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Guidance Document: Testing and Certification Requirements Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, November 3, 2009 [PDF]

Federal Register Notice of December 10-11, 2009 Workshop on Product Testing - Ballot Vote and Draft, October 29, 2009 [PDF] and On-line Registration

Federal Register Notice: Third Party Testing for Certain Children’s Products; Notice of Requirements for Accreditation of Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies to Assess Conformity with the Limits on Total Lead in Children’s Products, Docket CPSC-2009-0090 – COMMENT REQUEST, October 29, 2009, Comments due by November 30, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request – Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Consumer Product Conformity Assessment Body Registration Form, Docket CPSC-2009-0088 – COMMENT REQUEST, October 29, 2009, Comments due by December 28, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Notice of Availability of a Statement of Policy; Testing and Certification of Lead Content in Children’s Products, October 29, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Public Comments on Civil Penalty Factors Interim Final Interpretative Rule (Docket CPSC-2009-0068) – Comments 2-11, as of October 27, 2009 [PDF]

Public Comments on Notice of Availability of a Statement of Policy: Testing of Component Parts with Respect to Section 108 of the CPSIA, (Docket – CPSC-2009-0063), Comments 0002-0019, as of October 27, 2009 [PDF]

Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles - ANPR - COMMENT Request (Docket CPSC-2009-0087); Federal Register Notice, October 28, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Statement of Policy: Testing and Certification of Lead Content in Children's Products, October 2009 [PDF]

Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database; Notice of Hearing on November 10, 2009; Federal Register Notice, October 16, 2009 [Text] [PDF]; also, on-line registration for the meeting; requests can be made to present views, comments, questions.

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Draft Technical Guidance on Unblockable Drains; Notice of Hearing, on November 4, 2009 with Oral Presentations from the Public - October 21, 2009 [PDF]

New Actions to Strengthen Oversight of Imported Products – CPSC’s Response to Recommendations Contained in a GAO Report, October 2009 [PDF]

Commission Briefing Package: Statement of Policy: Testing and Certification of Lead in Children’s Products, October 9, 2009 [PDF]

New Actions to Reduce Deaths and Injuries to Minority Children – CPSC’s Response to Recommendations Contained in a GAO Report, October 2009 [PDF]

Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats, 16 CFR Part 1215, September 3, 2009 (1557) - Comments due by November 17, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

Safety Standard for Infant Walkers, 16 CFR Part 1216, September 3, 2009 (1508) - Comments due by November 17, 2009 [Text] [PDF]

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Required Actions Pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 - Timeline [PDF]

Definition of 'Children's Product'

Letter from Acting Chairman Nord to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

Letter from Commissioner Moore to Representative John D. Dingell about the CPSIA implementation, March 20, 2009 [PDF]

CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products (Federal Register Notice, February 9, 2009)

CPSC Clarifies Requirements of New Children’s Product Safety Laws Taking Effect in February; Guidance Intended for Resellers of Children’s Products, Thrift and Consignment Stores

CPSIA Overview, September 4, 2008 (Presentations Only)

Guide to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) for Small Businesses, Resellers, Crafters and Charities [PDF]

Updated Handbook for Resale Stores and Product Resellers, August 6, 2009 [PDF]

Frequently Asked Questions about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)

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