CPSC Extends Database for Product Safety Info Collection
Published Date: 12/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for your thoughts on keeping their public product safety database going. This affects businesses and consumers who rely on product safety info, with no new costs but a deadline to comment by February 17, 2026. They want to make sure the info collection stays helpful and easy to use for everyone.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Estimated Time and Cost Burden
CPSC estimates 11,016 total respondents with an annual burden of 8,161 hours and an estimated annual cost to respondents of $566,351. The agency estimates about 7,960 reporters of harm and 3,056 manufacturers; reporter costs total $96,595 and manufacturer costs total $469,757 per year.
Comment Deadline and OMB Expiration
The CPSC is requesting public comments on renewing the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database. Submit comments by February 17, 2026; the current OMB approval for this information collection expires March 31, 2026.
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