CPSC Hits Pause On Final Certificates Of Compliance Rule

In response to a written request from 32 trade associations and issues raised by 58 public comments, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) decided at its public meeting this morning that it will seek further public input prior to finalizing a proposed amendment to its certificates of compliance regulation (often referred to as the "1110 rule"). For many CPSC stakeholders, this is welcome news and indicates their concerns are being taken seriously by the agency.

The amendment to the 1110 rule was first proposed in May of 2013 as an update to "clarify requirements [for certificates of compliance] in light of new regulations on testing" (we previously wrote about it here). It has been long rumored that the drafting of a final rule was behind schedule, but the agency's 2014 Operating Plan stated that a final rule would be proposed to the Commission prior to the end of this fiscal year (September 30, 2014).