice in the Federal Register on September 3, 2008, terminating the rulemaking on infant cushions/pillows or pillow-like products intended for use by infants, other than with respect to the Boston Billow Nursing Pillow and substantially similar nursing pillows. 73 FR 51386.Start Printed Page 77494
In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics, in an effort to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), recommended that babies always be placed on their backs when put to sleep. As a result of this campaign, SIDS deaths between 1992 and 2004 in the United States decreased from 5,000 per year to 2,246 per year (based on vital statistics data of the United States). Although there has been a steady decrease in SIDS deaths, the Commission has found that there has not been a similar decrease in infant deaths associated with pillows and cushions. Even though the recommendation to place infants to sleep on their backs is being promoted, the Commission believes that the data indicates that there are still a significant number of people who continue to place infants to sleep in the prone position. For this reason, the Commission intends to increase its dissemination of information targeted at the population of caregivers whose infants are not placed to sleep in the supine position. Increased compliance with the recommendation for supine sleep, as well as continued vigilance in ensuring a safe sleeping environment, would have benefits in reducing the risk of Start Printed Page 77495infant suffocation deaths caused by adult pillows, sofa cushions, and other pillows as well as further reducing incidents involving SIDS. G. Effective Date
Start Amendment PartFor the reasons stated above, the Commission amends title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part1. The authority for part 1500 continues to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Start Amendment Part2. Amend section 1500.18 by revising paragraph (a)(16)(i) introductory text to read as follows:End Amendment Part
(i) Any article known as an “infant cushion” or “infant pillow,” and any other similar article, which has all of the following characteristics (But see § 1500.86(a)(9)):
Start Amendment Part3. Section 1500.86 is amended by adding a new paragraph (a)(9) to read as follows:End Amendment Part
§ 1500.86 Exemptions from classification as banned toy or other banned article for use by children.