Household Products Containing Petroleum Distillates and Other Hydrocarbons; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC'' or ``Commission'') has reason to believe that child-resistant packaging may be needed to protect children from serious illness or injury from products that contain either petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons or combinations of these ingredients. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (``ANPR'') initiates a rulemaking proceeding under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (``PPPA''). Existing PPPA standards require child-resistant packaging for some products that contain petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons. The Commission desires information on a variety of issues concerning products containing petroleum distillates or other hydrocarbons as it considers the possibility of requiring child-resistant packaging for additional consumer products that contain these substances. The Commission solicits written comments from interested persons concerning the risks of injury or illness associated with household products containing petroleum distillates and other hydrocarbons, the regulatory alternatives discussed in this notice, other possible means to address these risks, and the economic impacts of the various regulatory alter