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The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'') requires the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' ``CPSC,'' ``we,'' or ``us'') to promulgate consumer product safety standards for durable infant or toddler products. These standards are to be ``substantially the same as'' applicable voluntary standards or more stringent than the voluntary standard if the Commission concludes that more stringent requirements would further reduce the risk of injury associated with the product. The Commission is proposing a in response to the direction under the CPSIA.
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In 2007, public outrage following the high-profile recalls of children's toys containing lead, hazardous cribs and many other products forced Congress to act. After month of constant criticism and deliberation. Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), amending the various statutes administered by the commission, broadening the agency's authority and granting greater resources for it to carry out its mission. This still-evolving regulatory scheme creates an array of new-and, at times, ambiguous-obligations for consumer product firms, raising the stakes for those who fail to meet the stronger stipulations put into place after "The Year of the Recall" (2007). In drafting the CPSIA, no area received more attention from Congress than children's products. I...
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In accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA''), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission,'' ``CPSC,'' or ``we'') issued a final consumer product safety rule requiring manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to establish a consumer registration program. The Commission is amending that rule to clarify and correct some of its requirements.
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... are enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, which oversees a number of federal antitrust and ... or seller to resolve problems the product may have. Warranties can cover the retail sale of ...The requirements included a new safety standard—reasonable certainty of no harm—that ...
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As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') requests comments on a proposed collection of information regarding a form that will be used to measure child care centers' compliance with the recent CPSC safety standards for full-size and non-full-size cribs. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting approval of this collection of information from the Office of Management and Budget.
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That being said, we are in a quandary. [ANDREW CUOMO] is clearly the candidate that can beat [Carl Paladino]. There is no real question about that, however, we do have questions about Cuomo's commitment to our community. Last week, finally, Cuomo came out with his "Urban Agenda." It is a lengthy document with some appropriate proposals. It looks at many issues that are central to our community, but with the attorney general's hesitation to put an Urban Agenda in the forefront of his campaign, we are concerned that many of the best ideas will be shelved as soon as he takes office.
We are in a crisis in New York State and a lot must be done so that this state can return to health. As usual, our communities are suffering the most during this economic downturn. And we need a politician who ...
... higher education, and he has passed the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act to protect co...
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It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., containing a civil penalty of $600,000.00.
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