CPSC Proposed Rule for Baby Cribs - ASTM Standard Revision

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ACTION:

Notification of availability and request for comment.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Full-Size Baby Cribs,
incorporates by reference ASTM F1169-19, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size Baby Cribs. ASTM notified the
Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the
safety of full-size baby cribs.

DATES:

Comments must be received by March 6, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2010-0075, 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. Do not submit through this website: confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. CPSC typically
does not accept comments submitted by email, except as described below.

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, submit comments
by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Office of the Secretary, 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: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.

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 to this website: 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/confidential written submissions.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC-2010-0075, into the “Search” box, and follow the prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel Taxier, Project Manager, Division of Mechanical and Combustion Engineering, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,
5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: (301) 987-2211; email: dtaxier@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 104(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) requires the Commission to adopt mandatory standards
for durable infant or toddler products. 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(1). Mandatory standards must be “substantially the same as” voluntary
standards, or they may be “more stringent” than the applicable voluntary standards, if the Commission determines that more
stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the products. Id. Mandatory standards may be based, in whole or in part, on a voluntary standard.

Section 104(b)(4)(B) of the CPSIA specifies the process for when a voluntary standards organization revises a standard that
the Commission previously had incorporated by reference under section 104(b)(1). First, the voluntary standards organization
must notify the Commission of the revision. Once the Commission receives this notification, the Commission may reject or accept
the revised standard. To reject a revised standard, the Commission must notify the voluntary standards organization within
90 days of receiving the notice of revision that the Commission has determined that the revised standard does not improve
the safety of the consumer product and that CPSC is retaining the existing standard. If the Commission does not take this
action, the revised voluntary standard will be considered a consumer product safety standard issued under section 9 of the
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days after the Commission received notification of the
revision (or a later date specified by the Commission in the
Federal Register
). 15 U.S.C. 2056a(b)(4)(B).

Under this authority, the Commission issued a mandatory safety rule that incorporates by reference ASTM F1169-10, Standard
Consumer Safety Specification for Full-Size Baby Cribs, with modifications, codified at 16 CFR part 1219 (75 FR 81766, Dec.
28, 2010). This mandatory standard includes performance requirements and test procedures, as well as requirements for warning
labels and instructions, to address hazards to children associated with full-size baby cribs.

On February 2, 2026, ASTM notified the Commission that it had approved and published a revised version of the voluntary standard,
ASTM F1169-25. CPSC is assessing the revised voluntary standard to determine, consistent with section 104(b)(4)(B) of the
CPSIA, its effect on the safety of full-size baby cribs subject to 16 CFR part 1219. The Commission invites public comment
to inform CPSC staff's assessment and subsequent Commission consideration of the revisions in ASTM F1169-25.

The currently incorporated voluntary standard (ASTM F1169-19) and the revised voluntary standard (ASTM F1169-25) are available
for review in several ways. A read-only copy of the existing (ASTM F1169-19), incorporated standard is available for viewing,
at no cost, on the ASTM website at: https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. A read-only copy of the revised standard (ASTM F1169-25), including a red-lined version that identifies the changes from the
2019 version to the 2025 version, is available, at no cost, on ASTM's website at: https://www.astm.org/CPSC.htm. Interested parties can also download copies of the standards by purchasing them from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; phone: 610-832-9585; https://www.astm.org. Alternatively, interested parties can schedule an appointment to inspect copies of the standards at CPSC's Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: 301-504-7479.

Comments must be received by March 6, 2026. Because of the short statutory time frame Congress established for the Commission
to consider revised voluntary standards under section 104(b)(4) of the CPSIA, CPSC will not

  consider comments received after this date.

Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-03387 Filed 2-19-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355-01-P

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