Bunk Beds; Request for Additional Comment

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Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 131/Friday, July 9, 1999/Proposed Rules 37051should be applied to financial services carriers and related activities (including requested public comments on June 8,transactions with unaffiliated foreign agents, brokers, and services providers); 1999, 64 FR 30448, on proposedpersons by all parts of the consolidated investment advisors and managers and revisions to the Guides for Jewelry,U.S. enterprise combined that are funds, trusts, and other financial Precious Metals and Pewter Industriesfinancial services providers or vehicles (including mutual funds, (‘‘the Guides’’), 16 CFR part 23. Theintermediaries. Because the $3,000,000 pension funds, real estate investment Commission solicited comments untilthreshold applies separately to sales and trusts, investors, stock quotation July 8, 1999. In response to a requestpurchases, the mandatory reporting services, etc.). from an industry group, the Commissionrequirement may apply only to sales, (c) Covered types of services. The BE– grants an extension of the commentonly to purchases, or to both. 80 survey covers the following types of period.(i) The determination of whether a financial services transactions DATES: Written comments will beU.S. financial services provider or (purchases and/or sales) between U.S. accepted until August 31, 1999.intermediary is subject to this financial services providers andADDRESSES: Comments should bemandatory reporting requirement may unaffiliated ...

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should be applied to financial services carriers and related activities (includingrequested public comments on June 8, transactions with unaffiliated foreign agents, brokers, and services providers)1;999, 64 FR 30448, on proposed persons by all parts of the consolidatedinvestment advisors and managers andrevisions to the Guides for Jewelry, U.S. enterprise combined that are  funds, trusts, and other financial Precious Metals and Pewter Industries financial services providers or  vehicles (including mutual funds, (``the Guides''), 16 CFR part 23. The intermediaries. Because the $3,000,000pension funds, real estate investment  Commission solicited comments until threshold applies separately to sales antdrusts, investors, stock quotation  July 8, 1999. In response to a request purchases, the mandatory reporting  services, etc.). from an industry group, the Commission requirement may apply only to sales, (c) Covered types of services. The BE g ± rants an extension of the comment only to purchases, or to both.  80 survey covers the following types ofperiod. (i) The determination of whether a  financial services transactions U.S. financial services provider or  (purchases and/or sales) between U.S. DATES : te Written comments will be intermediary is subject to this  fina rvices mandatory reporting requirement may unaf n fi c l i i a a l t   e se d foreign p   r p o e vi r d so er n s s   : a  B n r d okerage, a A c D c D e RE p SSE d S : u   n C t o il  m A m ug e u nt s s t   s 3 h 1, o   u 1 l 9 d  9 b 9 e . be based on the judgement of  ra e knowledgeable persons in a company i s n e c r l v u ic di e n s; g     u fo n r d ei e g r n w   r e it x i c n h g  a a n n g d e     p b r r i o v k at e e g P C di e o r n e m n ct s m e y i l s d v s  t i a o o n : n i   , a S     R e A c o v r o e e . m t ,  a   N r H y W ± ,  . 1 F ,  5 e W 9 d , a e   r s 6 a h 0 l i   0 n T g r t a o d n e , who can identify reportable transactionpslacement services; financial  DC 20580. Comments should be on a recall basis, with a reasonable  mana degree of certainty, without conducting servic g e e s,  m e e x n c t e  s p e t  r c v r i e c d e i s t ;     c c a r r e d d   i s t- e r r e v l i a c t e e s d ; i P d r e e n ci ti o fi u e s  d  M a e s t   a ` l ` s G  a u n id d e  P s  e f w or t   e t r h  I e n  J d e u w s e tr l i r e y, sÐ a detailed manual records search.  fi (ii) Reporters who file pursuant to this c a r n e d d   i c t  u c s a t rd servic i e c s e ;  s  n s a e ncial advisory mandatory reporting requirement must services; o  e d l y e   c s t e r r o v nic fu ; nds c   u tr ri a ti n e s s f   e l r ending F R 1 O o 6 R   b C i F n F U R R R T o P H s a E e r R t n   I   N 2 S F 3 p O Ð e R C c M t o A o T m r I , O   m A N e tt C n o O t r . N ' n ' T e A y C , T   : Federal provide data on total sales and/or  services; and other financial services,  Trade Commission, Washington, DC purchases of each of the covered types (d) What to file. (1) The BE±80 survey 20580, (202) 326±3740, of financial services transactions and  consists of Forms BE±80(A) and BE±  <jewelry@ftc. . must disaggregate the totals by country. (2) Voluntary reporting. If during the 8 8 0 0 ( ( B B ) ) . ,     B a  e c f o o n re s   o c li o d m at p e le d t   i U n . g S   . a     e f n o t r e m r   p B ri E se ± SUPPLEMENTARY g IN o F v O > RMATION : By letter fiscal year covered, sales of purchases of financial services by a firm that is a i ( t i s n   c s l u u b d s i i n d g i   a t r h ie e  s t   o a p n   d U   . p S a .  