[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 85861-85862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27133]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1264

[CPSC Docket No. 2011-0074]


Safety Standard Addressing Blade-Contact Injuries on Table Saws; 
Notice of Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 1, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(Commission or CPSC) published in the Federal Register a supplemental 
notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR) to promulgate a consumer product 
safety standard to address blade-contact injuries on table saws. The 
SNPR invited the public to submit written comments during a 60-day 
comment period beginning on the SNPR publication date and ending on 
January 2, 2024. In response to a request for an extension of the 
comment period, the Commission is extending the comment period to 
February 1, 2024.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published November 1, 
2023, at 88 FR 74909, is extended. Submit comments by February 1, 2024.

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ADDRESSES: Submit comments on the proposed rule, identified by Docket 
No. CPSC-2011-0074, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC typically does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except as described 
below. CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier Written Submissions: Submit comments by 
mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 
telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to submit confidential business 
information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected 
information that you do not want to be available to the public, you may 
submit such comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier, or you may 
email them to: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and 
docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any 
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal 
information provided, to: www.regulations.gov. Do not submit through 
this website: confidential business information, trade secret 
information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do 
not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such 
information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/
hand delivery/courier written submissions.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket 
number, CPSC-2011-0074, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 18, 2023, the Commission voted to 
publish an SNPR in the Federal Register, to promulgate a consumer 
product safety standard for blade-contact injury hazards associated 
with table saws. The SNPR published on November 1, 2023, with a 60-day 
comment period that closes on January 2, 2024. 88 FR 74909.
    On November 22, 2023, Susan Orenga, Executive Manager, Power Tool 
Institute, Inc. (PTI), submitted a request to the Commission to extend 
the comment period by 60 days. The Commission has considered this 
request to extend the comment period. To provide additional time for 
stakeholders to prepare comments for the rulemaking, the Commission 
will grant an extension of the comment period to February 1, 2024.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-27133 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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