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Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) protects the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under its jurisdiction, including products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.

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Official name: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Display name: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Short name: CPSC
Branch: Executive
Agency type: commission
Main address: 4330 East West Hwy. Bethesda, MD 20814

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Rule

Published April 1, 2026

91 FR 16162

Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures

In November 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published an update to the consumer product safety standard for gates and enclosures under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F1004-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures, the voluntary standard for gates and enclosures that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F1004-25. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2025 version of the voluntary standard.

Comment by May 1, 2026

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Rule

Published March 30, 2026

91 FR 15536

Safety Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs

In March 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published a consumer product safety standard for portable hook-on chairs based on the ASTM voluntary standard for portable hook-on chairs. Currently, CPSC's mandatory standard incorporates by reference ASTM F1235-18, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Hook-on Chairs. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. In January 2026, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard. This direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs to incorporate by reference the 2025 version of ASTM F1235.

Comment by April 29, 2026

Starts July 19, 2026

CFR Title 16, Part 1233

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Notice

Published March 20, 2026

91 FR 13595

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection associated with the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0146. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. On December 16, 2025, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission received two public comments in support of the collection. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information.

Comment by April 20, 2026

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Notice

Published March 17, 2026

91 FR 12761

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Stipulation, Order and Judgment, etc.; Shimano, Inc. and Shimano North America Holding, Inc.

The Commission publishes in the Federal Register any settlement that it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Published below is a provisionally accepted Settlement Agreement with Shimano, Inc. and Shimano North America Holding, Inc., containing a civil penalty in the amount of $11,500,000 subject to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement. The Commission provisionally accepted the proposed Settlement Agreement and Order pertaining to Shimano, Inc. and Shimano North America Holding, Inc.

Comment by April 1, 2026

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Notice

Published March 16, 2026

91 FR 12590

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Verification of Compliance Form

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection regarding a form used to verify whether pools and spas are in compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0142. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on March 31, 2026. On December 16, 2025, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission did not receive any public comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information.

Comment by April 15, 2026

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Proposal

Published March 11, 2026

91 FR 11944

Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Toddler Beds

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Toddler Beds, incorporates by reference ASTM F1821-19[egr]\1\, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds. ASTM notified the Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of toddler beds.

Comment by March 25, 2026

CFR Title 16, Part 1217

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