rt p s a   r c e o n m t  b a i n n d e   d a ) ll of I d n a f t o e r d m  J a u ti n o e n     2 S 3 e ,  r 1 vi 9 c 9 e 9 s , '     t G h e e  m A   p a p n r d a   i J s e a w l elry financial services provider or intermediary, or by a firm's subsidiaries d m , e u t s e t r   m co in m e  p i l t e s t  r e e  F p o o r rt m i   n B g E  s ± ta 8 t 0 u ( s A . ) I   f t   o the p R e e r f i e o r d e   n b c e e     e r x e t q e u n e d s e t d e   d f   o t r h  f a o t  r t t h y- e f   i c v o e  m da m y e s n , t or parts, combined that are financial  enterprise is subject to the mandatory  until August 23, 1999 1 .The services providers or intermediaries, are $3,000,000 or less, the U.S. person is f r r e o p m o   r t ti h n e g  m re a q n u d ir at e o m ry e   n r t e ,  p o o r r  i t f i   n it g  is exempt C ex o t m en m s i i s o s n i   o o n f     h th a e s     c d o et m er m m e i n n t e  p d  e t r h io a d t    a a n s requested to provide an estimate of the total for each type of service. Provision r v e ol q u u n ir t e ar m il e y, n   t it     b s u h t o  c u h ld o   o e s it e h s e  t r o report data r a e ll q o u w e  a s l t l e  i d n   t is e   r a e p st p e ro d  p p ri e a r t s e o .  n T s  h t e h r e efore, to of this information is voluntary. Because (i) File a separate Form BE±80(B) for  opportunity to supply the Commission the $3,000,000 threshold applies separately to sales and purchases, this  each separately organized financial  with written data, views and arguments voluntary reporting option may apply c s o er n v s i o c l e id s  a s t u e b d s   i U d . i S a . r   y e   n o t r e   r p p a r r i t s   e o ; f     o a r t c h o e n   c G e u r i n d i e n s g ,     t t h h e e     C C o o m m m m i i s s s s i i o o n n '   s g  r r e a v n i t e s  w a   n of only to sales, only to purchases, or to  (ii) File a single BE±80(B)  extension of the comment period to both. representing  the sum of all covered  August 31, 1999. (b) BE±80 definition of financial services provider. Except for Monetary transactions by all financial services Authorities (i.e., Central Banks), the s c u o b m si b d i i n a e ri d es or parts of the enterprise Lis A t d o v f e S rt u is b i j n e g c , t   s L i a n b   e 1 li 6 n C g, F   R T   r P a a d r e t 23 definition of financial services provider  . used for this survey is identical in su ( r 2 v ) e  R y  e fr p o or m t   e B rs E   A w  b h u o  t  r a e r c e e   i n v o e t     t s h u e b   j B e E ct ±  t 8 o 0 pr A a u c t t h ic or e it s y , : 1 W 5 a   t U c . h S. e C s .   4 a 1 n ± d 5 j 8 e . welry. coverage to Sector 52ÐFinance and InsuranceÐof the North American t a h n e d     m ch a o n o d s a e t   o n r o y t     r t e o p  r o e r p ti o n r g t   r d e a q ta uirements By direction of the Commission. Industry Classification System, United States, 1997. For example, companies voluntarily must complete and return to Benjamin I. Berman, and/or subsidiaries and other separableBEA the Exemption Claim. [ A F c R t   in D g o   c S . e 9 c 9 re ± t 1 ar 7 y 4 . 32 Filed 7±8±99; 8:45 am] parts of companies in the following [FR Doc. 99±17391 Filed 7±8±99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750±01±M industries are defined as financial BILLING CODE 3510±06±M services providers: Depository credit intermediation and related activities (including commercial banking, holding FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION C C O O M NS MI U S M S E IO R  N PRODUCT SAFETY companies, savings institutions, check cashing, and debit card issuing); 16 CFR Part 23  16 CFR Parts 1213, 1500, and 1513 nondepository credit intermediation Extension of Time; Guides for the  Bunk Beds; Request for Additional (including credit card issuing, sales financing, and consumer lending); Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter  Comment securities, commodity contracts, and Industries AGENCY : Consumer Product Safety other financial investments and related AGENCY : Federal Trade Commission.  Commission. activities (including security and commodity futures brokers, dealers, ACTION : Extension of time for filing exchanges, traders, underwriters,  public comments. ACTION : Notice of proposed rulemaking. investment bankers, and providers of SUMMARY : The Federal Trade 1 A copy of the letter has been placed on the securities custody services); insurance Commission (the ``Commission'') public record of this proceeding.

