The Consumer Product Safety Commission now wants to have its pilot program on electronic filing of certificates of compliance up and running by February 2016, according to comments from Carol Cave, CPSC director-import compliance, at a Feb. 11 meeting of the CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations in San Francisco. The agency hopes to engage with COAC to develop the pilot, which came in response to concern from industry over a 2013 proposal to require electronic filing of certificates with entry documentation (see 1411100043). Given the tight timeline, CBP hopes to set up a work group at COAC “over the next couple weeks,” said Cave.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 10 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 5 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 4 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Feb. 3 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Jan. 29 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Jan. 27 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is extending the comment period on its proposed mandatory safety standard for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) (here). Under the proposed rule, issued in November (see 1411180014), ROVs would have to meet lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements, have vehicle speed limits when seat belts are unfastened, and include a barrier or structure to prevent the ejection of an occupant in the event of a rollover. Comments on the proposed rule are now due April 8.

Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Jan. 22 the following voluntary recalls of imported products:

Safety advocates have filed a petition with the Consumer Product Safety Commission asking the agency to set a mandatory standard on residential elevators, said CPSC in a Jan. 22 Federal Register notice (here). According to the petition filed by The Safety Institute, Carol Pollack-Nelson, and law firm Cash Krugler, excessive space between the doors of many home elevators can allow children to stick their head through, resulting in crushing injuries. They ask that CPSC issue a mandatory standard setting a maximum distance between the interior and exterior doors of residential elevators. Comments on the petition are due March 23.