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B-334879 Jun 08, 2023 1 (2023-06-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaootu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G ¢ U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334879 June 8, 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 Clothing Storage Units 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 Clothing Storage Units (CPSC-2017-0044).1 We received the rule on December 16, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on November 25, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 72598. The effective date is May 24, 2023. 1 GAO received this major rule on December 16, 2022. When assessing compliance with the 60-day delay, we reviewed the Congressional Record to see if the rule had been received by both houses of Congress. The Congressional Record showed the House of Representatives received the rule on December 23, 2022. 168 Cong. Rec. H10540 (daily ed. Dec. 30, 2022). The Record did not indicate whether the Senate received the rule. We reached out to the agency to seek documentation of receipt by the Senate. Email from Senior Attorney, GAO, to Assistant General Counsel, CPSC, Subject: RE: Congressional Review Act - Safety Standard for Clothing Storage (Mar. 30, 2023). The agency stated it did not have the requested documentation but did submit the rule to the Senate. Email from Assistant General Counsel, CPSC, to Senior Attorney, GAO, Subject: RE: Congressional Review Act - Safety Standard for Clothing Storage (Mar. 30, 2023). Based on this information, we held this report until we could confirm Senate receipt. On May 4, 2023, CPSC published a new final rule in the Federal Register. 88 Fed. Reg. 28403. In this rule, CPSC stated a new final rule was required under the STURDY Act because a voluntary standard had been adopted by industry. In the new final rule, CPSC stayed the original rule so that it would not take effect. Id. at 28406. Because the original rule will not take effect, we determined holding this report was no longer necessary. We are issuing this report nevertheless to fulfill our reporting responsibility with regard to the original rule.

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