[Federal Register: October 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 203)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61923-61924]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
16 CFR Parts 1307, 1410, 1500 and 1515
Standards for All Terrain Vehicles and Ban of Three-Wheeled All
Terrain Vehicles; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is extending its comment period to receive
comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (``NPR'') concerning
actions the Commission proposes to take to address the risk of injury
associated with all
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terrain vehicles (``ATVs''). Seven manufacturers and distributors of
ATVs requested a 60-day extension of the comment period. The Commission
has decided to grant their request.
DATES: The Office of the Secretary should receive comments on the NPR
by December 26, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be filed by e-mail to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
Comments also may be filed by telefacsimile to (301) 504-0127 or they
may be mailed or delivered, preferably in five copies, to the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4408; telephone (301) 504-7923.
Comments should be captioned ``ATV NPR.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Leland, Project Manager, ATV
Safety Review, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-
4408; telephone (301) 504-7706 or e-mail: eleland@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2006, the Commission published
an NPR in the Federal Register proposing standards that would apply to
adult single-rider and tandem ATVs and to youth ATVs. The Commission
also proposed a rule to ban three-wheeled ATVs. 71 FR 45904. The
proposed rules were issued under the authority of both the Consumer
Product Safety Act (``CPSA'') and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(``FHSA''). The NPR provided for a 75-day comment period to end October
24, 2006. Seven companies that manufacture and/or distribute ATVs in
the United States (American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Arctic Cat, Inc.,
Bombardier Motor Corporation of America, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.,
Polaris Industries Inc., American Suzuki Motor Corporation, and Yamaha
Motor Corporation, U.S.A.) have requested that the Commission extend
the comment period for 60 days. The companies stated that they intend
to submit comments that include information and analyses that will not
be complete in time to meet the comment deadline. The Commission has
decided to extend the comment period the requested 60 days to December
26, 2006.
The Commission notes that, given the time necessary for receiving
and reviewing comments, it will not be possible to meet the CPSA's
requirement that the Commission publish a final rule within 60 days
after publishing the proposed rule. See 15 U.S.C. 2058(d)(1). Thus, in
accordance with the statutory provision allowing the Commission to
extend this 60-day period for good cause shown, id., the Commission
extends the period of time for publication of a final rule.
Dated: October 13, 2006.
Todd Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-17520 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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