# Household Products Containing Petroleum Distillates and Other Hydrocarbons; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Proposed Rule
- **Published:** April 28, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 22897

## Text

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1700

Household Products Containing Petroleum Distillates and Other
Hydrocarbons; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of
Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for advance notice of proposed
rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: There are child-resistant packaging standards in effect under
the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (``PPPA'') for some products that
contain petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons. In the Federal
Register of February 26, 1997, the Consumer Product Safety Commission
(``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') published an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (``ANPR'') requesting comments on whether additional
products containing these substances should be subject to child-
resistant packaging standards. 62 FR 8659.
As requested by the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association
(``CSMA''), the Commission is extending the period for receiving
written comments on the ANPR.

DATES: Written comments in response to the ANPR must be received by the
Commission by July 11, 1997.

ADDRESSESS: Comments, preferably in five copies, should be mailed to
the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207-0001, or delivered to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone (301) 504-0800. Alternatively,
comments may be filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or by e-mail
to [email protected]. Comments should be captioned ``Comments on ANPR
for Petroleum Distillates.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Barone, Directorate for
Epidemiology and Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0477, ext. 1196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Existing PPPA standards require child-
resistant packaging for some products that contain petroleum
distillates or other hydrocarbons. Aspiration of small amounts of these
chemicals into the lung can cause chemical pneumonia, pulmonary damage,
and death.
In the Federal Register of February 26, 1997, the CPSC published an
ANPR that initiated a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether
additional household products containing petroleum distillates and
other hydrocarbons should be subject to PPPA standards. 62 FR 8659. The
Commission solicited written comments from interested persons
concerning these risks, the regulatory alternatives discussed in the
ANPR, other possible means to address the risks, and the economic
impacts of the various regulatory alternatives. The Commission provided
for a 75-day comment period, which expires May 12, 1997.
CSMA requested a 60-day extension of the comment period, which it
stated was needed due to the breadth of issues involved. CSMA also
stated that additional time was needed to complete the processing of
its request for CPSC documents.
CSMA represents many companies that manufacture products that
contain petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons. Therefore, the
information that they can supply concerning these issues is important
to the rulemaking. Accordingly, the Commission granted its request for
an extension of the comment period, and extends the period for
submission of written comments to July 11, 1997.

Dated: April 22, 1997.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-10821 Filed 4-25-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355-01-P

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