Revocation of Obsolete Rules Regarding Infant Bouncer Seats and Stationary Activity Centers

What it does

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is reviewing its regulations to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, CPSC has identified two rules concerning infant bouncer seats and stationary activity centers that are now obsolete because those products are subject to newer, more comprehensive mandatory safety standards issued by the Commission. This direct final rule removes the obsolete provisions to eliminate unnecessary duplication and improves regulatory clarity for manufacturers, testing laboratories, regulators, and the public. This action does not eliminate or reduce any mandatory federal safety standard applicable to infant bouncer seats or stationary activity centers. Both product categories will remain subject to the Commission's mandatory safety standards.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

16 CFR 1500

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 8 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The rule is effective on September 21, 2026, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by August 21, 2026. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a notification in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket CPSC-2026-0298 on Regulations.gov
• Title 16 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register