Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: Revision to the Voluntary Standard for Products Containing Button Cell or Coin Batteries

What it does

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission or CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer Products Containing Such Products, incorporates by reference UL 4200A, Standard for Safety for Products Incorporating Button Batteries or Coin Cell Batteries. UL notified the Commission that it has revised this incorporated voluntary standard. CPSC seeks comment on whether the revision improves the safety of button cell or coin batteries and consumer products containing such products.

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

What it would change

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

16 CFR 1263

What happens next and when

Comments must be received by September 17, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket CPSC-2023-0004 on Regulations.gov
• Title 16 on eCFR

The record as published

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