Coal Stoves' Paper Trail Gets Extended Lifeline
Published Date: 2/27/2025
Notice
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is keeping the rules for reporting info about coal and wood burning appliances going strong by asking to extend their approval to collect this info. This affects manufacturers and sellers who must keep sharing important safety details. No changes or new costs are coming, and the current approval lasts until March 31, 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Manufacturers Must Keep Reporting
If you manufacture or sell coal or wood burning appliances, you must continue to provide safety notification information under the existing CPSC information-collection approval (OMB Control No. 3041-0040). CPSC has submitted a request to OMB to extend that approval, and the current OMB approval expires on March 31, 2025.
No New Costs or Changes Announced
CPSC says the extension request does not introduce any changes to the notification requirements and does not impose any new costs on manufacturers or sellers. The agency noted the existing approval (OMB Control No. 3041-0040) will expire on March 31, 2025.
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