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B-334978 Mar 16, 2023 1 (2023-03-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoojj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334978 March 16, 2023 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chairwoman The Honorable Ted Cruz Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Consumer Product Safety Commission: Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) entitled Safety Standard for Operating Cords on Custom Window Coverings (CPSC-2013-0028). We received the rule on January 27, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule November 28, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 73144. The effective date is May 30, 2023. CPSC states that it is issuing this final rule to require that operating cords on custom window coverings meet the same requirements as operating cords on stock window coverings, as set forth in the applicable voluntary standard. CPSC further states that the rule provides several methods to make window covering operating cords inaccessible or non-hazardous and that, because this is a consumer product safety rule, the operating cords on custom window coverings must be tested and certified as meeting the requirements of the rule. Finally, CPSC states that under the rule, custom window coverings that meet the definition of a children's product require third party testing by a CPSC-accepted third party conformity assessment body and that, to reflect this requirement, the rule amends the CPSC regulation listing children's product rules requiring third party testing. Enclosed is our assessment of CPSC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to the subject matter of the rule, please contact Shari Brewster, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-6398. Shirley A. Jones Managing Associate General Counsel

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