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B-335479 Aug 07, 2023 1 (2023-08-07)

handle is hein.gao/gaopat0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335479 August 7, 2023 The Honorable Maria Cantwell Chair 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 Adult Portable Bed Rails 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 Adult Portable Bed Rails (CPSC-2013-0022). We received the rule on July 27, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 21, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 46958. The effective date is August 21, 2023. According to CPSC, the final rule requires that adult portable bed rails (APBRs) meet the requirements of the existing voluntary standard for APBRs, with modifications. CPSC determined that there is an unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with entrapment and other hazards from APBRs, and CPSC stated it has identified 284 fatal incidents related to entrapment by APBRs between January 2003 and December 2021. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The final rule was published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 46958. The final rule has a stated effective date of August 21, 2023. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date.1 1 In the final rule, CPSC stated, To comply with the CRA, CPSC will submit the required information to each House of Congress and the Comptroller General and postpone enforcement of the rule during the congressional review period specified in the CRA. The final rule as published does not reflect such postponement, and we have not received additional information from the agency.

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