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SUMMARY : The Consumer Product SafetyRockelle Hammond, Docket Control and The entrapment requirements in these Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission' C ') ommunications Specialist, Consumerproposed rules are identical to those in previously proposed a rule that would  Product Safety Commission, the ASTM standard, with the following mandate bunk bed performance  Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301e)xceptions. requirements to reduce the hazard of  504±0800 ext. 1232. Information about  1. Definition of a bunk bed: A bed in children being entrapped in the beds' this rulemaking proceeding may also be i w s  h o ic v h e   r t   h 3 e 0    i u n n c d h e e r s s   i f d r e o   m of     t a h n e y  f   l f o o o u r ndati h o e n structures or becoming wedged betweefnound on the Commission's web site:  . In t a bed and a wall. 64 FR 10245 (March  www.cpsc.gov.  ASTM standard, a bunk bed is defined 3, 1999). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : as a bed in which the underside of the After the original proposal, A. Background f fl o o u o n r. dation is over 35 inches from the discussions at meetings of a voluntary   standards group (ASTM) indicated that Without proper guardrails and safe pro 2. p   o G s u e a d r   d t r h a a i t l   s o :  n T e h   e g   u C a o r m dr m ai i l s  s si h o a n ll be requirements in addition to those  dimensions for openings in the bed's proposed are needed to adequately structure, a bunk bed may allow a child c e o n n d t   i s n tr u u o c u t s u   r b e e s t .  w T e h e e n     o e t a h c e h r    g of u  t a h rd e r  b i e l  d m 's a address fatalities due to entrapment ofto be entrapped, and thus strangle or  a y children's necks in the end structures osf uffocate.  This can occur when the childterminate before reaching the bed's end bunk beds. Such requirements are  becomes  wedged between the wall andstructures, providing there is no more proposed in this notice, and would be the bed h , r   o w u h g e h n     a t n h   e o   p c e hi n l i d n  s g l   i t p h s a   t h   i i s s     o t r o   o her t g h u a a n r   d 1 r 5 a   i i l  n a c n h d e   s t   h b e e   t n w e e ar e e n s   t e   it b h e e d r     e e n n d d of the in addition to the requirements t s o m rs a o ll     t for its head to passhrough, or structure. The current ASTM standard previously proposed. The Commission whenh child places its    h t ead in an permits both guardrails to end 15 inches solicits written and oral comments from  t e interested persons. Comments must be o f p  t e h n e i   n o g p ,  e t n h i e n n g     m w o h v e e r s e     t t o h   e a     h n e a a rr d o  c w a e n r  n a o r t e f a C r o o 3 m . m     L m t o i h s w e s   e i n r o   e n b a   u p re n ro s k t   p   e o b n s e d e d   d   s e t  t r n h u d a c   t t s   u t t r r h u e e s c r : t   e u T   r s h e h e . all limited to issues raised by the o pull out, and then falls or loses his/her be no openings inh end str additional requirements in this notice.  footi  t e uctures DATES : Written comments in response to  ng. this proposal must be received by the There is a voluntary standard for bun b k etween the underside of the foundation Commission by September 22, 1999. If p b r e o d v s i , s   i A o S n T s  M t   o F  p 1 r 4 o 2 t 7 ec ± t 9  c 6 h ,  il t d h r a e t  n c  f o r n o t m ains t o h f  e t   h f e o   u u n p d p a e t r i   o b n u  o n f k     t a h n e  d l   o th w e e   r u  b p u p n er k     s t i h d a e t  of requests for oral presentations of comments are received, the  entrapment. The ASTM standard  will permit the free passage of the presentations will begin at 10 a.m., Julyrequires:  wedge block shown in Fig. 1 of the NPR 29, 1999, in Room 420 in the  sid · es T   h o a f  t t  t h h e  e u re p   p b e e r     g b u u a n r k d , r  e ai x ls c   e o p n t    f b o o r t   h up ( o r p e e p n r i e n s g e s n   t a i r n e g     a a l   s c o h  l il a d r ' g s e  t   o e r n s o o u )  g u h n   l t e o s  p s  e t r h m e it Commission's offices at 4330 East-Wes Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. t o 15 inches at each end of the bed;  the free passage of a 9-inch diameter Requests to present oral comments · That openings in