Safety Standard for Crib Mattresses

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Consumer Product Safety Commission 16 CFR Part 1241 [Docket No. CPSC-2020-0023] AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: In 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a consumer product safety standard for crib mattresses under section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F2933-21, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Crib Mattresses, with modifications to make the standard more stringent. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. Consistent with the CPSIA update process, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for crib mattresses to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2025 version of the voluntary standard, while maintaining certain modifications. DATES: The rule is effective on May 3, 2026, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by March 16, 2026. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register , withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 3, 2026. ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2020-0023, by any of the following …