Keep Reporting Faulty Toasters: CPSC Extends Safety Database Collection
Published Date: 3/20/2026
Notice
Summary
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking to keep collecting safety info for its public product safety database, which helps everyone stay informed about product risks. This affects consumers, government agencies, health pros, and more who report safety issues. They’re asking for comments by April 20, 2026, and there’s no new cost involved—just a smooth extension to keep the info flowing!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Manufacturer Reporting Burden and Costs
CPSC estimates about 3,056 manufacturers will submit 5,045 responses annually (manufacturer comments, confidentiality requests, materially inaccurate requests, voluntary brand ID, and Small Batch Manufacturer identification), totaling 6,045 burden hours and an estimated annual cost to manufacturers of $469,757. Example times: 117 minutes per website comment and 10 minutes for voluntary brand or SBMR submissions.
SaferProducts.gov Collection Extended
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has submitted a request to OMB to extend the information collection for the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (SaferProducts.gov). OMB's current approval is set to expire on 2026-03-31, and CPSC is accepting comments on the extension through 2026-04-20. The Database includes reports of harm, manufacturer comments, voluntary brand identification, and the Small Batch Manufacturer Registry.
Time and Cost to Submit Safety Reports
People who submit reports of harm to SaferProducts.gov are part of an estimated 7,960 respondents filing about 10,078 reports annually, which CPSC estimates will require a total of 2,116 hours and an annual cost to report submitters of $96,595. CPSC estimates typical time per report as 12 minutes via website, 10 minutes by phone, and 20 minutes by mail/email/fax.
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