Removal of Obsolete or Unnecessary Requirements

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 several obsolete or unnecessary provisions that are being removed or amended in this direct final rule. The changes in this rule will not affect consumer safety.

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

What changed in the regulation

4 parts of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

16 CFR 1203, 16 CFR 1401, 16 CFR 1402, 16 CFR 1406

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 24, 2026. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a notice in the Federal Register, withdrawing any portion of this direct final rule related to such a comment before its effective date. The approval of the Director of the Federal Register (FR) for incorporation by reference (IBR) of certain material listed in this rule expires as of September 21, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket CPSC-2026-0364 on Regulations.gov
• Title 16 on eCFR

The record as published

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