the structure  sphere (to ensure the head can also pass must be received by July 15, 1999. e su n r o r u o g u h n   d t i o n  p g r  t e h v e e   n u t p  p p a er s   s b a u g n e k     o b f  e a     s ta m p al e l re t d p h a r s o s u a g g h e )   . r  I e n q  t u h ir e e   m AS e T nt M s     s a t p a p n l d y  a o rd n , l   y t   h to e   s t e hat Persons requesting an oral presentation must file a written text of their i b n l c o h c e k  s h  b a y v   i 6 n . g 2     a i   n b c a h s e e s    ( m r e e a pr s e u s ri e n n g t   i 3 n . g 5  a p b o e r t t w io e n e   n o   f t   h th e  e l   e e v n e d l    o s f t   r t u h c e t   u lo re w  t e h r  a b t  u is nk presentations no later than July 22,  child's torso) (See Fig 1); and  foundation support system and 9.0 1999. · That openings int . he end structures inches (230 mm) above the sleeping   ADDRESSES : Written comments, and  in 9 inches abov   requests to make oral presentations of s w u it rf h ace of the lower  e b   u t n h k e    s m le a e tt p r i e n s g s be s m u a r t f t a r c e e s   s o   f a  t n h d e  f   o m u a n x d i a m ti u o m n  t c h o ic m k b n i e n s e s d as   comments, should be mailed, preferably  o r in five copies, to the Office of the e o i f t  t h h e e r    s 3. m 5  al b l  y e  6 n . o 2 u  i g n h c   h t  bl p oc e k v   e o n r  t l   a p r a g s e sage re I c n o  t m he m  f e a n t d al e  i d n   c b i y d  t e h n e t   s  m o a f  n e u n f t a r c a t p ur m e e r. nt in Secretary, Consumer Product Safety  assa e o ch Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207± d e i n a o m u e g t h e   r t   o s   p p h er er m e i   t (   t p he sp g ace  f n  a e   e 9 d -i e n d to t s h uf e f   i e ci n e d n   t s   t i r n u f c o t r u m re at s i   o of n     b w u a n s k     a b v e a d il s a   b w le h , ere 0001, or delivered to the Office of the  withdraw a child's head).  three occurred on beds that met the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety  Because of continued reports of  entrapment requirements in the ASTM Commission, Room 502, 4330 East-Wesdteaths and other incidents associated  standard. Of these, two involved Highway, Bethesda, Maryland;  with bunk beds, and because of  entrapment in the upper bunk. In those telephone (301) 504±0800. Commentsindications there may not be adequate  two incidents, an 18-month-old infant also may be filed by telefacsimile to  compliance with the voluntary ASTM  and a child who was almost 5 years old (301) 504±0127 or by email to cpsc-  standard, the CPSC published an slipped through the space between the [e-mail]. Written comments shouldadvance notice of proposed rulemakingend of the guardrail and the bed end be captioned ``NPR for Bunk Beds.''  (``ANPR'') to begin a rulemaking structure and became wedged between Requests to make oral presentations anpdroceeding that could result in  the bed and a wall. These deaths are texts of presentations should be  performance or other standards to addressed in the original proposal by captioned ``Oral Comment; NPR for  address the risk of entrapment the requirement that one guardrail Bunk Beds.''  associated with bunk beds. 63 FR 3280extend continuously between the bed's FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : (January 22, 1998). After considering th e nd structures. In the third incident, a Concerning the substance of the  comments received in response to the 22-month-old child became entrapped proposed rule: John Preston, Project  ANPR, the Commission voted 2±1 to by the head in an opening between the Manager, Directorate for Engineering  publish a notice of proposed rulemakingunderside of the upper bunk foundation Sciences, Consumer Product Safety  (``NPR'') to propose a new 16 CFR part support and a curved structural member Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207±1213 under the Consumer Product in the bunk-bed end structure. The 0001; telephone (301) 504±0494, ext. Safety Act (``CPSA'') and a new 16 CFRCommission intended to address this 1315; email [e-mail].  part 1513 under the Federal Hazardousdeath in the previous proposal by Concerning requests and procedures Substances Act (``FHSA''). 64 FR 10245requiring that the torso probe in Fig. 1 for oral presentations of comments: (March 3, 1999). be applied to all areas of the end