Safety Standard for Automatic Residential Garage Door Operators

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 1211 [Docket No. CPSC-2015-0025] AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: In October 2025, updates to the entrapment protection provisions in the UL 325 standard were accepted under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 1990 (Improvement Act) for inclusion in the Commission's mandatory safety regulation for automatic residential garage door operators. In this direct final rule, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) is amending the Commission's automatic residential garage door operators mandatory regulation to align with the changes in UL 325. DATES: The rule is effective on December 29, 2026, unless we receive significant adverse comments by November 30, 2026. If we receive a timely significant adverse comment, we will publish a notification 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 December 29, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain other material listed in this rule was approved by the Director as of May 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015-0025, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comm…