CPSC Delays Effective Date of Changes to Component Part, Lead in Textiles Testing Requirements

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is delaying the effective date of a recent final rule on component part testing and lead in children’s textile products in order to provide more time for comments, it said in a notice (here). The agency’s Oct. 14 direct final rule, which clarifies that companies may rely on component part testing even for products not included in a list of products with additional requirements, and also provides that third-party testing of children’s products is not required for dyed textiles, was set to take effect Dec. 14 (see 1510130018). However, after receiving a request for more time to submit comments, CPSC is delaying the effective date until Jan. 13, and will now accept comments until Dec. 14, it said. As a direct final rule, any adverse comments received would cause CPSC to withdraw the new regulations and consider the changes under a concurrently issued proposed rule (here).